Federal Register / Vol. 60, No. 61 / Thursday, March 30, 1995 / Notices 16451

Register, Wednesday, January 25, 1995,

Vol. 60, No.16; 4890.

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. 95–7772 Filed 3–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Minority Business Development

Agency

Native American Business

Development Center Applications:

Minnesota

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 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 preaward 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 costsharing 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.’’
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Nonprocurement Debarment and

Suspension—Prospective participants

(as defined at 15 CFR part 26, § 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, § 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, § 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 Americanmade 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]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P

Native American Business Consultant

Applications: Nationwide

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency, Commerce.

ACTION: Cancellation.

SUMMARY: The Minority Business

Development Agency is cancelling the

announcement to solicit competitive

applications to operate its Native

American Business Consultant (NABC)

Program. This solicitation was originally

published in the Federal Register,

Thursday, January 12, 1995, Vol. 60, No.

8, 2947.

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. 95–7771 Filed 3–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P

Business Development Center

Applications: Cleveland, OH

AGENCY: Minority Business

Development Agency.

ACTION: Cancellation.

SUMMARY: The Minority Business

Development Agency is cancelling the

announcement to solicit competitive

applications under for its Minority

Business Development Center (MBDC)

Program to operate the Cleveland, Ohio

MBDC. This solicitation was originally

published in the Federal Register,

Monday, October 17, 1994, Vol. 59, No.

199, 52288.

11.800 Minority Business Development

Center

(Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance)

Dated: March 24, 1995.

Donald L. Powers,

Federal Register Liaison Officer, Minority

Business Development Agency.

[FR Doc. 95–7770 Filed 3–29–95; 8:45 am]

BILLING CODE 3510–21–P

Business Development Center

Applications: Cincinnati

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 from organizations to

operate its Cincinnati, Ohio 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 Cincinnati

Metropolitan Area. The award number

of the MBDC will be 05–10–95008–01.

DATES: The closing date for applications

is May 1, 1995. Applications must be

received in MBDA’s Executive

Secretariat on or before May 1, 1995. 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,

Executive Secretariat, 14th and

Constitution Avenue, N.W., Room 5073,

Washington, D.C. 20230.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION AND AN

APPLICATION PACKAGE, CONTACT: David

Vega at (312) 353–0182.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

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. 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.