Request for Proposals
General Project proposal submission information for Year 8 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) is posted below. Any OMIC R&D research member (Portland State University, Oregon State University, Oregon Tech) or OMIC R&D staff may submit a proposal.
These opportunities are now OPEN for accepting proposals.
The following abstracts have been selected from this year’s OMIC R&D Roadmapping Process and are the basis for proposal submittal. To learn more about the annual development of OMIC R&D General Research Projects, visit R&D Capabilities. As noted in the RFP template, researchers are highly encouraged to incorporate the use of OMIC’s onsite capabilities when appropriate.
Additive Manufacturing
Machining
- M41, PHASE 2 OF OMP419: Holder Taper Evaluation
- M49: Finish Machining of Inconel 718 Parts Made with AM
- M50: Finish Machining of Ceramics Matrix Composite with PCD Endmills
- M65, PHASE 2 OF M24: Smart Cutting Tool
Robotics and Sensors
- R33, PHASE 2 OF R29: Human to Robot Trust in Industrial Application
- R35: Robotic CNC Based Incremental Sheet Forming
Submission Timeline & Information
Feb 01, 2024 – RFP Released
- Download the Proposal Template
March 15, 2024 – Q&A Forum for Researchers
- 10:00-11:00am pacific time Teams Meeting Link
April 05, 2024 – Proposal Due Date
- Submit proposals to Jen Kammerman by 4pm pacific time.
- Please include the Abstract # (i.e. AM31) in the subject line.
May 23, 2024 – OMIC R&D Tech Board Approval
- Award Notifications and/or Modifications begin May 30, 2024
- Jul 1, 2024 – Contract Execution
- General Project Agreement Short Forms are executed under the Master Agreement with the universities and is expected to take no more than 3 weeks.
Questions may be submitted to Urmaze Naterwalla, Head of Research & Development at OMIC R&D.
Please include the Abstract # (i.e. AM31) in the subject line.