RFP: Economic Impact Analysis

The Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association (LACERA) is seeking proposals from qualified firms to provide an economic impact analysis of LACERA’s retirement benefits.

Scope of Work

LACERA seeks to hire a consultant to perform the following services and deliverables related to the economic impact of LACERA’s pension benefits:

1. Economic Impact Analysis: Conduct an analysis that includes the economic, fiscal, and social impacts of LACERA’s pension benefits and provide a comprehensive report of the analysis.
2. Legislative Dataset: Conduct economic impact analyses of pension benefits received by LACERA retirees in the state and federal legislative districts within the County of Los Angeles. Produce a dataset that would enable LACERA to create legislative fact sheets for each legislative district.
3. Presentation of Report: Present the results of the economic impact analysis in-person at a meeting of the Board of Retirement.

Submission Requirements

Submit your Intent to Respond (Attachment F) by 5:00 PM PST, Friday, September 5, 2025. Submit your completed proposal by 5:00 PM PST, Friday, September 26, 2025. Submit all documents to LACERA’s Vendor Gateway Portal:

Accessing the Vendor Gateway Portal

Go to the LACERA Vendor Gateway Portal by clicking on the following https://lacera.cobblestone.software/gateway/SolicitationPublicSearch.aspx

Account Registration

Create an account by providing the company information and user details. Complete the account verification process as instructed.

Accessing the Solicitation

Look for the login information confirmation email from Contract Insight Alerts and proceed to sign in to the LACERA Vendor Gateway Portal using the provided credentials.

Navigate to the ‘Solicitations’ tab and select ‘Search All Solicitations’.

Locate the specific solicitation by clicking on the View link associated with Secure Access Service Edge.

Responding to the Solicitation

On the left-hand side, find the ‘Page Actions’ section and select ‘Register as Respondent’.

Click the ‘Refresh’ button located above the ‘Register as Respondent’ option to ensure the page is up to date.

Scroll down to the ‘Response Status’ section at the bottom of the page. Change the response status to ‘Interested in Responding’ to indicate the intention to bid.

Click the ‘Submit’ button to save the response. Then, refresh the page by clicking on ‘Refresh’ on the left-hand side above ‘Page Actions’.

If the response status has changed, navigate back to the ‘Response Status’ section on the Opportunity Details page and make any required adjustments.

Additional Information

Access all registered solicitations by selecting the ‘My Dashboard’ tab after logging in.

Download all necessary solicitation documents from the ‘Public Files’ section located within the Opportunity Details page.

Questions Related to This Solicitation

Please submit all questions, inquiries, and requests for additional information regarding this solicitation through the “My Questions/Answers” section of the Opportunity Details page in the LACERA Vendor Gateway Portal. Ensure the questions are submitted no later than 5:00 PM PST, Friday, September 12, 2025.

All questions received, along with their corresponding responses, will be posted in the “Questions & Answers” section of the Opportunity Details page in the LACERA Vendor Gateway Portal on or about 5:00 PM PST, Friday, September 19, 2025.

Tentative Timetable

Bid Release Date

August 8, 2025

Intent to Respond Due Date

September 5, 2025

Written Questions from Respondents Due Date

September 12, 2025

LACERA’s Respose to Respondent’s Questions

September 19, 2025

RFP Due Date

September 26, 2025

Finalist Interviews (as warranted)

October 2025

Selection Notification (estimate)

November 2025

Commencement of Work

Upon contract execution

RFP Materials