RFQQ - Integrated Water Resource Management

Agency:	Thurston County
State:	Washington
Type of Government:	State & Local
NAICS Category:	541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services 541618 - Other Management Consulting Services 541620 - Environmental Consulting Services 541690 - Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
Posted Date:	Feb 19, 2026
Due Date:	Mar 6, 2026
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RFQQ No. CPED-2026-001-RFQQ

THURSTON COUNTY GOVERNMENT

COMMUNITY PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

3000 Paciﬁc Ave SE, Ste 100

Olympia, WA 98501

REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS AND QUOTES (RFQQ) NO. CPED-2026-001-RFQQ

Integrated Water Resource Management

RFQQ Issue Date

February 20, 2026

RFQQ Documents

This project is a formal competitive procurement and will be advertised in “Nisqually Valley News” and

is open to all qualiﬁed companies. All solicitation documents, including any addenda, are published on

the Thurston County website at https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/ContractOpportunities

Proposal Due Date

4:00p.m. PST on March 6, 2026

Proposal Acceptance Location

Proposals must be submitted electronically to:

Derek.day@co.thurston.wa.us

Thurston County reserves the right to reject any and all Proposals, cancel this solicitation, and to waive

any informalities or irregularities in procedure.

RFQQ No. CPED-2026-001-RFQQ

Table of Contents

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE ...................................................................................... 3

SECTION 2 - OVERVIEW OF SERVICES REQUESTED..............................................................................5

SECTION 3 – ACQUISITION TIMELINE AND GENERAL REQUIREMENTS................................................. 7

SECTION 4 - PROPOSAL PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS .......................................... 9

SECTION 5 - EVALUATION AND SELECTION ...................................................................................... 11

SECTION 6 - CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS ........................................................................... 13

SECTION 7 - ATTACHMENTS............................................................................................................. 14

ATTACHMENT 1 - PRICE SCHEDULE .................................................................................................. 15

ATTACHMENT 2 - STATEMENT OF WORK ......................................................................................... 16

ATTACHMENT 3 - PROFESSIONAL SERVICES CONTRACT ................................................................... 17

ATTACHMENT 4 - PROPOSER REFERENCE SHEET .............................................................................. 31

ATTACHMENT 5 - CERTIFICATION .................................................................................................... 32

RFQQ No. CPED-2026-001-RFQQ

SECTION 1 - INTRODUCTION AND PURPOSE

1.1 INTRODUCTION

Thurston County is soliciting quotes and qualiﬁcations from experienced consulting ﬁrms to support the

development and implementation of a County Wide Integrated Water Management Program. This will include

identifying internal and external, stakeholders, audience and partners related to county water resource policy,

science and management. This work is funded through a state grant and requires close coordination with County

departments, tribal governments, watershed partners, and regional habitat management entities.

The consultant will assist the County in completing program audits, engagement activities, policy development,

and regional gaps analysis. Work will occur between February 2026 and June 2027, with speciﬁc deliverables

due throughout the project period.

This project includes an option to extend the scope of work beyond internal county program integration and

include work to support the development of a watershed-scale integrated plan for the Nisqually watershed. This

work will leverage internal coordination work and may support process management, support with stakeholder

engagement, watershed-scale land use modeling, process quality assurance and documentation.

The County has budgeted $200,000 for the Integrated Water Management Program, and the County may elect at

its sole discretion to increase that amount. And for the option for Nisqually Watershed Planning the County

expects to spend $125,000-150,000.

1.1 PURPOSE

The purpose of this RFQ/Q is to identify a qualiﬁed consultant team capable of supporting Thurston County in:

• Conducting a County wide program audit of water related policies, programs, and practices.

• Compiling and analyzing data guided by best available science and best practices.

• Facilitating interdepartmental and interagency coordination to support integrated water management.

• Supporting external entity engagement, including government to government consultation with tribal

governments and coordination with watershed and habitat management entities.

• Developing policy recommendations for integration into the County’s Comprehensive Plan.

• Conducting a regional gaps analysis to align water resource management with salmon recovery and watershed

management plans.

• Preparing required reports and deliverables for the grantor, including progress reports, audit reports,

engagement summaries, and closeout documentation.

The selected consultant will work closely with County staﬀ and partner entities to ensure all grant required

actions, steps, and deliverables are completed on schedule.

This RFQQ seeks statements of qualiﬁcation and an hourly labor rate quote to ﬁll that role. A qualiﬁed Bidder

may be awarded work through a contract. Bidders may be either an agency that will supply its staﬀ to provide

Coordinator services, or Bidders may be Sole Proprietors (both alternatives hereinafter referred to as “Bidder.”).

1.2 MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Contractor shall have the following minimum qualiﬁcations to be eligible for an award:

RFQQ No. CPED-2026-001-RFQQ

A. Be an established business ﬁrm with all required licenses, fees, bonding, facilities, equipment and

trained personnel necessary to meet all requirements and perform the work as speciﬁed in the

Solicitation. Contractor shall maintain compliance with these requirements throughout the life of this

Contract.

B. Firms must demonstrate signiﬁcant experience with:

• Integrated water management frameworks and methodologies such as Integrated Water Resource

Management and One Water.

• Facilitating interdepartmental workgroups responsible for programmatic audits, gaps analysis,

and policy development.

• Engaging Thurston County watershed related entities, including Watershed Planning Units, Salmon

Lead Entities, tribal governments and other watershed partners.

• Compile and analyze information and literature using best available science and best practices.

• Developing and implementing program audit workplans in collaboration with

interdepartmental teams.

• Drafting, revising, and ﬁnalizing audit reports that include policy recommendations for internal

program planning and implementation, and comprehensive planning.

• Supporting internal coordination to identify follow up and implementation items.

C. For the optional Nisqually Watershed Planning ﬁrms must also demonstrate signiﬁcant experience with:

• Watershed or landscape-scale planning and scenario modeling projects

RFQQ No. CPED-2026-001-RFQQ

SECTION 2 - OVERVIEW OF SERVICES REQUESTED

2.1 PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Thurston County seeks a consulting partner to support the development of a focused, actionable One Water–

aligned strategy that strengthens internal coordination, identiﬁes priority opportunities, and establishes a

practical roadmap for near-term implementation. The consultant will guide the County through a streamlined

but robust process centered on targeted assessment, facilitated cross-departmental collaboration, and

development of a concise One Water framework that can be expanded over time.

1. The consultant will begin with a targeted baseline assessment of the County’s existing water-related

plans, policies, and operational practices. Rather than conducting a full systems analysis, the

consultant will focus on the most inﬂuential elements—regulatory drivers, major infrastructure

programs, watershed-related responsibilities, and areas where departments intersect. This approach

ensures the County receives a meaningful picture of current conditions without the cost of deep

technical modeling or extensive data collection. The consultant will facilitate focused interviews and

working sessions to identify integration opportunities and barriers, supporting a shared

understanding of priority Integrated Water goals. (Deliverables will likely include: Detailed project

plan, assessment/audit report)

2. Next, the consultant will lead a streamlined visioning and strategy development process. This will

include a limited number of facilitated workshops designed to bring together County departments to

deﬁne shared goals, desired outcomes, and guiding principles. The consultant will help the County

articulate an Integrated Water vision that emphasizes watershed health, climate resilience, and

coordinated planning, while keeping the process eﬃcient and manageable. This phase will focus on

identifying high-value, achievable strategies rather than developing a comprehensive long-term plan.

(Deliverables will likely include: internal engagement plan, workshop reports)

3. Building on this foundation, the consultant will develop a concise Integrated Water framework that

outlines recommended policies, programmatic actions, and priority initiatives. The framework will

highlight opportunities for improved coordination, resource alignment, and incremental progress.

The consultant will also work with the county to engage with external partners—cities, tribes,

watershed groups and potentially others—to identify barriers to integrate water management

programs beyond the County. This framework will serve as a practical tool for decision-making,

internal alignment, and alignment with external partners. (Deliverables will likely include: external

partner engagement plan, summary external-engagement report)

4. Finally, the consultant will prepare a phased implementation roadmap that identiﬁes short-term

actions, responsible parties, resource needs, and simple performance indicators. This roadmap will

be intentionally scoped to support achievable progress within existing County capacity. The

consultant will provide limited ongoing facilitation and technical support to help County staﬀ begin

implementing early actions and establish internal processes that support long-term One Water

integration.

Contractor will work directly with Derek Day, or his designee.

This page summarizes the opportunity, including an overview and a preview of the attached documents.

Department	Description	Opening Date	Closing Date	Attachment(s)
CPED	RFQQ - Integrated Water Resource Management	02/20/2026	03/06/2026 at 4PM	RFQQ Integrated Water Resource Management

RFQQ - Integrated Water Resource Management

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