LIFT Fast Forge Project Submission Forms - Department of Defense Public-Private Partnership
"These project submission forms for the LIFT Fast Forge initiative focus on the importance of manufacturing technology and talent in a collaboration between the Department of Defense, industry, and academia. Proposals should include budget details and timelines, with evaluation criteria based on technological merit, MRL level, program timing, funding requirements, member engagement, and use of high-bay equipment. Complete forms must be submitted to the LIFT VP of Technology."
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Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter LIFT Fast Forge Project Submission Forms A Public-Private-Partnership: Department of Defense Industry Academia Rev. 2 HAR 9/16/2020
LIFT Fast Forge Instructions Complete the attached forms to submit your project Include proposed budget ( Maximum $100,000 from LIFT ) and timeline ( 6 months ) Projects will be evaluated on: o Technological Merit o Technology MRL level o Program Timing o Funding Requirement o LIFT Member Engagement o Planned use of LIFT s High-Bay Equipment. o Cost Share Commitment Submit completed forms to Noel Mack, LIFT VP of Technology at nmack@almmii.org. LIFT Business Sensitive 2 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
LIFT Fast Forge Proposal #: Project #: Project Data Submission Date: Industry: Proposal Number: Proprietary? Member Level Company: LIFT Member? Title: Goal: Project Leader: Leader Email: Leader Phone: LIFT Business Sensitive 3 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
LIFT Fast Forge Proposal #: Project #: Partners and Key Personnel List all partners that will participate including suppliers, Small Medium Enterprises (SME s), Academic Institutes o Estimate % responsibility for each partner o Provide principle contact for each partner Approval CTO: Hadrian Rori VP of Tech: Noel Mack LIFT Business Sensitive 4 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
LIFT Fast Forge Proposal #: Project #: Abstract Summary overview of the proposed project Proposed Budget Estimated Total Project Value: Estimated Total Cost Share: (TPV $) (CS $) LIFT Business Sensitive 5 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
LIFT Fast Forge Proposal #: Project #: Identification of the Problem Give background that identifies the problem Deliverables Define the measures or other indicators that will be used to: o Judge the success of the deliverables o Identify ways to improve performance at a later date LIFT Business Sensitive 6 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
LIFT Fast Forge Project #: Proposal #: Proposed Work Justification Does the proposed work benefit a single company or will it offer improved techniques or technology to American companies? Explain Is patentable IP anticipated? Will background IP be disclosed to LIFT during the project? What gives the proposed work novel attributes? Include as appropriate: o Theory o Relevant previous experimental results o Theoretical modeling of experimental results o Implications of work completed to date o Identification of critical needs Add additional citations, photos and/or pages as needed LIFT Business Sensitive 7 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
LIFT Fast Forge Proposal #: Project #: Current Technical State Define current TRL/MRL Level (See Appendix A) Is the current MRL level at least 4 and no higher than 7? o Note: MRL levels less than 4 or greater than 7 will generally not be considered for funding LIFT Business Sensitive 8 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
LIFT Fast Forge Proposal #: Project #: Problem Scope State what will be within the team s working boundaries and what the team will not be working on. LIFT Business Sensitive 9 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
LIFT Fast Forge Proposal #: Project #: Technical Approach/Solution State the proposed solution o List specific tasks o Include Graphs, photos, examples, etc. LIFT Business Sensitive 10 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
LIFT Fast Forge Proposal #: Project #: Project Schedule Month 3 Design Proto Tools Month 6 Testing /Validation Month 1 Month 2 Suggested TimeLine Month 5 Assembly/Try Month 4 Build Proto Tools Design/Simulation Simulation High level Gantt chart showing tasks & dependencies LIFT Business Sensitive 11 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
LIFT Fast Forge Proposal #: Project #: Current Technical State Appendix A LIFT Business Sensitive 13 Where Manufacturing Technology and Talent Matter
