IEI / Tokenfrastructure
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| RFP | RFP 09 — AI Commercial Positioning |
| Grant | 76,000 ADA |
Scope
Highest-scoring proposal in the evaluation. Research examines institutional-grade agent integrity on Cardano — assessing the commercial opportunity for AI use cases where Cardano's properties (decentralisation, verifiability, programmability) offer genuine differentiation, producing validated positioning and go-to-market recommendations.
Milestone Reports
Milestone reports submitted by IEI / Tokenfrastructure will appear here.
Milestones
| Milestone | Services | Deliverables | Acceptance Criteria | Timeframe |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milestone 1 – Inception & Scoping | Refinement and validation of the research questions, evidence framework and success criteria; agreement of methodology, source list and audience segments; confirmation of the credibility standards and AI-use approach for the Project. | Inception report; agreed research plan and methodology; evidence framework and credibility ledger structure; stakeholder and audience segmentation. | Applicable RFP requirements and proposal commitments reflected in the research methodology; kick-off completed and research plan and workspace are confirmed. Inception report created. | 04/08/2026 |
| Milestone 2 – Evidence Gathering | Structured gathering and logging of primary and secondary evidence, including credibility assessment, competitive teardown, activity-evidence review and interviews, with a mid-point checkpoint against the agreed framework. | Populated credibility ledger; competitive teardown; activity-evidence review; interview log and preliminary synthesis; mid-point checkpoint note. | Evidence of progress, methodology requirements followed, documents complete and evidence quality is acceptable. | 15/09/2026 |
| Milestone 3 – Synthesis | Synthesis of the evidence into structured findings, including adoption-pathway, audience-credibility and use-case matrices, with clearly stated limitations. | Draft evidence report; adoption-pathway matrix; audience-credibility matrix; use-case matrix; limitations statement. | Draft findings are complete and ready for CPC review; all recommendations are supported by evidence; documents complete; aligned with methodology. | 13/10/2026 |
| Milestone 4 – Review & Delivery | Finalisation and delivery of the decision memo, full evidence report and public summary; delivery of a 30-minute readout with Q&A; preparation of the cross-RFP handoff memo. | Decision memo; full evidence report; public summary; 30-minute readout with Q&A; cross-RFP handoff memo. | Applicable RFP requirements are satisfied; proposal commitments satisfied; documents completed; live presentation and community Q&A completed. | 27/10/2026 |
| Total Timeframe for completion of the Services | 14 weeks |