Request for Proposal for Spinal Cord Injury Adopt

General Information

a. Purpose. This request for proposal (RFP) is for services and/or deliverables to be provided to the Praxis Spinal Cord Institute (“Praxis”) for SCI Adopt for the period of January 20, 2025 to March 31, 2025. This RFP is intended to support early adoption of transformative technologies that improve health outcomes for people living with spinal cord injury (SCI) for use by individuals in community care and/or clinical settings.

b. Who May Respond. Canadian start-ups developing a health technology that have evidence-based applications (TRL 8-9) to individuals with a SCI. Clinicians, non-profit organizations and & hospitals supporting those living with SCI may also apply to adopt a relevant health technology. The health technology must market-ready (received Health Canada approval or equivalent within the past 4 years) and have demonstrated commercial/market viability and improved health outcomes for people with SCI and economic benefits to the Canadian healthcare system.

Praxis encourages proposals from under-represented groups including women, Indigenous Peoples, people with disabilities, people who are part of 2SLGBTQI+ communities, religious minority groups and racialized people, neurodiverse individuals, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

c. Instructions on Proposal Submission:

i. Closing Submission Date. Proposals must be submitted no later than midnight (Pacific Time) on November 24^th, 2024.

ii. Enquiries. All enquiries regarding any aspect of this RFP should be directed to the Contact Person by email (each an “Enquiry”) not less than three business days before the Closing Date and Time. The Contact Person is Andrew Forshner: aforshner@praxisinstitute.org.

The following applies to any Enquiry:

• Enquiries must quote the RFP title in the subject line of the email;

• directing an Enquiry to anyone other than the Contact Person may result in a Proposal being disqualified;

• responses to an Enquiry will be in writing;

• all Enquiries, and all responses to Enquiries from the Contact Person, will be recorded by Praxis;

iii. Instructions to Offerors. Your proposal should be submitted to: aforshner@praxisinstitute.org and carbon copy tocontracts@praxisinstitute.org. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure that the proposal is received by Praxis, by the date and time specified above. Late RFPs will not be considered.

iv. RFP Costs. All costs incurred in the preparation of a proposal responding to this RFP will be the responsibility of the Offeror and will not be reimbursed by Praxis.

v. Notification of Selection. It is expected that a decision selecting the successful proposal(s) will be made within 30 days of the final interview following the receipt of proposals. Interviews are anticipated to occur in December 2024. Upon conclusion of final negotiations with the successful proposal(s), all Offerors submitting proposals in response to this RFP will be informed, in writing of the decision.

Praxis reserves the right to reject any and all proposals received in response to this RFP. An agreement for the accepted proposal will be drafted based upon the factors described in this RFP. Appeals may be addressed to aforshner@praxisinstitute.org with a cc to contracts@praxisinstitute.org by no later than January 15, 2025 in a clear 1 page/600 word summary clearly referencing the criteria and eligibility criteria as referenced in this RFP.

vi. Term and Scope of Engagement. The engagement will commence on January 20, 2025 and end on March 31, 2025 and be subject to milestone reviews. Offerors must be available for monthly calls during term to provide updated metrics, impact, progress and to provide milestone reports during the term and every six months up to 2 years following the term. Selected services and/or deliverable provider must agree to terms aligned with Praxis’ funder(s). Fees for services may range from $20,000-$100,000 CAD but have to be clearly mapped to milestones and timeline within the period of the engagement (see Scope of Services below) .