693JK31852A01 Attachment A.docx

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Attachment C

FOA #DTPH5616SN000002

Attachment C

NOFO # 693JK31852A01

Attachment A

Attachment A

DOT PHMSA

TECHNICAL APPLICATION

INSTRUCTIONS

· Please delete this instructions page before submitting your proposal.

· Please insert the requested information on the cover page, keeping the formatting as shown.

· Please populate the outline areas shown in this template with the specific information your organization intends to use to populate the proposal.

· Proposal Requirements - All information supporting the evaluation criteria must be contained within 20 pages, which does not include the Cover Page, the Technical Application Information Page or the Appendix.

· The Appendix may include additional information; however, this information will not be used by reviewers in evaluating the proposal past page 20.

The Certification Letter of Minimum Requirements must be the first page in the Appendix.

· Times New Roman 12-pt font and 1.15 line and paragraph spacing for text body.

· You can either save the proposal as a WORD or PDF file.

Technical Proposal Information Page

Proposal Main Objective:

Introduction Insert narrative that generally describes your proposed research scope. Include any connection you may feel this work has with pipeline integrity challenges. Also include any lineage to prior or ongoing research and include any findings to date from existing work. Feel free to include a URL if available for further information.

Review Criterion Criterion 1: Scientific Merit and Quality

1. To what extent does the proposed project suggest/explore creative and original concepts and/or scientific/engineering principles to describe the challenges?

2. To what extent does the proposed research describe how the output/result advances a potential solution toward an identified pipeline challenge(s)?

3. To what extent does the proposed research describe how the quality of results will be peer reviewed? (Did Applicant identify Subject Matter Expert (SME) oversight?)

4. To what extent does the proposed research involve partnering to validate/demonstrate scientific results and/or quantify engineering principles?

Criterion 2: Feasibility of Management Plan, Work Task, Budget and Schedule

1. How well are the scope of work, tasks and milestones defined? Are specific tasks that will be performed by student(s) defined?

2. How well are the research goals or objectives defined?

3. Does the institution have access to appropriate facilities to conduct the proposed work?

4. How well is the project schedule defined and tied to the management plan?

5. How detailed is the plan to oversee student(s) and their regularly assigned task(s) by academic organization faculty/staff with the relevant knowledge and experience in the proposed area?

Please insert narrative describing how your proposal addresses this criterion and sub-criteria. Also, identify and include the résumé(s) of the lead organization faculty or staff that will oversee the research execution and who is/are guiding or counseling the student(s) executing the research scope. Please only include the core standard areas of the résumé. There is no need to list published papers and affiliations in their entirety; these may be summarized.

Appendix

· Appendix A: Certification Letter of Minimum Requirements.

· Appendix B: Abstract of three previously completed research projects of a similar nature to that proposed in this application.

· Appendix C: Insert any additional information including a short biography of the student(s) identified to work on executing the research scope. You do not need to identify your students at the time of proposal submission; however, they must be identified at the time of award.

NOTE: Remember that the information within the Appendix will not be officially evaluated by the merit review panel (except to determine that each applicant has submitted a certification letter regarding minimum requirements under Appendix A; ref: Section 3.02 of the FOA).

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