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Business BriefingDCIST CRA
W911NF-17-S-0004
UNCLASSIFIED
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