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The following items will be used to "Administratively Screen" all SBIR proposals. If you fail to adhere to any of the rules listed below, your proposal will be rendered "ineligible" and will be returned without further consideration!

1. The font size for Phase I and Phase II proposals MUST be at least 10-point or larger and at least 12 characters per 2.5. cm and no more than 15 characters per 2.5 cm. Margins should not be less than 1.0 inches (2.5 cm).

2. The Phase I proposal MUST NOT exceed 25, consecutive pages, and the Phase II proposal MUST NOT exceed 35. The only pages excluded from the page count are the following:
   • NSF Form 1225 NSF Form 1225 (for Phase I and II)

   • Certification Page (for Phase I and II)

   • Reverse side of the Budget Page (for Phase I and II)

   • Information on Prior Phase II Awards (For Phase I - (see Chapter 3, Section 5, Part 12)

   • Part 13 Milestone Chart (Phase II Proposals only)

   • Part 14 Commercialization Plan and Follow-On Funding Commitment(s) (Phase II Proposals only)

   • Part 15 Company Commercialization History - (see Chapter 3, Section 5, Part 12)

3. A signed Certification Page (which is the reverse side of the Cover Page) MUST be included in the Phase I and Phase II proposal package.

4. A statement from consultants MUST be included in the proposal package specifying tasks to be performed and daily rate not to exceed $453 per day.

5. Subcontractor budgets MUST be included in the proposal package (Attachment D).

6. The proposal must arrive at NSF's Proposal Processing Unit (PPU) by 5:00 p.m. (East Coast Time):
   SBIR/STTR Phase I - June 9, 1999

   SBIR/STTR Phase II - July 15, 1999* or January 12, 2000

   * Only SBIR/STTR Phase I proposals with project completion dates of June 30, 1999 or before.