SOLICITATION NOTICE
L -- Federal State and Technology Partnership Program (FAST)
- Notice Date
- 6/13/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Small Business Administration, Office of Administration, Office of Procurement and Grants Management, 409 Third Street, S.W., 5th Floor, Washington, DC, 20416
- ZIP Code
- 20416
- Solicitation Number
- FAST-02-R-0002
- Response Due
- 7/25/2002
- Archive Date
- 8/9/2002
- Point of Contact
- Mina Bookhard, Grants Specialist, Phone 202 205-7080, Fax 202 205-6821,
- E-Mail Address
-
mina.bookhard@sba.gov
- Description
- The Small Business Administration (SBA) invites applicants from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, Virgin Islands and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico to submit applications to establish or continue to sustain a FAST initiative within their state. The FAST Program is designed to stimulate economic development among small high technology businesses through federally funded innovation and research and development programs like the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) & Small Business Technology Transfer Research (STTR) programs. The legislative authority for this program announcement is under the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2001, P.L. 106-554. SBA will select successful applicants by using a competitive process. Successful applicants under this program announcement will receive awards to establish or enhance existing programs to encourage and increase participation in the SBIR/STTR programs. The FAST Program is authorized through Fiscal Year 2005, subject to the availability of funds. There is a cascading requirement for non-Federal Matching funds that must be satisfied upon application for award. The Non-Federal Matching fund ratios are based on state rankings derived from FY 2000 Phase 1 SBIR award data. The ratios are as follows 1:1, 2:1, and 3:4. A letter of support or endorsement is also a requirement for this competition. Only one eligible application per state will be accepted by the SBA. The application submitted must have a letter of support from the State/Territory Governor (Majoy for the FAST initiative. Subgranting and subcontracting is permissible under this announcement. However, certain restrictions do apply. Applications must be postmarked or received by SBA Headquarters Office of Procurement and Grants Management or mailroom staff, if delivered by other than the U.S. Postal Service, by 4:00 p.m. EDT on July 25, 2002. The Program Announcement and required forms will be available electronically at http://www.sba.gov/sbir. Limited quantities will be printed, therefore hard copies will be provided upon request. Questions concerning the program and technical aspects of this notice should be directed to Cherina D. Hunter, Office of Technology at (202) 205-7344. Cost or budget related inquiries should be directed to Mina A. Bookhard, Office of Procurement and Grants Management at (202) 205-7080. Mina A. Bookhard (202) 205-7080
- Place of Performance
- Address: Washington, DC
- Record
- SN00093332-W 20020615/020613213406 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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