[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 237 (Friday, December 9, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 76954]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-31591]



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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Amendment No. 004 to the Solicitation for Cooperative 
Agreement Applications (SCAA) Issued on July 7, 2010

AGENCY: Defense Logistics Agency, Department of Defense (DoD).

ACTION: Amended solicitation for cost sharing cooperative agreement 
applications.

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SUMMARY: The Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) executes the Department of 
Defense (DoD) Procurement Technical Assistance Program by awarding cost 
sharing cooperative agreements to assist states, local governments, 
private nonprofit organizations, tribal organizations and economic 
enterprises in establishing or maintaining procurement technical 
assistance centers (PTACs) pursuant to Chapter 142 of title 10, United 
States Code.
    The Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications (SCAA) 
issued July 7, 2010 is amended to allow acceptance of applications for 
new programs in fiscal year (FY) 2012. For FY 2012, new applications 
will only be considered from entities proposing to provide service to 
an area that will not be covered by an existing program. Applications 
proposing to duplicate any portion of the service area of an existing 
program will neither be accepted nor considered.
    Amendment No. 004 is not applicable to existing programs that have 
already received a base period award in FY 2011 under the amended 
solicitation.
    As of the issue date of Amendment No. 004, significant areas not 
covered or expected to become uncovered in FY 2012 include, but may not 
be limited to, the States of Washington, North Dakota and Rhode Island, 
and Washington DC. There are also uncovered regional areas (i.e., 
counties), but those areas have not been listed. Any entity 
contemplating submitting an application under this amendment, including 
those that propose to service an area identified, must first submit the 
inquiry discussed in Amendment No. 004 to ascertain if the proposed 
area is covered.
    Funding of new programs for FY 2012 is contingent on the 
availability of funds. In addition, awards may not be made to all 
acceptable applicants. Award decisions will optimize the use of program 
funds while at the same time maximizing the availability of procurement 
technical assistance. DLA will make funding decisions on a case-by-case 
basis and in the best interest of the overall program. An award 
decision for any application submitted pursuant to this amendment will 
be made prior to October 1, 2012.
    The SCAA issued on July 7, 2010 and Amendment Nos. 001-004 are 
available at http://www.dla.mil/SmallBusiness/Pages/SCAA.aspx. 
Additional details regarding this opportunity are provided in Amendment 
No. 004. Printed copies are not available for distribution. 
Applications must be submitted to DLA by 5 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, 
on January 31, 2012. Notwithstanding any other provision in the SCAA or 
in previous Amendments, late applications will be neither accepted nor 
evaluated.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: DLA Office of Small Business Programs 
at [email protected].

    Dated: December 5, 2011.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2011-31591 Filed 12-8-11; 8:45 am]
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