Notice of Intent for Other than Full and Open Competition for an extension to AID-615-C-14-00007 - TUSOME

USAID/KEA intends to negotiate a non-competitive seven-month extension to contract number AID-615-C-14-00007 (USAID Tusome Education Activity) with Research Triangle Institute International (RTI), 3040 Cornwallis Road, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. The above contract was originally awarded to RTI International, using full and open competition on August 1, 2014, with a period of performance ending July 31, 2018. The contract period of performance has since been non-competitively extended to May 30, 2022. The purpose of this extension is to carry out an in-person teachers’ training, adaptation of materials for SNE learners from revised books and production of 60 videos of grade 3 English lessons.

USAID/KEA intends to negotiate non-competitively with only one source (RTI International) under the authority of USAID Acquisition Regulation AIDAR 706.302.70(b)(5) which authorizes the waiver of full and open competition “for the continued provision of highly specialized services when award to another resource would result in substantial additional costs to the Government or would result in unacceptable delays.”

Please see attached Notice.