California eProcure #26CSB-014S

Lead University Sought for California Wildfire Safety Research Center and Public Catastrophe Model

The California Department of Insurance is seeking a Lead University to establish and operate a Research and Education Center focused on wildfire safety and risk mitigation in California. - Buyer: California Department of Insurance, Financial and Business Management Division - Business Management Bureau - Eligible applicants: Only California State Universities (CSU) and University of California (UC) campuses - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named; opportunity is restricted to public universities - Primary service requested: - Establishment and operation of a Research and Education Center for wildfire safety and risk mitigation - Development, demonstration, and deployment of a public wildfire catastrophe model - Model must include event sets, damage functions, exposure datasets, financial loss metrics, computational systems, and secure architecture - Ongoing maintenance and updates to the model - Engagement with stakeholders including tribal nations, disadvantaged and vulnerable communities, and fire management agencies - Hosting of three annual catastrophe risk modeling summits - Regular progress, annual, and final reports - Center must become self-sustaining after initial contract period - Notable requirements: - Adherence to California SIMM 5300 and NIST SP 800-53 cybersecurity standards - Detailed budget justifications and sustainability planning - Management of consortium members and sub-awardees - Estimated contract value: Up to $8.5 million - Period of performance: Up to three years, with key deliverables and annual summits throughout the contract term

Description

The California Department of Insurance (CDI) is soliciting responses to a Request for Expertise (RFE) to designate a Lead University responsible for establishing a Research and Education Center. The Center will develop, demonstrate, and deploy a public wildfire catastrophe model to provide wildfire safety benefits to California communities and align wildfire risk reduction efforts across federal, state, and local levels. The Lead University will engage stakeholders including tribal nations, vulnerable communities, and fire experts, and develop a strategy for the Center to become self-sustaining. The contract term is up to three years, and only California State Universities and University of California campuses are eligible to respond.

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