AML Wetland Mitigation Credits

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Mineral Resources Management (ODNR-DMRM) is seeking to procure wetland in-lieu fee credits to offset environmental impacts from an abandoned mine land reclamation project in Eastern Ohio. Specifically, the agency requires immediately available wetland mitigation credits to compensate for non-avoidable impacts to approximately 1.4 acres of wetlands across three separate sites: TR66 (0.369 acres), CR75 (0.502 acres), and TR410 (0.337 acres). The credits must be located within the Tuscarawas Watershed 8-digit HUC service area (HUC#05040001) and provided by an in-lieu fee bank approved by the Interagency Review Team. The procurement is associated with the Combo Tuscarawas County Highwalls 2024 reclamation project and requires vendors to demonstrate ability to provide credits that precisely match the specified watershed and acreage requirements. The solicitation was posted on September 15, 2025, with proposals due by October 6, 2025, presenting a relatively short window for potential credit providers to respond.

While specific set-aside designations are not explicitly detailed in the provided documentation, the procurement appears to be focused on environmental mitigation services from specialized wetland mitigation credit providers. The opportunity is geographically constrained to the Tuscarawas Watershed, which may limit the pool of potential respondents to organizations with established wetland mitigation banks in that specific service area. No incumbent vendors or specific budget ranges are mentioned in the documents. The procurement is governed by the State of Ohio's Standard Terms & Conditions, which includes comprehensive legal and procedural frameworks for state contracts, covering aspects such as confidentiality, performance standards, and compliance requirements. Potential vendors will need to carefully review these standard terms, which include provisions for emerging technologies, ethics standards, and specific contractual obligations. While a precise award value is not specified, the scope suggests a targeted procurement for environmental compliance purposes related to mine land reclamation activities.