Description
This RFP seeks qualified vendors to deliver full‑delivery compensatory mitigation projects that generate warm‑stream, riparian‑wetland, and non‑riparian‑wetland credits for the White Oak River Basin (Cataloging Unit 03030001). The State of North Carolina, through the Department of Environmental Quality’s Division of Mitigation Services, will award a ten‑year contract (with up to two one‑year renewal options) to implement, monitor, and maintain mitigation sites that satisfy permit conditions for various regulatory agencies. Vendors must be NC‑registered, provide detailed technical proposals, pricing, and spatial data, and comply with extensive state and federal environmental, financial, and reporting requirements. The contract includes site acquisition (conservation easements), design, permitting, planting, long‑term monitoring (up to 7 years), and final close‑out documentation.
• Scope: Design, construct, and manage warm‑stream, riparian and non‑riparian wetland mitigation sites.
• Deliverables: Technical proposals, credit calculations, GIS shapefiles, mitigation plans, monitoring reports, conservation easement documents, and final close‑out reports.
• Duration: 10‑year base term, optional two‑year extensions.
• Mandatory qualifications: NC vendor registration, financial certification, compliance with E‑Verify, and adherence to state/federal environmental statutes.
• Submission: Electronic via NC e‑Procurement Sourcing Tool; pre‑proposal conference (non‑mandatory) on 2026‑11‑03; questions due 2026‑11‑16; bid opening 2027‑02‑23.