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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)

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To:

Prospective Reviewer

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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).


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.

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

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Figure 13. Proposal Review – Update Review, Access Full Proposal

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  • 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.
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  • 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 14)

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Figure 14. Proposal Review – Review Comments/Score

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  • Not all Review Tasks will look the same.  Review criteria may differ, you may or may not be required to enter comments or scores.
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  • Do not enter scores into the comment box or reference the scores in your comments.

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 15)

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