Associate Vice President for Research and Federal Relations

RFP-2008 Research Project, RMC 1

Proposal Deadline: 4:00 p.m. Central Time, August 29, 2007

Attached is a Project Statement for which RTI is soliciting proposals for a project to start in fiscal year 2008, as part of our Annual Research Program. Please ensure that interested individuals within your university receive a copy of this Request for Proposal (RFP) package.

Eligible Proposers - Proposals will be accepted only from Texas state-supported colleges and universities. Partnerships with other entities will be considered only when the appropriate expertise is not available at a Texas state-supported college or university. Proposals will not be considered when the research team includes any member with "seriously late" deliverables as defined in Rick Collins' 12/14/06 letter.

Proposal Instructions - Refer to Chapter 7 (Contracting), section 3, of the Research and Implementation Manual. Instructions in the March 2006 manual are still current, with one exception - an "Implementation" section is now optional in Exhibit B. You may access current proposal forms / templates and our Manual at: http://www.txdot.gov/services/research_and_technology_implementation/default.htm

Proposal Submission - All proposal submissions to RTI should be coordinated through your office, to ensure all requirements are met. Proposals received after the deadline, or sent to an incorrect location will not be accepted for consideration. Responsibility for ensuring the timely arrival of proposals rests with the university. Failure on the part of fax (including a busy signal) or e-mail equipment, the post office, or courier service will not be reasons for acceptance of a proposal after the proposal deadline. Email submissions will be considered received in RTI if we can obtain documented evidence that a proposal was sent to the email address below and was received by TxDOT's internet mail server before the deadline.

Listed below are all acceptable addresses for proposal submission:

Email Address (preferred, RTI will confirm receipt of email within 1 day):  rtimain@dot.state.tx.us
Please note that messages larger than 15 megabytes (including attachments) can generally not be received by TxDOT's internet email server.

Courier Service Address:
Rick Collins, P.E., Director
Research & Technology Implementation Office
Texas Department of Transportation
4000 Jackson Avenue, Bldg. 1
Austin, Texas 78731

FAX Number :
(512) 465-7486

Please contact Charmaine Richardson at richard@dot.state.tx.us or 512-465-7646 if you have questions.

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