# Miami University and Ohio University Ionwave #1120262501

Market research and commercialization planning for Miami University SIGHT safety technologies

**Posted:** November 11, 2026
**Respond By:** December 07, 2026
**Identifier:** 1120262501
**NAICS:** 541720, 541690

Miami University seeks a U.S.-based firm to research markets and plan commercialization for four SIGHT worker-safety technologies.
- **Government buyer:** Miami University, Office of Strategic Procurement, working with the SIGHT project team; funded through the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC) Workforce Safety Innovation Center (WSIC) grant.
- **OEMs and vendors:** No technology OEMs or proposed vendors are named. Miami University is the project owner; BWC is the grant funder.
- **Technologies covered:** An AI safety agent with retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and evaluation tools; web-based virtual reality (VR) training; digital twins; and augmented reality (AR) training.
- **Requested service:** Market research and commercialization planning, including market sizing by industry, company size, and buyer type; customer and partner interviews and surveys; competitor and pricing analysis; business-model recommendations; and sales-channel, distribution, partner, and first-customer planning. Miami prefers at least 30 interviews, mostly in Ohio.
- **Deliverables and project support:** A commercialization plan and research, market-sizing, customer-research, competitor/pricing, and channel/partner deliverables, with presentations, quarterly briefings, and input to WSIC reports.
- **Notable requirements:** Work and project data must remain in the United States; subcontracting is prohibited. Human research is subject to IRB approval. Advertising, social media campaigns, and other marketing communications are excluded.
- **Funding and term:** Work is contingent on BWC grant funding and approvals. The planned period is 24 months, with no renewals specified.

### Description

Miami University seeks a market research firm to study customers, pricing, and sales channels for four SIGHT technologies: an AI agent, web-based VR training, digital twins, and augmented reality training. The work will support development of a commercialization plan for Track 3 of the SIGHT project. The RFP excludes social media campaigns, advertising, and other marketing communications. Any contract and its July 1, 2027 start are contingent on grant funding by the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation.

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