[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 134 (Wednesday, July 14, 2010)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40856-40857]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-17070]


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SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION


 Federal Register Meeting Notice; Webinar About Regional 
Innovation Clusters RFP

AGENCY: U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)

ACTION: Notice of open webinar meeting to discuss Regional Innovation 
Clusters (RIC) Request for Proposals (RFP) No. SBAHQ-10-R-0021.

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SUMMARY: The SBA is issuing this notice to announce the date of a 
webinar it is hosting to answer questions from potential Offerors about 
the Regional Innovation Clusters RFP. For more information please go to 
http://www.sba.gov/clusters/index.html. The RFP may be found on http://www.fedbizopps.gov.
    Logistical Information: The webinar will be held on Thursday, July 
15, 2010. For details, please visit http://www.sba.gov/clusters/index.html.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Small Business Administration (SBA) has 
issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) to solicit proposals from existing 
regional innovation clusters to provide business training, counseling, 
mentoring, commercialization and technology transfer services, and 
other services that support the growth and development of small 
businesses in the cluster area and industries. SBA intends to make 
multiple fixed-price contract awards, each with a one-year base term 
with an option for an additional year. Annual proposal costs should not 
exceed $600,000 and all contracts will be subject to applicable 
contract cost principles and procedures (Federal Acquisition Regulation 
Subpart 31). SBA will select regional innovation clusters in 
communities across the country that meet its specified criteria. 
Offerors will be asked to demonstrate that they have partnerships, 
technical capacity, and local assets to support their existing regional 
cluster, as well as experience fostering small business development and 
growth opportunities. SBA will evaluate offers based on a number of 
criteria, including the impact the services will have on the region's 
economic growth, creation of sustainable jobs and the opportunities the 
regional innovation cluster will provide for small businesses. The RFP 
was posted on http://

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www.fedbizopps.gov on about July 8, 2010. All responsible sources may 
submit an offer that will be considered by the agency. Offerors need to 
be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database, which 
can be found at http://www.ccr.gov, and have a DUNS Number established 
by Dun & Bradstreet (see https://fedgov.dnb.com)

Meaghan Burdick,
Deputy Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2010-17070 Filed 7-13-10; 8:45 am]
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