CONTACTS
0201 - National Science Foundation
020101 - Mr. Joe Hennessey; 703 306 1330 Ext 5283
020102 - FastLane SBIR Registrtion
020103 - ENG/DMII
SUBJECTS
Submission of Proposal
Comments on Proposal Process
0704 -
0704 - ..
0705 - Summary/Objective
0706 -
070601 - Follow up ref SDS 26 0000, ref SDS 24 0000.
070602 -
070603 - Completed preparing proposal forms downloaded from the NSF website on
070604 - 990615. ref SDS 26 0001
070605 -
070606 - http://www.nsf.gov/
070608 - ..
070609 - See below for details, ref SDS 0 0899, and for comments on NSF
070610 - proposal process. ref SDS 0 2714
070612 - ..
070613 - Submitted printed proposal via ref DIT 1 0977 linked to this record
070614 - and listing NSF forms submitted by Federal Express, to Joe, which were
070615 - prepared as shown in the record on 990615. ref SDS 26 0001
070616 -
070617 - [On 990621 Joe reported not having received proposal. Fed Ex
070618 - reports package was delivered to NSF on 990617 0928 and signed
070619 - for receipt by J. Cambell. ref SDS 28 0001]
070621 - ..
070622 - [On 990621 Roy Roebuck commented. ref SDS 27 0001]
070624 - ..
070625 - [On 990622 Jason Yuen at SFIA commented. ref SDS 29 0001]
070627 - ..
070628 - [On 990628 received call on proposal. ref SDS 30 0001]
070630 - ..
070631 - [On 990629 proposal will be reviewed on merits. ref SDS 31 0987]
070633 - ..
070634 - [On 991213 NSF responded to proposal. ref SDS 32 5590]
070635 - ..
070636 - Submitted ref DIT 2 0001 listing proposed reviewers, suggested
070637 - by Joe and Cheryl on 990614. ref SDS 24 1156
070638 -
070639 - [On 990629 Sarah did not see the letter on reviewers, but
070640 - approves both Tom Landauer and Steve Pinker. ref SDS 31 5265]
070641 -
070642 - [On 991213 NSF did not use proposed reviewers, and those who
070643 - reviewed the proposal did not experience Communication Metrics on
070644 - the Internet to learn the system is not just theory. ref SDS 32
070645 - 5320]
070647 - ..
070648 - Federal Express USA Airbill #809231936065 0200
070649 -
070650 - To: Joe Hennesy 703 306 1330 Ext. 5283
070651 - National Science Foundation
070652 - 4201 Wilson Blvd; Room P60
070653 - Arlongton, VA 22230
070655 - ..
070656 - Service: Priority Overnight
070657 -
070659 - ..
0707 -
0708 -
0709 - Progress
071001 - ..
071002 - Extra Cover Page
071003 -
071004 - We seem to have received a form from Joe on 990614, that is not
071005 - identified in the NSF instructions.
071006 -
071007 - Section 3.3 calls for submission of a Cover Page and a Certification
071008 - page. ref OF 6 0303
071010 - ..
071011 - Joe included in his fax a document with a title...
071012 -
071013 - SBIR PHASE I - PROPOSAL COVER PAGE
071015 - ..
071016 - Joe marked this document for me to fill in some boxes, which includes
071017 - my name, education and phone number, as shown in the record on 990414.
071018 - ref SDS 24 4662
071020 - ..
071021 - This is in addition to the document with the title:
071022 -
071023 -
071024 - COVER SHEET FOR PROPOSAL TO THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
071025 -
071027 - ..
071028 - This document has the proposal number 9961176 entered, and it says it
071029 - is page 1 of 2.
071031 - ..
071032 - I understood that the certificate is the back page, i.e., page 2 of 2
071033 - for this cover sheet.
071034 -
071036 - ..
071037 - Prepared All Documents Online
071038 -
071039 - Pursuant to Joe's instructions on 990614, ref SDS 24 5673, since we
071040 - are submitting a proposal on using the Internet, on 990615 we used NSF
071041 - forms downloaded from the web site to prepare the proposal in printed
071042 - media with 9 copies. ref SDS 26 0001
071044 - ..
071045 - The transmittal letter to NSF explains, ref DIT 1 5200, the Technical
071046 - proposal can be viewed online, as recommended by Joe yesterday,
071047 - ref SDS 25 1044, using a link to the table of contents on the web,
071048 - ref OF 14 0001, the Certification, ref OF 9 0985, and the Project
071049 - Summary, ref OF 10 0001, per Cheryl's instruction on 990614.
071050 - ref SDS 24 8894
071051 -
071052 -
071053 - http://www.welchco.com/04/00069/00/PC/003501.HTM
071054 -
071056 - ..
071057 - [On 991213 NSF review did not experience Communication Metrics on
071058 - the Internet. ref SDS 32 1764]
071060 - ..
071061 - The proposal can be opened from the table of contents. ref OF 13 4144
071063 - ..
071064 - Objectives were set on 990225. ref SDS 9 0788
071066 - ..
071067 - Had a problem finding NSF proposal forms on their web site, but was
071068 - able to use instructions provided by Rick Shindell, as reported
071069 - yesterday on 990615. ref SDS 26 2096
071071 - ..
071072 - The Cover Page was was not available online, so information was
071073 - entered in the few boxes indicated by Joe's handwritten check marks.
071074 - ref SDS 26 1024
071075 - ..
071076 - Went to Kinkos and had 9 copies printed.
071078 - ..
071079 - Submitted 9 copies of technical proposal, per Joe's instructions
071080 - on 990615, ref SDS 25 0899, and record on 990609. ref SDS 21 1078
071081 -
071082 -
071084 - ..
071085 - Key Words, Commercial Applications
071086 -
071087 - NSF instructions 3.2 calling for this information could not be
071088 - accomplished for the reasons explained on 990615. ref SDS 26 1289
071089 -
071090 - This information is provided at ref SDS 26 4690
071092 - ..
071093 - The link to this record in ref DIT 1 0977 alerts NSF to this
071094 - information.
071095 -
071096 - [On 990629 sent letter to NSF linked to keywords. ref SDS 31 7334]
071097 -
071099 - ..
071100 - Feedback to NSF on Proposal Process
071101 -
071102 - Comments on NSF proposal policy and procedures...
071103 -
071104 - Overall experience can be seen from the record on 990615. ref SDS 26
071105 -
071106 - 1. Attachment forms were not available from designated NSF web
071107 - site, as shown on 990407. ref SDS 11 3055
071109 - ..
071110 - On 990615 we used forms from a site designated by Rick
071111 - Shindell. ref SDS 26 2096
071113 - ..
071114 - 2. Instructions to use FastLane and to submit printed materials
071115 - was confusing on 990609. ref SDS 21 0667
071117 - ..
071118 - 3. Sole reliance on PDF files for online preparation of proposals
071119 - conflicts with objective to increase productivity, as reviewed
071120 - on 990614. ref SDS 24 0561
071122 - ..
071123 - Conflicts with Welch proposal to gain approval to improve use
071124 - of electronic media. ref OF 14
071126 - ..
071127 - 4. Internet Explorer would not print the Certificate; Netscape
071128 - printed it okay. ref SDS 26 3024
071130 - ..
071131 - 5. Internet Explorer would not print Principal Investigator page;
071132 - Netscape printed it. ref SDS 26 1556
071134 - ..
071135 - 6. Netscape would not display nor print the Summary Budget
071136 - correctly; Internet Explorer was successful. ref SDS 26 0866
071137 - ..
071138 - 7. Project Summary instructions call for submission of key
071139 - words, but there is no evident form or procedure for submitting
071140 - this information, as shown on 990615. ref SDS 26 1289
071142 - ..
071143 - Separate notice of keywords is made above. ref SDS 0 9044
071145 - ..
071146 - 8. Adjustments to HTML were needed for budget. ref SDS 26 4620
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