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Request for Proposals - Consultant Services

Redevelopment Plan for NSA New Orleans "East Bank"
NSA New Orleans Advisory Task Force
Submittal Deadline: October 24, 2007

Project Description
NSA New Orleans Advisory Task Force (NOATF) is soliciting a Request for
Proposal (RFP) to obtain a highly qualified and capable professional
services firm that can successfully provide a plan for the reuse and
redevelopment of NSA New Orleans "East Bank" military facility located
entirely within the city limits of New Orleans, Louisiana.

NSA New Orleans "East Bank" is being closed under the Base Realignment
and Closure Act (BRAC) of 2005. According to the Base Redevelopment and
Realignment Manual published March 1, 2006 by the Department of Defense
(DoD), the base closure and redevelopment process is affected by many
federal real property and environmental laws and regulations, along with
volumes of implementing guidance. Although the process includes a
seemingly sequential series of events, it is actually a series of
concurrent activities that can be subdivided into three activities: The
first consists of the community's redevelopment planning, environmental
impact analysis activities, natural and cultural resources
determinations and consultations, identification of uncontaminated
property, the Military Department's development of an Installation
Summary Report that considers all property assets, market conditions,
and potential disposal options, and many environmental restoration and
compliance activities. The second consists of activities associated with
the Military Department's surplus property disposal decision-making and
the third consists of the parcel-by-parcel disposal of the property.

The NOATF serves as the primary link between the DoD, the installation,
the community, and Federal and State agencies for all base closure
matters. The NOATF is "the single entity responsible for identifying
local redevelopment needs and preparing a redevelopment plan for the
Military Department to consider in the disposal of installation
property. In this context, the term "redevelopment plan" means a plan
that (1) represents local consensus on the redevelopment with respect to
the installation and (2) provides for redevelopment of the property that
becomes available because of the installation closure or realignment.

Scope of Services

Regional and Community Goals and Objectives
Since Hurricane Katrina, the City of New Orleans and its many
neighborhoods have created numerous planning documents relative to the
Recovery of the City. The Consultant shall be familiar with all the City
plans, the District plans, and the Neighborhood plans generated for the
vicinity within the NSA New Orleans "East Bank" site. These plans
include, but are not limited to the Bring Back New Orleans Plan, the
Unified New Orleans Plan, the Lambert Plan and the Reinventing the
Crescent Plan.

Using these plans as a base, the consultant shall develop a program to
evaluate community goals for the future as they relate to the potential
reuse and redevelopment of the base and how it shall be developed.
Community objectives and land use priorities should be studied to
determine the use(s) of the base property that will maximize benefits to
the region and its citizens. Integral to this program will be the
solicitation of Notices of Interest from State and local governments,
representatives of the homeless, and other interested parties and
complying with applicable laws.

The Consultant shall develop a public participation program to ascertain
and insure overall community participation in the reuse planning effort
utilizing interviews and public meetings to solicit input. As part of
this effort, the consultant should provide a proposed program and
schedule for ensuring broad based public participation and input to the
reuse planning process including presentations of the final product.

Data Collection and Analysis
Utilities, Personal Property Inventory, Environmental Analysis
Working with existing Navy data as a starting point, not to duplicate
information provided by the service, create a thorough Utilities
Inventory and Analysis for the wide variety of utility systems found
throughout the base, including , but not limited to, water and sewer
systems, gas and electric systems, and telecommunications systems.
Respondent should review the Environmental Condition of Property Report
prepared by the Department of the Navy and any other reports relative to
the site prepared by a military department, the City of New Orleans, or
the State of Louisiana.

Regional Economic Profile and Market Analysis
The consultant shall collect, analyze and evaluate the following,
utilizing all existing and readily available data, studies and reports
that pertain to the socio-economic and market conditions in the region
surrounding NSA New Orleans "East Bank". This regional analysis should
include the following items: 1) Population demographics, 2) Economic
status, 3) Residential characteristics, 4) Transportation/Access, 5)
Employment data and workforce skills, 6) Major employers, 7)
Recreational facilities, 8) Industry types.

The data review should result in an initial analysis of the strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities and threats (S.W.O.T.) as they relate to the
social and economic conditions in the region and market conditions
impacting various redevelopment scenarios. It will determine economic
needs and trends. The study will provide a baseline market forecast
which outlines strategic development opportunities, unique assets, and
potentially suitable industrial sectors and determine the local,
regional and national context of opportunities.

Alternative Reuse Strategies
The consultant shall prepare at a minimum three (3) reuse/redevelopment
alternatives based upon the results of the data collection and analyses,
community reuse goals and objectives, and the redevelopment potential
for the existing facilities and undeveloped areas. Provide a baseline
market forecast which outlines strategic development opportunities,
unique assets and liabilities, potentially suitable land parcels and
determine the local, regional and national context of opportunities and
constituents. The option would incorporate the development constraints,
as well as the land use and community compatibility constraints of
adjacent land uses, particularly the existing land uses surrounding the
base. The components of the plan shall consider and include: 1)
Cost-benefit analysis, 2) Job creation, 3) Tax revenue generation, 4)
Impacts to adjoining land uses, 5) Land use and zoning requirements,
6)Environmental conditions, geological constraints, historic and
archeological conditions, 7) Infrastructure demand, 8) Benefit to the
community, 9) Financial feasibility and economic viability After review
and input from the NOATF and the public, the consultant shall be
responsible for developing one (1) recommended plan.

Recommended Reuse/Redevelopment Plan
The consultant shall prepare one (1) recommended reuse plan based upon
the findings outlined above and as determined by the NOATF. Components
of the plan shall include: 1) General land use and circulation plan, 2)
Develop action/implementation plan, 3) Capital improvement plan,
including infrastructure requirements & constraints, 4) Funding plan
outlining investment requirements and sources of funding, 5) Property
Disposal Strategy, 6) Review environmental remediation requirements and
the impact on development phasing, 7) Zoning policies and regulations
including new hurricane standards, coastal zone management, flood
management.

Homeless Assistance Submission
Consultant shall collect, assemble, review and verify documentation
required to meet the Homeless Assistance Completeness Review required by
HUD and under BRAC law. This should include, but not be limited to the
following: 1) Documentation of outreach to Homeless Assistance
Providers, 2) Information about homeless in the vicinity of the
installation, 3) Notices of Interest, 4) Legally Binding Agreements, 5)
Balance between economic redevelopment, other development, and homeless
assistance, 6) Public comment requirements, 7) Public benefit transfer
outreach.

Preliminary Selection Process Calendar
The calendar for the selection process is provided as follows. The NOATF
reserves the right to modify the preliminary section process calendar.

September 17, 2007

Advertisement of RFP

September 17, 2007

RFP Available

October 24, 2007

Proposals Due

November 30, 2007

Contractor selected

May 16, 2008

All services and deliverables submitted

Further Information 
The entire RFP which contains submittal requirements, proposal
specifics, and additional information may be obtained at the City of New
Orleans website, www.cityofno.com <http://www.cityofno.com/>  using
search word "Purchasing" or "NOATF".  Email questions regarding RFP to
Belinda Little-Wood, Executive Director, NSA New Orleans Advisory Task
Force, blittlewood at cityofno.com <mailto:blittlewood at cityofno.com> .

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