You can, but you have to meet the basic requirements: 2 universities from Ohio and 1 industry partner with a physical location in the state of Ohio and work should be done there.
The company does have to be headquartered in Ohio, an office in Ohio will suffice. We have had companies open an office in Ohio to participate in a project.
Parallax does not own the IP. It is up to the project team and their teaming agreements.
Yes, a collaboration with an industry partner with a presence in Ohio is required.
Question: OFRN R7 Solicitation: “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.” If a company proposes, then it seems there has to be two industry companies in Ohio, the one proposing and the industry partner. If a university proposes, maybe only one company has to be involved. We will probably have at least 2 companies anyway, but want to understand the ground rules.
Response: Regardless if the lead organization of the proposal submission is an Ohio university or an Industry company in Ohio, a project team should consist of 2 Ohio universities and 1 industry partner with a presence in Ohio. If a company proposes as the lead organization, then that company needs to have an office in Ohio. That meets the industry partner requirement. You can have additional industry partners, but the requirement has already been met.
The Federal collaborator cannot be considered one of the university team members. AFIT would be considered a university partner.
Yes, the Government POC in the cover page table (box 3) is the same as the Federal Collaborator/Sponsor.
If you need an introduction to a federal lab POC for your project, email ofrn-question@parallaxresearch.org with your request. Include the following: AOI and subtopic, and some information about what you are proposing (this will assist in finding an appropriate TPOC)
Yes, it is on the OFRN website https://ohiofrn.org/ - in the solicitation round 7 tab. All solicitation documents are at the end of the webpage and can be downloaded.
You can submit more than one proposal; but each proposal must address one subtopic.