INSTRUCTIONS FOR DOE FIELD WORK PROPOSAL

Field Work Proposal (FWP) Related Documents:

 

o        Items #s 1-22 for ( Page 1 ) (Microsoft Word)

o        Items #s 23-26 for Budget (Page 2) (Prepared at the Budget Office during Budget Submission)

o        Item 22 attachments continuation (Page 3).

o        FWP Master List for Budget Submission (Page 4).

o        Proposal Information Questionnaire For DOE Work (PIQ_Form.Doc)

o        Milestone Attachment Form for Page-2b. (if needed)

o        Additional Financial Info Attachment Form for Page 2. (if needed)

o        BNL Security Interest Checklist for all Programs.

 

FWP Instructions:

 

1.BUDGET AND REPORTING # (9 digits, no hyphens or spaces)

       Use current B&R number from  http://www.cfo.doe.gov/EFASC/FRAD/BARC/index.htm .

2.CONTRACTOR NUMBER

The Contractor Number (also known as the FWP Number) should conform to the following format: 

"YYYY-BNL-your FWP number-Budg"  -- Where YYYY is the Budget Year (2011), the FWP number could be up to 10 digits, preferably starting with two-character Department code followed by a  three-digit number (with leading zeros if needed), and any other identifier you may need - NO DASHES.  Then the last 4 characters must be either "Budg" for submission during Budget Call or "Fund" for out of cycle submission. (examples: 2011-BNL-CO019-Budg,  2011-BNL-EE596EECA-Fund).

 

3.DATE PREPARED

The date will be provided on page 1 of the FWP.  However, on the subsequent pages you need to type the date prepared as yyyymmdd on all continuation pages of the proposal.  All signature dates should also be same as date prepared during Budget Submission. For FY 2011, Budget Submission date prepared is March 1, 2009 (20090301).

4.TASK TERM

Enter the start and estimated completion date of the proposed work if known.  Use a two-digit format for month, day; for example, 10/01/xxxx. Dates must be entered even if they are only estimates.

5. WORK PROPOSAL NUMBER

Work Proposal Numbers are no longer used.  

6.WORK AUTHORIZATION NUMBER

Work Authorization Numbers should be entered as **CH13# . (Where ** are first two letters of the B&R code and the last letter '#' is the last digit of the actual fiscal year the budget was submitted. Example: For a KB project for the current fiscal year the Work Authorization Number will be (i.e.: KBCH139 ), remember no hyphens.

7.TITLE

Insert the descriptive title of the work being proposed in this space. Please make sure that this title agrees exactly to the title on your FWP Master List during Budget Submission (page 4 in above Related Documents list). 

8.PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S)

Enter the BNL person(s) responsible for the technical progress and achievement on the task. Type in name of principal investigator(s) and phone number(s)(Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial and Phone Number) use format shown for phone number (999) 999-999. Separate each new entry with a semicolon. 

9.HEADQUARTERS/OPERATIONS OFFICE PROGRAM MANAGER

Insert name of Program Manager.  Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial.  This information can be obtained from the principal investigator for the program.

10.OPERATIONS OFFICE WORK PROPOSAL REVIEWER

Leave Blank.

11.CONTRACTOR WORK PROPOSAL MANAGER

Enter the BNL person responsible for the control and monitoring of the work (usually the Department Chair or designee). This person cannot be the Principal Investigator.  Type the Last Name, First Name, Middle Initial and Phone Number use format shown for phone number (999) 999-999. Separate additional entries with a semi-colon.

12.HEADQUARTERS ORGANIZATION

Enter name of DOE organization, i.e., Office of Science, or Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.  For Headquarters Organization and corresponding two-letter-code, visit http://www.mbe.doe.gov/efasc/frad/barc/asstsece.pdf. The B&R code on the proposal determines the Headquarters Organization to be entered in this space.

 

13.OPERATIONS OFFICE: CHICAGO

It is preprinted on the form.

14.CONTRACTOR NAME:

BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES,

BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY,

which is preprinted on form.

15.HEADQUARTERS ORG.

Enter two-letter code corresponding to Item 12.  For example, Office of Science will appear as SC.

16.DOE ORG. CODE:

It is preprinted on the form.

17.CONTRACTOR CODE:

It is preprinted on the form.

18.WORK PROPOSAL DESCRIPTION

Enter a description of the project in 200 words or less, high-lighting the purpose and the technical approach to be taken.  This project description should be suitable for public release.

19.PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR(S)

The Principal Investigator(s) indicated in Item 8 should sign on this line. Date should be the same as date prepared. 

20.CONTRACTOR WORK PROPOSAL MANAGER

It is requested that the Department Chair or a designee sign the proposal on this line

21.OPERATIONS OFFICE REVIEW OFFICIAL

Leave Blank.

22.DETAIL ATTACHMENTS

Indicate with an "X" each Item addressed in the proposal.  Unless otherwise instructed by DOE, the following is a list of the sections, which may have to be addressed for ongoing work:

 

a. Purpose

e. Relationship to other projects

b. Approach

f. Explanation of milestones

c. Technical progress

g. Capital Equipment Request Summary

d. Future accomplishments

h. Other (Specify Topic)

 

BUDGET PAGE:

       

Page 2 - WORK PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING/EQUIPMENT OBLIGATIONS AND COSTS.

 

The Budget Office during budget submission prepares this page (financial information). If required by DOE, any significant milestones/product deliverables necessary for completion of the project should be provided (use the "Milestone Attachment Form" from Page-2). This should include the "Milestone Schedule" column and "Proposed Schedule" column (month and year).

 

CONTINUATION PAGES:

 

Complete the following information on each continuation page:

 

TITLE descriptive title of the proposal (same as #7).

 

PAGE NUMBER (starting with #3 for continuation page)

 

DATE PREPARED  Same as Item 3 on Field Work Proposal "Summary" Page.

 

B&R NUMBER AND CONTRACTOR NUMBER  Same as Items 1 and 2 on Field Work Proposal "Summary" Page.

 

BOTTOM MARGINS  In order to complete a paragraph, up to two lines may be added beyond the one-inch margin on continuation page. The following instructions are in the exact form to be followed.  Performa statements (highlighted) should be used where appropriate:

 

An FWP should be kept as brief as possible.  Bullets or phrases are preferred over sentences where possible.  Contact program offices directly for guidance on the amount of detail required.

 

Item No: 22.    Detailed Attachments

 

a. Purpose.  Supply a short (few line) bulletized statement of goals for FY 2009-2011.  In addition, the following sentence must be added, to every FWP, either in this section or in Item No. 18. "This work effort may support at a minimum level or concurrently, as appropriate the Technology Transfer and Science Education missions of the Department of Energy."

b. Approach.  For new work, supply a short statement of background/approach, and a list of key personnel where known.  For ongoing work supply only a short list of key personnel in format: A. Jones (100%); B. Smith, Post doc (50%).

c. Technical progress.  Supply a few lines highlighting the previous calendar year.  Include the number of publications produced in prior years (a list should be provided to the program office upon request, but separate from the field work proposal).

 

                     One of the following formats should be used:

 

                        c. Technical progress

                             Technical Progress in FY 2008

                        d. Future accomplishments

                             Expected Progress in FY 2009

                             Expected Progress in FY 2010

                             Expected Progress in FY 2011

                                                  or

                        c. Technical progress

                            Technical Progress in FY 2008 and Expected Progress in FY 2009

                        d. Future accomplishments

                            Expected Progress in FY 2010

                            Expected Progress in FY 2011

 

d. Future accomplishments.  This is the heart of the technical proposal.  In a few paragraphs the author should give adequate information for the program manager to judge the worth of this proposal. Include any special facility requirements.  Also include a justification of any significant changes to the level of effort.  Address any extraordinary mission critical needs for capital equipment. Special facility requirements may be discussed in this section. The format of this attachment for proposals to be peer reviewed should be negotiated directly with the program office.

 

e. Relationship to other projects.  Include only if collaborations or coordinated efforts are important to accomplishing the proposed work.

 

f. Explanation of milestones.  Should be linked to Item 26, and should be appropriate for the type of work. Purpose is to assist program manager to determine value of the proposal and to track progress of funded work.

 

g. Capital Equipment Request Summary.  Include only if Capital Equipment is included in the Field Work Proposal.

 

h. Other. Do not fill in this section unless author believes it is essential to include additional information.

 

GENERAL STYLE GUIDE INFORMATION:

 

Note: Most of the FWP form is preset for your convenience.

1.       Use single space.

2.       Font is Arial 10 in most cases.

3.       Format is MS WORD

4.       Use impersonal, passive grammatical construction throughout the proposal.

5.       Keep all parts of a name together on one line.

6.       Keep FY 20xx together on one line.

7.       Place periods and commas inside closing quotation marks.

8.       Place colons and semicolons outside closing quotation marks.

9.       When the element name is spelled out, e.g., "carbon 14," a hyphen is not required.   However, if the element name is used as a modifier, a hyphen should be used.  If the chemical symbol is used and the isotope is to be specified, the mass number should be superscript prefix.

10.   Hyphenated words should not appear in more than two consecutive lines.

11.   Use $600,000 when referring to thousands of dollars in text not $600K.

12.   Underline Latin expressions, e.g., in vivo, in situ, ab initio.

13.   Some typical problem words to be written as follows: beam line, sitewide, downtime, turnaround, FYs,  infrared, leadtime, FTEs, onsite, offsite.

14.   Periods are not necessary after BNL, ac, or dc.

 

INFORMATION CONCERNING SUBMISSION OF FWP TO BUDGET OFFICE:

 

o        The principal investigator is responsible for the accuracy of the proposal.  The proposal should be proofread to ascertain that it is clearly written and grammatically correct. Prepare a Proposal Information Questionnaire (PIQ) form for every proposal to cover the disclosure statement regarding sensitive materials or work, as well as the use of human or animal subject. If the answer to any part of No.5 on the PIQ form is "yes", complete a BNL Classification Checklist.  Include DOE Form 5634.2 only for a new Classified Field Work Proposal, or if changes have been made to an existing Classified Field Work Proposal.

o        Submit a signed original of each proposal along with a signed original PIQ to JoAnn M Durham (X8074), Bldg. 460 Budget Office.  In addition, you must forward an electronic version (in Word) via email to jdurham@bnl.gov as soon as possible (draft form is acceptable), along with each Program Manager(s) name, email address(es) and the FWP name/number of each proposal they should review.  Please use the FWP number as the file name and also in the Subject line in the email. 

o        In a folder, insert the original proposal along with the original PIQ in the inside right pocket folder with a label marked "ORIGINAL."  No additional copies are needed.

o        Prepare a label with the following information and attach the label to the outside, upper, right hand corner of the folder:

o  TITLE:

o  DEPT CODE:

o  B&R CLASSIFICATION:   (no hyphens please!)

o  CONTRACTOR. NO: (this is the FWP Number)

WORK AUTHORIZATION NO:

o        A support services requirements list are needed only if there are special needs for the proposal.

o        Please note that FWP forms must be submitted both electronically along with signed originals.

 

 

Update:

 

At the request of the Office of Biological and Environmental Research (BER or OBER), the Excel template (FWP Master List)  for the FWP data has been updated.  There is now an additional column following the column for the FWP attachment hyperlink.  This field is required for all BER submissionsIt does not apply to any other SC office and should be left blank for those submissions.
 
The BER update is for the identification of scientific focus areas (SFAs) used by BER.  (A list of the scientific focus areas is provided). Please include a value in this column for all FWPs being sent to BER.  Again, this column does not apply to any other SC Program Office.

 


B&R Codes by Office

 Office #       

B&R Codes       

Office Name

SC-23

KP

Office of Biological & Environmental Research (BER)

SC-23.2

KP1501, KP1503

Life & Medical Sciences Division

SC-23.3

KP12

Climate Change Research Division

SC-23.4

KP1504

Environmental Remediation Sciences Division

 

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Scientific Focus Areas (SFA)


11. Genomics: GTL – Biofuels 
12. Genomics: GTL – Bioenergy Research Centers 
13. Genomics: GTL Fundamental Science 
14. Ethical, Legal and Societal Issues 
15. Low Dose Radiation 
21. Climate Change Forcing 
22. Climate Change Modeling 
23. Climate Change Response 
24. Climate Change Mitigation 
31. Integrated Environmental Remediation Field Studies 
32. Subsurface Science 
41. Medical Imaging Sciences 
42. Advanced Medical Instrumentation 
51. Scientific User Facilities 
61. Human Subjects   

 

 

 

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