ATP
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS FOR
FOCUSED PROGRAM COMPETITIONS
97-04, Digital Data Storage
97-05, Technologies for the Integration of Manufacturing Applications
(TIMA)
97-06, Component-based Software (CBS)
97-07, Tissue Engineering
AND
NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETING
March
17, 1997
Gaithersburg, MD
Introduction
The NIST Advanced
Technology Program (ATP) is soliciting proposals under the following four
focused program competitions and announces a public meeting (Proposers'
Conference) for all interested parties:
This notice provides
general information for these four focused program competitions. An estimated
$15 million each in first-year ATP funding is available for focused program
competitions 97-04, 97-05, and 97-06. An estimated $12 million in first-year
funding is available for focused program competition 97-07. The ATP reserves
the right to utilize more or less funding than the amount stated above
for each of the competitions. The actual number of proposals funded will
depend on the quality of the proposals received and the amount of funding
requested in the highest ranked proposals. Outyear funding is contingent
on the approval of future Congressional appropriations and satisfactory
project performance.
ATP Kit and Focused
Program Booklets
The ATP Proposal Preparation
Kit dated November 1996 (containing proposal cover sheets and other required
forms, background material, and instructions for submission of proposals),
and individual focused program booklets describing the technical scope
of each of the focused programs may be requested 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. 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 individual focused program booklets are available on our World Wide
Web Site (http://www.atp.nist.gov)
and printed copies are available upon request from ATP.
Abbreviated Proposals
and Full Proposal Deadlines
Only FULL proposals
are being solicited under focused program competitions 97-04 and 97-07.
Abbreviated proposals (pre-proposals) are allowed but are optional for
focused program competitions 97-05 and 97-06. The pre-proposal
deadline for 97-05 is 3 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, March 14, 1997. The
pre-proposal deadline for 97-06 is 3 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, April
18, 1997.
All pre-proposals
should be submitted to the address shown below. Pre-proposals and 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 for focused program competitions 97-04,
97-05, and 97-06 is 3 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, May 28, 1997.
The due date for submission of full proposals for focused program
competition 97-07 is 3 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, June 11, 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 pre-proposals
and full proposals to:
National Institute
of Standards and Technology
Advanced Technology Program
Bldg. 101, Rm A407
Quince Orchard & Clopper Roads
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001
Mark envelope
Focused Program 97-04, 97-05, 97-06 or 97-07.
Public Meeting
A public meeting for
potential proposers and other interested parties under the four focused
program competitions 97-04, 97-05, 97-06, and 97-07 will be held on Monday,
March 17, 1997, at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn, 2 Montgomery Village
Avenue, Gaithersburg, MD. The meeting will begin at 9:30 a.m. Eastern
time and end at approximately 3 p.m. The meeting will provide general
information regarding the ATP, hints on preparing good proposals (covering
the same material presented at previous ATP Proposers' Conferences), and
provide an opportunity for attendees to ask questions on the scope and
technical and business goals of the four focused programs. Attendance
at this public meeting is not required.
Registration
No Registration fee
will be charged. To register for this public meeting, or for further information,
contact the ATP, by pone: 1-800-ATP-FUND; fax: 301-926-9524
or 301-590-3053; or e-mail: atp@nist.gov.
Accommodations
A block of rooms has
been reserved at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn, 301-948-8900,
at a special rate of $80, plus 12% tax. To reserve a room please contact
the hotel no later than March 2, 1997.
Date created: December
1996
Last updated:
May 6, 2003
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