Living Community Wildfire Protection Plan (LCWPP) Solution

The Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is pursuing a sole source contract with Timmons Group for their Living Community Wildfire Protection Plan (LCWPP) software solution, aimed at developing, executing, and monitoring Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) across multiple Washington state jurisdictions. The procurement covers a 14-month contract period starting May 10, 2025, and ending June 30, 2026, with potential for three additional one-year extensions. The LCWPP solution is a cloud-based planning tool designed to systematically guide community team members through wildfire protection planning, providing comprehensive mapping, fire environment information, and actionable risk mitigation strategies. Timmons Group will deliver a web-based platform hosted on Amazon Web Services that enables stakeholders to identify local concerns, assess values at risk, and build robust action plans for wildfire prevention. Key deliverables include on-boarding and discovery ($29,500), configuration and implementation ($140,000), solution go-live ($30,500), and hosting/support/maintenance ($50,000). The contract requires Timmons Group to provide extensive training materials, including user guides, videos, eLearning modules, and a train-the-trainer package. Potential respondents must submit capability statements within 10 working days of the announcement, with the contract covering jurisdictions across numerous Washington counties and cities.

The procurement appears to be a non-restricted sole source contract without specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises. Timmons Group is uniquely positioned as the sole vendor, having implemented similar CWPP solutions in Texas, New Jersey, and North Carolina, and working with 40 states to integrate wildfire hazard and risk data. The total contract value is $250,000, funded through state and federal sources with current funding available until June 30, 2025. The existing technology infrastructure involves cloud hosting on Amazon Web Services, with the LCWPP solution integrating comprehensive stakeholder tracking, mitigation planning capabilities, and Community Assessment Tool (CAT) functionalities. Timmons Group's proprietary platform will serve as a central repository for DNR, enabling systematic CWPP development and providing up-to-date geographical and environmental information. The contract includes provisions for ongoing enhancements based on feedback from Washington State and other implementing states. No incumbent vendors are mentioned, as this appears to be a new implementation of a specialized wildfire protection planning technology.