North Carolina eVP #16-2142757756

Mitigation Credits and Ecosystem Restoration Services for French Broad River Basin

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ), Division of Mitigation Services, is seeking proposals for full delivery ecosystem restoration projects to generate cold stream and riparian wetland mitigation credits in the French Broad River Basin (Cataloguing Unit 06010108). - Government Buyer: - North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) - Division of Mitigation Services - Products/Services Requested: - 6,000 Cold Stream Mitigation Credits - 3 Riparian Wetland Mitigation Credits - 20 Additional Mitigation Credits (as specified in the RFP) - Environmental and project screening services - Conservation easement delivery for long-term site protection - Mitigation plan development and submission - Permitting and regulatory compliance - Planting and monitoring installation - Baseline and annual monitoring reports (minimum seven-year monitoring period) - Project closeout services - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Credits must be generated within the specified French Broad River Basin unit - Preservation credits are capped at 50% of total credits - Conservation easements are required for all mitigation sites - Payment is milestone-based, tied to deliverables and credit release - Compliance with state and federal environmental regulations is mandatory - Vendors must be registered with the North Carolina Electronic Vendor Portal (eVP) - No specific OEMs or commercial vendors are named in the solicitation - The procurement is classified under commodity code 701617 (Ecosystems)

Description

This Request for Proposal (RFP) seeks full delivery projects to provide Cold Stream and Riparian Wetland Mitigation Credits within the Cataloguing Unit 06010108 of the French Broad River Basin. The procurement is managed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, specifically the DEQ Division of Mitigation Services. Proposals are due by October 6, 2026, and the solicitation includes ecosystem-related services under commodity code 701617. Vendors must be registered with the North Carolina Electronic Vendor Portal to respond.

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