[Federal Register Volume 68, Number 31 (Friday, February 14, 2003)]
[Notices]
[Page 7512]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 03-3665]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Logistics Agency

[Requisition No. 03-00337]


Second Notice of Proposed Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement 
Applications

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, DOD.

ACTION: Proposed solicitation for cost sharing cooperative agreement 
applications.

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SUMMARY: On December 13, 2002, a notice was published in the Federal 
Register announcing that the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) intends to 
issue a solicitation for cooperative agreement applications (SCAA) to 
assist State and local governments and other nonprofit eligible 
entities in establishing or maintaining procurement technical 
assistance centers (PTACs) pursuant to chapter 142, title 10, United 
States Code. Written comments, that were to be submitted by January 31, 
2003, concerning this proposed SCAA were also invited. Comments from 
four organizations were received. The comments fell into four 
categories. The first category was editorial changes and corrections. 
DLA has incorporated most of these as they improve or correct 
formatting, paragraph numbering, etc. The second category was a 
suggestion that two thresholds be changed: (1) Increase the funding 
limitation of $150,000 for less than statewide programs and (2) change 
the existing requirement that a statewide program service at least 50% 
of a state's counties and 75% of the state's labor force to 50% of a 
state's counties or 75% of the state's labor force. Neither of these 
suggestions will be implemented. The funding limitation is statutory 
and it is not within DLA's discretion to increase it. The suggestion to 
change the regulatory definition of statewide program had previously 
been made and it was determined that such a change would not benefit 
the overall program. The third category is the suggestion that DLA 
adopt an award selection methodology that would implement the recently 
increased funding level authorized for statewide programs while at the 
same time minimize any disruption to the existing satisfactorily 
performing programs, both statewide and less than statewide. DLA agrees 
with this comment and has implemented changes in section II of the SCAA 
at paragraphs 21 and 28 and in section V, paragraph D. The fourth 
category was the suggestion that the option award procedures be 
modified to allow for increases in the amount of DoD funds for which 
individual programs may apply in option years, should funds be 
available. DLA agrees with this comment and has implemented changes in 
section I, paragraph K, and section VIII, paragraph F.
    This revised proposed SCAA is available for review on the Internet 
Web site: http://www.dla.mil/db/draftscaa.pdf.
    Printed copies are not available for distribution.
    You are invited to submit written comments concerning this proposed 
revised SCAA to: Headquarters, Defense Logistics Agency, Office of 
Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, 8727 John J. Kingman 
Road, Suite 1127, Ft. Belvoir, VA 22060-6221. Attn: Grants Officer.
    All comments must be received by March 10, 2003, in order for them 
to be considered. DLA intends to post the proposed SCAA, when 
finalized, on the Internet in late March or early April 2003. A future 
notice to be published in the Federal Register will announce this 
posting and the Web site address to be utilized in accessing the final 
SCAA and to submit applications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ms. Diana Maykowskyj at (703) 767-
1656.

Anthony J. Kuders,
Program Manager, DoD Procurement Technical Assistance Program.
[FR Doc. 03-3665 Filed 2-13-03; 8:45 am]
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