Request for Proposal
Status: RFP is Closed
Opportunity
Joint/contract development, licensing, product supply
Timeline
Phase 1 – Film applicability verified: within 6 months
Phase 2 – Established at prototype level: within 1 year
Phase 3 – Mass production - scheduled for 2021
Financials
Necessary development expense will be covered
(Details open to negotiation based on proposals)
RFP Title
NineSigma, representing a major materials manufacturer, seeks a partner to develop a film that has excellent stretchability and restorability under high-temperature condition as well as heat resistance. Given the difficulty of combining high stretchability and restorability with heat resistance in conventional technologies, we are looking particularly for suggestions on new polymer materials, composites, and laminate films, as well as performance improvement based on superior molding/forming techniques.
NineSigma's Client, a global materials manufacturer, develops and manufactures high-performance materials and films. In recent years, in a part of semiconductor applications, there is large demand for materials with outstanding stretchability, restorability, and heat-resistance. The Client is also engaged in the development of the target materials, however, the stretchability and restorability of a material is in trade off with its heat resistance, and the film that is sought after has yet to be developed. Meanwhile, the development of high-performance materials is important in a number of industrial fields such as automobile, aerospace, and medicine, which are the fields where technological breakthroughs are constantly necessary. The Client has therefore decided to make this RFP to further accelerate the development of their research and development endeavors.
Film products to aim for
The Client seeks to develop a film that meets the following criteria:
Technology requirements
The Client seeks film materials or forming/molding technology that help meet the above-listed performance criteria
It is not necessary for all requirements to be met at this point; proposals are welcome if there is a good chance of meeting them through further development within the next year or so. While it is preferable that a proposed material is already in the form of a film, proposals of fillers, additives or molding/forming techniques alone are also welcome.
Proposer requirements
Please include the following items in your proposal:
Notes on Response
Proposal shall have clear points and should not include confidential information. Supplemental files may be submitted in addition to the proposal.
Response evaluation
The client will evaluate all responses with the following criteria.
Anticipated Project Process
After the submission due date, the client will review all submitted proposals. NineSigma will send the review results to each proposer 6-8 weeks after the due date. The client possibly asks clarifying questions before selecting the most suitable candidates for collaboration. The client will select best candidates through evaluations. During the selection process, the client may execute NDA with selected respondents, seek further information disclosure, and discuss specific development targets or potential opportunities.
The client will execute necessary agreements with the selected respondents and move to the advanced development phase. Specifics of any collaboration will be determined through consultation with the concerned parties.
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![]() | AdditionalInformationSheet.docx | Dec 11, 2018 |
![]() | RFP-2018_3923_Flexible_film.pdf | Dec 11, 2018 |