A04 FAR 13 Single Source Justification Less Than SAT Hobgood 1034759.pdf

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United States Department of Agriculture Single Source/Brand Name Justification

Less Than the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) FAR 13.106-1(b)(1) Control No. 1034759

1. Identification of the agency and the contracting activity.

Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) Office of Capacity Building and Development (OCBD) Development Resources and Disaster Assistance Division (DRDAD)

Acquisition Management Division

USDA/FSA/DAM

355 E Street, SW 10th Floor Washington, DC 20024

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

Mr. Hobgood will provide USAID/Tanzania Global Food Security Strategy, country strategy efforts with support in (1) the development of procurement documentation for the Tanzania horticultural activity; (2) contribution to the design and implementation of Tanzania’s agriculture/nutrition CLA Plan;

(3) contribution to the design and implementation of Tanzania MEL activities that support the measurement of agriculture/nutrition programming; (4) support to the work on policy as well as review and implementation of the policy matrix; (5) provision of technical support to Tanzania agriculture/nutrition activities in the areas of market systems development, policy analysis, inclusion (youth and gender), resilience and CLA; (6) review of workplans, field visits, supportive action research to inform implementation, and advice on MEL and CLA as needed. There are several uncertainties and possibilities for delays due to circumstances outside the consultants control primarily related to developing a country strategy in Tanzania with proper buy-in from various stakeholders. However, the consultants extensive experience in the region and working on Feed the Future Initiatives will reduce this risk for the U.S. Government.

3. Rationale or circumstances for limiting competition.

Mr. Hobgood has more than 35 years of experience in analyzing, designing, evaluating, and administering agriculture development and food security programs. Mr. Hobgood excels in strategic planning, program design, and evaluation, especially in the areas of policy reform, agribusiness and market development, agriculture and nutrition integration, technology development, and rural finance.

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Having been one of the architects of the World –wide Feed the Future program (FTF), by directly participating with Secretary Clinton’s staff in the design of FTF, Mr. Hobgood is uniquely knowledgeable about the original FTF objectives and overall intent of the FTF program. Mr. Hobgood served as Mission Director in Nigeria and Chief of the Office of Agriculture for USAID-world-wide which uniquely qualifies him to address overall USAID policy and management issues as well as high-level agriculture technical policy and strategy issues. His work to stand up the FTF program in Tanzania focusing on the integration and agriculture and nutrition, his recent work in Kenya on agriculture policy, agricultural transformation, scaling up technology transfer, the undertaking the evaluation the overall FTF portfolio, and support to USAID in the initial phase of the FTF strategy redesign makes him particularly uniquely qualified to contribute to the Tanzania FTF program development and design specifically in Tanzania and the East Africa Region as he inherent working knowledge to fulfill the needs of the Statement of Work.

If the contracting officer determines that the circumstances of the contract action deem only one source reasonably available (e.g., urgency, exclusive licensing agreements, brand-name or industrial mobilization).

The circumstances of this contract action deem Mr. Hobgood the only source who can meet the government requirements for the needed work.

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

$27,920.00

6. Recommended source(s).

Mr. Hobgood

Certifications

☒ The information provided for this justification has been reviewed and certified accurate and complete by Tracie Hill, Program/Technical Personnel.

Contracting Officer (less than SAT). I have reviewed this justification and certify it to be accurate and complete to the best of my knowledge and belief.

James B. Edington Contracting Officer