80_FR_26666 80 FR 26577 - Announcement of Requirements and Registration for Offender Reintegration Toolkit Challenge

80 FR 26577 - Announcement of Requirements and Registration for Offender Reintegration Toolkit Challenge

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Federal Register Volume 80, Issue 89 (May 8, 2015)

Page Range26577-26579
FR Document2015-11098

(1) What action is being taken? The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has issued an Offender Reintegration Toolkit Challenge to help reduce recidivism and promote the public health and safety of communities. (2) Why is this action necessary? Studies show that people leaving the criminal justice system have a higher proportion of substance use and mental disorders than the general population. Treatment and recovery support, along with housing and employment are necessary to help newly released individuals address substance use and mental disorders and to keep them from reoffending. Easy to find information and resources can help them (and their family and friends) as they return to their communities. (3) What is the objective of the challenge? To reduce recidivism and provide resources and support for individuals leaving the criminal justice system and re-entering their communities. (4) What is the intended effect of this action? Family, friends, parole officers, and community service staff will help ex-offenders connect to resources for housing, employment, healthcare, and treatment and recovery for substance use and mental health disorders. By connecting them to necessary supports, ex-offenders will successfully transition back into their communities and live successful, healthy lives. SAMHSA is seeking solutions to this problem through cost-effective, portable, technology-based products that effectively reach a diverse population of ex-offenders being released from jail or prison, and the friends, family, parole officers, case managers, and service center staff who help them. Technology-based products may include, but are not limited to, web applications, mobile apps, and Web sites.

Federal Register, Volume 80 Issue 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015)
[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 89 (Friday, May 8, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Pages 26577-26579]
From the Federal Register Online  [www.thefederalregister.org]
[FR Doc No: 2015-11098]


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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration


Announcement of Requirements and Registration for Offender 
Reintegration Toolkit Challenge

    Authority:  15 U.S.C. 3719.

AGENCY: SAMHSA, HHS.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: (1) What action is being taken?
    The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration 
(SAMHSA) has issued an Offender Reintegration Toolkit Challenge to help 
reduce recidivism and promote the public health and safety of 
communities.
    (2) Why is this action necessary?
    Studies show that people leaving the criminal justice system have a 
higher proportion of substance use and mental disorders than the 
general population. Treatment and recovery support, along with housing 
and employment are necessary to help newly released individuals address 
substance use and mental disorders and to keep them from reoffending. 
Easy to find information and resources can help them (and their family 
and friends) as they return to their communities.
    (3) What is the objective of the challenge?
    To reduce recidivism and provide resources and support for 
individuals leaving the criminal justice system and re-entering their 
communities.
    (4) What is the intended effect of this action?
    Family, friends, parole officers, and community service staff will 
help ex-offenders connect to resources for housing, employment, 
healthcare, and treatment and recovery for substance use and mental 
health disorders. By connecting them to necessary supports,

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ex-offenders will successfully transition back into their communities 
and live successful, healthy lives.
    SAMHSA is seeking solutions to this problem through cost-effective, 
portable, technology-based products that effectively reach a diverse 
population of ex-offenders being released from jail or prison, and the 
friends, family, parole officers, case managers, and service center 
staff who help them. Technology-based products may include, but are not 
limited to, web applications, mobile apps, and Web sites.

DATES: The challenge starts on June 1, 2015 10:00 a.m. ET. The 
challenge ends on July 29, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dina Passman, Public Health Advisor, 
SAMHSA/CSAT/PMB, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 5-1070, Rockville, MD, 
Phone: (240) 276-2854, Email: [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
    Subject of Challenge Competition: Reentry Resources for Individuals 
leaving the criminal justice system.
    Eligibility Rules for Participating in the Competition:
    ``To be eligible to win a prize under this challenge, an individual 
or entity--
    (1) Shall have registered to participate in the competition under 
the rules promulgated by [the issuing agency];
    (2) Shall have complied with all the requirements under this 
section;
    (3) In the case of a private entity, shall be incorporated in and 
maintain a primary place of business in the United States, and in the 
case of an individual, whether participating singly or in a group, 
shall be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States; and
    (4) May not be a Federal entity or Federal employee acting within 
the scope of their employment.''
    (5) Shall not be an HHS employee working on their applications or 
submissions during assigned duty hours.
    (6) Shall not be an employee of SAMHSA.
    (7) [Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop COMPETES 
Act challenge applications unless consistent with the purpose of their 
grant award and specifically requested to do so due to the competition 
design. Therefore, unless specifically requesting Federal grantees to 
compete, include the following text in your Federal Register notice: 
``Federal grantees may not use Federal funds to develop COMPETES Act 
challenge applications unless consistent with the purpose of their 
grant award.'']
    (8) Federal contractors may not use Federal funds from a contract 
to develop COMPETES Act challenge applications or to fund efforts in 
support of a COMPETES Act challenge submission.
    ``An individual or entity shall not be deemed ineligible because 
the individual or entity used Federal facilities or consulted with 
Federal employees during a competition if the facilities and employees 
are made available to all individuals and entities participating in the 
competition on an equitable basis.''

Registration Process for Participants

A. Registration

    (i) Beginning on June 1, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, visit 
CHALLENGE URL (the ``Competition Web site'') and click ``Sign Up'' to 
create a ChallengePost account, or click ``Log In'' and log in with an 
existing ChallengePost account. There is no charge for creating a 
ChallengePost account.
    (ii) After a Contestant signs up on the Competition Web site a 
confirmation email will be sent to the email address provided by the 
Contestant. The Contestant should use the confirmation email to verify 
their email address.
    (iii) Contestant should indicate their agreement in participating 
by clicking ``Register'' on the Competition Web site in order to 
receive important Competition updates.
    (iv) In the event of a dispute pertaining to this Competition, the 
authorized account holder of the email address used to sign up for the 
ChallengePost account used to enter the Submission will be deemed to be 
the Contestant (in case of an individual) and the Contestant's 
Representative, in the case of a team or Organization. The ``authorized 
account holder'' is the natural person or legal entity assigned an 
email address by an Internet access provider, online service provider 
or other organization responsible for assigning email addresses for the 
domain associated with the submitted address. Contestants generally and 
potential winners may be required to show proof of being the authorized 
account holder.
    Amount of the Prize: 1st prize: $10,000 cash; 2nd prize: $7,500 
cash; 3rd prize: $5,000 cash.
    Payment of the Prize: Prize payment will be paid by contractor.

Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be Selected

    A. All eligible Submissions will be judged by an expert panel of 
impartial judges (the ``Judges'') selected by the Sponsor. The internal 
panel will judge these Submissions on the criteria identified in these 
Official Rules to select finalist Submissions. Finalist Submissions 
will then be judged by the expert judging panel determined by the 
Sponsor. The judging panel is not required to test the Application and 
may choose to judge based solely on the text description and video 
provided in the Submission. The Sponsor and the Administrator reserve 
the right to divide and assign the criteria identified below in these 
Official Rules among different members of the internal and expert 
judging panels. The Sponsor and the Administrator reserve the right to 
substitute or modify the judging panel at any time for any reason.
    B. All Judges shall be and remain fair and impartial. Any Judge may 
recuse him or herself from judging a Submission if the Judge, the 
Sponsor or the Administrator considers that it is inappropriate, for 
any reason, for the Judge to evaluate a specific Submission or group of 
Submissions.
    C. A Contestant's likelihood of winning will depend primarily on 
the number and quality of all of the Submissions, as determined by the 
Judges using the criteria in these Official Rules. The judging period 
is August 5, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time through August 14, 2015 at 
11:59 p.m. Eastern Time (the ``Judging Period '').
    D. Criteria:
    Judging Criteria:
    (i) Quality of Performance (40 points) (includes how well the 
Application functions technically, and extent to which the Application 
responds to the Competition topic and target audience, and how 
thoroughly and clearly the solution utilizes the required assets);
    (ii) Quality of User Experience (25 points) (includes visual 
aesthetic and ease of use);
    (iii) Potential Impact (25 points) (includes the potential impact 
related to successfully informing target audiences about the resources 
available to them for employment, housing, treatment and recovery;) and
    (iv) Feasibility of Use (10 points) (includes how easily target 
audiences and members of the public can access and use the 
Application).
    E. If deemed necessary by the judging panel, each of the top five 
finalists may be asked to participate in a virtual or in-person meeting 
with federal staff to discuss their Application and demonstrate its 
operation. The purpose of these meetings will be to further evaluate 
the Contestant's product, provide any additional information to SAMHSA, 
and clarify any concerns or questions raised by the review panel.
    F. Tie Breakers. In the event of a tie between two or more 
Submissions, the

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tied Submission with the highest score in the first criterion listed 
above shall be deemed the higher scoring Submission. In the event any 
ties remain, this process will be repeated by comparing the tied 
Submissions' scores on the second, third, fourth, and fifth criterion 
listed above, respectively. If two or more Submissions are tied on all 
four criteria, the panel of Judges will vote on the tied submissions.

Additional Information

Submission

    (i) Contestants must create a working software application which 
runs on a smartphone or tablet (iOS, Android, Blackberry, Windows 
Mobile, via a mobile browser or downloadable app), a Windows or Mac 
personal computer, or on a web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Internet 
Explorer, or Safari) (each an ``Application'').
    (ii) During the Competition Submission Period, Contestant must 
visit the Competition Web site and confirm that he or she has or, if 
Contestant is a Representative, all members of their team or 
Organization have, read and agree to the Official Rules. Then, 
Contestant must submit its Submission by providing:
    a. The name of the Application;
    b. a text description of the Application and how it functions;
    c. a text description of testing instructions for the app;
    d. at least one image (screenshot) of the working Application;
    e. a link to a video uploaded to ChallengePost.com and YouTube.com 
that clearly demonstrates the Application's functionality and features 
(by walking through the Application);
    f. the Application platform (iOS, Android, Mac Desktop, Windows 
Desktop, Web);
    g. for web or mobile web Applications, a link to a Web site where 
the Application can be accessed free of charge;
    h. for Mac or Windows desktop Applications, a zip file upload 
including appropriate installation files; and, if available, a link to 
a Web site or app store where the Application can be downloaded;
    i. step-by-step testing instructions including the minimum 
operating system or web browser version required for testing and login 
instructions, if a login is required;
    j. the submitter type (individual, team, or organization);
    k. the Organization name, if the submitter is an Organization; and
    l. the Contestant Representative's phone number.
    (a-l above, are collectively a ``Submission'')
    (iii) For sake of clarity, all parts of the Submission must be 
entered at the same time on the Competition Web site. All Submissions 
must be received by no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 29, 
2015.
    (iv) Once a Submission has been submitted and the Competition 
Submission Period has ended, a Contestant may not make any changes or 
alterations to the Submission until the end of the Judging Period. 
Contestants may save draft versions of their Submission before entering 
it on the Competition Web site.
    (v) The Sponsor and/or the Administrator, at their sole discretion, 
may permit a Contestant to modify part of the Submission after the 
Competition Submission Deadline for the purpose of removing material 
that potentially infringes a third party mark or right, discloses 
personally identifiable information, or is otherwise inappropriate. The 
modified Submission must remain substantively the same as the original 
Submission with the only modification being what is permitted by the 
Sponsor and/or Administrator. Any modifications beyond what is 
permitted may result in disqualification.
    (vi) Applications cannot be changed after the Competition 
Submission Period and before the end of the Judging Period, unless the 
Contestant has provided an installation file and testing instructions 
on the Enter an Application form on the Competition Web site.

Submission Requirements

A. Language Requirements
    All Submission materials must be in English.
B. Text Description, Image and Video Requirements
    (i) The text description must describe the Application's key 
features and functionality.
    (ii) The image(s) must be photographs or screenshots of your 
working Application.
    (iii) The video portion of the Submission:
    a. Should be no longer than five (5) minutes;
    b. must clearly demonstrate the Application's features and 
functionality; and
    c. must not include music or other copyrighted material or use 
third party trademarks unless the Contestant has written permission to 
use such material.
    (iv) If the video is primarily promotional rather than a 
demonstration of the Application's functionality and features (by 
walking through the Application), the Submission may be disqualified at 
the Sponsor's and/or Administrator's sole discretion. Challenge 
managers should include any additional information in this section that 
would be relevant for participants. For example, it could include 
background information about the data sources or materials that should 
be accessed for purposes of this challenge, treatment of intellectual 
property rights if it is an area the agency plans to negotiate at a 
later point in the challenge competition, or background information 
about related initiatives or challenges.

Content Requirements

    (i) The Submission must exclusively include information specified 
in the asset file. This information must include, but not be limited 
to, the SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Toolkit. Entries may not substantially 
alter the meaning, intent, or otherwise misrepresent the content from 
SAMHSA's Opioid Overdose Toolkit or other assets in whole or in part. 
The intention of this clause is to ensure that the integrity of the 
content is maintained.
    (ii) The Submission must target individuals, friends, family, and 
people who work in organizations assisting people leaving the criminal 
justice system and re-entering their community. The submission must be 
developed based on the use cases (included in the materials) as their 
target users.
    (iii) Submission must not include an audio or visual performance, 
including but not limited to music, dance, or other performing art, 
third-party copyrighted material or trademarks, unless the Contestant 
has written permission to use such material.
    (iv) The Submission must not use HHS's or SAMHSA's logos or 
official seals and must not claim endorsement.

Summer King,
Statistician.
[FR Doc. 2015-11098 Filed 5-7-15; 8:45 am]
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                                                    Rules. Then, Contestant must submit its                 Administrator. Any modifications                        (iii) Submission must not include an
                                                    Submission by providing:                                beyond what is permitted may result in                audio or visual performance, including
                                                       a. The name of the Application;                      disqualification.                                     but not limited to music, dance, or other
                                                       b. a text description of the                            (vi) Applications cannot be changed                performing art, third-party copyrighted
                                                    Application and how it functions;                       after the Competition Submission                      material or trademarks, unless the
                                                       c. a text description of testing                     Period and before the end of the Judging              Contestant has written permission to
                                                    instructions for the app;                               Period, unless the Contestant has                     use such material.
                                                       d. at least one image (screenshot) of                provided an installation file and testing               (iv) The Submission must not use
                                                    the working Application;                                instructions on the Enter an Application              HHS’s or SAMHSA’s logos or official
                                                       e. a link to a video uploaded to                     form on the Competition Web site.                     seals and must not claim endorsement.
                                                    ChallengePost.com and YouTube.com
                                                    that clearly demonstrates the                           5. Submission Requirements                            Summer King,
                                                    Application’s functionality and features                                                                      Statistician.
                                                                                                            A. Language Requirements
                                                    (by walking through the Application);                                                                         [FR Doc. 2015–11099 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am]
                                                       f. the Application platform (iOS,                      All Submission materials must be in                 BILLING CODE 4162–20–P
                                                    Android, Mac Desktop, Windows                           English.
                                                    Desktop, Web);                                          B. Text Description, Image and Video
                                                       g. for web or mobile web                             Requirements                                          DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
                                                    Applications, a link to a Web site where                                                                      HUMAN SERVICES
                                                    the Application can be accessed free of                    (i) The text description must describe
                                                    charge;                                                 the Application’s key features and                    Substance Abuse and Mental Health
                                                       h. for Mac or Windows desktop                        functionality.                                        Services Administration
                                                    Applications, a zip file upload                            (ii) The image(s) must be photographs
                                                    including appropriate installation files;               or screenshots of your working                        Announcement of Requirements and
                                                    and, if available, a link to a Web site or              Application.                                          Registration for Offender Reintegration
                                                    app store where the Application can be                     (iii) The video portion of the                     Toolkit Challenge
                                                    downloaded;                                             Submission:
                                                       i. step-by-step testing instructions                    a. Should be no longer than five (5)                 Authority: 15 U.S.C. 3719.
                                                    including the minimum operating                         minutes;                                              AGENCY:   SAMHSA, HHS.
                                                    system or web browser version required                     b. must clearly demonstrate the                    ACTION:   Notice.
                                                    for testing and login instructions, if a                Application’s features and functionality;
                                                    login is required;                                      and                                                   SUMMARY:   (1) What action is being
                                                       j. the submitter type (individual,                      c. must not include music or other                 taken?
                                                    team, or organization);                                 copyrighted material or use third party                  The Substance Abuse and Mental
                                                       k. the Organization name, if the                     trademarks unless the Contestant has                  Health Services Administration
                                                    submitter is an Organization; and                       written permission to use such material.              (SAMHSA) has issued an Offender
                                                       l. the Contestant Representative’s                      (iv) If the video is primarily                     Reintegration Toolkit Challenge to help
                                                    phone number.                                           promotional rather than a                             reduce recidivism and promote the
                                                       (a–l above, are collectively a                       demonstration of the Application’s                    public health and safety of
                                                    ‘‘Submission’’)                                         functionality and features (by walking                communities.
                                                       (iii) For sake of clarity, all parts of the          through the Application), the                            (2) Why is this action necessary?
                                                    Submission must be entered at the same                  Submission may be disqualified at the                    Studies show that people leaving the
                                                    time on the Competition Web site. All                   Sponsor’s and/or Administrator’s sole                 criminal justice system have a higher
                                                    Submissions must be received by no                      discretion.                                           proportion of substance use and mental
                                                    later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on                                                                         disorders than the general population.
                                                                                                            C. Content Requirements
                                                    July 29, 2015.                                                                                                Treatment and recovery support, along
                                                       (iv) Once a Submission has been                         (i) The Submission must exclusively                with housing and employment are
                                                    submitted and the Competition                           include information contained in the                  necessary to help newly released
                                                    Submission Period has ended, a                          SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Toolkit                        individuals address substance use and
                                                    Contestant may not make any changes                     section, Five Essential Steps for First               mental disorders and to keep them from
                                                    or alterations to the Submission until                  Responders. The Submission content                    reoffending. Easy to find information
                                                    the end of the Judging Period.                          should encourage utilization of the five              and resources can help them (and their
                                                    Contestants may save draft versions of                  essential steps described in the                      family and friends) as they return to
                                                    their Submission before entering it on                  SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Toolkit                        their communities.
                                                    the Competition Web site.                               section, Five Essential Steps for First                  (3) What is the objective of the
                                                       (v) The Sponsor and/or the                           Responders. The submission must also                  challenge?
                                                    Administrator, at their sole discretion,                present all of the assets provided in the                To reduce recidivism and provide
                                                    may permit a Contestant to modify part                  DPT Asset File. Entries may not                       resources and support for individuals
                                                    of the Submission after the Competition                 substantially alter the meaning, intent,              leaving the criminal justice system and
                                                    Submission Deadline for the purpose of                  or otherwise misrepresent the content                 re-entering their communities.
                                                    removing material that potentially                      from SAMHSA’s Opioid Overdose                            (4) What is the intended effect of this
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                                                    infringes a third party mark or right,                  Toolkit in whole or in part. The                      action?
                                                    discloses personally identifiable                       intention of this clause is to ensure that               Family, friends, parole officers, and
                                                    information, or is otherwise                            the integrity of the content is                       community service staff will help ex-
                                                    inappropriate. The modified                             maintained.                                           offenders connect to resources for
                                                    Submission must remain substantively                       (ii) The Submission must target                    housing, employment, healthcare, and
                                                    the same as the original Submission                     friends, family, and caregivers of people             treatment and recovery for substance
                                                    with the only modification being what                   using opioids, and/or people concerned                use and mental health disorders. By
                                                    is permitted by the Sponsor and/or                      about someone at risk for overdose.                   connecting them to necessary supports,


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                                                    ex-offenders will successfully transition               COMPETES Act challenge applications                   identified in these Official Rules to
                                                    back into their communities and live                    or to fund efforts in support of a                    select finalist Submissions. Finalist
                                                    successful, healthy lives.                              COMPETES Act challenge submission.                    Submissions will then be judged by the
                                                       SAMHSA is seeking solutions to this                    ‘‘An individual or entity shall not be              expert judging panel determined by the
                                                    problem through cost-effective, portable,               deemed ineligible because the                         Sponsor. The judging panel is not
                                                    technology-based products that                          individual or entity used Federal                     required to test the Application and may
                                                    effectively reach a diverse population of               facilities or consulted with Federal                  choose to judge based solely on the text
                                                    ex-offenders being released from jail or                employees during a competition if the                 description and video provided in the
                                                    prison, and the friends, family, parole                 facilities and employees are made                     Submission. The Sponsor and the
                                                    officers, case managers, and service                    available to all individuals and entities             Administrator reserve the right to divide
                                                    center staff who help them. Technology-                 participating in the competition on an                and assign the criteria identified below
                                                    based products may include, but are not                 equitable basis.’’                                    in these Official Rules among different
                                                    limited to, web applications, mobile                                                                          members of the internal and expert
                                                                                                            Registration Process for Participants
                                                    apps, and Web sites.                                                                                          judging panels. The Sponsor and the
                                                    DATES: The challenge starts on June 1,                  A. Registration                                       Administrator reserve the right to
                                                    2015 10:00 a.m. ET. The challenge ends                     (i) Beginning on June 1, 2015 at 10:00             substitute or modify the judging panel at
                                                    on July 29, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET.                         a.m. Eastern Time, visit CHALLENGE                    any time for any reason.
                                                    FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Dina                   URL (the ‘‘Competition Web site’’) and                   B. All Judges shall be and remain fair
                                                    Passman, Public Health Advisor,                         click ‘‘Sign Up’’ to create a                         and impartial. Any Judge may recuse
                                                    SAMHSA/CSAT/PMB, 1 Choke Cherry                         ChallengePost account, or click ‘‘Log In’’            him or herself from judging a
                                                    Road, Room 5–1070, Rockville, MD,                       and log in with an existing                           Submission if the Judge, the Sponsor or
                                                    Phone: (240) 276–2854, Email:                           ChallengePost account. There is no                    the Administrator considers that it is
                                                    Dina.Passman@samhsa.hhs.gov.                            charge for creating a ChallengePost                   inappropriate, for any reason, for the
                                                                                                            account.                                              Judge to evaluate a specific Submission
                                                    SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
                                                                                                               (ii) After a Contestant signs up on the            or group of Submissions.
                                                       Subject of Challenge Competition:                                                                             C. A Contestant’s likelihood of
                                                    Reentry Resources for Individuals                       Competition Web site a confirmation
                                                                                                                                                                  winning will depend primarily on the
                                                    leaving the criminal justice system.                    email will be sent to the email address
                                                                                                                                                                  number and quality of all of the
                                                       Eligibility Rules for Participating in               provided by the Contestant. The
                                                                                                                                                                  Submissions, as determined by the
                                                    the Competition:                                        Contestant should use the confirmation
                                                                                                                                                                  Judges using the criteria in these Official
                                                       ‘‘To be eligible to win a prize under                email to verify their email address.
                                                                                                                                                                  Rules. The judging period is August 5,
                                                    this challenge, an individual or entity—                   (iii) Contestant should indicate their
                                                                                                                                                                  2015 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time through
                                                       (1) Shall have registered to participate             agreement in participating by clicking
                                                                                                                                                                  August 14, 2015 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern
                                                    in the competition under the rules                      ‘‘Register’’ on the Competition Web site
                                                                                                                                                                  Time (the ‘‘Judging Period ’’).
                                                    promulgated by [the issuing agency];                    in order to receive important                            D. Criteria:
                                                       (2) Shall have complied with all the                 Competition updates.                                     Judging Criteria:
                                                    requirements under this section;                           (iv) In the event of a dispute                        (i) Quality of Performance (40 points)
                                                       (3) In the case of a private entity, shall           pertaining to this Competition, the                   (includes how well the Application
                                                    be incorporated in and maintain a                       authorized account holder of the email                functions technically, and extent to
                                                    primary place of business in the United                 address used to sign up for the                       which the Application responds to the
                                                    States, and in the case of an individual,               ChallengePost account used to enter the               Competition topic and target audience,
                                                    whether participating singly or in a                    Submission will be deemed to be the                   and how thoroughly and clearly the
                                                    group, shall be a citizen or permanent                  Contestant (in case of an individual) and             solution utilizes the required assets);
                                                    resident of the United States; and                      the Contestant’s Representative, in the                  (ii) Quality of User Experience (25
                                                       (4) May not be a Federal entity or                   case of a team or Organization. The                   points) (includes visual aesthetic and
                                                    Federal employee acting within the                      ‘‘authorized account holder’’ is the                  ease of use);
                                                    scope of their employment.’’                            natural person or legal entity assigned                  (iii) Potential Impact (25 points)
                                                       (5) Shall not be an HHS employee                     an email address by an Internet access                (includes the potential impact related to
                                                    working on their applications or                        provider, online service provider or                  successfully informing target audiences
                                                    submissions during assigned duty                        other organization responsible for                    about the resources available to them for
                                                    hours.                                                  assigning email addresses for the                     employment, housing, treatment and
                                                       (6) Shall not be an employee of                      domain associated with the submitted                  recovery;) and
                                                    SAMHSA.                                                 address. Contestants generally and                       (iv) Feasibility of Use (10 points)
                                                       (7) [Federal grantees may not use                    potential winners may be required to                  (includes how easily target audiences
                                                    Federal funds to develop COMPETES                       show proof of being the authorized                    and members of the public can access
                                                    Act challenge applications unless                       account holder.                                       and use the Application).
                                                    consistent with the purpose of their                       Amount of the Prize: 1st prize:                       E. If deemed necessary by the judging
                                                    grant award and specifically requested                  $10,000 cash; 2nd prize: $7,500 cash;                 panel, each of the top five finalists may
                                                    to do so due to the competition design.                 3rd prize: $5,000 cash.                               be asked to participate in a virtual or in-
                                                    Therefore, unless specifically requesting                  Payment of the Prize: Prize payment                person meeting with federal staff to
                                                    Federal grantees to compete, include the                                                                      discuss their Application and
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                                                                                                            will be paid by contractor.
                                                    following text in your Federal Register                                                                       demonstrate its operation. The purpose
                                                    notice: ‘‘Federal grantees may not use                  Basis Upon Which Winner Will Be
                                                                                                                                                                  of these meetings will be to further
                                                    Federal funds to develop COMPETES                       Selected
                                                                                                                                                                  evaluate the Contestant’s product,
                                                    Act challenge applications unless                         A. All eligible Submissions will be                 provide any additional information to
                                                    consistent with the purpose of their                    judged by an expert panel of impartial                SAMHSA, and clarify any concerns or
                                                    grant award.’’]                                         judges (the ‘‘Judges’’) selected by the               questions raised by the review panel.
                                                       (8) Federal contractors may not use                  Sponsor. The internal panel will judge                   F. Tie Breakers. In the event of a tie
                                                    Federal funds from a contract to develop                these Submissions on the criteria                     between two or more Submissions, the


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                                                    tied Submission with the highest score                     (a-l above, are collectively a                     demonstration of the Application’s
                                                    in the first criterion listed above shall be            ‘‘Submission’’)                                       functionality and features (by walking
                                                    deemed the higher scoring Submission.                      (iii) For sake of clarity, all parts of the        through the Application), the
                                                    In the event any ties remain, this                      Submission must be entered at the same                Submission may be disqualified at the
                                                    process will be repeated by comparing                   time on the Competition Web site. All                 Sponsor’s and/or Administrator’s sole
                                                    the tied Submissions’ scores on the                     Submissions must be received by no                    discretion. Challenge managers should
                                                    second, third, fourth, and fifth criterion              later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on                 include any additional information in
                                                    listed above, respectively. If two or more              July 29, 2015.                                        this section that would be relevant for
                                                    Submissions are tied on all four criteria,                 (iv) Once a Submission has been                    participants. For example, it could
                                                    the panel of Judges will vote on the tied               submitted and the Competition                         include background information about
                                                    submissions.                                            Submission Period has ended, a                        the data sources or materials that should
                                                                                                            Contestant may not make any changes                   be accessed for purposes of this
                                                    Additional Information
                                                                                                            or alterations to the Submission until                challenge, treatment of intellectual
                                                    Submission                                              the end of the Judging Period.                        property rights if it is an area the agency
                                                       (i) Contestants must create a working                Contestants may save draft versions of                plans to negotiate at a later point in the
                                                    software application which runs on a                    their Submission before entering it on                challenge competition, or background
                                                    smartphone or tablet (iOS, Android,                     the Competition Web site.                             information about related initiatives or
                                                    Blackberry, Windows Mobile, via a                          (v) The Sponsor and/or the                         challenges.
                                                    mobile browser or downloadable app), a                  Administrator, at their sole discretion,
                                                                                                                                                                  Content Requirements
                                                    Windows or Mac personal computer, or                    may permit a Contestant to modify part
                                                                                                            of the Submission after the Competition                  (i) The Submission must exclusively
                                                    on a web browser (Chrome, Firefox,                                                                            include information specified in the
                                                    Internet Explorer, or Safari) (each an                  Submission Deadline for the purpose of
                                                                                                            removing material that potentially                    asset file. This information must
                                                    ‘‘Application’’).                                                                                             include, but not be limited to, the
                                                       (ii) During the Competition                          infringes a third party mark or right,
                                                                                                            discloses personally identifiable                     SAMHSA Opioid Overdose Toolkit.
                                                    Submission Period, Contestant must                                                                            Entries may not substantially alter the
                                                    visit the Competition Web site and                      information, or is otherwise
                                                                                                            inappropriate. The modified                           meaning, intent, or otherwise
                                                    confirm that he or she has or, if                                                                             misrepresent the content from
                                                    Contestant is a Representative, all                     Submission must remain substantively
                                                                                                            the same as the original Submission                   SAMHSA’s Opioid Overdose Toolkit or
                                                    members of their team or Organization                                                                         other assets in whole or in part. The
                                                    have, read and agree to the Official                    with the only modification being what
                                                                                                            is permitted by the Sponsor and/or                    intention of this clause is to ensure that
                                                    Rules. Then, Contestant must submit its                                                                       the integrity of the content is
                                                    Submission by providing:                                Administrator. Any modifications
                                                                                                            beyond what is permitted may result in                maintained.
                                                       a. The name of the Application;                                                                               (ii) The Submission must target
                                                       b. a text description of the                         disqualification.
                                                                                                               (vi) Applications cannot be changed                individuals, friends, family, and people
                                                    Application and how it functions;                                                                             who work in organizations assisting
                                                       c. a text description of testing                     after the Competition Submission
                                                                                                            Period and before the end of the Judging              people leaving the criminal justice
                                                    instructions for the app;                                                                                     system and re-entering their
                                                       d. at least one image (screenshot) of                Period, unless the Contestant has
                                                                                                            provided an installation file and testing             community. The submission must be
                                                    the working Application;                                                                                      developed based on the use cases
                                                       e. a link to a video uploaded to                     instructions on the Enter an Application
                                                                                                            form on the Competition Web site.                     (included in the materials) as their
                                                    ChallengePost.com and YouTube.com                                                                             target users.
                                                    that clearly demonstrates the                           Submission Requirements                                  (iii) Submission must not include an
                                                    Application’s functionality and features                                                                      audio or visual performance, including
                                                    (by walking through the Application);                   A. Language Requirements
                                                                                                                                                                  but not limited to music, dance, or other
                                                       f. the Application platform (iOS,                      All Submission materials must be in                 performing art, third-party copyrighted
                                                    Android, Mac Desktop, Windows                           English.                                              material or trademarks, unless the
                                                    Desktop, Web);                                                                                                Contestant has written permission to
                                                       g. for web or mobile web                             B. Text Description, Image and Video
                                                                                                            Requirements                                          use such material.
                                                    Applications, a link to a Web site where                                                                         (iv) The Submission must not use
                                                    the Application can be accessed free of                    (i) The text description must describe             HHS’s or SAMHSA’s logos or official
                                                    charge;                                                 the Application’s key features and                    seals and must not claim endorsement.
                                                       h. for Mac or Windows desktop                        functionality.
                                                    Applications, a zip file upload                            (ii) The image(s) must be photographs              Summer King,
                                                    including appropriate installation files;               or screenshots of your working                        Statistician.
                                                    and, if available, a link to a Web site or              Application.                                          [FR Doc. 2015–11098 Filed 5–7–15; 8:45 am]
                                                    app store where the Application can be                     (iii) The video portion of the                     BILLING CODE 4162–20–P
                                                    downloaded;                                             Submission:
                                                       i. step-by-step testing instructions                    a. Should be no longer than five (5)
                                                    including the minimum operating                         minutes;                                              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND
                                                    system or web browser version required                     b. must clearly demonstrate the
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                                                    for testing and login instructions, if a                Application’s features and functionality;
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                                                       j. the submitter type (individual,                      c. must not include music or other
                                                                                                                                                                  Federal Property Suitable as Facilities
                                                    team, or organization);                                 copyrighted material or use third party
                                                                                                                                                                  To Assist the Homeless
                                                       k. the Organization name, if the                     trademarks unless the Contestant has
                                                    submitter is an Organization; and                       written permission to use such material.              AGENCY:  Office of the Assistant
                                                       l. the Contestant Representative’s                      (iv) If the video is primarily                     Secretary for Community Planning and
                                                    phone number.                                           promotional rather than a                             Development, HUD.


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Document Created: 2018-02-21 10:24:23
Document Modified: 2018-02-21 10:24:23
CategoryRegulatory Information
CollectionFederal Register
sudoc ClassAE 2.7:
GS 4.107:
AE 2.106:
PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice.
DatesThe challenge starts on June 1, 2015 10:00 a.m. ET. The challenge ends on July 29, 2015 11:59 p.m. ET.
ContactDina Passman, Public Health Advisor, SAMHSA/CSAT/PMB, 1 Choke Cherry Road, Room 5-1070, Rockville, MD, Phone: (240) 276-2854, Email: [email protected]
FR Citation80 FR 26577 

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