NOTICE OF SOLICITATION FOR COST SHARING COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT PROPOSALS FOR INDIAN ORGANIZATIONS The Defense Logistics Agency will issue on/or about 10 March 1995 a solicitation for cooperative agreement proposals to assist Indian-owned economic enterprises and tribal organizations, in establishing or maintaining procurement technical assistance activities to help Indian-owned business firms market their goods and services to the Department of Defense (DoD), other federal agencies, and state and/or local government agencies. Recipients of funding under this program must provide services to business firms located on Indian reservation(s). Cooperative agreement awards will be made competitively based on the evaluation of proposals received. The DoD cost sharing will not exceed 75% of the net program cost excluding any Federal funds not authorized to be shared and other income. The DoD share of an individual net program cost shall not exceed $150,000 for programs servicing reservation(s) within one Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) Service Area. For those programs proposing to service all of one BIA Service Area and at least 50% of another BIA Service Area, the maximum amount the DoD will fund is $300,000. Indian tribal organization and economic enterprises, as defined in Section 4(c) of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (Public Law 93-638; 25 U.S.C. 450(c)), or Section 3(e) of the Indian Financing Act of 1974 (Public Law 93-262; 25 U.S.C. 1452(e)) may obtain copies of the solicitation from the Defense Logistics Agency, Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (AQAU), Cameron Station, Alexandria, VA 22304-6100.

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