Protein Palace Attachment C Proposal Instructions and Volume I Template Technical and Management

DARPA-PA-27-02: Protein Palace
Proposal Instructions and Volume I Template
Use of this template is mandatory for all proposal submissions to this PA. Proposers must include Attachments B, C, D, E, F, G, H, and the oral presentation slides to constitute a full proposal submission. This document must include all components described herein and must be submitted in PDF or Microsoft Word formats. All submissions must be written in English, and all pages shall be formatted for printing on 8-1/2 by 11-inch paper with 1-inch margins and font size no smaller than 12 points. Font sizes of 8 or 10 points may be used for figures, tables, and charts. Proposers are encouraged to submit concise but descriptive proposals. Specific examples of problems, approaches, or goals are preferred to qualitative generalities. The Government will not consider pages in excess of the page count limitations, as described herein. Proposals with fewer than the maximum number of pages will not be penalized. Additional information not explicitly called for in the Technical and Management Volume must not be submitted with the proposal but may be included as links in the bibliography. Such materials will be considered for the reviewers’ convenience only and not evaluated as part of the proposal. Oral Presentations
Oral presentations will be held in-person and are tentatively scheduled during the dates and times listed in the Overview Information section of the PA. DARPA will notify proposers of their scheduled time via email. Slides cannot be modified between proposal due date and oral presentation. The government will not review or evaluate any information that is contained within the notes section of the PDF or PowerPoint slides. All pertinent information must be included in the main body of the presentation slides, and the content presented orally will be the basis for evaluation. The government intends to record the oral presentation for internal documentation purposes. The recordings will not be provided to proposers. The oral presentation shall not exceed 20 slides and and must be submitted in PDF or Microsoft PowerPoint format. Proposers will be allotted 30 minutes for presentations. Proposers must present their oral presentation slides in real time. The use of a pre-recorded version of their presentation, whether in audio or video form, is not allowed. The oral presentation content should follow similar information content as the written component. A presentation template is not provided, but a strong emphasis on the innovative claims, technical approach, and discussion of the technical risks and mitigation strategies is encouraged. A section on how the proposed solution will achieve the program metrics is required. All claims must be justified using quantitative analysis and supporting evidence derived from modeling, simulation, and/or prior experimental work.