[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 61 (Thursday, March 30, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 16451-16452]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7773]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Minority Business Development Agency
Native American Business Development Center Applications:
Minnesota
AGENCY: Minority Business Development Agency, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive Order 11625 and 15 U.S.C. 1512,
the Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) is soliciting
competitive applications from organizations to operate its Native
American Business Development Center (NABDC).
The purpose of the NABDC is to provide integrated business
development services to Native American entrepreneurs. The recipient
will provide service in the Minnesota Metropolitan Area. The award
number of the NABDC will be 05-10-95006-01.
DATES: The closing date for applications is May 1, 1995. Applications
must be received on or before May 1, 1995. Anticipated processing time
of this award is 120 days. A pre-application conference will be held at
10:00 a.m., on April 11, 1995, at the Chicago Regional Office, 55 East
Monroe Street, Suite 1406, Chicago, Illinois 60603.
ADDRESSES: Completed application packages should be submitted to the
U.S. Department of Commerce, Minority Business Development Agency, MBDA
Executive Secretariat, 14th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 5073,
Washington, D. C. 20230.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND AN APPLICATION PACKAGE, CONTACT: David
Vega, Regional Director at (312) 353-0182.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The funding instrument for this project will
be a cooperative agreement. Contingent upon the availability of Federal
funds, the cost of performance for the first budget period (13 months)
from September 1, 1995 to September 30, 1996, is estimated at $198,971.
The total Federal amount is $169,125 and is composed of $165,000 plus
the Audit Fee amount of $4,125. If the recommended applicant is the
current incumbent organization, the award will be for 12 months.
Competition is open to individuals, non-profit and for-profit
organizations, state and local governments, American Indian tribes and
educational institutions. Applications will be evaluated on the
following criteria: the experience and capabilities of the firm and its
staff in addressing the needs of the business community in general and,
specifically, the special needs of Native American businesses,
individuals and organizations (45 points), the resources available to
the firm in providing business development services (10 points); the
firm's approach (techniques and methodologies) to performing the work
requirements included in the application (25 points); and the firm's
estimated cost for providing such assistance (20 points).
An application must receive at least 70% of the points assigned to
each evaluation criteria category to be considered programmatically
acceptable and responsive. Those applications determined to be
acceptable and responsive will then be evaluated by the Director of
MBDA. Final award selections shall be based on the number of points
received, the demonstrated responsibility of the applicant, and the
determination of those most likely to further the purpose of the MBDA
program. Negative audit findings and recommendations and unsatisfactory
performance under prior Federal awards may result in an application not
being considered for funding. The applicant with the highest point
score will not necessarily receive the award.
If an application is selected for funding, MBDA has no obligation
to provide any additional future funding in connection with that award.
Renewal of an award to increase funding or extend the period of
performance is at the total discretion of MBDA.
Executive order 12372, ``Intergovernmental Review of Federal
Programs,'' is not applicable to this program. Federal funds for this
project include audit funds for non-CPA recipients. In event that a CPA
firm wins the competition, the funds allocated for audits are not
applicable. The collection of information requirements for this project
have been approved by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) and
assigned OMB control number 0640-0006. Questions concerning the
preceding information can be answered by the contact person indicated
above, and copies of application kits and applicable regulations can be
obtained at the above address.
Pre-Award Activities--Applicants are hereby notified that if they
incur any costs prior to an award being made, they do so solely at the
risk of not being reimbursed by the Government. Notwithstanding any
verbal assurance that an applicant may have received, there is no
obligation on the part of the Department of Commerce to cover pre-award
activities.
Recipients and subrecipients are subject to all Federal laws, and
Federal and Departmental regulations, policies, and procedures
applicable to Federal financial assistance awards.
Delinquent Federal Debts--No award of Federal funds shall be made
to an applicant who has an outstanding delinquent Federal debt until
either the delinquent account is paid in full, repayment schedule is
established and at least one payment is received, or other arrangements
satisfactory to the Department of Commerce are made.
Name Check Policy--All non-profit and for-profit applicants are
subject to a name check review process. Name checks are intended to
reveal if any key individuals associated with the applicant have been
convicted of or are presently facing criminal charges such as fraud,
theft, perjury or other matters which significantly reflect on the
applicant's management honesty or financial integrity.
Award Termination--The Departmental Grants Officer may terminate
any cooperative agreement in whole or in part at any time before the
date of completion whenever it is determined that the award recipient
has failed to comply with the conditions of the cooperative agreement.
Examples of some of the conditions which can cause termination are
failure to meet cost-sharing requirements; unsatisfactory performance
of the NABDC work requirements; and reporting inaccurate or inflated
claims of client assistance. Such inaccurate or inflated claims may be
deemed illegal and punishable by law.
False Statements--A false statement on an application for Federal
financial assistance is grounds for denial or termination of funds, and
grounds for possible punishment by a fine or imprisonment as provided
in 18 U.S.C. 1001.
Primary Applicant Certifications--All primary applicants must
submit a completed Form CD-511, ``Certifications Regarding Debarment,
Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; Drug-Free Workplace
Requirements and Lobbying.'' [[Page 16452]]
Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension--Prospective participants
(as defined at 15 CFR part 26, Sec. 26.105) are subject to 15 CFR part
26, ``Nonprocurement Debarment and Suspension'' and the related section
of the certification form prescribed above applies.
Drug-Free Workplace--Grantees (as defined at 15 CFR part 26,
Sec. 26.605) are subject to 15 CFR part 26, Subpart F, ``Governmentwide
Requirements for Drug-Free Workplace (Grants)'' and the related section
of the certification form prescribed above applies.
Anti-Lobbying--Persons (as defined at 15 CFR part 28, Sec. 28.105)
are subject to the lobbying provisions of 31 U.S.C. 1352, ``Limitation
on use of appropriated funds to influence certain Federal contracting
and financial transactions,'' and the lobbying section of the
certification form prescribed above applies to applications/bids for
grants, cooperative agreements, and contracts for more than $100,000,
and loans and loan guarantees for more than $150,000, or the single
family maximum mortgage limit for affected programs, whichever is
greater.
Anti-Lobbying Disclosures--Any applicant that has paid or will pay
for lobbying using any funds must submit an SF-LLL, ``Disclosure of
Lobbying Activities,'' as required under 15 CFR part 28, Appendix B.
Lower Tier Certifications--Recipients shall require applications/
bidders for subgrants, contracts, subcontracts, or other lower tier
covered transactions at any tier under the award to submit, if
applicable, a completed Form CD-512, ``Certifications Regarding
Debarment, Suspension, Ineligibility and Voluntary Exclusion-Lower Tier
Covered Transactions and Lobbying'' and disclosure form, SF-LLL,
``Disclosure of Lobbying Activities.'' Form CD-512 is intended for the
use of recipients and should not be transmitted to DOC. SF-LLL
submitted by any tier recipient or subrecipient should be submitted to
DOC in accordance with the instructions contained in the award
document.
Indirect Costs--The total dollar amount of the indirect costs
proposed in an application under this program must not exceed the
indirect cost rate negotiated and approved by a cognizant Federal
agency prior to the proposed effective date of the award or 100% of the
total proposed direct costs dollar amount in the application, whichever
is less.
Buy American-Made Equipment or Products--Applicants are hereby
notified that they are encouraged, to the extent feasible, to purchase
American-made equipment and products with funding provided under this
program in accordance with Congressional intent as set forth in the
resolution contained in Public Law 103-121, Sections 606 (a) and (b).
11.801 Native American Program
(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)
Dated: March 24, 1995.
Donald L. Powers,
Federal Register Liaison Officer, Minority Business Development Agency.
[FR Doc. 95-7773 Filed 3-29-95; 8:45 am]
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