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The new HSSMFP process starts with the government agency. Organizations are invited to submit a HSSMFP Statement of Work (SOW) describing the research project to the SSP office at any time during the year. The SOW should include title, objective, specific tasks, level of effort, and period of performance. A teacher may be recommended on the SOW to perform the work. If none exists, the Statement of Work will be posted on the HSSMFP web site for 2 weeks and teachers who are listed in the HSSMFP database will receive an email notification directing them to the SOW and application form.
To be considered, interested teachers are required to complete the on-line application and submit it along with a current resume to the SSP.
At the end of the two weeks, the SSP forwards all applications and resumes to the sponsoring organization for review. The government agency selects a qualified teacher and submits the required funding to ARO, which then sends a Request for Services to the SSP office. The SSP negotiates with the teacher a cost proposal and sends it to ARO for award. Work may commence once ARO awards the task.
The SSP office establishes an appropriate agreement for the conduct of each task, obtains DoD security clearances when required, pays invoices, monitors conformance to time and funding limitations, and reviews all final reports. The sponsoring government organization is represented on each task by its designated Contracting Officer's Representative who monitors the technical progress of the task performer. |
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