Active SLED Opportunity · WASHINGTON · CITY OF BELLINGHAM

    Heron Colony Monitoring

    Issued by City of Bellingham
    cityRFPCity of BellinghamSol. 27B-2026
    Open · 12d remaining
    DAYS TO CLOSE
    12
    due May 26, 2026
    PUBLISHED
    May 5, 2026
    Posting date
    JURISDICTION
    City of
    city
    NAICS CODE
    541620
    AI-classified industry

    AI Summary

    The City of Bellingham seeks a consultant for annual monitoring and management recommendations of heron colonies, including event-based disturbance observation, via an RFP due May 26, 2026.

    Opportunity details

    Solicitation No.
    27B-2026
    Type / RFx
    RFP
    Status
    active
    Level
    city
    Published Date
    May 5, 2026
    Due Date
    May 26, 2026
    NAICS Code
    541620AI guide
    Jurisdiction
    City of Bellingham
    Agency
    City of Bellingham

    Description

    The City of Bellingham is inviting all interested parties to respond to this RFP by submitting their electronic proposal. The City of Bellingham is interested in contracting with a consultant to complete annual monitoring of the identified heron colonies (to date: Post Point and Little Squalicum Park) for up to five years beginning in October 2026 as well as a management recommendations document for the Little Squalicum Park colony, similar in scope to the Post Point Heron Colony Management Recommendations Update (Eissinger 2019). It also requires some event-based observation to monitor for disturbance (e.g. Ski to Sea). Work may be completed in multiple phases and services may extend to additional colonies if they form during the contract term. The Interested parties may view the solicitation documents on the City of Bellingham website at https://cob.procureware.com/ . Questions can be addressed to the Purchasing bids email at bids@cob.org The Purchasing Office at must receive the electronic bids proposals through the City Bid portal ‘’Procureware’’ https://cob.procureware.com/ no later than 11:00 AM on May 26, 2026 . The Electronic sealed bids proposals will be opened and read after the 11:00 AM deadline. The City reserves the right to postpone making the award for a reasonable length of time, to reject all bids/quotes/proposals or parts of bids/quotes/proposals as may be in the best interest of the City.

    Key dates

    1. May 5, 2026Published
    2. May 26, 2026Responses Due

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