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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ANNOUNCEMENT
REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS
PROPOSALS DUE: 3:00 PM EASTERN TIME ON WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1996 Department of
Commerce REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS: The NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP) is soliciting proposals under the ATP General Competition 96-01 and announces public meetings for all interested parties. This General Competition is open to all areas of technology, including those previously included in focused areas. Only a General Competition is planned this fiscal year; there are no plans to run focused program competitions during fiscal year 1996. This notice provides general information for this ATP competition planned for fiscal year 1996. The ATP operates under program procedures published at Part 295, Title 15, of the Code of Federal Regulations. An estimated $20 million to $25 million in first-year funding is available under this General Competition 96-01. The ATP reserves the right to utilize for this competition more or less funding than the amount stated above. 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. The ATP Proposal Preparation Kit dated November 1994 and Supplement dated May 1996 containing proposal cover sheets, other required forms, background material, and instructions for submission of proposals 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 the ATP is mailing the new Supplement to the ATP Kit to all those individuals whose names are currently on the ATP mailing list. Those individuals need not contact the ATP to request the Supplement to the Kit. Only FULL proposals are being solicited under this General Competition 96-01. Abbreviated/pre-proposals WILL NOT be accepted. Proposals submitted by facsimile or electronic mail WILL NOT be accepted. If a proposer's proposal is judged to be of high enough quality to be invited in for an oral review, ATP reserves the right to submit a list of questions to the proposer that must be addressed at the oral review. The due date for submission of full proposals is 3 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, September 18, 1996. 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 meetings (Proposers' Conferences) for potential proposers and other interested parties under this General Competition 96-01 will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. local time on the following six dates and locations:
The morning session of the meetings, 9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m., will provide general information regarding the ATP and hints on preparing good proposals. The afternoon session, 1:30-3 p.m., is to answer questions. Attendance at these public meetings is not required. The format and content of each of the public meetings will be the same. Multiple locations for the public meetings are being offered for the convenience of the public. To register for a public meeting or for further information, contact ATP, by phone: 1-800-ATP-FUND; fax: 301-926-9524; or e-mail: atp@nist.gov. Date created: July
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