Technical Proposal Template, Schemes and Mind Maps of Innovation

Download Technical Proposal Template and more Schemes and Mind Maps Innovation in PDF only on Docsity! STTR Phase I <<Proposal #>> <<Date>> << Proposal Title>> <<Firm>> Page 1 Technical Proposal Template This part of the submission should not contain any budget data and must consist of all 10 parts listed below in the given order. All 10 parts of the technical proposal must be numbered and titled. A completed proposal package omitting any part will be considered nonresponsive to this solicitation and declined without further consideration. Parts that are not applicable must be included and marked “Not applicable”. The completed proposal package shall provide all information needed for a complete evaluation. Evaluators will not seek additional information. Any pertinent references or publications should be noted in Part 5 of the technical proposal. The required table of contents is provided below Page Limitations and Margins: Note: Technical proposal uploads with any page(s) going over the required page limit will not be accepted. A Phase I technical proposal shall not exceed a total of 19 standard 8.5- by 11-inch (21.6- by 27.9-cm) pages which will include all 10 parts of the technical proposal including all graphics and table of contents. Margins must be 1.0 inch (2.5 cm). Offerors must ensure that the margins comply before uploading the Phase I technical proposal. The additional EHB forms required for completed proposal package submission will not count against the 19-page limit. Type Size: No type size smaller than 10 points shall be used for text or tables, except as legends on reduced drawings. Completed proposal packages prepared with smaller font sizes will be declined during the administrative review and will not be considered. Header/Footer Requirements: Headers must include firm name, proposal number, and project title. Footers must include the page number and proprietary markings if applicable. Margins can be used for header/footer information. Part 1: Table of Contents (Suggested page limit – 0.5 page and counts towards the 19-page limit) The technical proposal must begin with a brief table of contents indicating the page numbers of each of the parts of the completed proposal package (see below for an example). Part 1: Table of Contents .............................................................................................................................. 1 Part 2: Identification and Significance of the Innovation ............................................................................. 2 Part 3: Technical Objectives .......................................................................................................................... 2 Part 4: Work Plan .......................................................................................................................................... 2 Part 5: Related R/R&D................................................................................................................................... 2 Part 6: Key Personnel and Bibliography of Directly Related Work ............................................................... 3 Part 7: The Market Opportunity ................................................................................................................... 3 Part 8: Facilities/Equipment .......................................................................................................................... 4 Part 9: Subcontractors and Consultants ....................................................................................................... 4 Part 10: Related, Essentially Equivalent, and Duplicate Proposals and Awards ........................................... 5 STTR Phase I <<Proposal #>> <<Date>> << Proposal Title>> <<Firm>> Page 2 Part 2: Identification and Significance of the Proposed Innovation (Suggested page limit – 5 pages) Succinctly describe: • The proposed innovation. • The relevance and significance of the proposed innovation to an interest, need, or needs, within a subtopic described in section 9. • The proposed innovation relative to the current state of the art. Part 3: Technical Objectives (Suggested page limit – 1 page) State the specific objectives of the Phase I R/R&D effort as it relates to the problem statement(s) posed in the subtopic description and the types of innovations being requested. Indicate the proposed deliverables at the end of the Phase I effort and how these align with the proposed subtopic deliverables described within a subtopic found in section 9. Note: All Offerors submitting completed proposal packages who are planning to use NASA TAV including Intellectual Property (IP) must describe their planned developments with the IP. The NASA Evaluation License Application should be added as an attachment in the Proposal Certifications form (see section 1.6). Part 4: Work Plan (Suggested page limit – 5 pages) Include a detailed description of the Phase I R/R&D plan to meet the technical objectives. The plan shall indicate what will be done, where it will be done, and how the R/R&D will be carried out. Discuss in detail the methods planned to achieve each task or objective. The plan shall also include task descriptions, schedules, resource allocations, estimated task hours for each key personnel, and planned accomplishments (including project milestones). Offerors shall ensure that the estimated task hours provided in the work plan for key personnel are consistent with the hours reported in the Proposal Budget form. If the Offeror is a joint venture or limited partnership, a statement of how the workload will be distributed, managed, and charged must be included here. Part 5: Related R/R&D (Suggested page limit – 1 page) Describe significant current and/or previous R/R&D that is directly related to the technical proposal including any conducted by the PI or by the Offeror. Describe how it relates to the proposed effort and any planned coordination with outside sources. The Offeror must persuade reviewers of his or her awareness of key recent R/R&D conducted by others in the specific subject area.