Santa Clara Valley Water District PlanetBids #VW0728

On-call biological and ecological support for Valley Water watershed operations

Santa Clara Valley Water District is seeking on-call biological and ecological expertise for watershed operations and maintenance. - Government buyer: Santa Clara Valley Water District (Valley Water), Watershed Operations and Maintenance Division; procurement handled by Consultant Contracts Services Unit #820. - Scope: As-needed support for the Stream Maintenance Program and related watershed work, including biological surveys, protected-species and construction monitoring, habitat and wetland assessments, rare plant and wildlife surveys, fisheries, restoration ecology, regulatory compliance, Habitat Plan support, and GIS mapping and technical reporting. - Deliverables: Task-order-specific plans, reports, maps, regulatory recommendations, database-ready information, and field-monitoring notes. No products, part numbers, or fixed service quantities are specified. - Notable requirements: Firms should have at least five years of relevant San Francisco Bay Area biological-support experience across at least five distinct projects. Personnel must have applicable qualifications and authorizations, knowledge of local conditions, and ability to deploy promptly and coordinate with Valley Water’s Stream Maintenance Program biologist. - Named prospective bidders/vendors: AECOM Technical Services, Inc.; BKF Engineers; Condor Country Consulting, Inc.; Environmental Science Associates; Floral Park Consulting LLC; LSA Associates, Inc.; S2SERM, A Verdantas Company; and Sunset Ecological Solutions. No OEMs or manufactured products are identified. - Work structure and value: Work is authorized through task orders, with no minimum workload guaranteed. The anticipated five-year agreement has a $500,000 not-to-exceed ceiling. - Other contract requirements: Consultants must maintain specified commercial general, auto, professional, workers’ compensation, and cyber insurance coverage. The solicitation attachments also describe proposal cost information and other submission materials.

Description

Santa Clara Valley Water District seeks qualified firms to provide on-call biological and ecological support for its Watershed Operations and Maintenance Division, including the Stream Maintenance Program and related activities. Services may include biological surveys, protected-species and construction monitoring, habitat and wetland assessments, regulatory compliance support, and related reporting. Potential deliverables include management plans, reports, habitat and species-location maps, regulatory recommendations, database-ready spreadsheets, and permit-required field monitoring notes. Work will be authorized as needed through task orders, and the RFP anticipates a five-year agreement with an estimated not-to-exceed amount of $500,000; no minimum amount of work is guaranteed.

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