SLED Opportunity · CALIFORNIA · MARIPOSA COUNTY
AI Summary
Mariposa County seeks qualified teams to develop an Agricultural and Working Landscape Conservation Plan focused on GHG reduction, conservation strategies, and community engagement. Funded by the SALC program, the plan supports agricultural land protection and climate goals. Proposals were due May 11, 2022.
Mariposa County is seeking proposals from qualified planning and design teams to produce the County’s Agricultural and Working Landscape Conservation Plan (AWLCP). Creation of this plan is key to the implementation of specific General Plan tasks, while reinforcing established County policies for the protection and longevity of the County’s long-cherished agricultural lands and achieving the State's Greenhouse Gas (GHG) reduction and climate goals. The AWLCP will result in a quantified analysis of the GHG benefits of the County's Agricultural and Working Landscapes, long range conservation strategies, educational programming, and potential economic opportunities that are based on rancher, community, and other key stakeholder participation. The AWLCP is funded by the Department of Conservation’s Sustainable Agricultural Lands Conservation (SALC) program. The purpose of SALC is to fight climate change by protecting California’s farmlands from development. This planning effort will use extensive stakeholder engagement and community outreach to establish a coordinated and collaborative AWLCP for the purpose of enhancing existing County agricultural best practices, identifying funding sources and market support for agricultural business owners, and acquiring additional resources to support the community’s environmental conservation vision. This includes investments in both environmental resources and agri-business owners alike. When appropriate, this planning and design effort will consider opportunities for collaboration with related ongoing community planning efforts, including the Mariposa County TerraCount Program, Mariposa County General Plan, Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP), and the Recreation and Resiliency Master Plan. Additional information related to these and other Mariposa County projects and supporting information can be viewed and downloaded from the County’s website. Stakeholder engagement efforts will seek to empower voices from throughout our geographically disparate rural county, with a particular emphasis on soliciting input from disadvantaged community members who are often marginalized by conventional community planning processes. It is likely that the community dialogues described elsewhere in this Request for Proposals will require innovation and creative thinking to have the desired impact. Proposals must be received no later than 5:00 PM on May 11th, 2022, at the Mariposa County Planning Department: Mariposa County Planning Department 5100 BULLION STREET • POST OFFICE BOX 2039 MARIPOSA, CALIFORNIA 95338–2039 Proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope that is clearly marked “Mariposa County Agricultural and Working Landscape Conservation Plan.” If mail delivery is used, the proposer should mail the proposal early enough to provide for arrival by this deadline. Proposer uses mail or courier service at his/her own risk. Mariposa County will not be liable or responsible for any late delivery of proposals. Postmarks will not be accepted. The proposer must provide two (2) bound copies, one (1) unbound original (suitable for reproduction) and readily accessible electronic versions formatted as a PDF and also in WORD/EXCEL. In addition to physical copies sent to above address, send electronic submittals to Steve Engfer at: sengfer@mariposacounty.org. Please see attached Request for Proposal for full details. Links: Mariposa County General Plan (https://www.mariposacounty.org/458/General-Plan) Community Wildfire Protection Plan (https://www.mariposacounty.org/DocumentCenter/View/88105/FINAL-ADOPTED-2021-CWPP-BOARD-Resolution2021-080) Recreation and Resiliency Master Plan (https://www.mariposacounty.org/2347/Recreation-and-Resiliency-Master-Plan) County’s website (http://www.mariposacounty.org/)
SLED stands for State, Local, and Education. These are solicitations issued by state governments, counties, cities, school districts, utilities, and higher education institutions — as opposed to federal agencies.
SamSearch Platform
AI-powered intelligence for the right opportunities, the right leads, and the right time.