U -- Regional Entrepreneur Training in Lithuania

The United States Government, represented by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) Regional Contracting Office in Budapest, Hungary, intends to modify it’s current contract with the Management Training Center (MTC) at Kauno Technological University in Panevezys, Lithuania to procure additional training courses for the Regional Entrepreneur Training Center in Panevezys, Lithuania. This modification will increase the value of the contract for up to $100,000.00 The contract modification is being sole-sourced under AIDAR 706.302-70(b)(5) for the continued provision of specialized services when award to another resource would result in substantial additonal costs to the Government or would result in unacceptable delays. In accordance to Numbered Note 22: The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. The MTC is a recognized leader in entrepreneurial training in Lithuania and has a track record of technical and administrative competence in managing training programs. It has trained over 8,000 people in Panevezys and Lithuania and has strengthened their business and civic skills. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses 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.