Climate Resilience Planning Services

The Town of Phippsburg, Maine, is seeking climate resilience planning services to address vulnerabilities associated with climate change, sea level rise, and storm surges. The agency needs to protect its coastal areas, secure public safety, and preserve key ecological and recreational assets. The project requires a comprehensive assessment of local risks and the development of actionable strategies to enhance long-term coastal resilience. The scope of work covers a high-level review of existing reports, studies, and data, alongside a detailed coastal vulnerability assessment. The selected partner will review the geologic survey’s shoreline change analysis using aerial imagery, historical data, and GIS tools. Additionally, the agency requires a recreational and ecological inventory, ecological sensitivity mapping, and active engagement with the local community and stakeholders to align the plan with local values. The project also demands the development and evaluation of resilience strategies, including a cost-benefit analysis that weighs environmental impact, feasibility, and community preferences. The partner must draft model ordinance language reflecting coastal resilience needs and collaborate with state agencies to establish a detailed action plan with short-term and long-term goals, timelines, and resource allocations. Finally, the agency requires guidance on implementing these actions and a structured monitoring framework. Only onshore organizations based in the United States are eligible to bid on this opportunity. The agency expects the performance of the work to take place offsite over a contract period of one year. Bidders must submit proposals digitally via email or through the online portal, and the agency is currently looking for proposal submissions to determine the budget. The agency will host a pre-bid meeting on June 4, 2026, to address preliminary inquiries. Bidders must submit all clarification questions no later than June 8, 2026. The agency has not specified the final proposal submission deadline in the initial announcement.