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A -- REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS SOL 97-01 DUE 031997 POC Customer Representative Phone 1-800-ATP-FUND FAX (301)926-9524 or (301)590-3053 E-MAIL: Advanced Technology Program,. Department of Commerce Technology Administration, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Advanced Technology Program, Administration Building (Bldg. 101), Rm. A407 Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Date: December 5, 1996. REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS AND NOTICE OF PUBLIC MEETINGS: The NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP) is soliciting proposals under the ATP General Competition 97-01 and announces public meetings (Proposers' Conferences) for all interested parties. This General Competition is open to all areas of technology. This notice provides general information for this ATP competition planned for fiscal year 1997. An estimated $20 million to $25 million in first-year funding is available under this General Competition 97-01. The ATP reserves the right to utilize for this competition more or less funding than the amount stated above. The actual number of proposals funded will depend on the quality of the proposals received and the amount of funding requested in the highest ranked proposals. Outyear funding is contingent on the approval of future Congressional appropriations and satisfactory project performance. The ATP operates under program procedures published at Part 295, Title 15, of the Code of Federal Regulations. The ATP Proposal Preparation Kit dated November 1996 containing proposal cover sheets, other required forms, background material, and instructions for submission of proposals may be obtained by phone (1-800-ATP-FUND), fax (301-926-9524 or 301-590-3053), e-mail (atp@nist.gov), or written request at the address shown below. Note that the ATP is mailing the new November 1996 version of the ATP Proposal Preparation Kit to all those individuals whose names are currently on the ATP mailing list. Those individuals need not contact the ATP to request the Kit. Only FULL proposals are being solicited under this General Competition 97-01. Abbreviated/pre-proposals WILL NOT be accepted. Proposals submitted by facsimile or electronic mail WILL NOT be accepted. If a proposer's proposal is judged to be of high enough quality to be invited in for an oral review, ATP reserves the right to submit a list of questions to the proposer that must be addressed at the oral review. The due date for submission of full proposals is 3 p.m. Eastern time on Wednesday, March 19, 1997. Should the NIST facility be closed on the specified due date, ATP proposals will be due at 3 p.m. Eastern time on the next business day that the NIST facility is open. Proposals received after this deadline will not be considered. Send proposals to: Advanced Technology Program, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building (Bldg. 101), Rm. A407, Quince Orchard & Clopper Roads, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001. Mark envelope General Competition 97-01. Public meetings (Proposers' Conferences) for potential proposers and other interested parties under this General Competition 97-01 will be held on the following four dates and seven locations: 1) Monday, January 6, 1997, Boston Park Plaza Hotel, 64 Arlington Street, Boston, MA., and San Francisco Airport Hilton, San Francisco International Airport, San Francisco, CA.; 2) Wednesday, January 8. 1997, Quality Hotel, 3600 North Second Avenue, Phoenix, AZ., and Holiday Inn, O'Hare International Airport, 5440 North River Road, Rosemont, IL.; 3) Friday, January 10, 1997, Embassy Suites Hotel, Kansas City International Airport, 7640 NW Tiffany Springs Parkway, Kansas City, MO., and Holiday Inn, Atlanta Airport North, 1380 Virginia Avenue, Atlanta, GA.; and 4) Monday, January 13, 1997, at NIST, Administration Building (Bldg.101), Green Auditorium, Quince Orchard & Clopper Roads, Gaithersburg, MD. The conference at each location will begin at 9:30 a.m. local time and end at approximately 2 p.m. and will provide general information regarding the ATP, hints on preparing good proposals, and answer questions. Attendance at these public meetings is not required of proposers. No registration fee will be charged. The format and content of each of the public meetings will be the same. Multiple locations for the public meetings are being offered for the convenience of the public. To register for a public meeting or for further information, contact ATP, by phone: 1-800-ATP-FUND; fax: 301-926-9524 or 301-590-3053; or e-mail: atp@nist.gov. (0340)

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