Cannabis cultivation

Cannabis cultivation is being conducted at 196 and 200 Browns Valley Road in Santa Cruz County, California, under a CEQA categorical exemption process with a project period from April 22, 2025, to May 27, 2025. The activity involves commercial cultivation on an existing agricultural property with a minor expansion to include nursery crops, classified under CEQA Class 1 for use of existing facilities and Class 4 for minor land alterations, with no removal of healthy trees or significant ground disturbance. Required documentation includes a Project Description Preparation Form, a Best Management and Operations Plan, a Site Plan and Map, and a Use Permit application, all submitted to demonstrate regulatory compliance. The applicant, Tram Bennette of Browns Valley Farm LLC, is responsible for executing the work, while oversight and acceptance authority rests with the Santa Cruz County Cannabis Licensing Office. No federal contracting elements such as FAR clauses, pricing, contract value, evaluation factors, or packaging specifications are included; the process is governed solely by local and state environmental and land use regulations. Contact for the solicitation is Sam LoForti, Cannabis Licensing Manager, with additional correspondence directed to Tram Bennette. The solicitation number is 052-25-44-04222025-063, posted on October 22, 2025, though the signing date of April 22, 2025, precedes the posted date. No Unique Entity ID, socioeconomic certifications, or federal invoicing or payment details are provided, as this is a local administrative permitting action rather than a federal procurement.