Nat’l Institute ofStandards and Technology (NIST)
ACES used for the electronic submission and review of proposals for the Advanced Technology Program (ATP)
Uses digitally signed documents to send proprietary information over the Internet, digitally signs and encrypts forms, captures data and populates ATP database
Uses a web server for downloads/ submission of forms and documents, then pulls them behind NIST and ATP firewall
Pilot with 12 proposal submissions completed in Sept 2001
Goes “live” for ATP’s FY2002 competition