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The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) is requesting environmental planning consultant services to support CDFWs development of Land Management Plans, including CEQA compliance. The Contractor will guide and complete the Land Management Planning process for one (1) Land Management Plan for CDFW owned land: East Walker River Wildlife Area. The planning process will require assisting with and facilitating meetings and workshops with CDFW staff, conducting inventory surveys, writing the Land Management Plan document, writing the CEQA document, facilitating meetings for the public and other interested parties, participating in tribal consultation, and responding to CEQA document comments. The purpose of this Agreement is to retain environmental planning consultant services to support CDFW's development of Land Management Plans, including CEQA compliance. The Contractor will guide and complete the Land Management Planning process for one (1) Land Management Plan for CDFW owned land: East Walker River Wildlife Area. The planning process will require assisting with and facilitating meetings and workshops with CDFW staff, conducting inventory surveys, writing the Land Management Plan document per CDFW standards (Exhibit A, Attachment 2), writing the CEQA document, facilitating meetings for the public and other interested parties (i.e stakeholders), participating in tribal consultation, and responding to CEQA document comments. A Land Management Plan (LMP) is the culmination of a process which consists of the Resource Inventory, Land Management Plan, and CEQA document. Throughout the planning process, diverse perspectives are brought together from within CDFW as well as external voices such as tribes, partners, other interested parties, and the general public. The inclusion of coordination and public engagement in the LMP process is intended to improve the planning process through the incorporation of diverse ideas and perspectives, in addition to meeting CEQA requirements. The LMP defines the primary management purpose for a property and outlines the management issues, goals, and strategies for fulfilling this purpose. The Land Management Planning process may be initiated due to a variety of management needs. For example, the need for an LMP may be triggered by the lack of an LMP for an existing property managed by CDFW, the acquisition of a new property (Fish and Game Code [FGC] 1019), or to enter a management agreement with a nonprofit conservation group or Resource Conservation District (FGC 1745 b2B). In addition, an LMP, or LMP update, may be warranted when revising management actions to reflect new management practices or to disclose management activities to the public. The term "Cultural Resources" and similar terminology is inclusive of, but not limited to, archaeological, Native American, traditional, and historical built environment resources (e.g., buildings, structures, objects, districts, and sites). East Walker River Wildlife Area, in Mono County, is approximately 1,500 acres of wetlands and riparian habitat along 7 miles of the East Walker River, from near the Nevada border to Bridgeport Reservoir. California State Route 182 passes through the Wildlife Area, following the East Walker River. It ranges in elevation from 6,000 to 6,500 feet and supports a variety of terrestrial and aquatic species such as brown and rainbow trout (Salmo trutta and Oncorhynchus mykiss), bald and golden eagles (Haliaeetus leucocephalus and Aquila chrysaetos), river otter (Lontra canadensis), and American black bear (Ursus americanus) as well as serving as a migration corridor for the East Walker mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) herd. It is bordered by Bureau of Land Management lands and the Toiyabe National Forest. The East Walker River Wildlife Area was acquired to protect the aquatic, riparian, and upland habitats and to provide access to fishing, hunting, and other outdoor recreational activities. There are no developed facilities; public use includes wildlife viewing, trout fishing, and hunting for waterfowl, California and mountain quail (Callipepla californica and Oreortyx pictus), and mule deer. 2. For a detailed description of work to be performed, see Exhibit A, Scope of Work, which is attached hereto within the sample STD. 213 standard agreement and made a part of this solicitation. 3. Location: o East Walker River Wildlife Area, Mono County o CDFW Bishop Field Office, 787 N Main St, Bishop, Inyo County o Awarded Proposer's Business Location