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qualifications and expertise relevant to
the project, but should not attach
lengthy resumes. Applicants must also
attach a lesson plan in ITIP format, the
corresponding participant material and
the presentation slides from a
curriculum that they have developed as
a sample for consideration. These
attachments should not exceed 5MB.
The following forms must also be
included: OMB Standard Form 424,
Application for Federal Assistance;
OMB Standard Form 424A, Budget
information—Non-Construction
Programs; OMB Standard Form 424B,
Assurances—Non-Construction
Programs (these forms are available at
https://www.grants.gov) and DOJ/NIC
Certification Regarding Lobbying;
Debarment, Suspension and Other
Responsibility Matters; and the DrugFree Workplace Requirements (available
at https://nicic.gov/Downloads/General/
certif-frm.pdf.
Failure to supply all required forms
with the application package may result
in disqualification of the application
from consideration.
Note: NIC will NOT award a cooperative
agreement to an applicant who does not have
a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal
Number (DUNS) and is not registered in the
Central Contractor Registry (CCR).
A DUNS number can be received at no cost
by calling the dedicated toll-free DUNS
number request line at 1–800–333–0505 (if
you are a sole proprietor, you would dial 1–
866–705–5711 and select option 1).
Registration in the CRR can be done
online at the CCR Web site: https://
www.bpn.gov/ccr. A CCR Handbook and
worksheet can also be reviewed at the
Web site.
Review Considerations: Applications
received under this announcement will
be subject to the NIC Review Process.
Proposals which fail to provide
sufficient information to allow
evaluation under the criteria below may
be judged non-responsive and
disqualified.
The criteria for the evaluation of each
application will be as follows:
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Programmatic (40%)
Are all of the project tasks adequately
discussed? Is there a clear statement of
how each task will be accomplished, to
include the overall project goal(s), major
tasks to achieve the goal(s), the
strategies to be employed in completing
the tasks, required staffing, and other
required resources? Are there any
approaches, techniques, or design
aspects proposed that are new to NIC
and will enhance the project?
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Organizational (35%)
Do the proposed project staff members
possess the skills, knowledge, and
expertise necessary to complete the
tasks listed under the scope of work?
Does the applicant organization, group,
or individual have the organizational
capacity to complete all project tasks?
Does the proposal contain project
management and staffing plans that are
realistic and sufficient to complete the
project within the project time frame?
Project Management/Administration
(25%)
Does the applicant identify reasonable
objectives and/or milestones that reflect
the key tasks, and measures to track
progress? If consultants and/or
partnerships are proposed, is there a
reasonable justification for their
inclusion in the project, and a clear
structure to ensure effective
coordination? Is the proposed budget
realistic, does it provide a sufficient cost
detail/narrative, and does it represent
good value relative to the anticipated
results?
Specific Requirements: Documents or
other media that are produced under
this award must follow these guidelines:
Prior to the preparation of the final draft
of any document or other media, the
awardee must consult with NIC’s
Writer/Editor concerning the acceptable
formats for manuscript submissions and
the technical specifications for
electronic media. For all awards in
which a document will be a deliverable,
the awardee must follow the guidelines
listed herein, as well as follow the
Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting
Manuscripts for Publication as found in
the ‘‘General Guidelines for Cooperative
Agreements,’’ which can be found on
our Web site at www.nicic.gov/
cooperativeagreements.
All final documents and other
materials submitted under this project
must meet the federal government’s
requirement for Section 508
accessibility, including those provisions
outlined in 1194 Subpart B, Technical
Provisions, Subpart C, Functional
Performance Criteria; and Subpart D,
Documentation and Support, NIC’s
government product accessibility
template (see www.nicic.gov/section508)
outlines the agency’s minimum criteria
for meeting this requirement; a
completed form attesting to the
accessibility of project deliverables
should accompany all submissions.
Note Concerning Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance Number: The Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) should
be entered into box 10 of the SF 424. The
CFDA number for this solicitation is 16.601,
PO 00000
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Training and Staff Development. You are not
subject to Executive Order 12372 and should
check box b under section 16.
Robert M. Brown, Jr.,
Acting Director, National Institute of
Corrections.
[FR Doc. 2013–13945 Filed 6–11–13; 8:45 am]
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement—IBM Instructional Guide
and Assessment Tool Development
National Institute of
Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) is soliciting proposals
from organizations, groups, or
individuals to enter into a cooperative
agreement for a 12-month period to
begin no later than September 15, 2013.
Work under this cooperative agreement
will involve the development of an
instructional guide and assessment
tool(s) that will help jail practitioners
improve their assessment of inmate
needs and management of inmate
behavior. Needs are defined as the
physical or psychological requirement
for well-being. Inmates have a variety of
needs that should be identified and
managed during their stay in jail. This
project will be a collaborative venture
with the NIC Jails Division.
NIC Opportunity Number: 13JD04.
This number should appear in the
reference line in your cover letter, on
Standard Form 424 in section 11 with
the title of your proposal, and in the
right justified header of your proposal.
Number of Awards and Funds
Available: Under this solicitation, one
award will be made. The total amount
of funds available under this solicitation
is $30,000.00. Funds awarded under
this solicitation may only be used for
activities directly related to the project
as described herein unless otherwise
amended in writing by NIC.
Applications: All applicants must be
submitted electronically via https://
www.grants.gov. Hand delivered,
mailed, faxed, or emailed applications
will not be accepted.
DATES: Application must be submitted
before midnight on Wednesday, July 3,
2013.
Authority: Pub. L. 93–415.
Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible
applicant is any public or private
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agency, educational institution,
organization, individual or team with
expertise in the described areas.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) has identified six key
elements in the effective management of
inmate behavior in jails:
—Assessing the risks and needs of each
inmate at various points during his/
her detention
—Assigning inmates to appropriate
housing
—Meeting inmates’ basic needs
—Defining and conveying expectations
for inmate behavior
—Supervising inmates
—Keeping inmates productively
occupied
If a jail fully and properly implements
all six elements, it should experience a
significant reduction in the unwanted
and negative inmate behavior often
experienced in jails, such as vandalism,
violence, rule violations, and
disrespectful behavior toward staff and
other inmates.
The NIC Jails Division offers training
and technical assistance on inmate
behavior management but wishes to
develop additional tools that will help
jails implement the individual elements.
Scope of Work: The awardee will
produce an instructional guide and
assessment tool(s) that have received
initial editing from a professional editor.
NIC will be responsible for the final
editing process, but the awardee will
remain available during this time to
answer questions and to make revisions
to the materials.
The list below shows the major
activities required to complete the
project. Document development will
begin upon award of this agreement and
must be complete 12 months after the
award date. The schedule for
completion of activities should include,
at a minimum, the following activities.
The awardee will:
—Meet with the NIC project manager for
an overview of the project and initial
planning
—Review materials provided by NIC
—Review needs assessment tool(s) that
are currently available
—Complete the initial outline of a
guide, a draft of the tool(s) content,
and layout
—Meet with the NIC project manager to
review, discuss, and agree on the
content outline
—Pilot test the assessment tool(s) in at
least two selected jurisdictions
—Provide a report on the outcome of the
pilot tests and make adjustments as
necessary
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—Submit a draft of the assessment
tool(s) and instructional guide to NIC
for review
—Revise the items for NIC’s approval
—Submit the material to NIC in hard
copy and on disk in an agreed upon
format, e.g. Microsoft Word or Excel.
Throughout the project period, the
awardee should make provision for
meetings with NIC staff to be held in
Washington, DC, at critical planning
and review points in document
development. Meetings can be
accomplished using internet
conferencing such as WebEx.
Jail administrators and management
staff comprise the audience for these
materials. This guide is intended for use
by jails of all sizes. In developing the
assessment tool(s) and instructional
guide, the awardee must take into
account the diversity of jails in terms of
size and resources and the sometimes
severe resource limitations many jails
face.
Jail practitioners will use these tools
to assess inmate needs at the time of
entry to a facility and at various points
during incarceration. The tool(s) will
work in conjunction with the
assessment of risk tools. The products
will be companions to other materials
NIC is developing on inmate behavior
management.
Deliverables: Deliverables for this
project include completed assessment
tool(s) that have been professionally
edited and an instructional guide for the
tool(s) submitted in Word format.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All
technical or programmatic questions
concerning this announcement should
be directed to Fran Zandi, Correctional
Program Specialist, National Institute of
Corrections who may be reached by
email at fzandi@bop.gov. In addition to
the direct reply, all questions and
responses will be posted on NIC’s Web
site at www.nicic.gov for public review
(the names or affiliations of those
submitting questions will not be
posted). The Web site will be updated
regularly and postings will remain on
the Web site until the closing date of
this cooperative agreement solicitation.
Application Requirements:
Application Requirements: Applications
should be typed, double spaced, in 12point font, and reference the project by
the ‘‘NIC Opportunity Number’’
(13JD04) and title in this announcement,
‘‘IBM Instructional Guide and
Assessment Tool Development.’’ The
package must include: a cover letter that
identifies the audit agency responsible
for the applicant’s financial accounts as
well as the audit period or fiscal year
that the applicant operates under (e.g.,
PO 00000
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July 1 through June 30); a concisely
written program narrative, not to exceed
30 numbered pages, in response to the
statement of work, and a detailed budget
with a budget narrative explaining
projected costs. Applicants may submit
a description of the project teams’
qualifications and expertise relevant to
the project, but should not attach
lengthy resumes. Attachments to the
proposal describing your organization or
examples of other past work beyond
those specifically requested above are
discouraged. These attachments should
not exceed 5MB. The following forms
must also be included: OMB Standard
Form 424, Application for Federal
Assistance; OMB Standard Form 424A,
Budget information—Non-Construction
Programs; OMB Standard Form 424B,
Assurances—Non-Construction
Programs (these forms are available at
https://www.grants.gov) and DOJ/NIC
Certification Regarding Lobbying;
Debarment, Suspension and Other
Responsibility Matters; and the DrugFree Workplace Requirements (available
at https://nicic.gov/Downloads/General/
certif-frm.pdf.
Failure to supply all required forms
with the application package may result
in disqualification of the application
from consideration.
Note: NIC will NOT award a cooperative
agreement to an applicant who does not have
a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal
Number (DUNS) and is not registered in the
Central Contractor Registry (CCR). A DUNS
number can be received at no cost by calling
the dedicated toll-free DUNS number request
line at 1–800–333–0505 (if you are a sole
proprietor, you would dial 1–866–705–5711
and select option 1).
Registration in the CRR can be done
online at the CCR Web site: https://
www.bpn.gov/ccr. A CCR Handbook and
worksheet can also be reviewed at the
Web site.
Review Considerations: Applications
received under this announcement will
be subject to the NIC Review Process.
Proposals which fail to provide
sufficient information to allow
evaluation under the criteria below may
be judged non-responsive and
disqualified.
The criteria for the evaluation of each
application will be as follows:
Programmatic (40%)
Are all of the project tasks adequately
discussed? Is there a clear statement of
how each task will be accomplished to
include the overall project goal(s), major
tasks to achieve the goals(s), the
strategies to be employed in completing
the tasks, required staffing, and other
required resources? Are there any
approaches, techniques, or design
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aspects proposed that are new to NIC
and will enhance the project?
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Organizational (35%)
Do the proposed project staff members
possess the skills, knowledge, and
expertise necessary to complete the
tasks listed under the scope of work?
Does the applicant organization, group,
or individual have the organizational
capacity to achieve all project tasks?
Does the proposal contain project
management and staffing plans that are
realistic and sufficient to complete the
project within the project time frame?
Project Management/Administration
(25%)
Does the applicant identify reasonable
objectives, milestones, and measures to
track progress? If consultants and/or
partnerships are proposed, is there a
reasonable justification for their
inclusion in the project, and a clear
structure to ensure effective
coordination? Is the proposed budget
realistic, does it provide a sufficient cost
detail/narrative, and does it represent
good value relative to the anticipated
results?
Specific Requirements: Documents or
other media that are produced under
this award must follow these guidelines:
Prior to the preparation of the final draft
of any document or other media, the
awardee must consult with NIC’s
Writer/Editor concerning the acceptable
formats for manuscript submissions and
the technical specifications for
electronic media. For all awards in
which a document will be a deliverable,
the awardee must follow the guidelines
listed herein, as well as follow the
Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting
Manuscripts for Publication as found in
the ‘‘General Guidelines for Cooperative
Agreements,’’ which can be found on
our Web site at www.nicic.gov/
cooperativeagreements.
All final documents and other
materials submitted under this project
must meet the federal government’s
requirement for Section 508
accessibility, including those provisions
outlined in 1194 Subpart B, Technical
Provisions, Subpart C, Functional
Performance Criteria; and Subpart D,
Documentation and Support, NIC’s
government product accessibility
template (see www.nicic.gov/section508)
outlines the agency’s minimum criteria
for meeting this requirement; a
completed form attesting to the
accessibility of project deliverables
should accompany all submissions.
Note Concerning Catalog of Federal
Domestic Assistance Number: The Catalog of
Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) should
be entered into box 10 of the SF 424. The
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CFDA number for this solicitation is 16.603—
Technical Assistance/Clearinghouse. You are
subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372. The order allows states the option of
setting up a system for reviewing
applications from within their states for
assistance under certain Federal programs.
You must notify the Single State Point of
Contact in your state, if it exists, of this
application before NIC can make an award.
Applicants (other than Indian tribal
governments recognized by the Federal
government) should contact their State Single
Point of Contact (SPOC), a list of which can
be found at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/
grants_spoc. Check the appropriate box in
section 16 of the SF–424.
Robert M. Brown, Jr.,
Acting Director, National Institute of
Corrections.
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National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement—Gender-Informed
Research (Women): Enhanced
Approaches to Project Development
National Institute of
Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative
Agreement.
AGENCY:
SUMMARY: The National Institute of
Corrections (NIC) is seeking
applications from organizations, groups,
or individuals to enter into a
cooperative agreement with NIC for an
18-month period to begin no later than
September 15, 2013. Work under this
cooperative agreement will involve
convening a working group with the
purpose of identifying key areas of
gender-informed knowledge specific to
women that will both inform a future
research agenda and define a project
that would further incorporate these
keys areas into NIC initiatives and
provide further guidance for
policymakers and practitioners in their
management of this population. The
audience for this project is quite broad,
representing all aspects of corrections
(jails, prisons, and community
corrections), the research and academic
community, other Federal agencies,
state and local entities and other related
stakeholders that have an interest in this
population. The deliverables from this
solicitation will be based on research
and theory and are meant to provide a
medium to inform NIC initiatives as
well as more generally the corrections
field, with the goal of improved system
and individual outcomes. This project
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will be a collaborative venture with the
NIC Community Services Division.
NIC Opportunity Number: 13CS12
This number should appear in the
reference line in your cover letter, on
Standard Form 424 in section 11 with
the title of your proposal, and in the
right justified header of your proposal.
Number of Awards and Funds
Available: Under this solicitation, 1
(one) Award will be made. The total
amount of funds available under this
solicitation is $65,000.00.
Applications: All applicants must be
submitted electronically via https://
www.grants.gov. Hand delivered,
mailed, faxed, or emailed applications
will not be accepted.
DATES: Application must be submitted
before midnight on Tuesday, July 9,
2013.
Authority: Public Law 93–415.
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
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Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible
applicant is any public or private
agency, educational institution,
organization, individual or team with
expertise in the described areas.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: Historically, studies
focusing on the management of
correctional populations have drawn
their inferences from samples that have
been predominantly male, with
hypotheses developed from those same
bodies of research. Much of that
research applies to both justice-involved
women and men, and the incorporation
of that research in correctional policy
and practice has advanced the
profession and contributed to the
improved use of resources. However,
there has been emerging research
specific to justice-involved women and
the most significant innovation in
policy, practice, and gender-informed
programs for women has occurred
during the past 10 years or so.
In 2006, NIC convened a meeting of
researchers and practitioners focusing
on the evidence-based research that was
often perceived as being equally
applicable to both men and women and
gender-informed research, which has
been developed on samples composed
entirely of women. The purpose of that
event was to identify important key
findings regarding gender-responsive
strategies and evidence-based practices;
develop consensus on areas of
convergence across the bodies of
knowledge; explore those beliefs and
assumptions that were not yet fully
supported by large bodies of research
but could nonetheless guide future
research and policy with justiceinvolved women; identify key research
questions; and discuss the ways that
NIC could guide the field in its work
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DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
National Institute of Corrections
Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement--IBM Instructional Guide
and Assessment Tool Development
AGENCY: National Institute of Corrections, U.S. Department of Justice.
ACTION: Solicitation for a Cooperative Agreement.
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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) is soliciting
proposals from organizations, groups, or individuals to enter into a
cooperative agreement for a 12-month period to begin no later than
September 15, 2013. Work under this cooperative agreement will involve
the development of an instructional guide and assessment tool(s) that
will help jail practitioners improve their assessment of inmate needs
and management of inmate behavior. Needs are defined as the physical or
psychological requirement for well-being. Inmates have a variety of
needs that should be identified and managed during their stay in jail.
This project will be a collaborative venture with the NIC Jails
Division.
NIC Opportunity Number: 13JD04. This number should appear in the
reference line in your cover letter, on Standard Form 424 in section 11
with the title of your proposal, and in the right justified header of
your proposal.
Number of Awards and Funds Available: Under this solicitation, one
award will be made. The total amount of funds available under this
solicitation is $30,000.00. Funds awarded under this solicitation may
only be used for activities directly related to the project as
described herein unless otherwise amended in writing by NIC.
Applications: All applicants must be submitted electronically via
https://www.grants.gov. Hand delivered, mailed, faxed, or emailed
applications will not be accepted.
DATES: Application must be submitted before midnight on Wednesday, July
3, 2013.
Authority: Pub. L. 93-415.
Eligibility of Applicants: An eligible applicant is any public or
private
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agency, educational institution, organization, individual or team with
expertise in the described areas.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Background: The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) has
identified six key elements in the effective management of inmate
behavior in jails:
--Assessing the risks and needs of each inmate at various points during
his/her detention
--Assigning inmates to appropriate housing
--Meeting inmates' basic needs
--Defining and conveying expectations for inmate behavior
--Supervising inmates
--Keeping inmates productively occupied
If a jail fully and properly implements all six elements, it should
experience a significant reduction in the unwanted and negative inmate
behavior often experienced in jails, such as vandalism, violence, rule
violations, and disrespectful behavior toward staff and other inmates.
The NIC Jails Division offers training and technical assistance on
inmate behavior management but wishes to develop additional tools that
will help jails implement the individual elements.
Scope of Work: The awardee will produce an instructional guide and
assessment tool(s) that have received initial editing from a
professional editor. NIC will be responsible for the final editing
process, but the awardee will remain available during this time to
answer questions and to make revisions to the materials.
The list below shows the major activities required to complete the
project. Document development will begin upon award of this agreement
and must be complete 12 months after the award date. The schedule for
completion of activities should include, at a minimum, the following
activities. The awardee will:
--Meet with the NIC project manager for an overview of the project and
initial planning
--Review materials provided by NIC
--Review needs assessment tool(s) that are currently available
--Complete the initial outline of a guide, a draft of the tool(s)
content, and layout
--Meet with the NIC project manager to review, discuss, and agree on
the content outline
--Pilot test the assessment tool(s) in at least two selected
jurisdictions
--Provide a report on the outcome of the pilot tests and make
adjustments as necessary
--Submit a draft of the assessment tool(s) and instructional guide to
NIC for review
--Revise the items for NIC's approval
--Submit the material to NIC in hard copy and on disk in an agreed upon
format, e.g. Microsoft Word or Excel.
Throughout the project period, the awardee should make provision
for meetings with NIC staff to be held in Washington, DC, at critical
planning and review points in document development. Meetings can be
accomplished using internet conferencing such as WebEx.
Jail administrators and management staff comprise the audience for
these materials. This guide is intended for use by jails of all sizes.
In developing the assessment tool(s) and instructional guide, the
awardee must take into account the diversity of jails in terms of size
and resources and the sometimes severe resource limitations many jails
face.
Jail practitioners will use these tools to assess inmate needs at
the time of entry to a facility and at various points during
incarceration. The tool(s) will work in conjunction with the assessment
of risk tools. The products will be companions to other materials NIC
is developing on inmate behavior management.
Deliverables: Deliverables for this project include completed
assessment tool(s) that have been professionally edited and an
instructional guide for the tool(s) submitted in Word format.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: All technical or programmatic
questions concerning this announcement should be directed to Fran
Zandi, Correctional Program Specialist, National Institute of
Corrections who may be reached by email at fzandi@bop.gov. In addition
to the direct reply, all questions and responses will be posted on
NIC's Web site at www.nicic.gov for public review (the names or
affiliations of those submitting questions will not be posted). The Web
site will be updated regularly and postings will remain on the Web site
until the closing date of this cooperative agreement solicitation.
Application Requirements: Application Requirements: Applications
should be typed, double spaced, in 12-point font, and reference the
project by the ``NIC Opportunity Number'' (13JD04) and title in this
announcement, ``IBM Instructional Guide and Assessment Tool
Development.'' The package must include: a cover letter that identifies
the audit agency responsible for the applicant's financial accounts as
well as the audit period or fiscal year that the applicant operates
under (e.g., July 1 through June 30); a concisely written program
narrative, not to exceed 30 numbered pages, in response to the
statement of work, and a detailed budget with a budget narrative
explaining projected costs. Applicants may submit a description of the
project teams' qualifications and expertise relevant to the project,
but should not attach lengthy resumes. Attachments to the proposal
describing your organization or examples of other past work beyond
those specifically requested above are discouraged. These attachments
should not exceed 5MB. The following forms must also be included: OMB
Standard Form 424, Application for Federal Assistance; OMB Standard
Form 424A, Budget information--Non-Construction Programs; OMB Standard
Form 424B, Assurances--Non-Construction Programs (these forms are
available at https://www.grants.gov) and DOJ/NIC Certification Regarding
Lobbying; Debarment, Suspension and Other Responsibility Matters; and
the Drug-Free Workplace Requirements (available at https://nicic.gov/Downloads/General/certif-frm.pdf.
Failure to supply all required forms with the application package
may result in disqualification of the application from consideration.
Note: NIC will NOT award a cooperative agreement to an
applicant who does not have a Dun and Bradstreet Database Universal
Number (DUNS) and is not registered in the Central Contractor
Registry (CCR). A DUNS number can be received at no cost by calling
the dedicated toll-free DUNS number request line at 1-800-333-0505
(if you are a sole proprietor, you would dial 1-866-705-5711 and
select option 1).
Registration in the CRR can be done online at the CCR Web site:
https://www.bpn.gov/ccr. A CCR Handbook and worksheet can also be
reviewed at the Web site.
Review Considerations: Applications received under this
announcement will be subject to the NIC Review Process. Proposals which
fail to provide sufficient information to allow evaluation under the
criteria below may be judged non-responsive and disqualified.
The criteria for the evaluation of each application will be as
follows:
Programmatic (40%)
Are all of the project tasks adequately discussed? Is there a clear
statement of how each task will be accomplished to include the overall
project goal(s), major tasks to achieve the goals(s), the strategies to
be employed in completing the tasks, required staffing, and other
required resources? Are there any approaches, techniques, or design
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aspects proposed that are new to NIC and will enhance the project?
Organizational (35%)
Do the proposed project staff members possess the skills,
knowledge, and expertise necessary to complete the tasks listed under
the scope of work? Does the applicant organization, group, or
individual have the organizational capacity to achieve all project
tasks? Does the proposal contain project management and staffing plans
that are realistic and sufficient to complete the project within the
project time frame?
Project Management/Administration (25%)
Does the applicant identify reasonable objectives, milestones, and
measures to track progress? If consultants and/or partnerships are
proposed, is there a reasonable justification for their inclusion in
the project, and a clear structure to ensure effective coordination? Is
the proposed budget realistic, does it provide a sufficient cost
detail/narrative, and does it represent good value relative to the
anticipated results?
Specific Requirements: Documents or other media that are produced
under this award must follow these guidelines: Prior to the preparation
of the final draft of any document or other media, the awardee must
consult with NIC's Writer/Editor concerning the acceptable formats for
manuscript submissions and the technical specifications for electronic
media. For all awards in which a document will be a deliverable, the
awardee must follow the guidelines listed herein, as well as follow the
Guidelines for Preparing and Submitting Manuscripts for Publication as
found in the ``General Guidelines for Cooperative Agreements,'' which
can be found on our Web site at www.nicic.gov/cooperativeagreements.
All final documents and other materials submitted under this
project must meet the federal government's requirement for Section 508
accessibility, including those provisions outlined in 1194 Subpart B,
Technical Provisions, Subpart C, Functional Performance Criteria; and
Subpart D, Documentation and Support, NIC's government product
accessibility template (see www.nicic.gov/section508) outlines the
agency's minimum criteria for meeting this requirement; a completed
form attesting to the accessibility of project deliverables should
accompany all submissions.
Note Concerning Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number:
The Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance (CFDA) should be entered
into box 10 of the SF 424. The CFDA number for this solicitation is
16.603--Technical Assistance/Clearinghouse. You are subject to the
provisions of Executive Order 12372. The order allows states the
option of setting up a system for reviewing applications from within
their states for assistance under certain Federal programs. You must
notify the Single State Point of Contact in your state, if it
exists, of this application before NIC can make an award. Applicants
(other than Indian tribal governments recognized by the Federal
government) should contact their State Single Point of Contact
(SPOC), a list of which can be found at https://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants_spoc. Check the appropriate box in section 16 of the SF-
424.
Robert M. Brown, Jr.,
Acting Director, National Institute of Corrections.
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