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3. All paper copies should minimize or eliminate the use of non - recyclable or non - reusable materials <br />such as plastic report covers, plastic dividers, vinyl sleeves, and GBC binding. Three - ringed binders, <br />glued materials, paper clips, and staples are acceptable. <br />4. Materials should be submitted in a format which allows for easy removal and recycling of paper <br />materials. <br />5. All page margins must be 1.0 inch (2.5 cm) on standard letter -sized paper (8.5 -in x 11.0 -in). <br />6. Applications may be single spaced (1.0). <br />7. No type size smaller than 10 point is to be used for text or tables, except as legends on reduced <br />drawings. <br />8. Applications should be focused, concise and organized in accordance with the Invitation to Submit <br />Applications requirements. <br />9. Samples, videotapes, slides, DVDs or other ancillary items will NOT be accepted. <br />10. Electronic copies of Applications must be generated in PDF format from a text -based file (such as a <br />Microsoft Word or Word Perfect document) so that Applications are searchable. The Application file <br />MUST BE SUBMITTED AS A SINGLE PDF file. Other file formats will NOT be accepted, unless a <br />waiver is granted pursuant to an electronic filing waiver request. Please see the Submission Process <br />section for information on making an electronic filing waiver request. <br />11. Applicants are encouraged, but not required, for reasons of space conservation and simplicity, to <br />embed graphics within Applications. For graphics submitted as separate files, the acceptable file <br />formats (and the respective extensions) are Graphics Interchange Format (.gif), JPEG (.jpg), and <br />Tagged -Image Format (.tif). Note: Each graphic submitted as a separate file will count as one page in <br />the Application page count, regardless of size. <br />12. No files larger than 10 MB in size will be accepted. <br />VIRUS CHECK <br />The Applicant is responsible for performing a virus check on the electronic copy of the Application <br />prior to submission. As a standard part of entering the Application into its processing system, the <br />SEO will scan each electronic Application for viruses. A Application may be rejected if a virus is <br />detected. <br />CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION <br />All documents submitted to the SEC, including all Application materials, are public records <br />governed by Chapter 132 of the General Statutes and applicable provisions of the General <br />Statutes protecting confidential information. When specific information in an Application is <br />regarded by the Applicant and by law as confidential and not subject to disclosure under the <br />North Carolina Public Records Act (e.g., trade secrets and /or privileged and confidential <br />information), the Applicant should specifically and clearly designate it as such in writing on that <br />portion of the Application in which the information appears with the following notice: <br />Notice of Restriction on Disclosure and Use of Data <br />The data contained in pages _, _, , and — of this Application have <br />been submitted in confidence and contain trade secrets or proprietary <br />information, and such data shall be used or disclosed only for evaluation <br />purposes, provided that if this Applicant receives an Award as a result of <br />or in connection with the submission of this Application, the SEO and <br />DOE shall have the right to use or disclose the data here to the extent <br />provided in the Award. This restriction does not limit the government's <br />right to use or disclose data obtained without restriction from any source, <br />including the Applicant. <br />An Applicant should provide an explanation for why particular information is regarded as <br />confidential. Indiscriminate designations of information as "confidential," such as form language <br />automatically inserted into e -mails or into the margins of documents, will not be regarded as <br />sufficient designations. On pages with mixed confidential and non - confidential information, the <br />Applicant shall add the tag [BEGIN CONFIDENTIAL] on the line before confidential information <br />Solicitation No. 2011WXSSP <br />Page 16 of 53 <br />Attachment number 1 <br />F -4 Page 128 <br />