**STOP**
Before proceeding to the
solicitation read the important Administrative and Technical Screening
Information items below and also check the SBIR/STTR
Frequency Asked Questions web page.
SBIR/STTR
FY-05 Program Solicitation (NSF-04-604)
The following items will be used to "Administratively
and Technically" screen all proposals. Failure to follow
the instructions, will render a proposal as "inappropriate".
All proposals considered "inappropriate" will be returned without
review!
Administrative Items:
- A proposal submitted after 5:00 p.m. (proposer's local time)
on the deadline date. *Note the "Proposer" is
the company and the time zone associated with the company's address
will be used to determine if a proposal is late.*
- A Project Summary without all required information (reference
section A.9.2).
- A Project Description that exceeds 15 pages and does not have
all parts (reference section A.9.3).
- A proposal missing consultant letters (if applicable) (reference
section A.9.3 Part 6).
- A proposal submitted with a budget exceeding $100,000 (reference
section A.9.6).
- A proposal submitted without a subaward budget (reference section
A.9.3 Part 6).
- A proposal missing letter(s) of Technology Support (reference
section A.9.9.1).
- A Company Commercialization History if the company has certified
that it has received previous SBIR/STTR Phase II awards -- ALL
QUESTIONS MUST BE ANSWERED --(reference Certification
Question on the cover sheet).
- A proposal that has documents in the "Additional"
Single Copy Documents" module in FastLane (vs. Single Copy
Documents).
Technical Items:
- A proposal must have sufficient technical substance to enable
review.
- A proposal must fall within the scope of the topic/subtopic
as delineated in the topic/subtopic description.
- A proposal must have research proposed in science, engineering,
and/or education.
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