VOLPE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS CENTER

UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL (UP) EVALUATION REPORT

***\[INSTRUCTIONS: The Contracts and Small Business Programs Branch,
DTS-853, will complete Part I of the form and, with the assistance of
the Office of Strategic Programs and Resources, DTS-20, identify the
appropriate technical office to perform the evaluation. The technical
office is herein designated as the Evaluating Office. The evaluator
assigned by the Chief of the Evaluating Office shall complete Part II of
the form and return the completed report and all copies of the proposal
to the Chief, DTS-853.\]***

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  **PART I: *\[To be completed by the Acquisition Management
  Division(AMD)\]***

  **UP CONTROL NO.:**

  **NAME OF OFFEROR:**

  **TITLE OF PROPOSAL:**

  **NAME OF EVALUATING OFFICE:**

  **REPORT DUE DATE:**

  **AMD POINT OF CONTACT:**
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| **[GOVERNMENT NOTICE FOR HANDLING PROPOSALS]{.underline}**            |
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| 1.  **The Evaluating Office shall neither reproduce nor disseminate   |
|     the proposal to other offices without the consent of the Chief,   |
|     Contracts and Small Business Programs Branch, DTS-853. If         |
|     additional information from the offeror is required by the        |
|     Evaluating Office, the evaluator shall convey this request to the |
|     Chief, DTS-853, in lieu of the offeror. The evaluator shall not   |
|     communicate directly with the originator of the proposal.**       |
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| 2.  **Government personnel shall not disclose restrictively marked    |
|     information (see FAR 3.104 and 15.609) included in an unsolicited |
|     proposal. The disclosure of such information concerning trade     |
|     secrets, processes, operations, style of work, apparatus, and     |
|     other matters, except as authorized by law, may result in         |
|     criminal penalties under 18 U.S.C. 1905.**                        |
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| 3.  **Ensure the proposal is secured and protected both during and    |
|     after working hours, and maintain strict control over where       |
|     discussions regarding the information are held. Particular        |
|     attention should be paid to visitors, contract file security,     |
|     data security, and transmission. Any authorized restrictive       |
|     notices that the offeror places on this proposal shall also be    |
|     strictly complied with.**                                         |
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| 4.  **[UNSOLICITED PROPOSAL -- USE OF DATA LIMITED]{.underline}       |
|     *(This notice applies unless* *the offeror clearly states in      |
|     writing that no restrictions are imposed on the disclosure or use |
|     of the data contained in the proposal.) ***                       |
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| **ALL GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL MUST EXERCISE EXTREME CARE TO ENSURE THAT  |
| THE INFORMATION IN THIS PROPOSAL IS NOT DISCLOSED TO AN INDIVIDUAL    |
| WHO HAS NOT BEEN AUTHORIZED ACCESS TO SUCH DATA IN ACCORDANCE WITH    |
| FAR 3.104, AND IS NOT DUPLICATED, USED, OR DISCLOSED IN WHOLE OR IN   |
| PART FOR ANY PURPOSE OTHER THAN EVALUATION OF THE PROPOSAL, WITHOUT   |
| THE WRITTEN PERMISSION OF THE OFFEROR. IF A CONTRACT IS AWARDED ON    |
| THE BASIS OF THIS PROPOSAL, THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT SHALL CONTROL   |
| DISCLOSURE AND USE. THIS NOTICE DOES NOT LIMIT THE GOVERNMENT'S RIGHT |
| TO USE INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THE PROPOSAL IF IT IS OBTAINABLE FROM |
| ANOTHER SOURCE WITHOUT RESTRICTION. THIS IS A GOVERNMENT NOTICE, AND  |
| SHALL NOT BY ITSELF BE CONSTRUED TO IMPOSE ANY LIABILITY UPON THE     |
| GOVERNMENT OR GOVERNMENT PERSONNEL FOR DISCLOSURE OR USE OF DATA      |
| CONTAINED IN THIS PROPOSAL.**                                         |
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| **PART II: *\[To be completed by the Evaluating Office. If additional |
| space is needed for any item(s), use separate sheet(s) and identify   |
| item(s).\]***                                                         |
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| 1\. After review of the attached proposal, it is determined that the  |
| proposal is, is not, in our area of responsibility. The technical     |
| office recommended to evaluate this proposal is:                      |
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| If the proposal does not fall in your area of responsibility, do not  |
| continue with the proposal evaluation. Sign the form and return to    |
| the Chief, DTS-853.                                                   |
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| 2\. The proposal offers commercial or off-the-shelf services or       |
| products . Do not continue with the proposal evaluation.              |
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| Sign the form and return to the Chief, DTS-853.                       |
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| 3\. Research is, is not, needed in this proposed area. Explanation    |
| for this evaluation is as follows:*(If needed, specify the potential  |
| contribution of the effort to the agency's specific mission.)*        |
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| 4\. The proposal contains unique, innovative and meritorious methods, |
| approaches, or concepts . *(Describe the unique properties of the     |
| proposal.)*                                                           |
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| 5\. The proposal contains overall scientific, technical, or           |
| socioeconomic merits as follows:                                      |
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| 6\. The offeror's capabilities, related experience, facilities,       |
| techniques, or unique combinations of these that are integral factors |
| for achieving the proposal objectives. *(Describe the unique          |
| properties of the offeror's capabilities.)*                           |
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| 7\. The qualifications, capabilities, and experience of the proposed  |
| principal investigator, team leader, or key personnel are critical to |
| achieving the proposal objectives. *(Describe how the proposed        |
| personnel are critical to the proposal objectives.)*                  |
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| 8\. Proposed costs are realistic, are not realistic. *(Describe the   |
| basis for this assessment.)*                                          |
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| 9\. Funding is , is not planned by this office. Estimated funding     |
| date:                                                                 |
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| 10\. Comments: *(Provide other comments as deemed necessary. If the   |
| proposal will not be accepted and funding not provided, describe the  |
| reasons for rejecting the proposal. Comments which can be             |
| incorporated into a letter to the offeror are required.)*             |
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| EVALUATOR'S SIGNATURE:                                                |
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| > *(Print Evaluator's Name and Title)*                                |
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**[REMINDER:]{.underline}** ENSURE THAT ALL COPIES OF PROPOSALS ARE
RETURNED TO THE CHIEF, DTS-853, AFTER COMPLETION OF EVALUATION.
PROPOSALS SHOULD BE HAND CARRIED TO THE CHIEF, DTS-853, WITH ALL
IDENTIFIER INFORMATION PROPERLY CONCEALED.