Current through Register 2024 Notice Reg. No. 38, September 20, 2024
(a) The
Solicitation shall consist of a cover sheet form (Regional Technology Alliance
Solicitation, 10/93 revision date) and attachments as set forth in subsection (c).
Each attachment shall begin on a separate sheet of paper with the item number and
title at the top of the page.
(b) The
cover sheet shall be signed by an authorized representative of each Person
comprising the Applicant, and shall identify the following:
(1) The name and address of each Person submitting
the Solicitation;
(2) The name, address,
phone number and fax number of the Applicant's authorized representative;
(3) The proposed Alliance name and
address;
(4) The requested support funds
from the DSTI for the first year of operation;
(5) The total support budget of the Alliance
during the first year of operation;
(6)
Whether confidential information is included in the Solicitation; and
(7) An abstract of the services to be provided by
the proposed Alliance.
(c) The
Solicitation shall contain attachments which address each of the following:
(1) The budget, consisting of:
(A) An identification of all sources and uses of
funds and the estimated value of all In-Kind Contributions.
(B) A beginning and end date, with a total
duration of one year. The budget shall begin seventy-five calendar days following
the deadline for submitting Solicitations.
(C) Budget information shall be provided in at
least the following categories: personnel, contract services, travel, space,
equipment, and other costs.
(2) A comprehensive assessment of the economic
development needs within the Region. The assessment shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
(A) Prioritization of
the needs;
(B) Results of a survey
conducted within the Region business community, assessing the needs of the business
community;
(C) Evidence that the Region
business community supports the methodology and results of the assessment;
(D) Evidence that the assessment is based upon
practical versus hypothetical analysis, utilizing actual not theoretical conditions;
and
(E) An analysis of the factors
causing the economic development needs within the Region. Particular attention shall
be placed on the impact of Region defense industry cutbacks.
(3) An organizational plan addressing the
Alliance's ability to address the needs identified in subsection (c)(2).
(4) An implementation plan that serves as a
blueprint for the steps the Alliance will take to implement the subsection (c)(3)
organizational plan.
(5) Evidence of
active industry participation and support in the Alliance.
Participation and support must be identified by company name, and
are evidenced by the following:
(A)
Percentage of the Alliance board of directors from industry, and the number of
industry board members who are officers, and serve on the executive
committee;
(B) Financial commitments by
industry,including membership dues and other committed funds;
(C) Alliance or Applicant activities undertaken or
committed by industry; and
(D) Other
tangible industry support and participation.
(6) Participation, support and coordination among
academic, federal laboratories, labor, the financial sector, and local
government.
(7) Management capacity,
including knowledge of and experience with state contracting procedures. Include a
resume for all proposed management employees and discuss their experience in
managing or working with similar organizations or projects. If some or all of the
individuals have not been selected, include proposed job description(s).
(8) Applicant's experience and expertise in the
delivery of services and resources, programs and activities addressing technology
development, commercialization, application and competitiveness within the Region.
Applicant shall specifically address the area of defense industry conversion and
diversification.
(9) Show how the
Alliance will network with other Persons in both its Region and in other parts of
California to increase the effectiveness of the Alliance.
(10) Discuss the inclusion of Small Business as a
member(s) of the Alliance, a member(s) of the board of directors and included in
Alliance programs and activities.
(11)
Demonstrate that the budget for the Alliance, both for support and for projects and
activities, is cost effective.
(12)
Demonstrate that the Alliance membership and board of directors represent diversity
geographically, by industry and by types of industry (e.g. high technology and basic
manufacturing).
(13) Ability to raise
funds. The Solicitation shall address funds raised for Alliance activities by the
Applicants in the last two years, probable sources of funds within the next year and
commitments from industry and the federal government.
(14) List of defense conversion projects with
which Applicant is currently involved, including name of project, budget total, name
of entity responsible for the project, commercial objective (e.g. cleaner process
for producing glass) and projected results (e.g. jobs created, products
launched).
(d) Applicant shall
submit one (1) signed and clearly identified original and two (2) copies of the
Solicitation in a single package to the address specified in the
Solicitation.
(e) All confidential
material included in a Solicitation shall be segregated on separate pages stamped
"Confidential" at the top and bottom. Material designated confidential by the
Applicant shall be cross referenced to that part of the Solicitation to which it
relates.
(f) An Applicant shall be
authorized to withdraw an application at any time by written request to the
DSTI.
1. New section
filed 10-21-93 as an emergency; operative 10-21-93 (Register 93, No. 43). A
Certificate of Compliance must be transmitted to OAL by 4-18-94 or emergency
language will be repealed by operation of law on the following day.
2.
Certificate of Compliance as to 10-21-93 order including amendment of NOTE
transmitted to OAL 3-3-94 and filed 4-13-94 (Register 94, No. 15).
3.
Amendment of subsection (c)(10) filed 9-28-95; operative 10-28-95 (Register 95, No.
39).
4. Change without regulatory effect amending subsections (b)(4) and
(f) and amending NOTE filed 1-8-2002 pursuant to section
100, title 1, California Code of
Regulations (Register 2002, No. 2).
Note: Authority cited: Sections
15329 and
15378.99,
Government Code. Reference: Section
15379.2,
Government Code.
