Cross Bar / Al Bar Ecological Consultant
Closed State & local contract opportunity
- Solicitation number
- 23-1050-RFP
- State
- Florida
- Responses due
Opportunity facts
- Jurisdictions
- NIGP codes
- 92640 Ecological Services
- 92696 Wetland Delineations (Incl. Assessments)
- 95125 Land Improvements
- 95845 Forestry Management Services (Including Inventory, Monitoring, Extension, Pest Control, Etc.)
- 95885 Soil And Land Management Services (Including Testing, Protection, Preparation, Planning, Etc.)
- 96273 Restoration/Reclamation Services Of Land And Other Properties
- UNSPSC codes
- 94131700 Green associations
- 70151504 Forest administration services
- 70131505 Soil conditioning
- 70131504 Sand dune fixation
- 81102900 Cultural conservation-restoration engineering services
- 81102901 Cultural heritage property maintenance engineering service
- 94131701 Radical green associations
- 70151502 Forest pest control
- 81171601 Aquatic ecology service
- 94131703 Ecological political organizations
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- 94131704 Green activists movements or services
- 94131702 Ecofeminists associations
- 70151503 Forest organizations or associations or cooperatives
- 70151505 Forest inventory
- 70151507 Afforestation services
- 70151508 Forestry extension services
- 70151604 Dyes production
- 70151606 Wood testing services
- 70131500 Land and soil protection
- 70131501 Desertification assessment or control services
- 70131701 Land use planning
- 70131702 Land evaluation
- 70131703 Land reclamation
- 70131704 Agro ecological zones assessment or planning
- 70131705 Soil classification
- 70131706 Watershed management
- 70131707 Soil fertility analysis
- 70131708 Pedology
- 81102902 Cultural heritage property design service
- 81171600 Ecological science services
- 70151506 Forest monitoring or evaluation
- 70151510 Forest sectoral planning
- 70131700 Land and soil management
- 70131506 Soil improvement
- 70131603 Plowing services
- 81101533 Restoration architectural service
- 81101710 Wafer reclaiming service
- Point of contact
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- James Just jjust@pinellas.gov (727) 464-3205
Opportunity details come from procurement.opengov.com. Updated .
About this opportunity
Pinellas County is seeking an ecological consulting firm to manage the Cross Bar and Al Bar Ranch properties through a Request for Proposal (RFP) #23-1050-RFP. The procurement targets a comprehensive Total Ecosystem Management Program covering 12,381 acres, with key responsibilities including ecosystem evaluation, wildlife habitat restoration, GIS/geodatabase maintenance, wetlands monitoring, wildlife surveys, exotic vegetation control, and potential revenue opportunity identification. The selected consultant will work collaboratively with a contracted Forester and Land Manager to perform tasks such as prescribed burns, habitat management, and grant proposal development. Evaluation of proposals will be points-based across five criteria: qualifications (400 points, 40%), approach (300 points, 30%), statement of work (150 points, 15%), compensation (100 points, 10%), and exceptions to RFP (50 points, 5%). A mandatory site visit is scheduled for October 10, 2023, at 10:00 AM in Spring Hill, FL, with proposal submissions due by November 2, 2023, at 3:00 PM through the OpenGov procurement website. The initial contract term is five years, with options to extend for four additional five-year terms.
No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on responding organizations were explicitly mentioned in the documents. The project involves managing a mixed-use property currently utilized as a regional well field by Tampa Bay Water, with land uses including water supply operations, silviculture, agricultural operations, and wildlife/habitat restoration. While no incumbent vendors were directly identified, multiple organizations have been involved in previous ecological assessments, including Quest Ecology Inc., The Forestry Company, Peacock and Associates, LLC, and 3B Cattle. The property contains diverse ecological zones, including tree plantations, cropland, pastureland, and native habitats. Though a specific budget range was not provided, the comprehensive nature of the project suggests a significant financial investment, with the contract potentially covering extensive ecological management, monitoring, and restoration activities across multiple habitat types and conservation areas.
Opportunity text
The objective is to contract with a knowledgeable ecological consulting firm that will be responsible for all tasks related to ecosystem management and the water resource protection components for the Cross Bar / Al Bar Ranch property. Contractor responsibilities include evaluation of current Total Ecosystem Management Program (Forestry, Agriculture and Wildlife Management/Habitat Restoration), the current conditions on the 12,381 acres of the Cross Bar and Al Bar Ranch property, and identification of areas of concern with recommended improvement strategies. Related tasks include grant and cooperative funding proposals, prescribed burns, habitat restoration and management, maintain a GIS/geodatabase and the associated maps, wetlands monitoring, seasonal quantitative and qualitative wildlife surveys for selected species, wildlife utilization reports, exotic vegetation control in certain habitats, evaluate and manage the implementation of potential revenue opportunities. Many tasks will be performed with cooperation and support of the contracted Forester and Land Manager.
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