Modify contract # 263-C-00-08-00010-00 with Research Triangle Institute (RTI)

The Regional Office of Procurement in USAID/Egypt intends to modify contract # 263-C-00-08-00010-00 with Research Triangle Institute (RTI), 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. The purpose of the contract is to do a follow on by expanding the activities under CLIN 3: strengthening the school management and governance for supporting school level decision making authorities, and CLIN 4: strengthening the organizational and institutional capacity of the General Authority for Educational Buildings (GAEB) through decentralizing school construction and maintenance functions. The modification intends to extend the contract for a period of six months till September 30th, 2011 and increase the total estimated cost by approximately $3,600,000. USAID/Egypt intends to solicit and negotiate non-competitively with only one source under the authority of AIDAR 706.302-70(b)(5). This extension allows for the continuation of integral ongoing project activities, and sustainability of projects implemented under the contract. There will be no solicitation documents issued for the proposed action. Therefore, this notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested persons may, however, identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. The Government will consider all expressions of interest received within fifteen (15) days after date of publication of this synopsis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed Contract modification based upon responses, if any, to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.