ATP REQUEST
FOR PROPOSALS FOR
FOCUSED PROGRAM COMPETITIONS
97-02, Motor
Vehicle Manufacturing Technology and
97-03, Information Infrastructure for Healthcare
AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
February 13, 1997
Gaithersburg, MD
Introduction
The NIST Advanced
Technology Program (ATP) is soliciting proposals under the following two
focused program competitions and announcing a public meeting (
Proposers' Conference
) for all interested parties:
This notice provides
general information for these focused program competitions. An estimated
$10-15 million in first-year ATP funding is available under each of the
two competitions. The ATP reserves the right to utilize more or less funding
than the amount stated above for each competition. The actual number of
proposals funded will depend on the quality of the proposals received
and the amount of funding requested by the highest-ranked proposals. Outyear
funding is contingent on the approval of future Congressional appropriations
and satisfactory project performance.
ATP Kit and Supplemental Information
The ATP Proposal Preparation
Kit dated November 1996 (containing proposal cover sheets, required forms,
background material, and instructions for submission of proposals) and
supplemental focused program information booklets (describing the technical
scope of each of the focused programs) may be obtained by phone: 1-800-ATP-FUND;
fax: 301-926-9524 or 301-590-3053; e-mail: atp@nist.gov;
or written request at the address shown below. Note that those individuals
whose names are currently on the ATP mailing list should have already
received the November 1996 version of the ATP Proposal Preparation Kit.
The ATP kit and supplemental information booklets for each focused program
are also available on our world wide web site (http://www.atp.nist.gov).
Full Proposals and Proposal
Deadline
Only FULL proposals
are being solicited under these two focused program competitions. Abbreviated/pre-proposals
WILL NOT be accepted. Proposals submitted by facsimile or electronic mail
WILL NOT be accepted. No audio or video tapes should be submitted as part
of a proposal. The due date for submission of full proposals is 3 p.m.
Eastern time on Wednesday, April 30, 1997. Should the NIST facility
be closed on the specified due date, ATP proposals will be due at 3 p.m.
Eastern time on the next business day that the NIST facility is open.
Proposals received after this deadline WILL NOT BE considered. Send proposals
to:
Public Meeting
A public meeting (
Proposers Conference
) for potential proposers and other interested parties under focused program
competitions 97-02 and 97-03 will be held on Thursday, February 13,
1997, at the Gaithersburg Hilton, 620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD.
The conference will begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern time and end at approximately
2 p.m. and will provide general information regarding the ATP, hints on
preparing good proposals (covering the same material presented at previous
ATP Proposers' Conference), and will provide an opportunity for attendees
to ask questions on the scope, technical, and business goals of the two
focused programs. Attendance at this public meeting is not required. No
registration fee will be charged. To register for this public meeting
or for further information, contact the ATP by phone: 1-800-ATP-FUND;
fax: 301-926-9524 or 301-590-3053; or e-mail: atp@nist.gov.
In addition to the focused program proposers' conference in Gaithersburg,
ATP is considering some additional conferences in other locations should
any additional conferences be arranged, that information will be published
in the Commerce Business Daily and posted on our world wide web site.
Accommodations
A block of rooms has
been reserved at the Gaithersburg Hilton, 301-977-8900, at a special rate
of $92, plus 12% tax. To reserve a room please contact the hotel no
later than January 29, 1997.
Date created: December
3, 1996
Last updated:
April 29, 2003
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