Wildlife Resources, Botanical Resources, and Special-Status Amphibians and Aquatic Reptiles – East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD RFP No. F&W-2026-01)

The RFP supports EBMUD’s relicensing of the Lower Mokelumne River Hydroelectric Project and includes technical studies addressing wildlife, botanical resources, special-status amphibians, and aquatic reptiles. The work includes implementation of the Wildlife Resources Study Plan (TERR-1), Botanical Resources Study Plan (TERR-2), and Special Status Amphibians and Aquatic Reptiles Study Plan (FA-4), along with GIS/data management, technical reporting, and potential relicensing support.

As part of our good faith effort, we request your assistance in posting and distributing this opportunity to qualified Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, minority-owned, women-owned, small-business, disabled-veteran-owned, labor-surplus-area, and other qualified firms that may be interested in providing subconsulting services. EBMUD's Contract Equity Program applies to contracts with subcontracting opportunities, and the RFP also provides preference considerations for qualified SBE and DVBE firms. The complete RFP is attached for reference.

The project includes focused special-status wildlife surveys; monarch butterfly habitat surveys; special-status bat roost assessments, including potential guano DNA sampling; wildlife mortality documentation; deer migration assessments; CWHR habitat mapping; sensitive natural community assessments; protocol-level botanical surveys; special-status plant, lichen, and moss surveys; non-native invasive plant surveys; northwestern pond turtle surveys; foothill yellow-legged frog surveys; eDNA sampling; giant garter snake and western spadefoot habitat assessments; GIS/database development; technical study reporting; and potential resource-effects and FERC licensing support.

NAICS codes: 541620, 541690, 541370, 541380, 541990

The RFP specifically requires GIS and database management capabilities and identifies focused wildlife surveys, habitat mapping, botanical surveys, bat assessments, NWPT and FYLF survey methodologies, and other special-status-species work as core technical elements.
Interested firms should provide the following by 8-14-26:
1. Firm name, address, and primary contact information;
2. Subconsulting service or services of interest;
3. Applicable NAICS code or codes;
4. Current DBE, MBE, WBE, SBE, DVBE, or other certification information, including the certifying agency and certification number;
5. Relevant project experience, particularly experience with California biological-resource studies, hydroelectric projects, FERC relicensing, and special-status-species surveys;
6. Qualifications and résumés of proposed key personnel, including applicable biological survey qualifications and specialized taxonomic expertise;
7. Applicable federal and California permits, authorizations, scientific collecting permits, memoranda of understanding, certifications, or other credentials required for the proposed services;
8. Proposed fee, hourly-rate schedule, or preliminary quotation, as applicable;
9. Current Department of Industrial Relations registration, where applicable to the proposed services;
10. Confirmation of the firm's ability to satisfy applicable EBMUD insurance requirements; and
11. Confirmation of staff availability during the anticipated study and reporting schedule.