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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration
Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for the Opioid Overdose
Prevention Challenge
SAMHSA, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
In summarizing the challenge
that will be issued by your agency,
please answer the following four
questions:
SUMMARY:
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(1) What action is being taken?
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Pursuant to section 10(d) of the
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The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) has issued a challenge to
help prevent opioid overdose and
support recovery through innovative,
software-based solutions that help
people know the signs of opioid use,
understand what to do if a family
member or friend overdoses on heroin
or opioid pain medications, and support
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treatment for opioid addiction and
recovery.
(2) Why is this action necessary?
There were 17,000 deaths from
opioids in 2010, double the deaths in
2001. Use of prescription opioids has
quadrupled. Death by opioid overdose is
preventable. SAMHSA hopes to help
prevent deaths from opioid overdose,
and support treatment and recovery for
individuals with an opioid substance
use disorder.
(3) What is the objective of the
challenge?
To prevent deaths from opioid
overdose, and support treatment and
recovery for individuals with an opioid
substance use disorder by providing
resources and information on
understanding the signs of overdose,
how to respond to an overdose,
information about opioid use, treatment,
and recovery.
(4) What is the intended effect of this
action?
A reduction in the number of
individuals dying from opioid overdose.
SAMHSA is seeking solutions to this
problem through cost-effective, portable,
technology-based products that
effectively reach a diverse population of
friends and family concerned about
opioid use by someone they know.
Technology-based products may
include, but are not limited to, web
applications, mobile apps, and Web
sites.
The challenge starts on June 1,
2015 10:00 a.m. ET. The challenge ends
on July 29, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dina
Passman, Public Health Advisor,
SAMHSA/CSAT/PMB, 1 Choke Cherry
Road, Room 5–1070, Rockville, MD,
Phone: (240) 276–2854, Email:
Dina.Passman@samhsa.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition:
Opioid Overdose Prevention.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in
the Competition:
To satisfy the mandatory provisions of
the Competes Act, use the following
language:
‘‘To be eligible to win a prize under
this challenge, an individual or entity—
(1) Shall have registered to participate
in the competition under the rules
promulgated by [the issuing agency];
(2) Shall have complied with all the
requirements under this section;
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall
be incorporated in and maintain a
primary place of business in the United
States, and in the case of an individual,
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whether participating singly or in a
group, shall be a citizen or permanent
resident of the United States; and
(4) May not be a Federal entity or
Federal employee acting within the
scope of their employment.’’
(5) Shall not be an HHS employee
working on their applications or
submissions during assigned duty
hours.
(6) Shall not be an employee of
SAMHSA.
(7) Federal grantees may not use
Federal funds to develop COMPETES
Act challenge applications unless
consistent with the purpose of their
grant award.
(8) Federal contractors may not use
Federal funds from a contract to develop
COMPETES Act challenge applications
or to fund efforts in support of a
COMPETES Act challenge submission.
Challenge Managers should include
the following statement regarding
consultation with Federal employees:
‘‘An individual or entity shall not be
deemed ineligible because the
individual or entity used Federal
facilities or consulted with Federal
employees during a competition if the
facilities and employees are made
available to all individuals and entities
participating in the competition on an
equitable basis.’’
Registration Process for Participants
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A. Registration
(i) Beginning on June 1, 2015 at 10:00
a.m. Eastern Time, visit CHALLENGE
URL (the ‘‘Competition Web site’’) and
click ‘‘Sign Up’’ to create a
ChallengePost account, or click ‘‘Log In’’
and log in with an existing
ChallengePost account. There is no
charge for creating a ChallengePost
account.
(ii) After a Contestant signs up on the
Competition Web site a confirmation
email will be sent to the email address
provided by the Contestant. The
Contestant should use the confirmation
email to verify their email address.
(iii) Contestant should indicate their
agreement in participating by clicking
‘‘Register’’ on the Competition Web site
in order to receive important
Competition updates.
(iv) In the event of a dispute
pertaining to this Competition, the
authorized account holder of the email
address used to sign up for the
ChallengePost account used to enter the
Submission will be deemed to be the
Contestant (in case of an individual) and
the Contestant’s Representative, in the
case of a team or Organization. The
‘‘authorized account holder’’ is the
natural person or legal entity assigned
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an email address by an Internet access
provider, online service provider or
other organization responsible for
assigning email addresses for the
domain associated with the submitted
address. Contestants generally and
potential winners may be required to
show proof of being the authorized
account holder.
Amount of the Prize: 1st prize:
$10,000 cash; 2nd prize: $7,500 cash;
3rd prize: $5,000 cash.
Payment of the Prize: Prize payment
will be paid by contractor.
Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be
Selected:
A. All eligible Submissions will be
judged by an expert panel of impartial
judges (the ‘‘Judges’’) selected by the
Sponsor. The internal panel will judge
these Submissions on the criteria
identified in these Official Rules to
select finalist Submissions. Finalist
Submissions will then be judged by the
expert judging panel determined by the
Sponsor. The judging panel is not
required to test the Application and may
choose to judge based solely on the text
description and video provided in the
Submission. The Sponsor and the
Administrator reserve the right to divide
and assign the criteria identified below
in these Official Rules among different
members of the internal and expert
judging panels. The Sponsor and the
Administrator reserve the right to
substitute or modify the judging panel at
any time for any reason.
B. All Judges shall be and remain fair
and impartial. Any Judge may recuse
him or herself from judging a
Submission if the Judge, the Sponsor or
the Administrator considers that it is
inappropriate, for any reason, for the
Judge to evaluate a specific Submission
or group of Submissions.
C. A Contestant’s likelihood of
winning will depend primarily on the
number and quality of all of the
Submissions, as determined by the
Judges using the criteria in these Official
Rules. The judging period is August 5,
2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time through
August 14, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern
Time (the ‘‘Judging Period’’).
D. Criteria:
Judging Criteria:
(i) Quality of Performance (40 points)
(includes how well the Application
functions technically, and extent to
which the Application responds to the
Competition topic and target audience,
and how thoroughly and clearly the
solution utilizes the required assets);
(ii) Quality of User Experience (25
points) (includes visual aesthetic and
ease of use);
(iii) Potential Impact (25 points)
(includes the potential impact related to
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successfully informing target audiences
about how to prevent opioid overdoses
and provide a spectrum of additional
support for the prevention, treatment
and recovery of opioid misuse and
abuse; and
(iv) Feasibility of Use (10 points)
(includes how easily target audiences
and members of the public can access
and use the Application).
E. If deemed necessary by the judging
panel, each of the top five finalists may
be asked to participate in a virtual or inperson meeting with federal staff to
discuss their Application and
demonstrate its operation. The purpose
of these meetings will be to further
evaluate the Contestant’s product,
provide any additional information to
SAMHSA, and clarify any concerns or
questions raised by the review panel.
F. Tie Breakers. In the event of a tie
between two or more Submissions, the
tied Submission with the highest score
in the first criterion listed above shall be
deemed the higher scoring Submission.
In the event any ties remain, this
process will be repeated by comparing
the tied Submissions’ scores on the
second, third, fourth, and fifth criterion
listed above, respectively. If two or more
Submissions are tied on all four criteria,
the panel of Judges will vote on the tied
submissions.
The COMPETES Act requires the
basis on which a winner will be selected
to be included in the Federal Register
notice. 15 U.S.C. 3719(f)(5). The judges
are required by the Act to select the
winner or winners on this basis. 15
U.S.C. 3719(k)(1). Thus, to meet the
requirements of the COMPETES Act, the
Federal Register notice shall describe
the basis on which a winner will be
selected. The description should
include the expected number of
winners, if multiple winners are
anticipated.
Additional Information
B. Submission
(i) Contestants must create a working
software application which runs on a
smartphone or tablet (iOS, Android,
Blackberry, Windows Mobile, via a
mobile browser or downloadable app), a
Windows or Mac personal computer, or
on a web browser (Chrome, Firefox,
Internet Explorer, or Safari) (each an
‘‘Application’’).
(ii) During the Competition
Submission Period, Contestant must
visit the Competition Web site and
confirm that he or she has or, if
Contestant is a Representative, all
members of their team or Organization
have, read and agree to the Official
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Rules. Then, Contestant must submit its
Submission by providing:
a. The name of the Application;
b. a text description of the
Application and how it functions;
c. a text description of testing
instructions for the app;
d. at least one image (screenshot) of
the working Application;
e. a link to a video uploaded to
ChallengePost.com and YouTube.com
that clearly demonstrates the
Application’s functionality and features
(by walking through the Application);
f. the Application platform (iOS,
Android, Mac Desktop, Windows
Desktop, Web);
g. for web or mobile web
Applications, a link to a Web site where
the Application can be accessed free of
charge;
h. for Mac or Windows desktop
Applications, a zip file upload
including appropriate installation files;
and, if available, a link to a Web site or
app store where the Application can be
downloaded;
i. step-by-step testing instructions
including the minimum operating
system or web browser version required
for testing and login instructions, if a
login is required;
j. the submitter type (individual,
team, or organization);
k. the Organization name, if the
submitter is an Organization; and
l. the Contestant Representative’s
phone number.
(a–l above, are collectively a
‘‘Submission’’)
(iii) For sake of clarity, all parts of the
Submission must be entered at the same
time on the Competition Web site. All
Submissions must be received by no
later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on
July 29, 2015.
(iv) Once a Submission has been
submitted and the Competition
Submission Period has ended, a
Contestant may not make any changes
or alterations to the Submission until
the end of the Judging Period.
Contestants may save draft versions of
their Submission before entering it on
the Competition Web site.
(v) The Sponsor and/or the
Administrator, at their sole discretion,
may permit a Contestant to modify part
of the Submission after the Competition
Submission Deadline for the purpose of
removing material that potentially
infringes a third party mark or right,
discloses personally identifiable
information, or is otherwise
inappropriate. The modified
Submission must remain substantively
the same as the original Submission
with the only modification being what
is permitted by the Sponsor and/or
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Administrator. Any modifications
beyond what is permitted may result in
disqualification.
(vi) Applications cannot be changed
after the Competition Submission
Period and before the end of the Judging
Period, unless the Contestant has
provided an installation file and testing
instructions on the Enter an Application
form on the Competition Web site.
(iii) Submission must not include an
audio or visual performance, including
but not limited to music, dance, or other
performing art, third-party copyrighted
material or trademarks, unless the
Contestant has written permission to
use such material.
(iv) The Submission must not use
HHS’s or SAMHSA’s logos or official
seals and must not claim endorsement.
5. Submission Requirements
Summer King,
Statistician.
A. Language Requirements
All Submission materials must be in
English.
B. Text Description, Image and Video
Requirements
(i) The text description must describe
the Application’s key features and
functionality.
(ii) The image(s) must be photographs
or screenshots of your working
Application.
(iii) The video portion of the
Submission:
a. Should be no longer than five (5)
minutes;
b. must clearly demonstrate the
Application’s features and functionality;
and
c. must not include music or other
copyrighted material or use third party
trademarks unless the Contestant has
written permission to use such material.
(iv) If the video is primarily
promotional rather than a
demonstration of the Application’s
functionality and features (by walking
through the Application), the
Submission may be disqualified at the
Sponsor’s and/or Administrator’s sole
discretion.
C. Content Requirements
(i) The Submission must exclusively
include information contained in the
SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Toolkit
section, Five Essential Steps for First
Responders. The Submission content
should encourage utilization of the five
essential steps described in the
SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Toolkit
section, Five Essential Steps for First
Responders. The submission must also
present all of the assets provided in the
DPT Asset File. Entries may not
substantially alter the meaning, intent,
or otherwise misrepresent the content
from SAMHSA’s Opioid Overdose
Toolkit in whole or in part. The
intention of this clause is to ensure that
the integrity of the content is
maintained.
(ii) The Submission must target
friends, family, and caregivers of people
using opioids, and/or people concerned
about someone at risk for overdose.
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Announcement of Requirements and
Registration for Offender Reintegration
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
SAMHSA, HHS.
Notice.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
(1) What action is being
taken?
The Substance Abuse and Mental
Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) has issued an Offender
Reintegration Toolkit Challenge to help
reduce recidivism and promote the
public health and safety of
communities.
(2) Why is this action necessary?
Studies show that people leaving the
criminal justice system have a higher
proportion of substance use and mental
disorders than the general population.
Treatment and recovery support, along
with housing and employment are
necessary to help newly released
individuals address substance use and
mental disorders and to keep them from
reoffending. Easy to find information
and resources can help them (and their
family and friends) as they return to
their communities.
(3) What is the objective of the
challenge?
To reduce recidivism and provide
resources and support for individuals
leaving the criminal justice system and
re-entering their communities.
(4) What is the intended effect of this
action?
Family, friends, parole officers, and
community service staff will help exoffenders connect to resources for
housing, employment, healthcare, and
treatment and recovery for substance
use and mental health disorders. By
connecting them to necessary supports,
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Announcement of Requirements and Registration for the Opioid
Overdose Prevention Challenge
AGENCY: SAMHSA, HHS.
ACTION: Notice.
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Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
SUMMARY: In summarizing the challenge that will be issued by your
agency, please answer the following four questions:
(1) What action is being taken?
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
(SAMHSA) has issued a challenge to help prevent opioid overdose and
support recovery through innovative, software-based solutions that help
people know the signs of opioid use, understand what to do if a family
member or friend overdoses on heroin or opioid pain medications, and
support treatment for opioid addiction and recovery.
(2) Why is this action necessary?
There were 17,000 deaths from opioids in 2010, double the deaths in
2001. Use of prescription opioids has quadrupled. Death by opioid
overdose is preventable. SAMHSA hopes to help prevent deaths from
opioid overdose, and support treatment and recovery for individuals
with an opioid substance use disorder.
(3) What is the objective of the challenge?
To prevent deaths from opioid overdose, and support treatment and
recovery for individuals with an opioid substance use disorder by
providing resources and information on understanding the signs of
overdose, how to respond to an overdose, information about opioid use,
treatment, and recovery.
(4) What is the intended effect of this action?
A reduction in the number of individuals dying from opioid
overdose.
SAMHSA is seeking solutions to this problem through cost-effective,
portable, technology-based products that effectively reach a diverse
population of friends and family concerned about opioid use by someone
they know. Technology-based products may include, but are not limited
to, web applications, mobile apps, and Web sites.
DATES: The challenge starts on June 1, 2015 10:00 a.m. ET. The
challenge ends on July 29, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dina Passman, Public Health Advisor,
SAMHSA/CSAT/PMB, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 5-1070, Rockville, MD,
Phone: (240) 276-2854, Email: Dina.Passman@samhsa.hhs.gov.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Subject of Challenge Competition: Opioid Overdose Prevention.
Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition:
To satisfy the mandatory provisions of the Competes Act, use the
following language:
``To be eligible to win a prize under this challenge, an individual
or entity--
(1) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under
the rules promulgated by [the issuing agency];
(2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this
section;
(3) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the
case of an individual,
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whether participating singly or in a group, shall be a citizen or
permanent resident of the United States; and
(4) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within
the scope of their employment.''
(5) Shall not be an HHS employee working on their applications or
submissions during assigned duty hours.
(6) Shall not be an employee of SAMHSA.
(7) Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop COMPETES
Act challenge applications unless consistent with the purpose of their
grant award.
(8) Federal contractors may not use Federal funds from a contract
to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or to fund efforts in
support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission.
Challenge Managers should include the following statement regarding
consultation with Federal employees:
``An individual or entity shall not be deemed ineligible because
the individual or entity used Federal facilities or consulted with
Federal employees during a competition if the facilities and employees
are made available to all individuals and entities participating in the
competition on an equitable basis.''
Registration Process for Participants
A. Registration
(i) Beginning on June 1, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, visit
CHALLENGE URL (the ``Competition Web site'') and click ``Sign Up'' to
create a ChallengePost account, or click ``Log In'' and log in with an
existing ChallengePost account. There is no charge for creating a
ChallengePost account.
(ii) After a Contestant signs up on the Competition Web site a
confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided by the
Contestant. The Contestant should use the confirmation email to verify
their email address.
(iii) Contestant should indicate their agreement in participating
by clicking ``Register'' on the Competition Web site in order to
receive important Competition updates.
(iv) In the event of a dispute pertaining to this Competition, the
authorized account holder of the email address used to sign up for the
ChallengePost account used to enter the Submission will be deemed to be
the Contestant (in case of an individual) and the Contestant's
Representative, in the case of a team or Organization. The ``authorized
account holder'' is the natural person or legal entity assigned an
email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider
or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the
domain associated with the submitted address. Contestants generally and
potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized
account holder.
Amount of the Prize: 1st prize: $10,000 cash; 2nd prize: $7,500
cash; 3rd prize: $5,000 cash.
Payment of the Prize: Prize payment will be paid by contractor.
Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected:
A. All eligible Submissions will be judged by an expert panel of
impartial judges (the ``Judges'') selected by the Sponsor. The internal
panel will judge these Submissions on the criteria identified in these
Official Rules to select finalist Submissions. Finalist Submissions
will then be judged by the expert judging panel determined by the
Sponsor. The judging panel is not required to test the Application and
may choose to judge based solely on the text description and video
provided in the Submission. The Sponsor and the Administrator reserve
the right to divide and assign the criteria identified below in these
Official Rules among different members of the internal and expert
judging panels. The Sponsor and the Administrator reserve the right to
substitute or modify the judging panel at any time for any reason.
B. All Judges shall be and remain fair and impartial. Any Judge may
recuse him or herself from judging a Submission if the Judge, the
Sponsor or the Administrator considers that it is inappropriate, for
any reason, for the Judge to evaluate a specific Submission or group of
Submissions.
C. A Contestant's likelihood of winning will depend primarily on
the number and quality of all of the Submissions, as determined by the
Judges using the criteria in these Official Rules. The judging period
is August 5, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time through August 14, 2015 at
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (the ``Judging Period'').
D. Criteria:
Judging Criteria:
(i) Quality of Performance (40 points) (includes how well the
Application functions technically, and extent to which the Application
responds to the Competition topic and target audience, and how
thoroughly and clearly the solution utilizes the required assets);
(ii) Quality of User Experience (25 points) (includes visual
aesthetic and ease of use);
(iii) Potential Impact (25 points) (includes the potential impact
related to successfully informing target audiences about how to prevent
opioid overdoses and provide a spectrum of additional support for the
prevention, treatment and recovery of opioid misuse and abuse; and
(iv) Feasibility of Use (10 points) (includes how easily target
audiences and members of the public can access and use the
Application).
E. If deemed necessary by the judging panel, each of the top five
finalists may be asked to participate in a virtual or in-person meeting
with federal staff to discuss their Application and demonstrate its
operation. The purpose of these meetings will be to further evaluate
the Contestant's product, provide any additional information to SAMHSA,
and clarify any concerns or questions raised by the review panel.
F. Tie Breakers. In the event of a tie between two or more
Submissions, the tied Submission with the highest score in the first
criterion listed above shall be deemed the higher scoring Submission.
In the event any ties remain, this process will be repeated by
comparing the tied Submissions' scores on the second, third, fourth,
and fifth criterion listed above, respectively. If two or more
Submissions are tied on all four criteria, the panel of Judges will
vote on the tied submissions.
The COMPETES Act requires the basis on which a winner will be
selected to be included in the Federal Register notice. 15 U.S.C.
3719(f)(5). The judges are required by the Act to select the winner or
winners on this basis. 15 U.S.C. 3719(k)(1). Thus, to meet the
requirements of the COMPETES Act, the Federal Register notice shall
describe the basis on which a winner will be selected. The description
should include the expected number of winners, if multiple winners are
anticipated.
Additional Information
B. Submission
(i) Contestants must create a working software application which
runs on a smartphone or tablet (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows
Mobile, via a mobile browser or downloadable app), a Windows or Mac
personal computer, or on a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Internet
Explorer, or Safari) (each an ``Application'').
(ii) During the Competition Submission Period, Contestant must
visit the Competition Web site and confirm that he or she has or, if
Contestant is a Representative, all members of their team or
Organization have, read and agree to the Official
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Rules. Then, Contestant must submit its Submission by providing:
a. The name of the Application;
b. a text description of the Application and how it functions;
c. a text description of testing instructions for the app;
d. at least one image (screenshot) of the working Application;
e. a link to a video uploaded to ChallengePost.com and YouTube.com
that clearly demonstrates the Application's functionality and features
(by walking through the Application);
f. the Application platform (iOS, Android, Mac Desktop, Windows
Desktop, Web);
g. for web or mobile web Applications, a link to a Web site where
the Application can be accessed free of charge;
h. for Mac or Windows desktop Applications, a zip file upload
including appropriate installation files; and, if available, a link to
a Web site or app store where the Application can be downloaded;
i. step-by-step testing instructions including the minimum
operating system or web browser version required for testing and login
instructions, if a login is required;
j. the submitter type (individual, team, or organization);
k. the Organization name, if the submitter is an Organization; and
l. the Contestant Representative's phone number.
(a-l above, are collectively a ``Submission'')
(iii) For sake of clarity, all parts of the Submission must be
entered at the same time on the Competition Web site. All Submissions
must be received by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 29,
2015.
(iv) Once a Submission has been submitted and the Competition
Submission Period has ended, a Contestant may not make any changes or
alterations to the Submission until the end of the Judging Period.
Contestants may save draft versions of their Submission before entering
it on the Competition Web site.
(v) The Sponsor and/or the Administrator, at their sole discretion,
may permit a Contestant to modify part of the Submission after the
Competition Submission Deadline for the purpose of removing material
that potentially infringes a third party mark or right, discloses
personally identifiable information, or is otherwise inappropriate. The
modified Submission must remain substantively the same as the original
Submission with the only modification being what is permitted by the
Sponsor and/or Administrator. Any modifications beyond what is
permitted may result in disqualification.
(vi) Applications cannot be changed after the Competition
Submission Period and before the end of the Judging Period, unless the
Contestant has provided an installation file and testing instructions
on the Enter an Application form on the Competition Web site.
5. Submission Requirements
A. Language Requirements
All Submission materials must be in English.
B. Text Description, Image and Video Requirements
(i) The text description must describe the Application's key
features and functionality.
(ii) The image(s) must be photographs or screenshots of your
working Application.
(iii) The video portion of the Submission:
a. Should be no longer than five (5) minutes;
b. must clearly demonstrate the Application's features and
functionality; and
c. must not include music or other copyrighted material or use
third party trademarks unless the Contestant has written permission to
use such material.
(iv) If the video is primarily promotional rather than a
demonstration of the Application's functionality and features (by
walking through the Application), the Submission may be disqualified at
the Sponsor's and/or Administrator's sole discretion.
C. Content Requirements
(i) The Submission must exclusively include information contained
in the SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Toolkit section, Five Essential Steps for
First Responders. The Submission content should encourage utilization
of the five essential steps described in the SAMHSA Opioid Overdose
Toolkit section, Five Essential Steps for First Responders. The
submission must also present all of the assets provided in the DPT
Asset File. Entries may not substantially alter the meaning, intent, or
otherwise misrepresent the content from SAMHSA's Opioid Overdose
Toolkit in whole or in part. The intention of this clause is to ensure
that the integrity of the content is maintained.
(ii) The Submission must target friends, family, and caregivers of
people using opioids, and/or people concerned about someone at risk for
overdose.
(iii) Submission must not include an audio or visual performance,
including but not limited to music, dance, or other performing art,
third-party copyrighted material or trademarks, unless the Contestant
has written permission to use such material.
(iv) The Submission must not use HHS's or SAMHSA's logos or
official seals and must not claim endorsement.
Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2015-11099 Filed 5-7-15; 8:45 am]
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