The California Department of Technology has published a request for proposals on behalf of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) for a new Master Observation Database System (MODS).
The MODS will be used to capture data related to the state’s endangered and at-risk plant and animal life. The new system “will replace the decades-old suite of databases and tools as a single database repository,” the RFP reads. A successful vendor will be able to provide either a low-code/no-code configurable solution or a custom-built solution.
“This solution, implemented and hosted on the CDFW cloud, will enable the California Natural Diversity Database (CNDDB) program to receive, process, manage, analyze, store and share the most current information on the state’s imperiled elements of natural diversity within a comprehensive database repository,” the solicitation reads.
The CNDDB program is located within the Biogeographic Data Branch and is responsible for maintaining an “extensive geospatial and tabular dataset of locations, statuses and other detailed information” for plants and animals that have been identified as at risk of extinction or as sensitive.
The department spent $3.6 million on IT goods in the first quarter of this year.
The last day to submit questions about RFP 0078-02 is Oct. 8 and the last day to submit the intent to bid and confidentiality statements is Oct. 31. Final proposals are due by 10 a.m. Nov. 15. The point of contact for this RFP is Lauren Neisen.
CDFW Seeks New System to Manage Endangered, At-Risk Species Data
The departments of Technology and Fish and Wildlife have published a request for proposals for a new system to replace decades-old tools for monitoring animal species.
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