Request For Proposals

Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) has continuing funding from the State of California related to the seismic performance of transportation systems. To optimally use these funds, PEER Research Committee solicits proposals through the RFP process, usually issued in fall.

PEER RFP 25-05 Now Closed

Deadline for submissions December 1 at 11:59pm (PT).

The deadline to submit questions to peer_center@berkeley.edu is November 22 at 5pm (PT).

PEER-Bridge RFP 25-04 Now Closed

Deadline extended to October 31 at 11:59pm (PT).

The deadline to submit questions to peer_center@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) is October 7 at 5pm (PT).

Question: Is the overhead 35%, per UCOP agreement with Caltrans? 
Answer: It is for a PEER-Bridge project, which has the full overhead by UC-Caltrans agreement. Please use 35% for overhead.

PEER-Bridge RFP 25-03 Now Closed

The deadline to submit technical proposals is October 8 at 11:59pm (PT).

The deadline to submit questions to peer_center@berkeley.edu(link sends e-mail) is October 1 at 5pm (PT).

Question 1: Is the overhead 35%, per UCOP agreement with Caltrans? 
Answer: It is for a PEER-Bridge project, which has the full overhead by UC-Caltrans agreement. Please use 35% for overhead.

Question 2: It appears that a substantial amount of work was done as an early phase of this project. Many references indicate a significant involvement of previous projects. Is the current proposal an extension of prior work?  A clarification on this would be appreciated.

Answer: As noted in the "Background" section of the RFP, a significant amount of work was done in the past that is related to the current work. The current proposal will build on the past work done on this topic. Building from previous projects, prior expertise and experimental capabilities are required to execute this project.

PEER-Bridge 25-01 and 25-02 Now Closed

The deadline to submit technical proposals is June 30 at 11:59pm (PT).

The deadline to submit questions to peer_center@berkeley.edu is June 20 at 5pm (PT).

Question: For the RFP 25-01 and 25-02 project, is the overhead 35%, per UCOP agreement with Caltrans? 
Answer: It is for a PEER-Bridge project, which has the full overhead by UC-Caltrans agreement. Please use 35% for overhead.