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PRRIP - ED OFFICE FINAL 6 11/10/2008 1 PLATTE RIVER RECOVERY IlVIPLEMENTATION PROGRAM 2 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS 3 4 SUBJECT: Custom Database and Web Site Development, 5 Housing and Maintenance 6 REQUEST DATE: December 3, 2008 7 CLOSING DATE: January 30, 2009 8 POINT OF CONTACT: Jason Farnsworth 9 Headwaters Corporation 10 821 Garfield Street 11 Holdrege, Nebraska 68949 12 fiwsworthi(QheadwaterscoYp.com 13 14 I. OVERVIEW 15 The Platte River Recovery Implementation Program (Program) was initiated on January 1, 2007 16 between Nebraska, Wyoming, and Colorado and the Department of the Interior to address 17 endangered species issues in the central and lower Platte River basin. The species considered in 18 the Program, referred to as "target species", are the whooping crane, piping plover, interior least 19 tern, and pallid sturgeon. 20 21 A Governance Committee (GC) has been established that reviews, directs, and provides 22 oversight for activities undertaken during the Program. The GC is comprised of one 23 representative from each of the three states, three water user representatives, two representatives 24 from environmental groups, and two members representing federal agencies. The GC has named 25 Dr. Jerry Kenny to serve as the Program Executive Director (ED). Dr. Kenny has assembled a 26 Program Staff located in Nebraska and Colorado that is responsible for assisting in carrying out 27 the various Program-related activities. 28 29 The GC submits this Request for Qualifications (RFQ) to solicit qualifications from contractors 30 to design, implement, and maintain a custom database and web site for the Program. A 31 significant part of the Program is related to the implementation of the Land, Water, and Adaptive 32 Management Plans, which will result in the acquisition of assets and data. There are currently on 33 the order of 40 monitoring programs and research activities that will be undertaken during the 34 First Increment (13 years) of the Program. Many of these efforts will be multi-staged or faceted 35 and will be inter-related with one another. The collection of data by numerous contractors, 36 cooperators, agencies, and Program Staff necessitates a centralized database that will 37 permanently store, organize, and distribute scientific and administrative data and information. 38 39 II. PROJECT DESCRII'TION 40 The Database System (System) will provide a centralized, secure, long-term storage warehouse 41 of Program data and reports, facilitating consistency in data collection and reporting over time 42 and within individual projects. It will also ensure that data from different projects can be 43 spatially and temporally linked so that investigators can analyze trends over time and space. 44 Page 1 of 10