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Attachment A <br />Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan <br />Orange County, NC <br />Research, Data Collection and Analysis Consultant Solicitation <br />October 7, 2011 <br />Overview <br />Orange County is creating a new Comprehensive Parks and Recreation Master Plan in 2011 -12. The <br />current plan dates from 1988 and is in need of substantive revision. The proposed new Plan will <br />address goals, objectives, needs and actions through the year 2030, with a focus on the timeframe <br />2012 -2022. <br />The County is looking to contract with a person or firm to perform research and data activities toward <br />the creation of a new plan. County staff will use the results of these efforts in the drafting of a new <br />plan in 2012. Specifically, the person or firm will: <br />• Manage and collect data in the areas identified, <br />• Conduct research into certain topical areas related to parks and recreation subjects, <br />• Perform data analysis on the information gathered, and develop and implement a <br />scientific random - sample survey regarding community needs and interests, in support of <br />this effort. The findings of this work will be used in part as the basis of the new Plan, <br />and the selected contractor may also be engaged in writing draft sections of the Plan <br />accordingly, based on further discussion. <br />Solicitation of Candidates for Project <br />October 10 — October 28, 2011 <br />Candidates must submit a letter of proposal (no more than 6 pages in length, printed duplex), <br />with details on proposed approach to accomplish the tasks outlined in the Scope of Work and <br />Project Deliverables. Candidates should also provide, on a separate sheet in a sealed <br />envelope within the submittal, a projected cost for accomplishing this work. Proposals must be <br />received by 5:00 p.m. EDT on October 28, 2011. Proposals may be conveyed by email, <br />received by mail, or in -hand delivered to: <br />Orange County Financial Services <br />Attn: David Cannell, Purchasing Agent <br />200 S Cameron Street <br />PO Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, NC 27278 <br />Scope of Work and Project Deliverables <br />