As a chief component of the Bay Area Regional Economic Recovery Workplan, BACEI is now accepting proposals for projects or ideas that address regional strategic priorities while delivering stimulus to the economy. The proposal process is designed to add value to the Workplan, by enabling decision makers in Sacramento and Washington, DC to identify, from the large numbers of proposals that are received, those projects most likely to yield the highest short- and long-term economic benefit for the region. With this in mind, the request for proposals (RFP) outlined below is designed not only to aggregate proposals, but to relate specific project ideas to an integrated set of criteria that together constitute both a short- and long-term regional economic strategy

Proposal Submission Process and Deadline

The period for project submission has opened as of Monday, April 6. The submission deadline for all proposals is Friday, April 24 at 11:59 p.m.

Proposals should be submitted to the Institute via our online tool at https://www.smartesurveys.com/2009-03-111-99DE/login.html. Log-in information is standard for all proposals.

Username: bacei
Password: recovery

Information provided in your submission will be reviewed by the Bay Area Council Economic Institute and evaluated for inclusion in the Regional Workplan. Proposal content is considered public information and will be provided to State of California officials.

Entities with a large number of projects may contact the Institute for an alternative submission tool.

RFP Submission Instruction Documents

For specific instructions on submission of a proposal, please consult the following three guidance documents.

  • Proposal Submission Guide – Detailed Question and Response Instructions (PDF: 8 pages, 133 KB)*
    Prior to completing the online survey, we recommend that you review these instructions for submitting a proposal. This document includes a detailed list of questions, response criteria, and additional information to direct your responses.
  • Core Project Criteria – Restatement of Assessment Criteria for Proposals (PDF: 1 page, 86 KB)*
    This document reiterates the core evaluation criteria that will be used in creating the Bay Area Regional Economic Recovery Workplan. Please consult this document and address the criteria it highlights when submitting a proposal online.
  • Subject Matter Guidance (PDF: 19 pages, 235 KB)*
    Guidance on regional priorities in specific subject areas is contained in this document. As a part of the online proposal, you will be asked to identify the subject matter most closely related to your proposal and provide detailed a description of how your proposal will address regional priorities in a given area.

For ease of use, all three of the documents linked above have been combined (in order) into a one PDF document, available as a single download:

 

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