RFP - Professional Services for the 2022 CDBG Disaster Recovery Plan Agreement
| Location: | California |
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| Posted: | Nov 4, 2025 |
| Due: | Dec 2, 2025 |
| Agency: | Plumas County Government |
| Type of Government: | State & Local |
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RFP - Professional Services for the 2022 CDBG Disaster Recovery Plan Agreement
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP)
Professional Services for the
2022 COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG)
DISASTER RECOVERY PLAN AGREEMENT (22-CDBG-PL-20040)
PLUMAS COUNTY 2021 WILDFIRES
LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLANNING
RFP SCOPES OF WORK:
#1 Economic Development Study (Indian Valley / Greenville / Canyon Dam)
#2 Housing Assessment (Countywide)
RFP PUBLICATION DATE:
NOVEMBER 4, 2025
RFP SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
DECEMBER 2, 2025
ISSUED BY:
Keli Ward, Disaster Recovery Coordinator
Plumas County
keliward@countyofplumas.com
AVAILABLE AT:
https://plumascounty.us/2964/2021-PLUMAS-COUNTY-WILDFIRES-DIXIE-FIRE-
https://www.plumascounty.us/bids.aspx
Planning Department at 555 Main Street, Quincy, CA 95971
County Courthouse at 520 Main Street, Room 302, Quincy, CA 95971
RFP
PLUMAS COUNTY 2021 WILDFIRES LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLANNING
ISSUED NOVEMBER 4, 2025
DEADLINE DECEMBER 2, 2025
1. INTRODUCTION
On August 11, 2023, Plumas County executed a Standard Agreement (22-CDBG-PL-20040)
with the State Department of Housing and Community Development (HCD) under a 2022
Planning Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) known as “Disaster Recovery Plan
for Greenville and Surrounding Fire-Impacted Rural Areas.”
This Request for Proposals (RFP) invites qualified respondents interested in providing
professional services to Plumas County associated with the 2022 CDBG Planning grant as
described in Section 3A of this RFP.
Respondents must be prepared to execute the County’s standard Services Agreement
(Attachment 1) for all work as a result of this RFP.
Respondents are, as applicable, required to comply with the CDBG terms and conditions
within the County (grantee) HCD Standard Agreement 22-CDBG-PL-20040 (Attachment 2)
and all relevant state and federal contracting procedures.
2. BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE
Plumas County is in the northeast area of California, where the Sierra and Cascade mountains
meet. The Feather River, with its several forks, flows through the County, and Quincy is the
unincorporated County seat located 75 miles northeast of Oroville and 85 miles west of Reno,
Nevada. State highways 36, 70, and 89 cross the County. Framed by mountain ranges
throughout with elevations ranging from 1,800 feet to 8,376 feet, the Plumas (meaning
‘feathers’ in Spanish) offers quality of life and a multitude of outdoor recreation opportunities.
The 2020 US Census population of Plumas County was 19,790, with recent estimates from
the US Census showing a decline in population to approximately 18,834 (July 1, 2024).
In the summer of 2021, two fires impacted the County of Plumas. The first, known as the
Beckwourth Complex Fire, started on July 4, 2021, and burned 105,670 acres, with structures
lost in the eastern area of the County near Frenchman Lake, Dixie Valley, and Lake Davis.
The second was the Dixie Fire, which began on July 13, 2021, and burned nearly 1 million
acres of land across five counties, Plumas being the most impacted. It burned for three months
and devastated several communities in Plumas including the Town of Greenville and Indian
Valley, Indian Falls, Canyon Dam, and Warner Valley, in addition to affecting areas of
Chester / Lake Almanor and the Highway 70 canyon.
In 2022 Plumas County, recognizing the need for long-term recovery, established a recovery
support function (RSF) working group framework to begin the process of developing a long-
term recovery plan for the 2021 wildfires to address impacts and needs concerning
infrastructure, health and social services, economic development, natural and cultural
resources, and housing and commercial buildings. Multiple community meetings were held
throughout 2023 to establish a vision and values for recovery, in addition to identifying
recovery projects. RSF working group meetings continued into 2024 and 2025, and the long-
term recovery plan is estimated to be released for public review in 2026.
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RFP
PLUMAS COUNTY 2021 WILDFIRES LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLANNING
ISSUED NOVEMBER 4, 2025
DEADLINE DECEMBER 2, 2025
To better inform the long-term wildfire recovery strategy for economic development and
housing and commercial buildings, an Indian Valley, Greenville, and Canyon Dam Economic
Development Study and a Countywide Housing Assessment are needed.
The Economic Development Study will be used to evaluate current conditions and identify
targeted strategies to support a robust and sustainable economic framework for recovery in
Indian Valley, Greenville, and Canyon Dam.
The Housing Assessment complements the economic analysis by providing a clear
understanding of the affordability of market rate ‘workforce’ housing (e.g., targeted at
households earning between 80% and 120% area medium income) and subsidized ‘affordable’
housing (e.g., household earning less than 80% area median income) to the existing housing
inventory, conditions, and future needs not only in Indian Valley, Greenville, and Canyon
Dam, but throughout the County.
In addition to information readily available from local, regional, and statewide economic and
housing databases, the County and its local housing and economic development partners have
existing economic and housing data and analysis that will be helpful in executing the
Economic Development Study and Housing Assessment including, but not limited to, the
following:
• Almanor Basin Housing Systems Map, LMNOP Design + Build / SERA, July 7, 2023.
• California 2021 Dixie Fire, Implementation Strategy for the Recovery & Rebuilding
of the Town of Greenville and Canyon Dam, American Planning Association,
California Chapter, Planners Emeritus Network, Community Planning Assistance
Team (CPAT), January 2025.
• Canyon Dam Summary Report: Town Center Planning Report, LMNOP Design +
Build, November 1, 2023.
• Dixie Fire Collaborative, various plans, reports, and resources on website.
• Dixie Fire Impact Report: How Donations and Grants are Shaping Recovery in Plumas
County, North Valley Community Foundation, September 2022.
• Dixie Fire Recovery Planning Process: Phase 0 Summary Report, Phase 1a Summary
Report , LMNOP Design + Build/SERA, May 13, 2022 and November 2022.
• Greenville Town Center Design Guidebook, SERA/LMNOP Design + Build,
November 1, 2023.
• Informational Handout: Joint Discussion of the Plumas County Board of Supervisors
and Dixie Fire Collaborative, Special Meeting of the Plumas County Board of
Supervisors, April 25, 2023.
• Lake Almanor Basin Housing Assessment (Draft), ECO Northwest, March 2023.
• Lake Almanor Basin Strategic Housing Plan: Summary Report, LMNOP Design +
Build, July 7, 2023.
• North State Regional Plan Part I and North State Regional Strategies Part II, California
Job First Program, 10-County North State Regional Strategies, Sierra Institute and the
North State Planning and Development Collective, June 2024 and September 2024.
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RFP
PLUMAS COUNTY 2021 WILDFIRES LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLANNING
ISSUED NOVEMBER 4, 2025
DEADLINE DECEMBER 2, 2025
• Plumas County Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) Pre-Approved Plans, Idea Book, and
Ordinance, March/April 2024.
• Plumas County 2035 General Plan, adopted December 17, 2023, including the
Economics Element.
• Plumas County 2019-2024 General Plan Housing Element, adopted October 15, 2019.
• Plumas County 2024-2029 General Plan Housing Element, California Department of
Housing and Community Development (HCD) Initial Review Draft, August 14, 2025.
• Plumas County Long-term Wildfire Recovery Plan Process and Recovery Support
Function Working Groups, Community Meeting PowerPoint Presentation by Plumas
County Planning Department in collaboration with the Dixie Fire Collaborative,
December 17, 2022.
• Plumas County 2021 Wildfires Long-term Recovery Plan (Administrative Draft), Fall
2025.
• Plumas County Wildfires Long-term Recovery Plan 2021: Summary Reports of the
February/March 2023 and April 2024 Community Meetings & Survey Data Results,
Plumas County Planning Department in collaboration with the Dixie Fire
Collaborative, April 22, 2023 and June 17, 2023.
• Plumas County Code of Ordinances, Title 9 Planning and Zoning, Chapter 2 Zoning.
• Plumas County Social Safety Net Needs Assessment, North Valley Community
Foundation and Dixie Fire Funders Roundtable, March 25, 2022.
• Plumas Housing Council, various.
• Recreation Economy for Rural Communities (RERC), Quincy Community Action
Plan, November 2022.
• Sierra Economic Development District: Comprehensive Economic Development
Strategy 2023–2027, Sierra Business Council, June 2024.
• Summer Internship Summary Report, LMNOP Design + Build, November 2023.
3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES REQUESTED
The County is seeking qualified consultant(s) to provide planning services for completion of
an Indian Valley, Greenville, and Canyon Dam Economic Development Study and a
Countywide Housing Assessment. The required consultant qualifications, as applicable to the
scopes of work, include, but are not limited to:
• Knowledge conducting regional and local economic and/or housing market analyses
including demographic, employment, industry, and real estate assessments.
• Proficiency in economic and/or housing desktop research and data analysis.
• Experience with housing and economic absorption and feasibility studies.
• Understanding of how to conduct individual and group interviews and survey
techniques.
• Documentation of jobs / housing balance analysis.
• Familiarity with federal and state recovery funding programs and ability to identify
funding and partnership opportunities.
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RFP
PLUMAS COUNTY 2021 WILDFIRES LONG-TERM RECOVERY PLANNING
ISSUED NOVEMBER 4, 2025
DEADLINE DECEMBER 2, 2025
Note, any one consultant based on qualifications can submit for any component of this
RFP, including only Scope #1 or only Scope #2. Consultant teams are acceptable as
a response to this RFP, with a prime consultant and subconsultants, to demonstrate
qualifications for both scopes of work. Or one consultant, with qualifications for both
scopes of work, may be selected.
A. SCOPES OF WORK
#1. Economic Development Study (Indian Valley / Greenville / Canyon Dam)
Prepare an Economic Development Study to guide short and long term economic
development initiatives focusing on Indian Valley, Greenville, and Canyon Dam, which
includes areas of the Indian Valley and Almanor planning areas as defined in the Plumas
County 2035 General Plan.
Task 1.1: Project Management
Conduct ongoing project management including attending a kickoff meeting to establish
project organization, identify key stakeholders, develop communication protocols, request
existing economic and housing supporting data and analysis, and confirm the schedule with
dates for deliverables and bi-weekly check in calls (i.e., every two weeks) with County staff
and others, as applicable.
Task 1.2: Market Analysis
Identify economic baseline trends through market analysis of the local, sub-regional
economy including:
• Estimates of pre-wildfire local economic activity, employment, and tourist
visitation.
• Estimates of current economic activity, employment, and tourist visitation.
• Establish a population estimate and employment/job estimates, based on the current
resident population and economic base.
• Current and projected demand for housing, retail, tourism, services, and light
industry.
• Evaluate key economic indicators and trends in population, employment,
income/wages, and consumer spending.
• Include insights into tourism flows, seasonal economies, and potential external
market linkages.
Identify market demand for baseline (existing) and projected growth scenarios including:
• Total quantities (i.e., number and square footage) for baseline economic asset
mapping by type of use, e.g., retail, restaurants, office, residential, and lodging.
• Net additional square footage demand for growth beyond near-term post-wildfire
building stock.
Identify potential growth opportunities over the next 10 to 15 years (or reasonable identified
growth horizon) including:
• Economic growth opportunities and trends in Plumas County regional economic
drivers.
• Employment and job growth, over time.
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