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2. Upon logging in you will navigate to the PAMS Home Page. Click Review Proposal(s) under the section entitled Tasks Assigned to you on the left side of your screen. (Figure 3)

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Figure 3. PAMS Homepage – Review Proposal(s)


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You can access your assigned reviews from several places on the PAMS Homepage:

  • The Review Proposal(s) link in the Tasks Assigned To You section
  • The Mail In Reviews link in the Tasks Assigned To You section
  • The Mail In Reviews link under For Reviewers in the Common Activities section


3. Your Pending Tasks will be displayed. To begin your Mail In Review click Start Review from the Options Column on the right. (Figure 4)

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1. PAMS will send you an email notification indicating that DOE has requested your participation in a Mail In Review, and provide a registration link and code. Click the PAMS (Figure 5)

To:

Prospective Reviewer

CC:


From:

PAMS

Subject:

Request to Review DOE [Program Office Abbr.]  Proposal [Proposal ID]

Message:

Dear [Reviewer Prefix] [Reviewer First Name] [Reviewer Last Name]:   


The [Program Office] [Program Office Abbr.] within the Department of Energy Office of Science requests that you review the proposal listed below. To access the proposal and submit your review, please use the DOE Office of Science Portfolio Analysis and Management System (PAMS)

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Task: Mail In Review

Due Date: [Task Due Date]

Proposal Number: [Proposal ID]

Principal Investigator: [PI Prefix] [PI First Name] [PI Last Name]

Institution: [Institution Name]

Proposal Title: [Proposal Title]

Solicitation: [Solicitation Number], [Solicitation Title]  


To access the proposal and enter the review, you must have a PAMS account. Our records indicate that you do not yet have a PAMS account. Please register in PAMS using the link and registration code provided below to create your account.


URL: PAMS

Registration Code: [Registration Code]  


The first time you access PAMS, you must use the URL and registration code provided above or you will not be connected to this proposal review task. For subsequent logins, you may access PAMS using your already established username and password.

After logging into PAMS, click on the Tasks tab to get started with the review. If you have any trouble using PAMS, please contact the PAMS Helpdesk at [PAMS Helpdesk Phone Number] or [PAMS Helpdesk Email].  


If you have any questions about this proposal or review, please contact the program manager, [PM Prefix] [PM First Name] [PM Last Name], at [PM's Phone Number] or [PM's Email]. If you cannot review the proposal, please let the program manager know or log into PAMS, where you can indicate electronically that you decline to participate.  


We know you are very busy, and we appreciate the time it takes to participate in the review process. Thank you for performing this important service.


This message was sent on behalf of the program manager, [PM Prefix] [PM First Name] [PM Last Name], who can be reached at [PM's Email]. Replies to this message will not reach the intended recipient.

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Figure 5. Request to Review DOE Proposal – No Existing Account

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1. You will be presented with the Proposal Review – Conflict of Interest Certificate upon accessing the review. You may view the Proposal Abstract to help determine if you have a Conflict of Interest. To do so, click the Proposal Abstract link (Figure 7).

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Figure 7. Proposal Review – Conflict of Interest Certificate – Public Abstract

2. Read the Information on Conflict of Interest and Information on Confidentiality thoroughly to ensure that you have no conflicts of interest with the information provided. (Figure 8)

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Figure 8. Proposal Review – Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Certificate

3. PAMS will present you with three options at the bottom of the page. Select the radio button next to the appropriate option (Figure 98):

a. I have no conflict of interest in reviewing the proposal. Select this option if you do not have any of the conflicts listed in the Conflict of Interest statement, and you would like to proceed with the review.

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4. Although not required you can enter any comments that you want relayed to the Program Manager via email. (Figure 9)

5. Once you have made your Conflict of Interest designation click Save and Continue at the bottom of the page to proceed. (Figure 9)

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Figure 9. Proposal Review – Conflict of Interest Certification, Complete COI Statement

If you declared a Conflict of Interest or declined to review the proposal by accident, contact the PM to have the task reopened for you.

6. If you did not declare a Conflict of Interest and later find that you do have a Conflict of Interest, you can declare your conflict from the Resources header by clicking the Additional tab and selecting Conflict of Interest. (Figure 109)

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Figure 109. Resources Header – Additional Instructions to Reviewers – Conflict of Interest

7. This will take you to the Conflict of Interest page. Your original declaration will be selected, but you may change that selection to “I have a conflict of interest with reviewing this proposal.” (Figure 1110)

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Figure 1110.  Conflict of Interest Certification – Change Designation

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1. If you indicated no Conflict of Interest with reviewing the proposal, you will be directed to the reviewer instructions. Read the instructions carefully, and click Continue when you are ready to proceed. (Figure 1211)

Figure 1211. Proposal Review – Instructions to Reviewers

2. To access the full proposal, expand the Resources section of the page and click the Proposal (Figure 1312). You will be prompted to open the proposal PDF.

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Figure 1312. Proposal Review – Update Review, Access Full Proposal

  • When a reviewer downloads a Proposal PDF, PAMS will display a "Proposal Downloaded" overlay message stating that the reviewer is obligated to keep this Proposal under strict confidence, not to share it with anyone, and to destroy any personal copies after completing the review process. PAMS will send an email when the review process ends reminding the reviewer to destroy any personal copies of the Proposal PDF.
  • This page will Autosave every 10 minutes. If you wish to save more frequently, click the Save button in the bottom right corner of the page.
  • You may also save your work and return at a later time by clicking Save and then navigating away from the page or logging out of your session. To return to the review task, access your tasks list and click Edit Review to return to the review page.

3. PAMS will redirect you to the Proposal Review – Update Review page, where you will be shown the evaluation criteria for the review. You may enter your comments and scores, directly on this page. (Figure 1413)

4. Once you have completed all evaluation criteria and would like to submit your review, click the Save and Submit button in the bottom right corner of the page. (Figure 1413)

Figure 1413. Proposal Review – Review Comments/Score

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5. PAMS will load the Proposal Review – Review Summary page, which displays a read-only copy of the evaluation criteria and your responses. Review the page carefully. When you are ready, confirm your submission by clicking Confirm in the bottom right corner of the page. (Figure 1514)

Figure 1514. Overall Summary of the Proposal – Confirm

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6. You will receive a green Success message indicating that your proposal review was submitted successfully. The review task will be removed from your tasks list. If you need to make changes after you submitted your review, contact the PM to have the task reopened. (Figure 1615)

Figure 1615. Mail In Reviews – List page – Success Message