Does the GPO evaluate the design of the planning group? What is NSF’s role in the evaluation?
At this stage, GPO proposals need not evaluate the current conceptual design of GENI as developed by the Planning Group. However, proposers may wish to identify perceived risks in the design in the Risk Mitigation Plan component of proposals – that is at the proposers’s discretion. • Should a proposal address the “build” process – plan/budget/evaluation/subcontracts? No. The construction project will be defined by the GPO working in collaboration with the GENI Science Council and the broader research community in the months following the initial GPO award. • In some places, the solicitation notes “Provide rationale for why these activities are identified, who will lead.”, but then later it says “(cite type of backgrounds, rather than specific participant names.)” This sounds contradictory? A proposer should identify by name personnel who will play leadership or critical roles in the proposed project. For other identified project activities, if the proposer does not have specific person
