SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Request for Information for Feasability of Conduct of Competitive Grant Program
- Notice Date
- 10/29/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Acquisition and Grants Office, SSMC4 - Room 7601/OFA61 1305 East West Highway, 7th Floor, Silver Spring, MD, 20910
- ZIP Code
- 20910
- Solicitation Number
- Grants0001
- Archive Date
- 12/5/2002
- Point of Contact
- Diane Husereau, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-713-0839 x102, Fax (301) 713-0809,
- E-Mail Address
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diane.c.husereau@noaa.gov
- Description
- The NOAA is interested in obtaining information from organizations that are currently conducting financial assistance program for a competitive grant selection process. (NOTE: THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL). Of specific interest is organizations that are currently coordinating, announcing, receiving, disseminating, evaluating, and the tabulation of scores for those applications. There are various types of competition; such as: GROUP COMPETITION, that in which all applications are grouped together to compete with one another and are ranked in order of the independent reviewers' scores. INDIVIDUAL COMPETITION, is a review where each single application is judged individually to determine its qualifications based on published criteria (e.g., the notice may stipulate that the first complete applications received that meet the minimum published requirements will be approved until the available funds are exhausted). The minimum requirements for each selection category are listed below. [Note: The Program Office may also implement additional tiers of internal reviews between the independent or technical review and the final selection stage as long as the additional internal reviews are described in the Federal Register notice and any other alternative publications along with the evaluation and selection criteria.] Group Competition. Based solely on independent reviewers' evaluation and scoring of each complete application which was received in accordance with the requirements of the notice, the Program Office must prepare a rank ordering of the applications. The selecting official must use the evaluation and other selection criteria published in the solicitation as the standard by which applications will be measured when making recommendations to determine successful applicants. The selecting official must prepare a package that demonstrates that the process is in compliance with the procedures published in the Federal Register or in the program regulations and summarizing the results of the competitive review that consists of the following documentation: a. Copy of authorizing legislation and appropriations act (only relevant pages); b. Copy of the Federal Register notice which solicited applications; c. Citation for and copy of evaluation criteria used, if not included in Federal Register notice; d. Copy of any review instructions and checklists and/or other review documents provided to the independent reviewers; e. List of reviewers (may be coded to protect the privacy of the reviewers); f. List of all applications/proposals received; g. List of all applications/proposals rejected and the reason(s) for rejection; h. List by rank order of the results of the merit review of applications/proposals by the independent reviewers, to include reviewers' scores and the average score of each application; i. List of applications/proposals selected and recommended for funding by the selecting official and the reason as allowed by the published criteria for selection, including justification for funding application if out of rank order; j. A copy of Federal Assistance Law Division comments, if any, and the Program Officer's response; and k. Identification of the selecting official. Individual Qualification. Based on the reviewer evaluations of each complete application which was received in accordance with the requirements of the notice, the Program Office must adequately document the selection process. The selecting official will use the reviewer/panel evaluations and other selection criteria published in the solicitation in making recommendations to determine the successful applicants. The selecting official must prepare a package that demonstrates that the process is in compliance with the procedures published in the Federal Register or in the program regulations and summarizing the results of the review that consists of the following documentation: a. Copy of authorizing legislation and appropriations act (only relevant pages); b. Copy of the Federal Register notice which solicited applications; c. Copy of any review instructions and checklists and/or other review documents provided to the reviewers; d. List of reviewers (may be coded to protect the privacy of the reviewers); e. Evaluation of the application and accompanying proposal and basis for selection; f. A copy of Federal Assistance Law Division comments, if any, and the Program Officer's response; and g. Identification of the selecting official. Review Process for Applications for Competitive Awards. 1. Federal Register Notice. Applications must be solicited via notice in the Federal Register in accordance with the Guidelines at Chapter 19, "Guidelines for the Preparation of Federal Register Notices Announcing the Availability of Financial Assistance Funds - Requests for Applications," of this Manual. 2. Program Office Review. Upon receipt of applications, Program Office staff will review applications for completeness and to ensure that all requirements of the Federal Register notice and the authorizing statute have been met. The Program Office will arrange for all complete applications to be reviewed by a group of three or more reviewers in accordance with Section B. of this chapter. In coordination with the Grants Office, the Program Office may conduct negotiations with applicants deemed meritorious by the review panel and determined by the Program Office to stand a reasonable chance of being funded. Interested parties should provide the following information: A. Contractor Name and Point of Contact B. At least three references where you have provided similar services. References should include: Agency Point of Contact name and telephone number (both contractual and technical); contract numbers, dollar value of contract, period of performance, type of contract, and a brief description of the services provided. C. Please provide relevant information that NOAA should consider prior to soliciting proposals for these services. D. Include any agency specific methods such as their operating procedures, application instructions and program guideline. E. Please indicate whether this is a function performed directly under your agency or contracted personnel. F. Any other information you deem relevant. Responses to this Request for Information should be submitted to LaJuan.Bright@noaa.gov. The subject of the e-mail should state: Request for Information. Responses are desired by no later than November 20, 2002.
- Record
- SN00195500-W 20021031/021029213209 (fbodaily.com)
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