Texas A&M Forest Service Wildfire Community Hazard Mitigation Planning Tool

The Texas A&M Forest Service is seeking proposals from qualified vendors with expertise in agile, geospatially enabled, web software applications development focused on wildfire prevention and mitigation, as well as wildfire risk assessments. The successful contractor shall develop an application that is compatible and integrated with the Texas Wildfire Risk Assessment, user-friendly, engaging, educative, and collaborative, accessible across various browsers and devices, scalable, adaptable, cost-effective, secure, and compliant with industry regulations and standards. Key requirements include a Focus Area Manager, Strategies Manager, Collaborative Engagement Tool, Plan Writer, and Implementation Manager components. Proposals are due by February 9, 2024, and the project is expected to commence on or prior to April 1, 2024, with a launch within 24 months of the purchase order issuance.

This contract opportunity is for the state of Texas, specifically Brazos County and the City of College Station. The Texas A&M Forest Service has not established minimum operating thresholds and is looking to evaluate all proposed solutions, with specific requirements to be determined during the project discovery phase. The application must be delivered as a firm fixed-price contract, and the winning bidder will be responsible for hosting, training, support, and maintenance, which may be covered under a separate Service Level Agreement. The Texas A&M Forest Service has included a HUB Subcontracting Plan requirement, and the contract awardee will be required to meet various HUB subcontracting goals and reporting obligations.