Zita Kusi

Zita Kusi serves as a key procurement professional within the U.S. Agency for International Development, overseeing the acquisition of high-impact technical services that advance global development and humanitarian objectives. She plays a central role in executing the agency’s mission to build institutional capacity and foster sustainable growth abroad by managing complex, performance-based contracts for professional and scientific services. Her portfolio primarily encompasses program design, monitoring and evaluation, policy reform support, and adaptive management solutions tailored to fragile and developing contexts. Kusi’s acquisitions are strategically aligned with USAID’s priorities in democratic governance, education, environmental sustainability, and private-sector engagement, ensuring that technical expertise is effectively leveraged to achieve measurable outcomes. She maintains long-standing relationships with leading international development contractors, including Chemonics International, DAI Global, ABT Global, and Credence Management Solutions, all of which provide specialized technical assistance across multiple sectors. These partnerships are characterized by sustained engagement, multi-year task order frameworks, and performance-driven delivery models. Kusi consistently collaborates with firms possessing deep field experience and proven methodologies in adaptive programming, ensuring that USAID’s interventions are evidence-based, locally owned, and responsive to evolving operational environments. Kusi’s contracting activity reflects a strong preference for open competition, with 100% of awards issued under no set-aside categories. This indicates a strategic focus on maximizing technical capability and global competitiveness rather than socioeconomic set-asides, aligning with USAID’s need for specialized, large-scale expertise often found only among established international contractors. Her procurement activity is entirely concentrated under NAICS 541990—All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services—reflecting a singular focus on non-clinical, knowledge-intensive services. These include program evaluation, capacity building, institutional strengthening, and technical advisory services that underpin USAID’s development partnerships and policy innovation initiatives.