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Clarification is being provided for the following questions received on the SBIR Phase I Program Solicitation No. PR-NC-05-10246. The due date for proposals will remain the same.
Q1: Are required 2.5 cm margins equivalent to one-inch margins in Microsoft Word?
A1: According to Merrian Webster's Collegiate Dictionary metric conversion chart, one inch equals 2.54 centimeters.
Q2: Is single-space permitted or is double spacing required?
A2: The solicitation does not have spacing requirements for page formatting. Either single-space or double space is acceptable.
Q3: On the Budget form under Consultants it asks for hours, rather than days as stated in the Appendix instructions. Which should be used hours or days?
A3: Offerors can propose either hours or days for the consultants. Unless otherwise indicated by the offeror, eight hours of consultant time is interpreted as the equivalent to one day.
