NASA Research and Education Support Services Seeks Peer Reviewers
NASA Research and Education Support Services (NRESS) is seeking persons willing to serve as peer reviewers for the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program Training Grant Funding Extension - Opportunities in NASA STEM FY 2019 – 2020.
Information about this opportunity, proposal requirements and evaluation criteria can be found on the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program Training Grant Funding Extension - Opportunities in NASA STEM FY 2019 – 2020 page in the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES).
Peer review is a critical component of the decision-making process for awarding projects. By engaging individuals with different backgrounds, perspectives and areas of expertise in the review process, your participation will assist in identifying high-quality projects.
Reviewers will be selected based on the subject matter of the proposals received; therefore, your willingness to participate in this particular peer review does not guarantee selection. If you are selected, you will be notified via email, with detailed instructions on the process.
The peer review process is completed in two stages. The proposals are first reviewed individually and anonymously online. When the online review period ends, a 4-5 day panel will convene to discuss the proposals and identify those recommended for funding.
Proposals are approximately 15-20 pages in length and every effort is made to assign no more than 5 proposals per online reviewer.
THE ONLINE REVIEW PERIOD IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 11/13/18 – 11/30/18.
Non-civil servant online reviewers will receive $100 for the first proposal review and $50 each additional proposal review completed and submitted in NSPIRES prior to the close of the review period.
THE PANEL REVIEW IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED FOR 12/10/18 – 12/14/18.
Non-civil servant panelists will receive a $200/per day honorarium.
Information Requested
The specific objective of this RFI is to identify subject matter experts willing to assist with the review of applications submitted in response to the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program Training Grant Funding Extension - Opportunities in NASA STEM FY 2019 – 2020 opportunity.
The following will be requested via responses to NSPIRES Program Specific Data (PSD) questions and (possibly) an uploaded document:
- Your contact information
- Organization information
- Previous NASA review experience
- Professional expertise and specialization
- Interest in being considered as a reviewer for this and/or future solicitation reviews.
- Link to your online CV or uploaded CV or brief biological sketch (see later instructions).
Submitting Responses
Responses to the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program Training Grant Funding Extension Request for Information, must be submitted electronically (via aforementioned PSD questions) using the NASA Solicitation and Proposal Integrated Review and Evaluation System (NSPIRES) at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/.
It is important to note that the use of the terms "Proposals" and "Notices of Intent (NOI)" in these instructions does not mean that NASA is inviting proposals or offers in response to this RFI.
Some of the functionality of NSPIRES uses terminology that does not correspond precisely to the collection of RFI data. For instance, when submitting responses to this RFI, submitters will be prompted to "Access 'Proposals/NOIs' in the NSPIRES Options Page."
NSPIRES Account Registration
All respondents are required to register with NSPIRES and are asked to familiarize themselves with its structure and enter the requested identifier information. The NSPIRES site is secure, and all information entered is strictly for NASA use only.
Respondents do not have to affiliate with an organization and do not have to have an authorized organizational representative submit on their behalf. To register for an account, go to http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/ and click on "Getting an Account" on the left hand margin of the screen.
Creating Your RFI Response
Responses must be submitted using the "Notice of Intent (NOI)" module within the NSPIRES system. To initiate an RFI response:
- Log in using your NSPIRES user name and password (http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/).
- Access "Proposals/NOIs" in the NSPIRES Option Page.
- Click on the "Create NOI" button on the right side of the screen.
- Select "SGCFPTGRFI"
- For 'Proposal Title' enter your name
- On the SUBMITTING ORGANIZATION page, click on the 'Do Not Link At This Time' button
- On the VIEW NOI page, click the 'Program Specific Data link'
- Click the 'Edit' button to enter your information and click the 'Confirm' button when finished.
- To upload a CV or biographical summary, click the 'Add' button for NOI Attachments. Document must be saved as a PDF.
- When complete, click the 'Submit NOI' button
- Click "Continue" to proceed with submission
- To continue with submittal, click on "SUBMIT" again to confirm. To return to the NOI, click "Back to NOI".
If you have a CV readily available, it can be uploaded as an attachment under "NOI Attachments" in NSPIRES.
Providing information at this time does not commit you to serve, nor will NASA be obligated to use you as a reviewer for this opportunity.
Inquiries
Inquiries regarding this RFI should be submitted via email to NASASPACEGRANTreviewerinfo@nasaprs.com.
Requests for assistance in accessing and/or using the NSPIRES website may be submitted by email to nspires-help@nasaprs.com or by telephone to (202) 479-9376, Monday through Friday (8:00 AM–6:00 PM Eastern Time). FAQs on NSPIRES may be accessed through the Proposal Online Help site at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/help.do. Tutorials of NSPIRES are available at http://nspires.nasaprs.com/tutorials/index.html.
