The newly formed Watershed Wealth Coop (WWC) is creating a roster of contract service providers by soliciting Statements Of Qualifications (SOQ) from any experienced individual or organization interested in providing reliable and high quality professional services in the following areas:

Site installation & material collection at Watershed Wealth Coop restoration sites: We need contractors in various geographic areas on a site-by-site basis, with experience in: plant installation & maintenance, plant propagation (in nursery and/or dispersed site-based settings), bioengineering, landscape architecture, silviculture, permaculture, agroforestry, wildcrafting, general excavation and construction, and fencing.

Evaluation & monitoring of Watershed Wealth Coop restoration sites: We need contractors in various geographic areas on a site-by-site basis, with cross-disciplinary field-based experience in all the following: habitat assessment (terrestrial and riparian), plant identification, wildlife identification, water quality and quantity monitoring, soil nutrient and composition testing, soil microbiology or mycorrhizal interactions, and carbon sequestration monitoring. The most successful respondents will be familiar with GIS and web based data collection, entry and management systems, and their experience with these should be clearly identified using examples of past evaluation and/or monitoring experience. Experience with nano-technology or RFID tagging an asset.

Project & project management: Watershed Wealth has urban, agricultural and forestry-based applications in all watersheds, and any biogeoclimatic zone. We need contractors in various geographic areas on a project by project basis, able to provide independent but directed project management / coordination of Watershed Wealth solutions on private, municipal, regional/county, provincial/state, federal and possibly First Nation/Tribal lands.

The Watershed Wealth approach crosses a broad range of related topical arenas, therefore respondents are encouraged to indicate their top area of interest and expertise, then outline interdisciplinary experiences using examples of past experience. We will need contractors both to manage specialty and partner-based initiatives (such as targeted invasive plant removal campaigns, First Nation / Tribal capacity development initiatives, community stewardship engagement programs, Environmental Farm Plan applications, public space restorations, transportation corridor projects, silvicultural-level non-timber forest product sites), as well as internal WWC programs (such as residential homeowner contact programs, property developer environmental mitigation plans, carbon sequestration and offset brokerage, and green roofing sales).

Product development & manufacture: WWC will broker neutraceutical, medicinal, ornamental and edible raw materials, plus value added products made from the materials collected from certified WWC sites. Contractors are required to work with existing product makers to substitute WWC-derived raw materials for currently imported sources, develop new value-added products from specified raw materials, provide advice on current market trends and in-demand target plant-based compounds.

Business support: Contractors are sought to provide: contract administration, website management, network / IT support, graphics and branding development, product marketing and sales, distribution system management, and event coordination.

The WWC anticipates the need for services in these areas for both ongoing and future projects, and may use its approved roster to select one or more entities to negotiate with for a professional services contract or to submit formal proposals. Acceptance to the WWC roster does not constitute permission for a contractor to represent the WWC.

The Watershed Wealth Coop (WWC) restores lost & damaged habitat using commercially valuable native plant species mixes which are then carefully monitored, selectively collected & well-marketed. WWC is a social purpose enterprise that offers certification training & franchise business opportunities in any local watershed or ecosystem, re-distributes wealth to Coop members and investors, and generates profits that fund community environmental stewardship activities. The WWC is committed to developing local community economic activity while working to restore terrestrial and riparian habitat in watersheds of BC and beyond. Preference will be given to local individuals and firms that have the required expertise for local projects.

Submission

Interested parties should submit a statement of qualifications not exceeding 10 single-sided pages in length. The SOQ should identify:

* Which of the above areas of service are being submitted for
* office and headquarter locations
* type/description of business, qualifications, and brief resumes of key personnel.

The WWC is an equal opportunity employer and committed to affirmative action so minority and woman owned businesses are encouraged to apply.

Please use the form below to submit an electronic copy of your SOQ to the Watershed Wealth Coop by 4pm Pacific Time, February 28, 2009 in order to be included in the 2009 year roster. There will be an annual call for roster updates. Prospective contractors may be considered immediately for ongoing projects, but all submissions will be kept on file until next year’s roster update.