Research Support and Operations
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Program Management
Department of Defense (DoD) and Intelligence Community (IC)-focused Programmatic Support
We provide non-technical programmatic support with DoD and IC sponsors, engaging and working closely with all ³Ô¹ÏÍø stakeholders (PI, OCG, CCO, Export Control, the Preserve, etc), industry partners and government sponsors to ensure programmatic success.
NSI Programmatic Support Offers:
- Proposal and award strategy; important if competitive proposal
- Execution strategy
- Clarification of roles and responsibilities and relevant objectives and expectations
- Full understanding of award obligations, deliverables, and expectations
- Kick-off meeting to ensure the award is fully understood by stakeholders (technical objectives, budget, milestones/deliverables, schedule, responsibilities, etc..)
- Comprehensive assessment, planning, management, monitoring, and mitigation of:
- Stakeholders
- Communications
- Schedule
- Budget and Resources
- Subcontracts
- Risks
- Compliance
- Procurement
- Milestones and Deliverables
- Follow-on/Additional work strategy
- Deliverables – all deliverables are provided to Sponsor
- Meetings and communications – attend relative meetings, capture action items, communicate when appropriate with the Sponsor
- Invoices – ensure all are issued and paid, including for subcontract awards
- Close-out meeting with primary stakeholders to ensure all actions required are taken and outstanding issues addressed
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Proposal Development
We can help faculty:
- Develop budgets and ensure proposal formats adhere to sponsor guidelines
- Submit proposals as an Authorized Organizational Representative (AOR)
- Complete an internal record and assist with sponsor post-submission requests
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Compliance
We help coordinate internal compliance requirements for:
- Export controls
- Restricted research
- Cybersecurity
- Physical security
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Contracting
Our OCG contracts support provides NSI researchers and Faculty Affiliates with:
- Specific expertise and applied experience in national security contracting
- Assistance navigating university requirements related to national security projects