Yes, the indirect cost should be included in the total budget $800K to $1.25M.
A bibliography is not required as part of the OFRN Round 7 proposal submission. If a bibliography is included in your proposal, it will count in your page limit. Similarly use your judgment regarding use of references. You can make a statement without relying on a reference; however, if it is helpful then include it. References will count in your page limit.
There can be multiple Federal partners listed on an OFRN Round 7 proposal submission; however, at least one Federal partner needs to be from one of the Federal labs in Ohio (AFRL, NAMRU-D, NASA-GRC, and NASIC) in order to meet the Federal partner requirement listed in section 2.5 of the OFRN Round 7 Opportunity Announcement.
There is no minimum requirement for the level of effort from an Industry partner in terms of budget or number of hours. Proposals must include a minimum of two Ohio public or private universities or colleges and one industry partner (with a physical presence in Ohio) each with significant contribution to the proposed effort. Appendix 3A states in Section A.12 "In accordance with OFRN Round 7 eligibility requirements, proposals must include a minimum of two Ohio public or private universities or colleges and one industry partner (working from a location in Ohio) each with significant contribution to the proposed effort."
Federal sponsors need to be from one of the Federal labs in Ohio (AFRL, NAMRU-D, NASA GRC, and NASIC). The individual does not have to be the person who spoke for the topic areas at the information webinars. If you have an existing relationship with someone at one of the Federal labs list, you can use them as a Federal partner for your proposal as appropriate.
The primary industry participant has to have a physical location in Ohio.