Intent to Sole Source - Capacity Development for Managers of State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) Managing SOEs in a Competitive Environment

The Government plans to award a Firm-Fixed Price sole-source contract to KOC University's Graduate School of Business in Istanbul, Turkey, to provide specialized training for managers of Iraqi State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs). The contract involves the development and instruction of a two-day Marketing course and a two-day Project Management course tailored to the needs of SOEs operating competitively in the Iraqi market. Additionally, the university will host a two-day Strategy course created by the Department of Commerce’s Commercial Law Development Program (CLDP), which will also collaborate on a two-day business exercise focusing on strategic management under uncertainty. The training is designed for up to 25 Iraqi participants, with KOC University selected solely due to its geographic proximity and professional expertise, making it the only source capable of fulfilling this requirement. This acquisition is identified under the NAICS code 611310, with a business size standard of $7,000,000. The Government is open to considering responses for up to seven days following the notice’s publication to determine if a competitive procurement would be beneficial. Interested educational organizations or firms must demonstrate clear and convincing evidence that competition would merit consideration by responding by 2:00 PM Eastern Time on March 20, 2012. The contracting office handling this solicitation is the Department of Commerce’s SSPO, with Gary Branch as the Contract Specialist for any inquiries.