20621 - Wildfire Resilience Coordination Project

The contract involves the Placer County Department of Agriculture, Parks, and Natural Resources’ Regional Forest Health Division securing a grant from the California Fire Safe Council to implement the Wildfire Resilience Coordination Project. The primary objective is to bolster wildfire resilience through enhanced stakeholder collaboration, outreach, and data-driven strategies. The selected individual or firm will be responsible for coordinating outreach efforts, engaging with wildfire mitigation stakeholders, collecting and analyzing relevant data, facilitating meetings, and supporting project tracking and reporting. A significant focus is on transitioning wildfire mitigation initiatives from conceptual ideas to actionable projects, which involves identifying priority areas within the county’s 10-Year Wildfire and Forest Resilience Action Plan, forming strategic partnerships, preparing project scopes, exploring funding opportunities, and assisting with early-stage compliance and permitting processes. The project aims to develop a comprehensive countywide wildfire mitigation pipeline, emphasizing the transformation of mitigation concepts into implementable projects across 31 priority areas. The contract size is estimated between $500,000 and $1,500,000, reflecting its scope and importance. The initiative aligns with broader regional efforts to enhance wildfire resilience and forest health, leveraging stakeholder engagement, strategic planning, and resource identification to support sustainable wildfire mitigation and forest management practices in California. The solicitation was posted in July 2025, with an August 14, 2025, deadline for responses, and the project is managed under the NAICS code 541910, indicating consulting services related to environmental and ecological planning.