OpportunityTitle: Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP)
AdditionalInformationOnEligibility: Eligible Applicants include: (1) Economic Enterprise; meaning any Indian-owned (as defined by the Secretary of the Interior) commercial, industrial, or business activity established or organized, whether or not such economic enterprise is organized for profit or nonprofit purposes: Provided, that such Indian ownership shall constitute not less than 51 per centum of the enterprise; and (2) Tribal Organization; meaning the recognized governing body of any Indian tribe; any legally established organization of Indians which is controlled, sanctioned, or chartered by such governing body, or which is democratically elected by the adult members of the Indian community to be served by such organization and which includes the maximum participation of Indians in all phases of its activities: Provided, that in any case where a cooperative agreement is made to an organization to perform services benefiting more than one Indian tribe, the approval of each such Indian tribe shall be a prerequisite to the letting or making of such cooperative agreement.
Description: 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. These centers help business firms market their goods and services to the DoD, other federal agencies, and state and local governments. The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2010 (P.L. 111-118) provided funds for the continuance of the program in FY 2010, requiring DoD to make available not less than $3.6 million for applicants that meet the definition of 10 U.S.C. &#167;2411 (1) (D). The Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement Applications (SCAA) issued May 5, 2009 is amended to allow acceptance of applications for new programs from eligible entities meeting the definition listed in Section II, paragraph 18.d. (Economic Enterprise) or paragraph 18.e. (Tribal Organization) of the SCAA in the event that funds become available for FY 2010 awards. Funding priority for FY 2010 will be given to exercising the options of the current cooperative agreements under the PTA program.Currently, areas not covered are limited to fifty percent of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Western Region and fifty percent of the BIA Great Plains Region. In the event that any option is not exercised, other service areas will become available. Note that service areas of existing programs whose options are exercised may not be duplicated. Although applications may be submitted for all service areas, applications will only be considered from eligible entities that propose programs to service areas currently not covered or areas that become available in the event that an option is not exercised. Applicants may be provided the opportunity to revise applications to cover service areas not included in initial applications submitted in response to this amendment. In any event, new program awards are contingent on FY 2010 funding becoming available. The complete SCAA issued on May 5, 2009 and Amendment No. 003 issued July 27, 2010 are available at http://www.dla.mil/db/scaa.asp. Details on submitting an application are available in Section IV of the SCAA issued May 5, 2009.
GrantorContactEmailDescription: PTAP@dla.mil
GrantorContactText: DLA Office of Small Business Programs