US DOT SBIR 2000 Program Solicitation
Section V | Program Contents | Section VII
VI. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS
A. Submittal Instructions
For hard copy submissions:
An original and four copies of each proposal submitted under the US DOT SBIR Program should be sent to:
Joseph Henebury
US DOT SBIR Program Director, DTS-22
U.S. Department of Transportation
Research and Special Programs Administration
John A. Volpe National
Transportation Systems Center
55 Broadway
Cambridge, MA 02142-1093
Phone: 617/494-2051
Proposals must be postmarked NO LATER than May 1, 2000 to qualify for acceptance and consideration under the current US DOT SBIR Program. Proposals postmarked or received via e-mail later than May 1, 2000 will not be accepted.
Proposals delivered to the US DOT SBIR Program Office by any means other than the U.S. Postal Service, must be received at the above address no later than May 1, 2000, 5:00 P.M.
For electronic submissions:
- Each proposal should not exceed 25 pages
- All proposals must be in all text, ie... no graphics, tables, etc.
- All proposals must be a PDF file attached to e-mail
- No duplicate proposals should be sent by any other means
- Proposals must be sent via e-mail to:
henebury@volpe.dot.gov
- Proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 1, 2000
- You must submit a completed and signed hardcopy of Appendices A, B, and C postmarked no later than May 1st to: US DOT SBIR Program Director (See above address.)
- The proposal file name should contain eight (8) characters the first three should be the topic # you are proposing to, ie... FH3, and the remaining five characters should be a unique abbreviation of your company's name.
Your proposal will have the same protection/security as DOT e-mail. It will be available to only the team of DOT engineers and/or scientist who is responsible for evaluating your proposal.
If you intend to submit your proposal electronically, you must register at our web site: www.volpe.dot.gov/sbir/ by April 15, 2000.
B. Additional Information
Bindings. Please do not use special bindings or covers. Staple the pages in the upper left corner of the cover sheet of the proposal with a single staple.
Packaging. All copies of the proposal should be sent in one package together with the acknowledgement of receipt card which appears on the back cover of this document.
Confirmation. The US DOT SBIR Program Office will assign an identification number to each proposal received at the above address by May 10, 2000 or postmarked no later than May 10, 2000. This number will appear on the proposal acknowledgement form which will be sent to the proposer by return mail confirming receipt of the proposal.
Proposers who submitted their proposals electronically will receive their proposal number via e-mail no later than May 10, 2000.
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