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Recovery Act - Request for Quotation - Broadband Technology Opportunities ProgramProject Number: 57651 RECOVERY ACT PROJECT: THIS NOTICE IS PROVIDED FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS OPPORTUNITY IS AVAILABLE TO GSA MOBIS SCHEDULE HOLDERS. SEE E-BUY RFQ # 370984 FOR THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE. The Department of Interior (DOI), National Business Center (NBC), Acquisition Services Directorate (AQD), Herndon Office on the behalf of the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA) is soliciting qualified General Services Administration (GSA) Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) Schedule (Schedule 874 Special Item Numbers 874-1, 874-2, or 874-7) firms to submit responses to a Request for Quotation to perform specialized Grant Program Management, General Program Management, Program Development, and Administration Services for the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) in accordance with the below requirement background. Broadband Technology Opportunities Program Background:Section 6001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Recovery Act 2009) authorizes the U.S. Department of Commerce, National Telecommunication and Information Administration (NTIA), in coordination with the Federal Communication Commission (FCC), to establish a national broadband service development and expansion program in conjunction with the technology opportunities program, referred to as the Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP). NTIA is coordinating its activities with U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Utilities Service (RUS), which was allocated $2.5 billion in broadband Recovery Act funding for loans and grants. NTIA will have a total of $4,549,000,000 to award to grant recipients that will be available until September 30, 2010. Of the amount provided, NTIA will use about $3,749,000,000 for infrastructure-related grants; not less than $200,000,000 for competitive grants for expanding public computer center capacity; not less than $250,000,000 for competitive grants for innovative programs to encourage sustainable adoption of broadband services; and up to $350,000,000 to develop and maintain a broadband inventory map. Funding is provided to award competitive grants to accelerate broadband deployment in unserved and underserved areas and to strategic institutions that are likely to create jobs or provide significant public benefit. The Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) will be a competitive grant program to enable consumers and businesses in unserved and underserved areas of the United States to access broadband services. BTOP will stimulate demand and facilitate greater use of broadband services while contributing to economic growth and job creation. An objective of this contract effort is to develop, administer, and integrate a program and ensure the timely and efficient disbursement of BTOP funding to qualified applicants. If you are qualified and interested in competing for this effort, you may participate by submitting a response to the GSA E-Buy Request for Quotation as posted on the GSA E-Buy system (See E-Buy RFQ # 370984). E-mailed responses will not be honored.