Appendix A - Solutions Summary Template.docx

APPENDIX A

ARPA-H-SOL-24-104

Amendment 01

APPENDIX A: SOLUTION SUMMARY TEMPLATE

SOLUTION SUMMARY COVER LETTER

<PRIME ORGANIZATION LOGO (OPTIONAL)>

Innovative Solutions Opening

Solution Summary Title

Submitter Organization

Mailing Address:

Telephone:

Email:

Mailing Address:

Telephone:

Email:

Place(s) of Performance

Organization:

Organization Type:

NOTE: All submissions must be submitted in English with font type NO smaller than 12-point sans serif font with a readability similar to that of Calibri, Arial, or Avenir Next Pro Light. Smaller sans serif fonts may be used for figures, tables, and charts. Delete all formatting and content instructions prior to submission. Content recommendations are displayed in blue font and should be deleted prior to solution summary submission. Solution summaries have a limit of six pages. Citations do not count towards the six-page limit.

CONCEPT SUMMARY

Describe the solution summary concept with minimal jargon and explain how it addresses the HSF interest areas of the ISO.

INNOVATION AND IMPACT

Clearly identify the outcome(s) sought and/or the problem(s) to be solved with the proposed technology concept. Describe how the proposed effort represents an innovative and potentially revolutionary solution to the HSF interest areas. Explain the concept’s potential to be disruptive compared to existing or emerging technologies and how the proposed approach will go far beyond current existing capabilities. To the extent possible, provide quantitative metrics in a table that compares the proposed technology concept to current and emerging technologies which may include:

· A progression of increasingly complex technical challenges.

· State of the art / emerging technology “baseline.”

· Aggressive metrics in for each year of the proposed project.

· Summary of specific outcomes from the proposed research.

PROPOSED WORK

Describe the final deliverable(s) for the project, key interim milestones, and the overall technical approach used to achieve project objectives. Discuss alternative approaches considered, if any, and why the proposed approach is most appropriate for the project objectives. Describe the background, theory, simulation, modeling, experimental data, or other sound engineering and scientific practices or principles that support the proposed approach. Provide specific examples of supporting data and/or appropriate citations to the scientific and technical literature. Identify adoption challenges to be overcome for the proposed technology to be successful. Describe why the proposed effort is a significant technical challenge and the key technical risks. At a minimum, the solution summary should address:

· Does the approach require one or more entirely new technical developments to succeed?

· How will technical risk be mitigated?

· What use cases, capabilities, or demonstrations will be featured?

TEAM ORGANIZATION AND CAPABILITIES

Indicate the roles and responsibilities of the organizations and key personnel that comprise the Project Team. Provide the name, position, and institution of each key team member and describe in 1-2 sentences the skills and experience they bring to the team.

BASIS OF ESTIMATE (BOE)

Please include a BOE of timeline and federal funds requested, as well as the total project cost including cost sharing, if applicable. The BOE should also include a breakdown of the work by direct labor (fully burden), labor hours, subcontracts, materials, equipment, other direct costs (e.g., travel), profit, cost sharing, and any other relevant costs. The below table may be used for this breakdown:

Direct Labor (Fully burden)

Labor hours

Subawardees

Materials

Equipment

Travel

Other Direct Costs

Profit

Total

Cost Sharing (if applicable/appropriate)