A04 Attachment 5 FAR 13 under SAT Limited Sources Sebstad 1012466.pdf

AOP No. 5, J&A-Other Than Full & Open Competition- Attachment 5 (Feb. 26, 2020)

Limited Source/Brand Name Justification United States Department of Agriculture

FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) – Simplified Acquisitions

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting office.

United States Department of Agriculture, Departmental Administration, Office of Contracting and Procurement, Procurement Operations Division, 301 S. Howes Street, Suite 321, Fort Collins, CO 80521.

2. Description of supply or service required to meet the agency’s needs.

Ms. Jennefer Sebstad will provide USAID/Kenya with: (1) providing support in the design and assessment of GFSS activities related to the Journey to Self-Reliance (J2SR), agriculture, food and water security, resilience and resilience measurement, market systems, Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning;

(2) the development of procurement documents for Kenya GFSS market systems, resilience and learning programming; (3) contribution to the design and implementation of Regional and Kenya MEL activities that support measurement of GFSS programming; (4) providing technical support on resilience measurement, policy enabling environment at the bilateral and regional levels; and (5) other items as identified in the SOW.

3. The rationale or circumstances for limiting competition.

Ms. Sebstad has supported USAID/Kenya East Africa for more than four years in its initial phases of designing a new FTF strategy under the Global Food Security Act (GFSA) and therefore has inherent working knowledge to fulfill the needs of the Statement of Work. This SOW represents the next phase of country and regional planning under the GFSA in Kenya. Therefore, there is no one with both Ms.

Sebstad’s specific background as well as the recent experience of the Kenya and regional GFSS work.

Ms. Sebstad is a development specialist with more than 30 years of experience working on resilience, inclusive market systems, financial inclusion and livelihood programs to expand income, employment and asset building opportunities for low-income people in Africa and Asia. She has worked as a researcher, evaluator, and project designer for USAID and other donors. Ms. Sebstad has contributed to USAID’s work on gender inclusion and the Intervention Guide for the Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index. She has also been involved in the design of resilience and livelihood activities for USAID/ Kenya and USAID/Ethiopia.

Ms. Sebstad is considered one of USAID’s key experts in gender, resilience, financial inclusion and inclusive market systems. She has been involved in the design of Feed the Future projects in Ethiopia, Kenya, Bangladesh and Nepal and was a key contributor to USAID’s AMAP Project that developed approaches to evaluation and project design. She has an M.A. in Urban and Regional Planning from the University of California, Los Angeles and a B.A. in South and Southeast Asian Studies from the University of Michigan.

AOP No. 5, J&A-Other Than Full & Open Competition- Attachment 5 (Feb. 26, 2020)

4. A description of the market research conducted and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

AMD and AED will continue to monitor various market information to include FedBizOpps, GSA Advantage, etc., to determine whether any other source(s) can meet a future requirement prior to any subsequent acquisition.

5. Estimated price, including all options, if applicable.

The estimated value is $117,000.00.

6. Recommended source(s).

Ms. Jennefer Sebstad

Certifications

Supporting data that is the responsibility of technical or requirements personnel and which form the basis for this justification are accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge.

Melissa Yeakley Martin

Project Manager

The information contained in this justification is accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief and in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 13.106-1(b)(1), I hereby determine the circumstances described above deem only one source, or limited sources, reasonably available and competition is precluded for the reasons indicated in this document.

James B. Edington Contracting Officer