Request for Proposals: Property Protection Classification Rating Study. Due October 27, 2025

OIC has issued a request for proposals to solicit responses from individuals or Vendors interested in participating in a project to review and evaluate the efficacy of current property protection classification rating methodologies and to study the feasibility of modernizing community property classification rating schedules to more accurately reflect the fire protection risk and available mitigations for a specific property location.

Contractor selected will be required to:

• Evaluate current property protection classification rating schedule.
• Research and assess any alternative methods for a property protection classification rating schedule.
• Assess feasibility of deploying an alternative method for a property protection classification, including a cost benefit analysis of technical approach options for operationalizing.
• Engage with interested and impacted parties.

• Questions Due September 24th, 2025, by 5pm
  Proposal Due October 27th, 2025, by 11:59pm

Contractor will complete their study and submit their final report to OIC no later than May 1, 2026. The Contractor must provide status reports to the OIC at least every two weeks. A final report must be submitted to OIC by May 1, 2026. Vendors should incorporate the short timeline of this project in preparing their proposals.

Minimum qualifications include, but are not limited to:

• Licensed to do business in the State of Washington or provide a commitment that it will become licensed in Washington within thirty (30) calendar days of being selected as the Apparent Successful Contractor.
• Demonstrate knowledge of, and prior experience in, the areas of work for which the proposal is being submitted. This includes but is not limited to expertise of:
  • National Fire Protection Association standards
  • Centers for Public Safety Excellence guidelines
  • Data science with experience in fire hazard exposure and risk
• Agree to the Certifications and Assurances set forth in Exhibit A.
• Submit proposals as specified in Section 3, Proposal Contents, of this RFP.

Find the full solicitation attached to this email and posted to Washington’s Electronic Business Solution (WEBS), and on the Office of Insurance Commissioner Contracting Opportunities Page.

All updates and amendments will be posted to WEBS and on OIC’s website. Vendors not registered in WEBS will not receive emailed notices of updates or amendments to the solicitation and must retrieve them from OIC’s website.