**ATTACHMENT B**

**Format for submission of partnership program proposals**

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

The overall proposal should **not** exceed 50 pages including figures,
charts, photos, etc. The content of the first 30 pages are defined in
the Project Description section below. Up to 20 additional pages may be
used to provide biographical sketches of personnel who will participate
in the project, budget information, facilities description, a matrix of
primary participants, related funding/efforts, etc. Any proposal which
exceeds a total of 50 pages will be returned unevaluated.

Font should be Arial 12 pt.

A statement as to the availability of the proposed work force should be
included. Relevant or related work that each is performing should also
be included.

# FYXX Partnership Proposal for MASINT Consortium {#fyxx-partnership-proposal-for-masint-consortium .unnumbered}

# Due Date = COB \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ 20XX {#due-date-cob-____________-20xx .unnumbered}

Tracking #:      

**Title OF PROPOSAL**:      

**Primary Technical Area To Be Addressed**:      

For the Primary Technical Area, choose from the following and list in
order of applicability. \[Transducers, Sensor Networking, Environment,
MEMS-Nanotech, Biometrics.\] Include a (P) after the primary area
(listed first).

**Principal Investigator:      **

The Principal Investigator should be the project administrator,
responsible for contracting the funding with DIA.

**Phone:       Fax:       Email:      **

**Postal Address:      **

**Lead Organization:** The Lead Organization should be the organization
which will directly receive the funding from DIA should this project be
awarded. The Principal Investigator will normally be from the Lead
Organization.

**     **

**Proposed Partner Institutions and Their Roles**: For Proposed Partner
Institutions, briefly identify proposed partners and give a short phrase
describing their respective roles.

     

**Request is for a budget of**       **over a period of**      ; **first
year funding of**      .

A quick indication of how much Budget is needed: Identify the proposal's
total funding level and the total period of time (1 year, 2 years, etc).
In addition, indicate how much funding is needed the first year.
Example: "\$6,000,000 over a total period of 3 years, first year funding
of \$2,500,000." Please remember to include adequate budget for
purchases and for travel, especially to Consortium meetings (at least 2
per year). Be aware that all projects are reviewed annually and
continued funding is dependent upon progress and other considerations.

**Project Description**: Please use the following format for the project
description section. For each section/subsection, a classification
marking and a maximum number of pages are indicated. Section 1 must be
unclassified. Section 2.a and Section 3 must be Secret. For places where
"Unclassified or Secret" is indicated, you may determine the
classification level needed. Please mark your document correctly.

1\. [Summary/Abstract]{.underline} (must be unclassified) (1 page)

Provide an overview of the project at an unclassified technical level.

     

2\. [Description]{.underline}:

> a\. [Project Objectives]{.underline} (must be Secret) (2 pages max)

Explain what types of problems technical/operational limitations will be
addressed by this work. Identify the types of MASINT/Intelligence issues
this technology will address.

>      
>
> b\. [Background]{.underline} (Unclassified or secret level) (2 pages
> max)

Provide a context for the technical approach and research plan.

>      
>
> c\. [Technical Approach]{.underline} (Unclassified or secret level)
> (10 pages max)

Discuss what will be accomplished during the project. Identify technical
activities and products.

>      
>
> d\. [Research Plan]{.underline} (Unclassified or secret level) (14
> pages max)

Present logical flow of work, what each organization will be doing, and
the high-level work breakdown of tasks.

>      

3\. Section 3: Impact and Transition Opportunities (must be Secret) (1
page max)

Please provide a discussion of (1) what technical advances will be
realized through this work and (2) what MASINT mission capabilities
could be enhanced or added based on successful completion of the
research. Describe how, when complete, this technology would/could be
transitioned to existing organizations (DIA-DTT, others) or moved into
applied research projects. Define the level of maturity at the
completion of the work.

     

**References**:

     

**Biographical sketches of primary participants**: Please limit the
Biographical Sketches to at most 2 pages per primary participant. You do
not need to include every person who will be working on your project.

     

**Budget**: You may present your Budget in whatever format you choose.
However:

BREAKDOWN BY YEAR: Display an estimated budget for EACH YEAR of your
project, plus CUMULATIVE for the entire project. Pay special attention
to the first year. Please remember that awards are for one-year grants,
with renewal applications each year. While you will provide details of
several years, you should be very clear on what will be accomplished
within the first year and what funding is needed for the first year.

FURTHER BREAKDOWN: Within each year or cumulative breakdown:

-   Provide [cost by organization]{.underline} (each partner).

-   Within organization, provide [level of staffing]{.underline} needed
    by category (i.e., Senior technical, Junior technical,
    administration, etc). Provide [cost by category]{.underline} of
    staffing.

-   Within organization, provide [equipment]{.underline} planned to be
    purchased/rented/leased. Identify if any equipment would be
    transitioned to the government. Identify existing resources to be
    used for this project. Identify equipment to be purchased which will
    be retained.

-   Within organization, provide any [other planned purchase
    expenses]{.underline}.

-   Within organization, provide any [facility/laboratory
    costs]{.underline}.

-   Within organization, provide [estimated travel expenses]{.underline}
    (include both project-specific and participation in the Consortium
    meetings (at least 2 per year)).

-   Within organization, provide [any other costs]{.underline}.

-   [Summarize]{.underline} total yearly costs, within and across
    organizations.

     

**Primary Participants**:

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  **Name**    **Institution**   **Role**   **Phone**   **E-Mail**   **Address**

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         

                                                                         
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## Current and Pending Related Efforts/Funding

The following information should be provided for each investigator and
other senior personnel. Failure to provide this information may delay
consideration of the proposal. Please replicate or delete portions of
the table as needed.

+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| Investigator:              | Agency to which related proposal has    |
|                            | been/will be submitted:                 |
|                            |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| Support: Current Pending   |                                         |
| Submission Planned in Near |                                         |
| Future \*Transfer of       |                                         |
| support                    |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Project/Proposal Title:    |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Source of Support:         |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Total Award Amount:        |                                         |
| \$      Total Award Period |                                         |
| Covered:                   |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Location of Project:       |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Person-Months Per Year     |                                         |
| Committed to the Project:  |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| Support: Current Pending   |                                         |
| Submission Planned in Near |                                         |
| Future \*Transfer of       |                                         |
| support                    |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Project/Proposal Title:    |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Source of Support:         |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Total Award Amount:        |                                         |
| \$      Total Award Period |                                         |
| Covered:                   |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Location of Project:       |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Person-Months Per Year     |                                         |
| Committed to the Project:  |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| Investigator:              | Agency to which related proposal has    |
|                            | been/will be submitted:                 |
|                            |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| Support: Current Pending   |                                         |
| Submission Planned in Near |                                         |
| Future \*Transfer of       |                                         |
| support                    |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Project/Proposal Title:    |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Source of Support:         |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Total Award Amount:        |                                         |
| \$      Total Award Period |                                         |
| Covered:                   |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Location of Project:       |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Person-Months Per Year     |                                         |
| Committed to the Project:  |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+
| Support: Current Pending   |                                         |
| Submission Planned in Near |                                         |
| Future \*Transfer of       |                                         |
| support                    |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Project/Proposal Title:    |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Source of Support:         |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Total Award Amount:        |                                         |
| \$      Total Award Period |                                         |
| Covered:                   |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Location of Project:       |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
| Person-Months Per Year     |                                         |
| Committed to the Project:  |                                         |
|                            |                                         |
+----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+

\*If this project has previously been funded by another agency, please
list and furnish information for immediately preceding funding period.

### Facilities, Equipment & other resources

> NOTE THAT [CLASSIFIED PROCESSING CAPABILITIES]{.underline} ARE TO BE
> LISTED SEPARATELY UNDER THE NEXT HEADING.

FAcilities: Identify the facilities to be used at each performance site
listed and, as appropriate, indicate their capacities, pertinent
capabilities, relative proximity, and extent of availability to the
project. Use "Other" to describe the facilities at any other performance
sites listed and at sites for field studies.

**Laboratory**:      

**Clinical**:      

**Animal**:      

**Computer**:      

**Office**:      

**Other**:      

major equipment: List the most important items available for this
project and, as appropriate, identify the location and pertinent
capabilities of each.

**     **

other resources: Provide any information describing the other resources
available for the project. Identify support services such as consultant,
secretarial, machine shop, and electronics shop, and the extent to which
they will be available for the project. Include an explanation of any
consortium/contractual arrangements with other organizations.

**     **

### classified processing capabilities

classified proceesing capabilities: Identify the classified processing
facilities and other capabilities to be used at each performance site
listed and, as appropriate, indicate their capacities, pertinent
capabilities, relative proximity, and extent of availability to the
project. Use "Other" to describe those at any other performance sites
listed and at sites for field studies.

**Cleared Staff**:      

**Laboratory**:      

**Office/Conference**:      

**Computer**:      

**Classified Networks/Email**:      

**Phone/Other Communication**:      

**Other**:      

**Special information & supplementary documentation**: Add whatever else
you think is needed to adequately support your proposal. Delete this
section if it's not needed.

     

[Additional Instructions for Submitting the FY06 MASINT Partnership
Proposal]{.underline}:

1)  This form is sent to you unprotected so that you have complete
    editing freedom. We recommend you save a copy before you start
    editing. Format to meet your specific needs.

2)  If you are using this form, your proposal will be classified and
    should be a request for funding from the MASINT Consortium
    "[Partnership]{.underline}" funds pool. *If it is a request for
    funding from the MASINT Consortium [NSF]{.underline} funds pool, you
    are using the wrong form. NSF requests use the NSF FastLane
    process.* Since the proposal will be classified, please move the
    template to a classified computer, mark the document appropriately,
    and submit it through classified channels.

3)  If you have general questions about the process, please contact
    Colista Reynolds at Sandia National Laboratories at 505-844-8210,
    email: <creynol@sandia.gov>.

4)  Please provide an electronic copy of your
    *[Partnership]{.underline}* proposal, and the "**INFORMATION ABOUT
    pRINCIPAL iNVESTIGATORS ..."** form, to Sandia National Laboratories
    by COB, 2 December 2006.[^1] Late proposals will not be accepted.
    Please use the subject line "MASINT Partnership Proposal Submission"
    to help identify your proposal. Provide electronic copies to both of
    the following:

-   Patricia Cleland: unclassified email:paclela@sandia.gov; classified
    JWICS email: abclepa@doe.ic.gov; phone: 505-845-8067.

-   Ginny Edmund: unclassified email:vcedmun@sandia.gov; classified
    JWICS email: abedmvc@doe.ic.gov; phone: 505-845-3580.

-   Please also call Pat or Ginny and let them know that you sent a
    classified proposal.

-   If you do not receive an unclassified confirmation email from either
    Pat or Ginny within 24-hours, call one of them to confirm receipt.

-   If you don't have access to JWICS, please call IN ADVANCE and
    negotiate a method to send your proposal.

[^1]: There is a 10 MB size limit for [JWICS]{.underline} email. If you
    send your file PDF, you are probably well under these limit. If you
    send a Word document with lots of graphics, you should check your
    file size first.