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 90 STAT. 1266

PUBLIC LAW 94-413—SEPT. 17, 1976 for the purchase or lease pursuant to subsection (c)(2) of less than 2,500 advanced electric or hybrid vehicles unless he determines on the basis of responses to the solicitations for proposals for such contracts, under the provisions of (c)(1) and (c)(2), that lesser numbers of such vehicles which satisfy the applicable performance standards will be available within the delivery periods. All other provisions of subsection (c) shall apply.

15 USC 2507.

Consultation. Procedures.

Rules. Application.

15 USC 2508.

Grants.

SEC. 8. CONTRACTS. (a) The Administrator shall provide funds, by contract, to initiate, continue, supplement, and maintain research, development, and demonstration activities which are necessary to carry out the purposes of the project. The Administrator may enter into such contracts with any Federal agency, laboratory, university, nonprofit organization, industrial organization, public or private agency, institution, organization, corporation, partner-ship, or individual. (b) I n addition to the requirements of sections 4 and 5, the Administrator, in the exercise of his duties and responsibilities under this section, shall consult with the Department of Transportation, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Energy Administration, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Agriculture, and representatives of other a p p r o p r i a t e Federal agencies, and shall establish procedures for periodic consultation with representatives of science, industry, and such other groups as may have special expertise in electric and hybrid vehicle research, development, and demonstration. (c) Each contract under this section shall be entered into in accordance with such rules as the Administrator may prescribe in accordance with the provisions of this section. E a c h application for funding shall be made in writing in such form and with such content and other sub^ missions as the Administrator shall require. The Administrator may enter into contracts under this section without regard to section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5). SEC. 9. E N C O U R A G E M E N T A N D PROTECTION OF SMALL BUSINESS. (a) The Administrator shall take such steps as are feasible to assure that small business concerns have a realistic and adequate opportunity to participate in the project. (b) To assist in accomplishing the objectives of subsection (a), the Administrator shall reserve, for contracts with small business concerns, a reasonable portion of the funds made available pursuant to this Act for research, development, or demonstration of electric or hybrid vehicles. (c) The Administrator shall, in addition to the requirements set forth in subsections (a) and (b) — (1) include in all contracts for research, development, or demonstration of electric or hybrid vehicles such terms, conditions, and payment schedules as may assist in meeting the needs of small business concerns, and shall take steps to avoid the inclusion in such contracts of any terms, conditions, or penalties which would tend to prevent such concerns from participating in the program under this Act; and (2) make planning grants available to qualified small business concerns which require assistance in developing, submitting, and entering into such contracts.

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