Sanborn Solar Project by Sanborn Solar, LLC

The Sanborn Solar Project by Sanborn Solar, LLC involves the development of a 220-megawatt solar energy facility with up to 4 gigawatt hours of battery storage on approximately 1,215 acres of undeveloped land in Kern County, California, near State Route 14 and the Antelope Valley. The project includes the installation of solar arrays, collector lines, energy storage systems, access roads, security fencing, retention basins, and associated electrical infrastructure. The construction and operation of the facility are expected to result in permanent habitat loss and incidental take of the western burrowing owl, a species protected under the California Endangered Species Act, necessitating an Incidental Take Permit issued by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife. The project requires comprehensive environmental mitigation and monitoring measures to comply with CESA and the California Environmental Quality Act, including approved plans for habitat restoration and impacts reporting. Minor Amendment No.1 and subsequent amendments have been executed to add additional permittees to the original ITP, reflecting changes in project ownership or operational responsibilities. The lead agency for permitting and compliance oversight is Kern County, with regulatory authority vested in the California Department of Fish and Wildlife, which also serves as the responsible agency for enforcing environmental conditions and approving mitigation outcomes. Inspection and acceptance of compliance are conducted at the project site within Kern County, with formal administrative acceptance processed through CDFW’s Central Region. While the project’s scale and environmental parameters are clearly defined, no procurement contract value, pricing structure, federal acquisition regulation clauses, or standard contractual terms such as delivery schedules, payment mechanisms, or invoice systems are specified in the documentation, indicating that this is primarily a regulatory and environmental permitting action rather than a formal federal procurement contract.