[CCoE Notice] TXDOT - Strategic Research Program Initiative... Email 3/3

Tue Jan 17 15:59:07 CST 2012

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From: Sherman, Anne
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To: Claydon, Fritz; Cline, Ray; Hamlett, Gerri E
Subject: TXDOT - Strategic Research Program Initiative
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PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION CAREFULLY - SOME OF THE INSTRUCTIONS
AND REQUIREMENTS ARE DIFFERENT FOR THIS PROGRAM****

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Introduction - RTI has initiated The Strategic Research Program (SRP). This
program is intended to prepare the department for the transportation
challenges likely to be faced in the next 10-30 years. It will complement
the current technical research program by addressing longer-term and
broader transportation issues that could affect the efficiency and
viability of the statewide transportation system. This is the first call
for RFP under this new program. ****

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Please ensure that all interested individuals within your university
receive a copy of this Request for Proposal (RFP) package.****

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Proposal Deadline: 4:00 pm Central Time, February 2, 2012****

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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
selected where the research team includes any member with "seriously late"
deliverables as defined in Rick Collins 1/4/12 letter (attached), will only
be executed when the member with "seriously late" deliverables is removed
from the research team, or, the overdue deliverables have been received at
RTI, whichever occurs first.****

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Project Statements - Attached are 3 files of Project Statements.****

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Proposal Instructions - Proposal requirements are as follows and applies
only to the Strategic Research Program:****

1. Cover Page (Use RTI’s current form)****

2. Exhibit B to only include:****

-Description of Work - Should include how the study will be conducted.****

-Deliverables Table (Use RTI’s current form) - Only an executive briefing
summary of no less than 30 pages is required (see attached example). ****

-Schedule of Research Activities  (Use RTI’s current form) 3. Research
Staff and Facilities (Use RTI’s current form) - Address the Research Team’s
qualifications and expertise in project statement topic. ****

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Detailed information on the 4 requirements can be found in Chapter 3 (RFP)
and Chapter 4 (Proposal Requirements) of RTI's University Handbook,
December 2010,  available at:
ftp://ftp.dot.state.tx.us/pub/txdot-info/library/pubs/gov/university_handbook.pdf.
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Proposal Submission & Forms - Please have your researchers coordinate
proposal submission to RTI through your office, to ensure all requirements
are met and current forms are used.  Attached for your convenience is a
file containing the current RTI forms.****

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Proposals received after the deadline will not be accepted.  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
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.*
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Send proposals to either:****

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Email Address (preferred) RTI will confirm receipt of email within 1 day.***
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rtimain at txdot.gov - Please note that messages larger than 15 megabytes
(including attachments) are generally not received by TxDOT's internet
email server.****

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Fax Number:  512-416-4734****

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It is our policy to ensure that no person in the United States shall on the
grounds of race, color, national origin, sex, age, or disability be
excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or otherwise be
subject to discrimination under any of our programs or activities.****

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Please contact Sylvia Medina at sylvia.medina at txdot.gov  or 512-416-4740 if
you have any questions.****

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Texas Transportation Forum****

For more information on registration and program details visit
www.texastransportationforum.com****

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*Anne Sherman*

Director****

Office of Contracts and Grants, Pre-Award****

Division of Research****

University of Houston****

316 E. Cullen Building****

Houston, TX 77204-2015****

713-743-9240****

713-743-9577 fax****

acsherman at uh.edu****

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-- 
Fritz Claydon Ph.D.
Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Associate Dean of Administration and Research
University of Houston
Cullen College of Engineering
713.743.4204
fclaydon at uh.edu

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 *A Carnegie-designated Tier One public research university*
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