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EXHIBIT 1

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

JUSTIFICATION AND APPROVAL FOR

OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Services to assist the Government National Mortgage Association (GNMA, "Ginnie Mae) Finance

Division with business process transformation and risk mitigation activities that allows the Finance

Division to produce timely, accurate, and reliable financial information to achieve an unqualified opinion on the Annual Financial Statements.

1. Requesting Agency: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

425 3rd Street SW

Washington, DC 20024 Contracting Activity: Office of Finance/Ginnie Mae

2. Nature and/or description of the action: Approval is being sought to enter a follow-on award for a 3-month extension to contract 86615622C00003 awarded to Francis Awoyera Associates.

A new competitive contract is being sought to ensure continuity of services while the follow-on competition solicitation is being completed.

3. A description of the supplies or services required to meet the agency's needs (including the estimated value): Ginnie Mae requires the following tasks:

This requirement is to purchase services to assist the Government National Mortgage Association

(Ginnie Mae) Finance Division with business process transformation and risk mitigation activities that allows the Finance Division to produce timely, accurate, and reliable financial information to achieve an unqualified opinion on the Annual Financial Statements.

Ginnie Mae estimates the value over a 3-month period at $411,000.00

4. An identification of the statutory authority permitting other than full and open competition

Sole source acquisitions. Acquisitions conducted under simplified acquisition procedures are exempt from the requirements in Part 6. The procedures in FAR subpart 13.5 were used in accordance with

41 U.S.C. 1901

5. A demonstration that the proposed contractor's unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the authority cited.

The contractor Francis Awoyera Associates has been providing services for the past 5 years under contract number 86615622C00003 with a successful performance rating. This follow-on is to continue the services until the new award is put in place. The new award will be competed among the small business community. This will also provide a transition period a phase-in, phase-out services until the contract expires.

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6. A description of efforts made to ensure that offers are solicited from as many potential sources as is practicable, including whether a notice was or will be publicized as required by Subpart

5.2 and, if not, which exception under 5.202 applies.

As required by Subpart 5.2, a notice will be publicized on the System for Award Management site, beta.sam.gov. Additionally, a competitive follow-on acquisition is in progress for these services with an anticipated award date of FY24,3rd quarter.

7. A determination by the contracting officer that the anticipated cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

The contracting officer will compare the contractor’s proposed price to the IGCE, and / or historical prices. By utilizing at least one of these methods to determine fair and reasonable, it is anticipated that the cost to the Government will be fair and reasonable.

8. A description of the market research conducted (see Part 10) and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted.

Market research was conducted for a competitive re-procurement effort currently underway. This market research was conducted by querying government databases which provided information relevant to this acquisition to determine the vendor pool for competition. The market research revealed that there were several companies who could provide these services that meet the requirements of the Office of Finance. For this procurement there were several contractors in the 8(a) program that could provide these services. The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development currently has a Partnership Agreement with SBA pursuant to Section 8(a) of the Small Business Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. 637(a)), in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 19.8. The new award is reserved exclusively for qualifying Small Business Administration (SBA) certified 8(a) prime contractors with competitive prices

9. Any other facts supporting the use of other than full and open competition: None.

10. A listing of the sources, if any that expressed, in writing, an interest in the acquisition:

None.

11. A statement of the actions, if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition of the supplies or services required.

A competitive acquisition for services to assist the Finance Division with business process transformation and risk mitigation activities is currently underway as competitive re-procurement effort submitted for a base (one year) plus four options (one year).

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