Technology Transfer Consulting Services

The South Carolina Commission on Higher Education in Columbia, South Carolina, is seeking technology transfer consulting services to establish robust institutional processes, policies, documentation, and training. The agency needs to address gaps in its current intellectual property management and commercialization strategies to foster better university-company collaboration. This initiative aims to streamline how the state handles intellectual property from discovery to commercialization. The scope of work begins with an initiation and discovery phase to review existing workflows and policies, resulting in a comprehensive needs assessment and discovery memo. The selected contractor will then review existing intellectual property policies to assess governance, compliance, and operational considerations. Following this review, the project requires the development of an end-to-end technology transfer workflow that defines roles, responsibilities, timelines, and decision points. The agency also requires licensing guidance for exclusive, non-exclusive, and startup-related pathways, alongside templates for university-company interactions such as base agreements, scopes of work, non-disclosure agreements, and intellectual property agreements. The final phase involves refining all workflows, policies, and documentation, conducting knowledge-transfer sessions, and completing final project transition activities. Eligible bidders must perform all work onsite in the United States, as offshore delivery is not permitted. The agency accepts digital proposal submissions via email or through their online portal. The agency has not disclosed a specific budget and is requesting cost proposals from bidders to determine the financial framework.