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Business BriefingDCIST CRA

W911NF-17-S-0004

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Patricia FoxNiko GeorgakopoulosACC-APG RTP Division

1 March 2017

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• NOTHING said during the Opportunity Day

meetings changes the PA.

• Any conflict between what is said today and the

PA will be resolved in favor of the PA.

• Any changes to the PA will be issued as an

amendment to the PA posted in grants.gov.

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Reminder

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• Opportunity Day is being held to discuss the PA.

and to encourage dialogue, interchange and

teaming.

• Presentations and the answers to non-proprietary

questions posed at the Opportunity Day will be

posted on the DCIST Program website.

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Opportunity Day

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• ALL questions must be submitted to the website

by 1 April 2017 in order to ensure an answer is

provided prior to the due date for Whitepaper

submissions.

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Questions

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• As a result of this PA, ONE offeror will be selected

for award.

• The Cooperative Agreement will be awarded to a

Consortium of entities that may include

institutions of higher education, and industrial

and non-profit entities.

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Award Instrument

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• The Consortium must be led by an institution of higher

education charged with spearheading the focused basic

research program.

• This organization will be designated as the Lead Research

Organization (LRO).

• Each Research Area will be led by a Lead Research Area

Organization (LRAO), one of which could also be the LRO.

• Together the LRO and LRAOs make up the Consortium, who

are responsible for shaping and steering the CRA through

collaboration, with ARL.

• The Consortium may be augmented with Subawardees to meet

the research objectives of the CRA.

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Consortium Requirements

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• At time of proposal submission (not with the Whitepaper)

offerors MUST submit a proposed Articles of Collaboration

(AoC) that will govern various operational aspects of the

consortium.

• The AoC must be signed by each proposed member of the

Consortium.

• A model AoC will be provided to all offerors invited to submit a

proposal under this PA.

• Any changes from the model AoC MUST be acceptable to the

Government in order for the offeror to be considered for award

under this PA.

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Articles of Collaboration

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• The Award made as a result of this PA will provide

for a period of performance of five years, with an

optional five-year extension period.

• There is no limitation on the place of performance

for any organization participating under the CA.

Given the collaborative nature of the program,

significant staff rotations, of both short and long-

term durations amongst the Alliance are

expected, including a Consortium presence

located with ARL.

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Period and Place of Performance

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• In accordance with 32 Code Federal Regulations

(CFR) §22.205, profit/fee is not permitted under

the CA for the Recipient or any Subawardees.

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Profit/Fee

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• Process consists of a Whitepaper and Proposal

stage

• ONLY the most highly rated Whitepapers will

receive an Invitation to submit a Proposal

• Offerors who do NOT receive an Invitation,

CANNOT submit a Proposal

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Submission Process

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• Offerors invited to submit Proposals will receive

feedback on their Whitepaper

• Offerors NOT invited to submit Proposals will

NOT receive feedback on their Whitepaper

• Offerors who have NOT submitted a Whitepaper

CANNOT submit a Proposal

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Submission Process

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• Whitepapers can ONLY be submitted via email to

the email address listed in the PA

• Whitepapers submitted by any other means will

NOT be evaluated or considered for award

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Submission Process

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• Whitepapers and Proposals received under this

PA will be evaluated using merit based,

competitive procedures including:

• Evaluation Factors (Separate/different factors

for Whitepapers and Proposals)

• Adjectival and Color rating system

• Review Team of Scientists, managers and

business specialists to the decision maker for

the Government

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Evaluation Process

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• PART II.E.1 of the PA includes the identification

and description of the evaluation factors for both

the Whitepaper and Proposal submissions

• PART II.D.2 of the PA includes specific content

information for both the Whitepaper and Proposal

submissions

READ THIS INFORMATION CLOSELY!

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Evaluation Process

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• Project Summary/Abstract – 2 pages

• Research Program – 20 pages

• Collaboration, Program Management &

Technology Transition – 3 pages

• Biographical Sketches – 1 page/individual

• Cost Summary Tables – 2 cost estimate tables

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Whitepaper Content

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• Factors 1: Scientific Merit & Relevance

• Factors 2: Experience & Qualifications of

Technical Staff

• Factor 3: Collaboration and Program Management

Relative Importance of the Evaluation Factors: The

evaluation factors are listed in descending order of

importance with Factors 2 and 3 being

approximately equal.

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Whitepaper Evaluation Criteria

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• Factors 1: Scientific Merit & Relevance

• Factors 2: Experience & Qualifications of

Scientific Staff & Quality of Research Facilities

• Factor 3: Collaboration

• Factor 4: Program Management

• Factor 5: Cost

Relative Importance of the Evaluation Factors: The

evaluation factors are listed in descending order of

importance with Factor 5 not weighted.

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Proposal Evaluation Criteria

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EVENT DATE

Whitepapers due 28 April 2017, 4pm EDT

Whitepaper

Feedback Early June 2017

Full Proposals due 14 July 2017 *

Award September 2017

* A specific due date and time of submission, as well

as any additional instructions, will be provided with

the invitation to submit a Proposal.

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Key Dates