North Carolina eVP #Doc2440747988

North Carolina AI environmental permit review and permitting pilot

North Carolina is seeking AI services to pilot improvements to environmental permitting and permit review. - Government buyer: State of North Carolina, led by the Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), in partnership with the Department of Information Technology (NCDIT); NCDEQ Procurement is identified as the office. - OEMs and vendors: No commercial OEMs, software products, or vendors are named. The requested solution is vendor-neutral. - Requested services: Design, develop or configure, test, and pilot four AI use cases: - Permit application completeness checks for at least 2–3 priority permit types. - Public-comment analysis, including categorization and traceable summaries. - Applicant-facing permit assistance to identify potentially applicable permits and navigate requirements. - Compilation of searchable, traceable site permit histories across approved NCDEQ data sources. - Quantities and part numbers: One service line item for each use case; no part numbers or physical products are specified. - Notable requirements: AI findings must support human review; solutions must include security and responsible-AI controls, U.S.-based data hosting, accessibility, integration capability, testing and validation, documentation, and vendor training. The site-history use case also calls for source lineage; public-comment summaries must link back to source comments. - Support: Include maintenance and support planning for each use case; the cost form describes 12 months of post-deployment support per use case.

Description

The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, in partnership with the North Carolina Department of Information Technology, seeks proposals to design, develop, and implement AI solutions. The solutions are intended to improve the efficiency of environmental permitting, compliance, and public engagement processes. The RFP concerns an AI Environmental Permit Review Tool pilot. Proposals are due January 5, 2027, at 2:00 PM ET.

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