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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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