R--Agricultural consult and training

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) , Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS), Fruit and Vegetable (F&V), Market News Branch (MNB), Washington, D.C., intends to issue a sole source purchase order with River Ridge Farm, Amelia, VA, for technical assistance in developing and implementing training to include market information, standards, terminology, reporting and agricultural practices to states in India. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. Numbered Note 22 applies.