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OMB No. 0990-0115U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES PHS 2013-1 SOLICITATION OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH AND THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION FOR SMALL BUSINESS INNOVATION RESEARCH CONTRACT PROPOSALS Internet: Table of Contents Part I Instructions for Preparing and Submitting a Proposal 1 1. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 1 1.1 Purpose of Solicitation 1 1.2 Three Phase Program 1 1.3 Awarding Components 2 National Institutes of Health (NIH) 2 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 3 1.4 SBIR Program Eligibility 3 1.5 Report Fraud, Waste and Abuse 5 2. AGENCY CONTACT FOR INFORMATION 5 3. DEFINITIONS 6 4. PHASE I PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS AND REQUIREMENTS 13 4.1 Limitations on Length of Proposal 13 4.2 Technical Proposal Format and Content Requirements 13 4.2.1 Technical Proposal Cover Sheet 13 4.2.2 Abstract of Research Plan 13 4.2.3 Research Plan 14 4.2.4 Current Awards and Pending Proposals/Applications 15 4.2.5 Prior SBIR Phase II Awards 16 4.2.6 Proposed Cost Breakdown 16 4.2.7 Streamlining the Contracting Process 17 4.2.8 Requirement for Adequate Assurance of Protection of Human Subjects 17 4.2.9 Requirement for Adequate Assurance of Compliance with the PHS Policy on Humane Care and Use of Laboratory Animals 18 4.3 Limitations on Use of Appropriated Funds 19 5. “Fast-Track” Initiative 21 6. Fast-Track Phase II Proposal Preparation Instructions and Requirements 21 6.1 Limitations on Length of Proposal 21 6.2 Technical Proposal Format and Content Requirements 22 6.3 Business Proposal Format and Content Requirements 25 7. METHOD OF SELECTION AND EVALUATION CRITERIA 25 7.1 Evaluation Process 25 7.2 Technical Evaluation Criteria 26 7.3 Proposal Debriefing 27 7.4 Award Decisions 27 8. CONSIDERATIONS 27 8.1 Awards 27 8.2 Progress ReportS 29 8.3 Final Report 29 8.4 Payment 29 8.5 Limited Rights Information and Data 30 8.6 Performance of Research and Analytical Work 32 8.7 Electronic and Information Techno