[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 14, Volume 5]
[Revised as of January 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 14CFR1260.17]

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                     TITLE 14--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE
 
                   CHAPTER V--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND
                          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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