UC Santa Barbara Long Range Development Plan

The East Campus Student Housing Project at the University of California, Santa Barbara, involves the demolition of the existing Santa Rosa Residence Hall and the construction of approximately 328,000 assignable square feet and 470,200 gross square feet of new residential facilities to provide 1,688 beds, including 1,276 new undergraduate beds in apartment-style units and 412 replacement beds. The project also includes the renovation of the Ortega Dining Commons and updates to the Long Range Development Plan to increase the maximum building height limit from 65 feet to 85 feet in the north-center portion of the site, with corresponding revisions to circulation and parking maps. Environmental compliance is governed by the California Environmental Quality Act, with project approvals contingent upon the 2010 LRDP Environmental Impact Report and its Addendum No. 6, which outline a Mitigation Monitoring and Reporting Program to ensure adherence to environmental standards. The project’s place of performance is definitively located on the UC Santa Barbara Main Campus in Santa Barbara, California, and all construction, delivery, and acceptance activities are tied to this site. While the project is well-documented in terms of environmental review, land use amendments, and compliance obligations, it lacks critical procurement elements typically found in federal contracts. There is no identified contract value, pricing structure, or clause language from the Federal Acquisition Regulation, nor are there details on payment offices, accounting codes, invoicing methods, or contract administration personnel such as a COR or PCO. No formal solicitation number, contract type, or proposal submission requirements are provided, and no representations, certifications, or socioeconomic status information are included for offerors. The project appears to be driven primarily by institutional land use planning and environmental regulatory processes rather than a competitive federal procurement, with oversight managed by the University of California’s Physical and Environmental Planning office and local campus planning staff. The Notice of Determination filed in November 2025 signals formal environmental clearance, but the absence of contractual financial and administrative data prevents full characterization of the procurement mechanism behind the project’s execution.