Request for solution provider

The Request for Solutions provider (RSP) defines your technical and/or service-based challenge. It is typically on the middle/higher end of the TRL-scale*. It should state the scope of your challenge and the business case. Make sure your request is understandable and appealing to partners outside of your own industry.

* Technology Readiness Level

Owner of RSP:

Organization:

Adress:

E-mail:

Phone:

Title of proposal:

Date:

Deadline for expression of interest (filled in by SMTF):

Summary of RSP (ca 200 words)

Summarize your proposal; which problem it solves, the challenges/opportunities involved, the customer it’s for and the partners it needs.

Short summary of RSP (for high confidentially)

Background

Opportunity

This is your sales pitch to collaborative partners. How will your prospective collaboration partners benefit from getting involved? What are the long- or short-term business opportunities?

A proposed solution should have the following properties:

Preferred solutions

Alternative solutions

Business Case

Outline the RFP’s business benefit and value in financial-, operational-, market-, customer- and/or staff related areas.

Scope of the project

Provide a brief outline (in a diagram and/or writing) of the beginning and the end of your own involvement and which areas you wish the collaborative partners to cover.

Preferred Partnership

What type of collaboration are you looking for? What kind of partners?

Degree of confidentiality

Please choose one of the following alternatives:

Only summary of the RFD is to be sent out after OK from RFD owner

RFD sent out to trusted partners after OK from RFD owner

RFD sent out in full text to all networks

Week 1 - Issue of RFP to SMTF members

Week 3 - Deadline for expression of interest from members and issue of RFP to SARGASSO’s wider network

Week 4 - Members expression of interest sent to RFP-owner

Week 6 - Deadline for expression of interest from wider network

Week 7 - List of expression of interest sent to RFP-owner followed by a Skype meeting

Week 10 - Obligatory follow up of proceedings

The RSP-owner is obliged to provide information on the outcome of the results over a longer period of time as agreed with SMTF on a case to case basis.