[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 239 (Tuesday, December 14, 2004)]
[Notices]
[Pages 74505-74506]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-27323]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Defense Logistics Agency


Cost Sharing Cooperative Agreement Applications

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency (DLA).

ACTION: Notice of solicitation for cost sharing cooperative agreement 
applications.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) issued 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). These 
centers help business firms market their goods and services to the 
Department of Defense (DoD), other federal agencies, and state and/or 
local government agencies. Notice of the issuance of this SCAA was 
published in the March 18, 2003 Federal Register (Volume 68, Number 52, 
page 12897). This solicitation governs the submission of applications 
for calendar years 2003 thru 2007 and applies to all applications from 
all eligible entities, including Indian Economic Enterprises and Indian 
Tribal Organizations. The current and applicable SCAA is available at 
the Internet Web site listed below. The FY 2005 DoD Appropriations Act 
(Pub. L. 108-287) has appropriated funds for the continuance of the 
program in FY 2005 and requires DoD to make available not less than 
$3.6 million for applicants that meet the definition 10 U.S.C. 
2411(1)(D). The 3 existing PTACs meeting this definition will not 
utilize the entire $3.6 million, therefore, pursuant to Section ``I'' 
paragraph ``K'' of the SCAA, notice is hereby given that limited 
additional funds are available in order to accept applications for 
additional new programs from eligible entities, but limited only to 
those that meet either definition listed in Section ``II'' paragraphs 
``19.d'' (Indian Economic Enterprise) or ``19.e'' (Indian Tribal 
Organization) of the SCAA. However, applications will only be accepted 
from eligible entities that propose programs that will provide service 
to areas that are not currently receiving service from an existing 
program. This provision prohibiting

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applications from new programs proposing to service areas currently 
receiving service from an existing program is absolute, and the 
provisions of the last sentence of Section V, paragraph C. of the SCAA 
do not apply should a new applicant propose to service an area 
currently receiving service from an existing program.

DATES: On-line submissions of applications for new programs will be 
available on or about December 10, 2004. The closing date for the 
submission of applications is January 21, 2005 (see Section IV. 
paragraph C. regarding timely applications). Applications received 
after January 21, 2005 will not be accepted.
    The SCAA is currently available for review on the Internet Web 
site: http://www.dla.mil/db/scaa2003.pdf.
    Printed copies are not available for distribution.
    Eligible entities may only submit an application as outlined in 
Section IV of the SCAA. In order to comply with the electronic portion 
of the submission, applicants must obtain a log in account and password 
from DLA. To obtain these, applicants must furnish the Grants Officer 
written evidence that they meet the criteria of an eligible entity as 
set forth in either paragraph ``19.d'' or ``19.e'' of Section II of the 
SCAA. This information should be mailed or otherwise delivered to : HQ, 
Defense Logistics Agency, Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization 
Office (DB Room 1127), 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Ft. Belvoir, VA 
22060-6221.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have any questions or need 
additional information please contact Ms. Diana Maykowskyj at (703) 
767-1656.

Anthony J. Kuders,
Program Manager, DoD, Procurement Technical Assistance Program.
[FR Doc. 04-27323 Filed 12-13-04; 8:45 am]
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