; (II) management assistance; (III) marketing assistance; (IV) transition assistance, including the Boots to Business program established under subsection (e); (V) Federal-contracting assistance; and (VI) export assistance. (3) Contract authority (A) In general A veteran’s business outreach center may enter into a contract with a Federal department or agency to provide specific assistance to veterans and other underserved small business concerns. (B) Performance Performance of a contract described in subparagraph (A) should not hinder a veteran’s business outreach center in carrying out the terms of the grant received by the veteran’s business outreach center from the Administration. (4) Application and approval criteria (A) In general A private nonprofit organization desiring a grant under this subsection shall submit an application to the Administrator at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Administrator may require. (B) Criteria The Administration shall— (i) subject to clause (ii), develop and publish criteria for the consideration and approval of applications submitted by private nonprofit organizations under this subsection; and (ii) evaluate and rank applicants in accordance with predetermined selection criteria that shall be stated in terms of relative importance, which— (I) shall be made publicly available and stated in each solicitation for applications made by the Administration; and (II) shall include— (aa) the experience of the applicant in conducting programs or ongoing efforts designed to impart or upgrade the business skills of veteran business owners or potential owners; (bb) the present ability of the applicant to commence a project within a minimum amount of time