[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 15, Volume 1, Parts 0 to 299]
[Revised as of January 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 15CFR290.5]

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                  TITLE 15--COMMERCE AND FOREIGN TRADE
 
 CHAPTER II--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY, DEPARTMENT 
                               OF COMMERCE
 
PART 290--REGIONAL CENTERS FOR THE TRANSFER OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 290.5  Basic proposal qualifications.

    (a) NIST shall designate each proposal which satisfies the 
qualifications criteria below as ``qualified proposal'' and subject the 
qualified proposals to a merit review. Applications which do not meet 
the requirements of this section will not receive further consideration.
    (1) Qualified organizations. Any nonprofit institution, or group 
thereof, or consortium of nonprofit institutions, including entities 
which already exist or may be incorporated specifically to manage the 
Center.
    (2) Proposal format. Proposals for Center Operating Awards shall:
    (i) Be submitted with a Standard Form 424 to the above address;
    (ii) Not exceed 25 typewritten pages in length for the basic 
proposal document (which must include the information requirements of 
paragraph (a)(3) of this section); it may be accompanied by additional 
appendices of relevant supplementary attachments and tabular material. 
Basic proposal documents which exceed 25 pages in length will not be 
qualified for further review.
    (3) Proposal requirements. In order to be considered for a Center 
Operating Award, proposals must contain:
    (i) A plan for the allocation of intellectual property rights 
associated with any invention or copyright which may result from the 
involvement in the

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Center's technology transfer or research activities consistent with the 
conditions of Sec. 290.9;
    (ii) A statement which provides adequate assurances that the host 
organization will contribute 50 percent or more of the proposed Center's 
capital and annual operating and maintenance costs for the first three 
years and an increasing share for each of the following three additional 
years. Applicants should provide evidence that the proposed Center will 
be self-supporting after six years.
    (iii) A statement describing linkages to industry, government, and 
educational organizations within its service region.
    (iv) A statement defining the initial service region including a 
statement of the constituency to be served and the level of service to 
be provided, as well as outyear plans.
    (v) A statement agreeing to focus the mission of the Center on 
technology transfer activities and not to exclude companies based on 
state boundaries.
    (vi) A proposed plan for the annual evaluation of the success of the 
Center by the Program, including appropriate criteria for consideration, 
and weighting of those criteria.
    (vii) A plan to focus the Center's technology emphasis on areas 
consistent with NIST technology research programs and organizational 
expertise.
    (viii) A description of the planned Center sufficient to permit NIST 
to evaluate the proposal in accordance with Sec. 290.6 of these 
procedures.
    (b) [Reserved]