U.S. Department of
Transportation
Office of the Secretary
of Transportation
Small Business Innovation Research
2001 Program Solicitation
DTRS57-01-R-SBIR
VI. Submission of Proposals
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Submittal Instructions
For hard copy submissions:
An original and four copies of each proposal submitted under the DOT SBIR Program shall be sent to:
Joseph Henebury
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, 2001 to qualify for consideration under the current DOT SBIR Program. Proposals delivered or received via e-mail later than May 1, 2001, 5:00 p.m. will not be accepted.
Proposals delivered to the DOT SBIR Program Office by any means other than the U.S. Postal Service, must be received at the above address on or before May 1, 2001, 5:00 p.m.
Electronic Submission Requirements:
- Each proposal shall 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 shall be sent by any other means
- Proposals must be sent via email to: joseph.henebury@dot.gov
- Proposals must be received by 5:00 p.m. on May 1, 2001
- You must submit a completed and signed hardcopy of Appendices A, B, and C postmarked no later than May 1st to: Joseph Henebury, 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
- The proposal file name shall contain eight (8) characters the first three shall be the topic # you are proposing to, ie... FH3, and the remaining five characters shall 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 website: www.volpe.dot.gov/sbir by April 15, 2001
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 shall be sent in one package together with the acknowledgement of receipt which appears on the back cover of this document.
Confirmation. The DOT SBIR Program Office will assign an identification number to each proposal received at the above address by May 11, 2001 or postmarked no later than May 11, 2001. This number will appear on the proposal acknowledgement 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 11, 2001.
