Convênios e acordos de cooperação
AGREEMENT FAPESP-IMPRIMATUR - Appendix 1
Phase 3 PITE
Process f or Calls f or Proposals
Stage 1 – Calls for Proposals
1. FAPESP and Imprimatur will jointly agree the terms f or the Calls f or proposals (“CFP’s”) and any conditions thereto.
2. Such CFP’s will include details as to:
- the type of proposals the parties are looking f or;
- the eligibility of potential applicants;
- the selection and evaluation process;
- the type of inf ormation and responses required from applicants; and
- what will be on offer from FAPESP/Imprimatur in terms of investment monies to those successful applicants and the conditions attaching thereto.
Stage 2 – Submission Period – (8 Weeks)
1. There will be a two (2) month period (“the Submission Period”) following the public announcement of the CFP’s during which applicants can submit their proposals (“the Submissions”).
Stage 3 – Receipt of Submissions
1. FAPESP will receive all of the CFP’s within the Submission Period.
Stage 4 – Steering Committee Review – (1 Week)
1. FAPESP and Imprimatur will f orm a joint steering committee made up of 1 representative from each of them. The Steering Committee will initially review all of the Submissions to check f or eligibility and compliance with the terms of the CFP’s. This process will take 1 week.
Stage 5 – Technical & Business Analysis (10 Weeks)
1. During the stage both the technical and business analysis of the Opportunity shall take place. The two processes will be driven by Imprimatur but in the technical analysis Imprimatur shall be entitled to utilise the reviewers of FAPESP as an additional resource.
2. As part of the technical and business analysis process those making submissions may be asked for further details regarding their Submission and/or required to attend a personal interview at which a representative of Imprimatur will be present.
3. It is intended that this stage should take up to 10 weeks to complete both the technical and business analysis work on the Submissions.
Stage 6 – Investment Committee (1 Week)
1. FAPESP and Imprimatur shall from an investment committee made up of an equal number of representatives from each which will meet to agree which of the Submissions have made successful applications entitling them to:
- joint funding from both FAPESP and Imprimatur;
- funding solely from FAPESP; or
- funding solely from Imprimatur.
This process will take 1 week.
Stage 7 – Investment Process – (4 weeks)
1. A template investment agreement will have been agreed and sent out with the initial CFP’s.
2. final contract negotiations will be completed.
3. Investments by FAPESP and Imprimatur will be completed. This process should take no more than 4 weeks.
The overall timetable should be no more than 6 months from the date the CFP’s are sent out to the date the final investments are completed.