Guidelines

The purpose of the Program Manager Guidelines is to provide Organization Subprocess Formualation instructions for the role of Program Manager. These Guidelines are divided into areas based on the class of activities: Administrative Tools, Register Key Players, Guidelines Development, Topic Development, Front-End Development, Solicitation Review and Approval, Solicitation Distribution and Outreach, and Analysis.

1. Administrative Tools

-Administrative Tools-
 Register
 Login 
 Change Password 
 SBIR Directory
 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
 Forgot User ID/Password
 Discussion Forum

2. Register Key Players

3. Guidelines Development

-Register, Assign, Notify Participants-
 Develop Guidelines 
 Notify Reviewers to Review Guidelines
 Review Guidelines

4. Topic Development

-Review Topics-
 Read Guidelines 
 Review Topics

5. Front End Development

-Generate Solicitation Document-
 Convert Topic Numbers to Sequential Numbers
 Generate Solicitation Document 
 Review Solicitation Document 
 Revise Solicitation Document 

-Review Solicitation Document-
 Read Guidelines
 Review Solicitation Document 
 Send E-mail to Review Solicitation Document
 Distribute Solicitation Document

6. Solicitation Review and Approval

-Generate Solicitation Document-
 Convert Topic Numbers to Sequential Numbers
 Generate Solicitation Document 
 Review Solicitation Document 
 Revise Solicitation Document

7. Solicitation Distribution and Outreach

-Generate Solicitation Document-
 Convert Topic Numbers to Sequential Numbers
 Generate Solicitation Document 
 Review Solicitation Document 
 Revise Solicitation Document