[Federal Register: July 23, 2007 (Volume 72, Number 140)]
[Notices]
[Page 40169-40170]
From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov]
[DOCID:fr23jy07-73]
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
Office of the Secretary
Research on Children Working in the Carpet Industry of India,
Nepal and Pakistan Amendment
AGENCY: Bureau of International Labor Affairs, Department of Labor.
ACTION: Correction. Amendment to SGA 07-11.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SUMMARY: On June 21, 2007, the Department of Labor published a Notice
of Availability of Funds and Solicitation for Cooperative Agreement
Applications. That document, appearing in the Federal Register, Vol.
72, No. 119, on pages 34279 to 34299, is hereby amended.
Amendments
A. On page 34283, Section III. Eligibility Information, 1. Eligible
Applicants, column 2, delete the sentence:
``However, the Grantee (or Lead Grantee, in the case of an
Association) is not allowed to charge a fee (profit).''
Replace with the following sentence:
``However, the Grantee (or Lead or Non-Lead Grantees, in the case
of an Association) is not allowed to charge a fee (profit).''
B. On page 34283, Section III. Eligibility Information, 2. Other
Eligibility Requirements, column 3, delete the following sentence:
``If no DUNS number is provided in the application, and the
Applicant does not provide evidence of an OMB exemption from the DUNS
number requirement, then the application will be considered non-
responsive.''
Replace with the following sentence:
``Unless the Applicant provides evidence of an OMB exception from
the DUNS number requirement, it must provide either its DUNS number in
the application or evidence of having submitted an application for a
DUNS number prior to the deadline for this SGA, in order for the
application to be considered responsive.
C. On page 34284, Section IV. Application and Submission
Information, 2. Content and Form of Application Submission, column 2,
following the sentence ``Part II, the Technical Proposal, demonstrates
the Applicant's capabilities to plan and implement the proposed
research project in accordance with the provisions of this
solicitation'', insert the language: ``Section V.1(A-F) comprises the
Technical Proposal.''
D. On page 34284, Section IV. Application and Submission
Information, 2. Content and Form of
[[Page 40170]]
Application Submission, column 2, delete the following sentence:
``A research project description as specified in the Application
Evaluation Criteria found in Section V.1. of this solicitation (maximum
45 pages);''
Replace with the following sentence, which drops the reference to
the ``maximum 45 pages'':
``A research project description as specified in the Application
Evaluation Criteria found in Section V.1. of this solicitation;''
E. On page 34284, Section IV. Application and Submission
Information, 2. Content and Form of Application Submission, column 2,
following the sentence ``Please note that the abstract, table of
contents, bibliography, and Work Plan are not included in the 45-page
limit for the research project description'', insert the language:
``In addition, the following information does not count toward the
45 page limit:
For Key Personnel--letters of agreement and resumes
(please note, applicants are no longer required to submit an SF 1420
for key personnel);
Outputs-Based Budget; and
Audit attachments.
F. On Page 34286, Section G. Inherently Religious Activities,
column 2, after the sentence, ``In addition, Grantees must take steps
to ensure that inherently religious activities are clearly separated in
time or physical space from those funded by USDOL under the Cooperative
Agreement,'' the following sentence is added:
``Grantees will be expected to segregate from federal and matching
funds (neither of which may be used to fund inherently religious
activities), and to account for separately, any non-federal and
nonmatching funds (or allocable portion of those funds) used for such
inherently religious activities.''
G. On page 34287, Section V. Application Review Information, 1.
Application Evaluation Criteria, column 2, change the points allocated
to Organizational Capacity to 15 points.
H. On page 34288, Section C. Key Personnel/Management Plan/
Staffing, i. Key Personnel, column 2, delete the following paragraph
regarding the SF 1420:
``Applicants must also include a completed salary history form SF
1420 for each key personnel candidate in their application. This form
is available from the U.S. Agency for International Development's Web
site at: http://www.usaid.gov/forms/AID1420-17.doc A link to this form is also available on USDOL's Web site: http://www.dol.gov/ilab/grants/.
/ilab/grants/.
I. On page 34288, Section C. Key Personnel/Management Plan/
Staffing, i. Key Personnel, column 2, delete the following sentence:
``The letters of agreement, resumes, and salary history forms (SF
1420) must be submitted as attachments to the application and will not
count toward the page limit.''
Replace with the following sentence:
``The letters of agreement and resumes must be submitted as
attachments to the application and will not count toward the page
limit. Applicants must also submit information on salary history for
key personnel covering their last 10 years of employment and for the
various positions held during that period. This information may be
included within resumes submitted as part of the application.''
Agency Contacts
All inquiries regarding SGA 07-11 or this Amendment to SGA 07-11
should be directed to: Ms. Lisa Harvey, U.S. Department of Labor,
Procurement Services Center, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW., Room S-4307,
Washington, DC 20210; telephone (202) 693-4570 (please note that this
is not a toll-free-number) or e-mail: harvey.lisa@dol.gov.
For a list of frequently asked questions on USDOL's Solicitation
for Cooperative Agreements, please visit http://www.dol.gov/ILAB/faqs.htm
.
Signed at Washington, DC this 17th day of July, 2007.
Lisa Harvey,
Grant Officer.
[FR Doc. E7-14128 Filed 7-20-07; 8:45 am]
BILLING CODE 4510-28-P