B--Outreach and Stakeholder Workshop Planning

It is the Government's intention to negotiate a Sole Source contract with the Buffalo-Niagara Riverkeepter to provide technical and administrative support for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District. The Buffalo District is initiating a Reconnaissance-level study for the Buffalo River Watershed. The output of this study will be a Scope of Work for a full, cost-shared, Feasibility-level study, including identification of potential cost-share partners and other key stakeholders as well as a Project Management Plan. An initial activity to kick-off the Recon process is a workshop to identify key stakeholders and their priorities and existing efforts. Task 1: Identify key stakeholders and community groups with an interest in the Buffalo River Watershed Study. Contractor will perform outreach activities to identify the stakeholders and community groups with an interest in water resources on the Buffalo River. Contractor will communicate with Federal, state and local government agencies and not-for-profit organizations to identify ongoing and planned activities related to the Buffalo River Watershed, and those groups with an interest in the study. The agencies and groups identified will be invited to participate in the workshop described in 4.2. Task 2: Plan and conduct a workshop to identify problems and opportunities within the Buffalo River Watershed. Contractor will plan a stakeholder meeting based on the input received from the outreach activities described in 4.1. Contractor will be responsible for meeting invitation, facility coordination, agenda preparation and workshop facilitation. Upon completion of the workshop an attendee list and meeting notes will be compiled by Contractor into a workshop report and provided to the USACE. Stakeholder list: Contractor will provide a list of Buffalo River stakeholders, based on Task 4.1, to the USACE. Workshop session: Contractor will conduct the workshop described in Task 4.2. Final Report: A Final Report will be delivered to the USACE Buffalo River Watershed Study Manager. Schedule: NTP: No Date Yet Outreach Complete: 31 March 2011 Workshop Complete: 30 April 2011 Report Complete: 5/2011