Overview
The Department of Atomic Energy (DAE), through its units and aided institutes, has been transferring and deploying several advanced technologies for the betterment of society. In support of the Government of India’s initiatives on Atmanirbhar Bharat and Start-up India, the DAE proactively launched incubation centres at BARC Mumbai, IGCAR Kalpakkam, RRCAT Indore, IPR Gandhinagar, and VECC Kolkata. This step aims to make the expertise, sophisticated infrastructure, and technologies of DAE available to industries and society at large. Additionally, the DAE initiated the recognition of such incubation centres with the Atal Innovation Mission, NITI Aayog, New Delhi, as ‘Atal Incubation Centres’.
Based on this initiative, the Institute for Plasma Research established an Atal Incubation Centre as a special purpose vehicle under Section 8 of the Companies Act 2013 in December 2023, with 100% ownership by DAE. The Atal Incubation Centre, popularly known as ‘AIC-Plasmatech’ and ‘Plasmatech Innovation Foundation,’ is legally registered with the Ministry of Corporate Affairs as ‘AIC – IPR Plasmatech Innovation Foundation’ (CIN: U72100GJ2023NPL146840).



About AIC – IPR Plasmatech Innovation Foundation
AIC – IPR Plasmatech Innovation Foundation (IPR’s Incubation Centre) has been established within the IPR premises to leverage the knowledge base, expertise, and infrastructure of IPR to foster the growth of deeptech startups in India. The Atal Incubation Centre (AIC Plasmatech) offers not only office space to startups but also essential mentoring by IPR’s scientists, along with access to cutting-edge technologies and infrastructure. Additionally, it provides business mentoring from experts and external mentors, as well as support in areas such as intellectual property/patenting, marketing, and branding. AIC Plasmatech is recognized and financially supported by the Atal Innovation Mission (AIM), NITI Aayog, New Delhi.

EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR UTILIZING PLASMA NITRIDING FACILITY ON GOCO (PPP) MODE OPERATION

AIC-Plasmatech Innovation Foundation invites application from Startups, MSMEs & Companies/Industries for Expression-of-Interest(EOI) for utilisation, Operation & Maintenance of Plasma Nitriding facility developed by Institute of Plasma Research (IPR) on Public Private PartnershipPPP mode i.e. Government Owned Company Operated (GOCO) Mode’. Others terms & conditions are mentioned in EOI document.

Important Dates
1. EOI Submission Start Date & Time –17th Jan-2025, 17:00 hrs.
2. Scope Appraisal Meeting Date, Time &Venue:
   Date: 28th Jan-2025,
   Time:10:00 hrs. – 13:30 hours
   Venue:Facilitation Centre for Industrial Plasma Technologies(FCIPT),A-10/B, G.I.D.C. Electronics Estate, Sector 25,
Gandhinagar, Gujarat-382016

Note:
i) This meeting is non-mandatory and is aimed to give a brief overview of the PN facility being floated under GOCO Mode to all prospective bidders.
ii) In order to participate in this scope appraisal meeting, interested bidders (companies/startups) need to send email to ptts [at] ipr.res.in on or before 24thJan 2025, 5.00 pm. The details   to be mentioned in email are as follows: Name of the Company, name of the visitors, their designation and contact details. This is required for administrative reasons. The visitors will need to carry valid Govt. photo ID proof (e.g. Aadhaar card/Driving license etc.) for gate entry permissions.

3. EOI Submission Due Date & Time –17thFeb-2025, 17:00 hrs. The bids have to be physically submitted at the address mentioned in the EoI.
4. Bid Opening (Technical-cum-Commercial) Date, Time & Venue – 18thFeb-2025, 10:00 hrs. at Institute For Plasma Research (IPR) Bhat Village, Near Indira Bridge Gandhinagar,Gujarat-382428