Alpine County is interested in contracting with a Consultant that will conduct and coordinate specified tasks related to administration of the California Firesafe Council Wildfire County Coordinator Grant, the Sierra Nevada Conservancy Regional Forest and Fire Capacity Grant (RFFCP), the USDA US Forest Service Post Fire Disaster Recovery (State and Private Forestry) Grant, Alpine County Title III funding as well as other funding opportunities that may arise and are related to wildfire prevention, defensible space, and fuel reduction efforts. 

Total amount payable to the Consultant shall not exceed $150,000 annually and is entirely dependent on available grant funding for activities listed within the scope of work. 
The work shall comply with the requirements of all of the following without limitation, and shall apply to this RFP and any subsequent contract as though incorporated herein by 
reference: 

1. Federal laws 
2. State laws 
3. Local laws 
4. Rules and regulations of governing utility districts 
5. Rules and regulations of other authorities with jurisdiction over the procurement of products 
6. Grant agreements 

The Consultant shall comply with all insurance requirements of Alpine County, included in the county standard contract in Attachment 1. 
The Alpine County Coordinator will partner with representatives from Alpine County, established wildfire mitigation groups within the county, and staff at the California Fire Safe Council to build a coordinated, county-wide wildfire mitigation strategy. The primary goals of the position are to identify funding sources for catastrophic wildfire mitigation projects, educate, encourage, and develop county-wide collaboration and coordination among wildfire mitigation groups, helping to improve overall wildfire resiliency strategies and community preparedness. Wildfire County Coordinator RFP