Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 45 / Wednesday, March 8, 1995 / Notices 12741

Business Development Center

Applications: Shreveport, LA

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency, Commerce.

ACTION: Correction.

SUMMARY: On page 9664, first column,

third paragraph, the closing date for

applications is corrected to read March

24, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Demetrice Jenkins at (214) 767–8001.

11.800 Minority Business Development

Center

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)

Dated: March 3, 1995.

Donald L. Powers,

Federal Register Liaison Office, Minority

Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 95–5677 Filed 3–7–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P

Business Development Center

Applications: Pittsburgh, PA

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice.

SUMMARY: In accordance with Executive

Order 11625 and 15 U.S.C. 1512, the

Minority Business Development Agency

(MBDA) is soliciting competitive

applications to operate its Pittsburgh

Minority Business Development Center

(MBDC).

The purpose of the MBDC Program is

to provide business development

services to the minority business

community to help establish and

maintain viable minority businesses. To

this end, MBDA funds organizations to

identify and coordinate public and

private sector resources on behalf of

minority individuals and firms; to offer

a full range of client services to minority

entrepreneurs; and to serve as a conduit

of information and assistance regarding

minority business. The MBDC will

provide service in the Pittsburgh,

Pennsylvania Metropolitan Area. The

award number of the MBDC will be 03–

10–95011–01.

DATES: The closing date for applications

is April 10, 1995. Applications must be

received in the MBDA Headquarters’

Executive Secretariat on or before April

10, 1995.

ADDRESSES: U.S. Department of

Commerce, Minority Business

Development Agency, MBDA Executive

Secretariat, 14th and Constitution

Avenue, N.W., Room 5073, Washington,

D.C. 20230, (202) 482–3763.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:

Levi Pace at (212) 264–3262.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

Contingent upon the availability of

Federal funds, the cost of performance

for the first budget period (13 months)

from August 1, 1995 to August 31, 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. The application

must include a minimum cost share of

15%, $29,846 in non-federal (costsharing) contributions for a total project

cost of $198,971. Cost-sharing

contributions may be in the form of

cash, client fees, third party in-kind

contributions, non-cash applicant

contributions or combinations thereof.

The funding instrument for this

project will be a cooperative agreement.

For those applicants who are not

incumbent organizations or who are

incumbents that have experienced

closure due to a break in service, a 30-

day start-up period will be added to

their first budget period, making it a 13-

month award. 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 knowledge,

background and/or capabilities of the

firm and its staff in addressing the needs

of the business community in general

and, specifically, the special needs of

minority 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 award. The applicant

with the highest point score will not

necessarily receive the award. Periodic

reviews culminating in year-to-date

evaluations will be conducted to

determine if funding for the project

should continue. Continued funding

will be at the total discretion of MBDA

based on such factors as the MBDC’s

performance, the availability of funds

and Agency priorities.

The MBDC shall be required to

contribute at least 15% of the total

project cost through non-Federal

contributions. To assist in this effort, the

MBDC may charge client fees for

services rendered. Fees may range from

$10 to $60 per hour based on the gross

receipts of the client’s business.

Anticipated processing time of this

award is 120 days. 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.

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. The collection of information

requirements for this project have been

approved by the Office of Management

and Budget (OMB) and assigned OMB

control number 0640–006.

Awards under this program shall be

subject to all Federal laws, and Federal

and Departmental regulations, policies,

and procedures applicable to Federal

financial assistance awards.

Pre-Award Costs—Applicants are

hereby notified that if they incur any

costs prior to an award being made, they

do so solely at their own 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 preaward costs.

Outstanding Account Receivable—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