Common use of Review and Selection Process Clause in Contracts

Review and Selection Process. A team consisting of qualified experts will review all applications. The review process will include the following: A. Applications will be screened to determine eligibility for further review using the criteria detailed in the Section III, Eligibility Information of this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Applications that are received late or fail to meet the eligibility requirements as detailed in this Funding Opportunity Announcement or do not include the required forms will not be reviewed. B. Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide for an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Review criteria are used to review and to rank applications. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Review criteria, according to which all applications will be evaluated, are outlined above with specific detail and scoring points. Applications will be evaluated by an objective review committee. Applicants should pay strict attention to addressing all these criteria, as they are the basis upon which the reviewers will evaluate their applications. C. Final award decisions will be made by an HHS program official. In making these decisions, the HHS program official will take into consideration: recommendations of the review panel; reviews for programmatic and grants management compliance; the reasonableness of the estimated cost to the government and anticipated results; and the likelihood that the proposed project will result in the benefits expected. The Department reserves the right to conduct pre-award Budget Negotiation with potential awardees. If the applicant applies for Level Two Establishment and is found to not meet the review criteria, the applicant may reapply for a Level One Establishment award provided that the final application due date has not passed.

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Sources: Cooperative Agreement, Cooperative Agreement

Review and Selection Process. A team consisting of qualified experts will review all applications. The review process will include the following: A. Applications will be screened to determine eligibility for further review using the criteria detailed in the Section III, Eligibility Information of this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Applications that are received late or fail to meet the eligibility requirements as detailed in this Funding Opportunity Announcement or do not include the required forms will not be reviewed. B. Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide for an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Review criteria are used to review and to rank applications. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Review criteria, according to which all applications will be evaluated, are outlined above with specific detail and scoring points. Applications will be evaluated by an objective review committee. Applicants should pay strict attention to addressing all these criteria, as they are the basis upon which the reviewers will evaluate their applications. C. Final award decisions will be made by an HHS program official. In making these decisions, the HHS program official will take into consideration: recommendations of the review panel; reviews for programmatic and grants management compliance; the reasonableness of the estimated cost to the government and anticipated results; and the likelihood that the proposed project will result in the benefits expected. The Department reserves the right to conduct pre-award Budget Negotiation Negotiations with potential awardees. If the applicant applies for Level Two Establishment and is found to not meet the review criteria, the applicant may reapply for a Level One Establishment award provided that the final application due date has not passed.

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Sources: Cooperative Agreement to Support Establishment of State Operated Health Insurance Exchanges

Review and Selection Process. A team consisting of qualified experts will review all applications. The review process will include the following: A. Applications will be screened to determine eligibility for further review using the criteria detailed in the Section III, Eligibility Information of this Funding Opportunity Announcementupon receipt. Applications Those that are received late judged to be incomplete or fail to meet arrive after the eligibility requirements as detailed deadline will be returned without review or comment. If funding is requested in this Funding Opportunity Announcement or do not include an amount greater than the required forms ceiling of the award range ($98,000 for a 12-month budget period), the application will be considered non-responsive and will not be reviewed. B. Procedures for assessing entered into the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide for an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each process. The application will be judgedreturned with notification that it did not meet the submission requirements. Review criteria Applicants that are used judged to review and to rank applicationsbe in compliance will be notified by the OPHS Office of Grants Management. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Review criteria, according to which all Accepted applications will be evaluated, evaluated based on the criteria listed in Section V.1 and reviewed for technical merit in accordance with DHHS policies. Applicants are outlined above with advised to pay close attention to the specific detail program requirements and scoring pointsgeneral instructions in the application kit and to the definitions provided in this notice. Applications will be evaluated by an objective technical review committeepanel composed of experts in the fields of program management, chronic disease, obesity/overweight, minority community outreach, health education, and community-based research. Applicants should pay strict attention Consideration for award will be given to addressing all applicants that best demonstrate the potential to design a program that achieves the program goals stated in this announcement. The Federal Government may conduct pre-award site visits of applicants with scores in the funding range prior to final selection. References may also be requested from these criteria, applicants and contacted to better evaluate prior relevant experience. Any applicant who believes the Government will find derogatory information as they are a result of checking the basis upon which past performance record may provide an explanation and any remedial action taken by its company to address the reviewers will evaluate their applications. C. Final award problem. Funding decisions will be made by an HHS program official. In making these decisionsthe DHHS/OWH, the HHS program official and will take into consideration: consideration the recommendations and ratings of the review panel; reviews for programmatic and grants management compliance; the reasonableness of the estimated cost to the government and anticipated results; and the likelihood that the proposed project will result in the benefits expected. The Department reserves the right to conduct , pre-award Budget Negotiation with potential awardeessite visits and references, program needs, geographic location, and stated preferences. If Guidance for completing the applicant applies for Level Two Establishment and is found to not meet the review criteria, the applicant may reapply for a Level One Establishment award provided that the final application due date has not passed.budget

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Sources: Grant Agreement

Review and Selection Process. A team consisting of qualified experts will review all applications. The review process will include the following: A. Applications will be screened to determine eligibility for further review using the criteria detailed in the Section III, Eligibility Information of this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Applications that are received late or fail to meet the eligibility requirements as detailed in this Funding Opportunity Announcement or that do not include the all required forms will not be reviewed. B. Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide for an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Review criteria are used to review and to rank applications. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Review criteria, according to which all applications will be evaluated, are outlined above with specific detail and scoring points. Applications will be evaluated by an objective review committee. Applicants should pay strict attention to addressing all these criteria, as they are the basis upon which the reviewers will evaluate their applications. C. Final award decisions will be made by an HHS program official. In making these decisions, the HHS program official will take into consideration: recommendations of the review panel; reviews for programmatic and grants management compliance; the reasonableness of the estimated cost to the government and anticipated results; and the likelihood that the proposed project will result in the benefits expected. The Department reserves the right to conduct pre-award Budget Negotiation Negotiations with potential awardeesrecipients. If the applicant applies for Level Two Exchange Establishment and is found to not meet the review criteria, the applicant may reapply for a Level One Exchange Establishment award provided that the final application due date has not passed.

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Sources: Cooperative Agreement

Review and Selection Process. β€Œ A team consisting of qualified experts will review all applications. The review process will include the following: A. Applications will be screened to determine eligibility for further review using the criteria detailed in the Section III, Eligibility Information of this Funding Opportunity Announcement. Applications that are received late or fail to meet the eligibility requirements as detailed in this Funding Opportunity Announcement or that do not include the all required forms will not be reviewed. B. Procedures for assessing the technical merit of grant applications have been instituted to provide for an objective review of applications and to assist the applicant in understanding the standards against which each application will be judged. Review criteria are used to review and to rank applications. Critical indicators have been developed for each review criterion to assist the applicant in presenting pertinent information related to that criterion and to provide the reviewer with a standard for evaluation. Review criteria, according to which all applications will be evaluated, are outlined above with specific detail and scoring points. Applications will be evaluated by an objective review committee. Applicants should pay strict attention to addressing all these criteria, as they are the basis upon which the reviewers will evaluate their applications. C. Final award decisions will be made by an HHS program official. In making these decisions, the HHS program official will take into consideration: recommendations of the review panel; reviews for programmatic and grants management compliance; the reasonableness of the estimated cost to the government and anticipated results; and the likelihood that the proposed project will result in the benefits expected. The Department reserves the right to conduct pre-award Budget Negotiation Negotiations with potential awardeesrecipients. If the applicant applies for Level Two Exchange Establishment and is found to not meet the review criteria, the applicant may reapply for a Level One Exchange Establishment award provided that the final application due date has not passed.

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Sources: Cooperative Agreement