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Program overview
This extract from Federal Acquisition Regulation subpart 15.6 describes Unsolicited Proposals.
15.602 Policy.
It is the policy of the Government to encourage the submission of new and innovative ideas in response to Broad Agency Announcements, Small Business Innovation Research topics, Small Business Technology Transfer Research topics, Program Research and Development Announcements, or any other Government-initiated solicitation or program. When the new and innovative ideas do not fall under topic areas publicized under those programs or techniques, the ideas may be submitted as unsolicited proposals.
15.603 General.
(a) Unsolicited proposals allow unique and innovative ideas or approaches that have been developed outside the Government to be made available to Government agencies for use in accomplishment of their missions. Unsolicited proposals are offered with the intent that the Government will enter into a contract with the offeror for research and development or other efforts supporting the Government mission, and often represent a substantial investment of time and effort by the offeror.
(b) Advertising material, commercial item offers, or contributions, as defined in 15.601, or routine correspondence on technical issues, are not unsolicited proposals. (c) A valid unsolicited proposal must—
(1) Be innovative and unique;
(2) Be independently originated and developed by the offeror;
(3) Be prepared without Government supervision, endorsement, direction, or direct Government involvement;
(4) Include sufficient detail to permit a determination that Government support could be worthwhile and the proposed work could benefit the agency’s research and development or other mission responsibilities;
(5) Not be an advance proposal for a known agency requirement that can be acquired by competitive methods; and
(6) Not address a previously published agency requirement.
(d) Unsolicited proposals in response to a publicized general statement of agency needs are considered to be independently originated.
(e) Agencies must evaluate unsolicited proposals for energy-savings performance contracts in accordance with the procedures in 10 CFR 436.33(b).
Program entry requirements
Point of contact for submittal
Data and supporting information requirements
A valid unsolicited proposal must--
-Be innovative and unique;
-Be independently originated and developed by the offeror;
-Be prepared without Government supervision, endorsement, direction, or direct Government involvement;
-Include sufficient detail to permit a determination that Government support could be worthwhile and the proposed work could benefit the agency's research and development or other mission responsibilities; and
-Not be an advanced proposal for a known agency requirement that can be acquired by competitive methods
-Unsolicited proposals in response to a publicized general statement of agency needs are considered to be independently originated.
-Agencies that receive unique and innovative unsolicited proposals not related to their missions may identify for the offeror other agencies whose missions bear a reasonable relationship to the proposal's subject matter.
Schedule
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Links
A draft guide to Unsolicited Proposal
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