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§ 22.315 - Merit-based, competitive procedures.
Competitive procedures are methods that encourage participation in DoD programs by a broad base of the most highly qualified performers. These procedures are characterized by competition among as many eligible proposers as possible, with a published or widely disseminated notice. Competitive procedures include, as a minimum:
(a) Notice to prospective proposers. The notice may be a notice of funding availability or Broad Agency Announcement that is publicly disseminated, with unlimited distribution, or a specific notice that is distributed to eligible proposers (a specific notice must be distributed to at least two eligible proposers to be considered as part of a competitive procedure). Requirements for notices are as follows:
(1) The format and content of each notice must conform with the Governmentwide format for announcements of funding opportunities established by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) in a policy directive entitled, “Format for Financial Assistance Program Announcements.”
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2 This OMB policy directive is available at the Internet site http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/grants_docs.html (the link is “Final Policy Directive on Financial Assistance Program Announcements”).
(2) In accordance with that OMB policy directive, DoD Components also must post on the Internet any notice under which domestic entities may submit proposals, if the distribution of the notice is unlimited. DoD Components are encouraged to simultaneously publish the notice in other media (e.g., the
(3) To comply with an OMB policy directive entitled, “Requirement to Post Funding Opportunity Announcement Synopses at Grants.gov and Related Data Elements/Format,”
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3 This OMB policy directive is available at the Internet site http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/grants_docs.html (the link is “Office of Federal Financial Management Policy Directive on Use of Grants.Gov FIND”).
(4) In accordance with an OMB policy directive entitled, “Requirement for a DUNS Number in Applications for Federal Grants and Cooperative Agreements,”
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4 This OMB policy directive is available at the Internet site http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/grants/grants_docs.html (the link is “Use of a Universal Identifier by Grant Applicants”).
(b) At least two eligible, prospective proposers.
(c) Impartial review of the merits of applications or proposals received in response to the notice, using the evaluation method and selection criteria described in the notice. For research and development awards, in order to be considered as part of a competitive procedure, the two principal selection criteria, unless statute provides otherwise, must be the:
(1) Technical merits of the proposed research and development; and
(2) Potential relationship of the proposed research and development to Department of Defense missions.