Tahoe Meadows Outdoor Recreation Economic Impact Study

The Nevada State Purchasing Division, on behalf of the Nevada Division of Outdoor Recreation within the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources, is soliciting proposals to develop a comprehensive Tahoe Meadows Winter Safety Management Strategic Plan (WSMSP) for the Mt. Rose Highway corridor in Washoe County, Nevada. The primary deliverables include a written master/strategic plan addressing winter safety challenges with 1-, 3-, and 5-year planning horizons; structured public and stakeholder engagement processes incorporating multiple meeting formats; site visits coordinated with the Core Partners Group (including the U.S. Forest Service, Nevada Department of Transportation, and local representatives); land and right-of-way mapping; transportation and parking assessments; gap analysis; and monthly progress reports. The project addresses decades-long safety hazards at Tahoe Meadows resulting from excessive winter recreation traffic, illegal highway parking, user conflicts, and infrastructure deficiencies affecting 19 identified stakeholder organizations. Evaluation criteria are weighted across multiple factors: written strategic plan development (50 points), public engagement process design and execution (15 points), willingness to conduct site visits (10 points), master planning process launch (10 points), gap analysis capabilities (10 points), relevant experience in outdoor recreation, safety, and conservation planning (5 points), cost (50 points), and presentation factors including written concepts (75 points) and verbal presentation via Teams or Zoom (75 points). The question deadline is February 19, 2026, with answers posted by February 26, 2026; proposals must be submitted by March 5, 2026 at 2:00 PM Pacific Time. Vendor presentations are estimated for March 12-19, 2026, with notice of intent issued on or about March 20, 2026 and notice of award on or about April 1, 2026. The contract term is six months, subject to Board of Examiners approval, with an estimated start date of May 12, 2026.

Mandatory minimum requirements include Nevada business license registration, sam.gov entity registration, compliance with Nevada law regarding dispute resolution and indemnification, non-boycott of Israel certification, data encryption and U.S.-based data storage, and submission of financial statements, Dun and Bradstreet numbers, conflict of interest disclosures, and client references evaluated through a reference questionnaire assessing vendor knowledge, flexibility, deliverable satisfaction, staff interaction, schedule adherence, customer service responsiveness, billing accuracy, problem resolution, and business requirements flexibility. The State of Nevada awards a five percent preference to Nevada-based businesses and applies inverse preferences to vendors from states with in-state preferences. No specific incumbent vendor information or existing infrastructure integration requirements are identified in the solicitation materials. Required insurance coverage includes Commercial General Liability with a General Aggregate limit of $2,000,000 and Each Occurrence limit of $1,000,000; Automobile Liability with a Combined Single Limit of $1,000,000; Workers' Compensation at statutory levels with Employers' Liability limits of $100,000 per accident and $500,000 policy limit; and Professional Liability (Errors and Omissions) with Each Claim limits of $1,000,000 and Annual Aggregate limits of $2,000,000, with all policies naming the State of Nevada as an additional insured. The specific contract award value is not disclosed in the available solicitation materials; however, the project scope, six-month term, and comprehensive deliverables suggest a moderate to substantial contract value, with final pricing to be determined through the competitive response evaluation process using an inverse cost scoring formula comparing each vendor's proposed cost against the highest and lowest bids.