oppFOA-RVKV-2017-0001-cfda12.800-instructions.docx

1) PROPOSAL/APPLICATION AND SUBMISSION INFORMATION

In addition to the electronic copy submitted via www.grants.gov, submit two (2) copies (original and one copy) of your proposal to this office listed in Section 9 below. Applicants will be notified whether their proposal is recommended for an agreement, by letter or e-mail on or about 65 business days after proposal submission. The notification is not an issuance of an agreement. Proposals shall contain the following:

a) Agreement/Management Volume

i) This volume shall include a discussion of the nature and topic of the work to be completed for T2 or STEM and the overall approach to support AFRL-NM. Information on prior work in this area, descriptions of available equipment, data and facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in this effort should be included in the proposal as an attachment. A Statement of Work (SOW), detailing the tasks to be accomplished under the proposed effort, suitable for agreement incorporation, not to exceed (NTE) 10 pages, single-sided, shall be included in the proposal as an attachment. Do not include any proprietary information in the SOW.

ii) If Government Furnished Property (GFP) is requested you are required to submit the following information in your proposal: A listing, with the descriptive noun, approximate value (if known) and item serial/identification number(s) of all Government property that the applicant or its subcontractors propose to use, as an attachment to the proposal. In addition if the Government property is accountable to another contract/award please identify the appropriate award.

iii) Page Limitation: The Agreement/Management Volume shall be limited to 20 pages single spaced, single sided, 8.5 by 11-inch pages. Select an easy to read font no smaller than 12 pitch fixed or proportional font size 10 or larger. Smaller type font may be used in figures and tables as long as it is clearly legible. The page limitation includes the text and all other information necessary to convey the nature and topic of the work to be completed, i.e., indices, photographs, pictures, foldouts (counted as 2 pages), figures and tables. The Government will not consider pages in excess of this limitation. Blank pages, title pages, tables of content, cover sheets, attachments (as specified in paragraphs “i” and “ii” above) and Representations and Certifications are NOT included in the page count for this volume. Please note: The Government will check the proposal for conformance to these requirements. Any pages in excess of the stated page limitation after the format check will not be considered.

b) Budget/Business Volume The Budget/Business Volume shall be in accordance with the Budget Proposal Instructions (Attachment A) and is limited to 75 pages, single spaced, single sided, 8.5 by 11-inch pages. Select an easy to read font no smaller than 12 pitch or proportional font size of 10 or larger. Smaller type font may be used in figures and tables as long as it is clearly legible. The page limitation includes the text and all other information necessary to convey the business aspects for the proposed agreement and any information not technically related (i.e. quotes for material, supplies, sub-recipients, payroll data and rate information). Blank pages, table of contents, cover sheets, and attachments are included in the page count. In addition, identify and explain any technical data that will be delivered to the Government with less than unlimited rights. Please provide a Federal Rate Agreement if one is available.

c) Any questions concerning the Agreement/Management Volume or SOW preparation shall be referred to the APOC listed in announcement overview. Any questions concerning the Budget/Business Volume shall be referred to the Business/Agreement POC listed in the announcement overview.