CTA24028 RFP Land Management Strategy

Background
The California Tahoe Conservancy (Conservancy) is a California State Agency under the California Natural Resources Agency, established in 1984. Its mission is to lead efforts to restore and enhance the natural and recreational resources of the Lake Tahoe Basin. The Conservancy owns and manages 4,700 parcels totaling 6,900 acres throughout the Basin.

The goal of this contract is to facilitate an internal visioning process for developing a Land Management Strategy. This includes defining goals, objectives, guiding principles, stakeholder engagement plans, and conducting technical studies to support rulemaking and land use planning. Developing the Land Management Strategy itself is not included in this contract.

Work Details
The contractor will perform several tasks including:

1) Facilitate Land Management Strategy Visioning and Create a Stakeholder Engagement Plan: This involves workshops with Conservancy staff to create a vision statement that includes goals, objectives, guiding principles for the Land Management Strategy; defining its scope and structure; and suggesting a development process. Deliverables include a memo summarizing these elements and a stakeholder engagement plan.

2) Conduct Technical Studies: This includes evaluating potential new fees for revenue generation, analyzing land uses on neighboring public lands for compatibility, and conducting studies to support rulemaking efforts such as economic impact analysis and social equity assessments. Deliverables include reports on funding evaluation, land use analysis, and studies supporting rulemaking.

Period of Performance
The contract will be executed over an 18-month period starting upon signature by all parties and approval by the Department of General Services (DGS).

Place of Performance
The work will be performed within the Lake Tahoe Basin.