[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 14, Volume 5]

[Revised as of January 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 14CFR1260.17]



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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE

 

                          SPACE ADMINISTRATION

 

PART 1260_GRANTS AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS--Table of Contents

 

                            Subpart A_General

 

Sec. 1260.17  Evaluation and selection of unsolicited proposals.



    (a) Unsolicited proposals are for new and innovative ideas. Federal 

Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 48 CFR Subpart 15.6 and NASA FAR Supplement 

(NFS) 48 CFR Subpart 1815.6 set out NASA's procedures for their 

submission and evaluation. Consult ``Guidance for the Preparation and 

Submission of Unsolicited Proposals'' (see http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/hq/

library/unSol-Prop.html) for additional information. NASA recommends 

contact with NASA technical personnel before submission of an 

unsolicited proposal to determine if preparation is warranted. These 

discussions should be limited to understanding NASA's need for research 

and do not jeopardize the unsolicited status of any subsequently 

submitted proposal.

    (b) NASA will evaluate unsolicited proposals the same whether 

awarded as grants or contracts. However, the requirement to synopsize 

set out in FAR Part 5 does not apply to grants.

    (c) All unsolicited proposals recommended for acceptance as grants 

shall be supported by a Justification for Acceptance of an Unsolicited 

Proposal (JAUP) prepared by the cognizant technical office. The JAUP 

shall be submitted for the approval of the grant officer after review 

and concurrence at a level above the technical officer. However, review 

and concurrence are not required for technical officers at a division 

chief or higher level. The grant officer's signature awarding the grant 

constitutes approval of the JAUP.

    (d) If an unsolicited proposal will not be funded, NASA will notify 

in writing the organization or person that submitted it. The method of 

notification is at the discretion of the grant officer. Proposals will 

be returned only when requested.

    (e) Because unsolicited proposals are awarded without competition, 

written justifications for equipment and travel shall be submitted by 

the technical office to the grant officer when more than half of the 

proposed budget is for equipment, travel, and their associated indirect 

costs. The grant officer's signature awarding the grant constitutes 

approval of the justification.



[68 FR 35290, June 13, 2003]



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