FY 1999 proposal 199601700

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Section 1. Administrative

Proposal titleProvide Technical Support in the Plan For Analyzing and Testing Hypotheses
Proposal ID199601700
OrganizationBioAnalysts, Inc.
Proposal contact person or principal investigator
NameAlbert Giorgi, Ph.D.
Mailing address16925 NE 131 Pl. Redmond, WA 98052
Phone / email4258838295 / aegiorgi@nwlink.com
Manager authorizing this project
Review cycleFY 1999
Province / SubbasinSystemwide / Systemwide
Short descriptionBioAnalysts, Inc. staff provide technical support for modelling analyses in PATH. We assemble and review the integrity of data sets, synthesize information regarding fish passage, work with modellers and review their analyses and output..
Target species
Project location
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Reasonable and Prudent Alternatives (RPAs)

Sponsor-reported:

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Relevant RPAs based on NMFS/BPA review:

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Section 2. Past accomplishments

YearAccomplishment

Section 3. Relationships to other projects

Project IDTitleDescription

Section 4. Budget for Planning and Design phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 1999 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
Outyear budgets for Planning and Design phase

Section 5. Budget for Construction and Implementation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 1999 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 6. Budget for Operations and Maintenance phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 1999 costSubcontractor
Outyear objectives-based budget
ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 7. Budget for Monitoring and Evaluation phase

Task-based budget
ObjectiveTaskDuration in FYsEstimated 1999 costSubcontractor
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ObjectiveStarting FYEnding FYEstimated cost
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Section 8. Estimated budget summary

Itemized budget
ItemNoteFY 1999 cost
Personnel $59,200
Operating Includes all overhead @ 57% + FICA +B&O tax $43,687
Travel $6,000
Subcontractor $0
$108,887
Total estimated budget
Total FY 1999 cost$108,887
Amount anticipated from previously committed BPA funds$0
Total FY 1999 budget request$108,887
FY 1999 forecast from 1998$0
% change from forecast0.0%
Cost sharing
OrganizationItem or service providedAmountCash or in-kind

Reviews and recommendations

This information was not provided on the original proposals, but was generated during the review process.

Recommendation:
Date:
May 13, 1998

Comment:

Criteria 1: Technical Criteria - Yes

Criteria 2: Objectives Criteria - Yes

Criteria 3: Milestones Criteria - Yes

Criteria 4: Resources Criteria - Yes:


Recommendation:
Fund
Date:
May 13, 1998

Comment:

1/4 FTE
Recommendation:
Adequate
Date:
Jun 18, 1998

Comment:

The ISRP reviewers judged this cursory proposal as marginally adequate and ranked it in the midrange of the set. No other PATH projects were listed as related, although in the text it did reference the ESSA coordination proposal. The proposal does not provide an abstract but contained a generally good background. No references are cited. For consistency, the title should use the PATH acronym.