Oswego County Community Development, Tourism & Planning (OCCDTP) through this Request for Proposals (RFP), is seeking a qualified environmental consulting and/or planning firm to provide assistance with: (a) securing United States Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) and potentially other federal or state grants for assessment, cleanup or redevelopment of brownfield properties in Oswego County, NY, and (b) implementation of environmental assessment, remedial planning, community outreach and other environmental or planning components of grants for which funding is secured. The initial focus for the contract will be securing a U.S. EPA assessment grant as part of the U.S. EPA’s annual Brownfields Grant Competition, for which it is anticipated grant applications will be due in mid-November, 2025. This solicitation is being issued in part to comply with Federal procurement standards outlined in CFR 200,317-326 that are applicable to hiring of Architectural and Engineering Service firms to assist communities with grants awarded by the U.S. EPA, where price is not a selection factor, provided a fair and reasonable compensation is negotiated.
Statewide