Appointment of an Industry partner for the AI-CoE project.

Sr. No Proposed Criteria Basis of Assessment Max Marks Compliance (Yes / No)

1 Organizational Capability & Experience Assessment based on the Bidder’s experience and capability, supported by the documentary evidence submitted with the Technical Proposal. 30

2 Experience in setting up / operating CoE / Innovation Labs Experience in setting up or operating Centres of Excellence or Innovation Labs, supported by necessary documentary evidence. 5

3 Experience in setting up / operating AI-CoE Experience in setting up or operating Artificial Intelligence Centres of Excellence, supported by necessary documentary evidence. 5

4 Experience in startup incubation / ecosystem development Experience in startup incubation, acceleration or ecosystem development, supported by necessary documentary evidence. 5

5 Experience in publishing research related to AI / ML Experience in publishing research relating to Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning, supported by necessary documentary evidence. 5

6 Experience in delivering capacity building / skill building / training programmes in AI / ML Experience in delivering capacity-building, skill-building or training programmes in Artificial Intelligence or Machine Learning. 5

7 Number of expert manpower in AI / ML and related areas Availability of expert manpower in AI / ML and related areas, including startup support, skilling and research, supported by necessary documentary evidence. 5

8 Approach & Implementation Roadmap Assessment of the proposed approach and implementation roadmap for establishment and operationalisation of the Goa AI CoE. 15

9 Year-wise roadmap with outcomes Clarity, feasibility and completeness of the year-wise roadmap, including activities, milestones and outcomes. 5

10 Key focus domains / subject areas Relevance and clarity of the key focus domains and subject areas proposed for the Goa AI CoE 5

11 Governance and team capability Adequacy of the proposed governance framework, organisation structure, role clarity and team capability. 5

12 KPI Alignment & Outcome Orientation Assessment of alignment with IndiaAI KPIs and the credibility of the proposed outcome-oriented implementation approach. 10

13 Mapping with IndiaAI KPIs and year-wise targets Mapping of proposed activities with IndiaAI KPIs, including credible year-wise and cumulative targets. 5

14 Strategy to achieve KPIs, supported by evidence of prior delivery against comparable metrics Robustness of the strategy to achieve the proposed KPIs, supported by evidence of prior delivery against comparable metrics. 5

15 Financial & Strategic Contribution Assessment of the financial commitment proposed by the Bidder. 10

16 Financial commitment to be shared on Rs. 500 stamp paper, duly registered Minimum • INR 4 Crore: 5 marks; • above INR 4 Crore and below INR 6 Crore: 7 marks; • INR 6 Crore or above: 10 marks. 10

17 Sustainability & Revenue Model Assessment of the proposed revenue model and long-term sustainability approach. 10

18 Revenue model & long-term sustainability approach Credibility and viability of the proposed revenue model and pathway to long-term sustainability of the Goa AI CoE. 5

19 Diversification of the sources of revenue / financial support Extent and credibility of diversification of proposed revenue and financial-support sources. 5

20 Presentation Presentation of the proposed approach before the Evaluation Committee. 25