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Fishery Habitat Characterization and Identification of Restoration Opportunities: Stevens Creek

Description: Valley Water requires experienced, and qualified firms to provide professional services to characterize existing habitat conditions using field data collection and topographic surveys as the basis for ecohydraulic habitat modeling and bioenergetics modeling for salmonids in the Stevens Creek watershed. Goal 1: Accurately Quantify Spatiotemporal Habitat Capacity for CCC Steelhead · Objective 1.1: Move beyond static acreage by outputting models that translate depth and velocity directly into Viable Salmonid Population (VSP) parameters (abundance, productivity, spatial structure, and diversity) to evaluate carrying capacity against recovery targets for Stevens Creek steelhead. · Objective 1.2: Stratify carrying capacity models by distinct juvenile size classes (Fry, Parr, Smolt) to ensure flow management prioritizes the entire life cycle of steelhead. Goal 2: Integrate Thermodynamic Realities into Flow Management · Objective 2.1: Ensure biological effectiveness by coupling hydraulic outputs with recognized thermal thresholds, cross-referencing mapped habitat against the limits for steelhead metabolism, incubation, and smoltification. Goal 3: Support Life-History Diversity and Resilience · Objective 3.1: Design the habitat simulation to measure floodplain and channel capacity for diverse rearing strategies, validating habitat for extended-residence phenotypes versus rapid outmigrants. · Objective 3.2: Establish quantitative flow-habitat relationships that test the efficacy of managed pulse flows, and validating triggers to stimulate safe outmigration across the salmonid assemblage. Minimum Qualifications: · The Proposer [or Proposer’s employees] shall have 10 years of experience in ecohydraulic and bioenergetics modeling for fishery habitat. · The Proposer [or Proposer’s employees] shall have the following certifications, licenses or affiliations: drone operator license. · The Proposer shall possess knowledge of regulations and codes regarding riparian and aquatic ecology and shall be familiar with local conditions relating to riparian and aquatic ecology in Santa Clara County. All applicable regulations for drone operation. · Demonstrated experience developing an eco-hydraulic model. · Demonstrated experience working with salmonid populations in similar sized watersheds and hydrologic conditions. Additional RFP Timeline information: Submittals for RFP Questions due by 3:00 PM on November 6, 2026 Valley Water Response to Questions will be posted on November 19, 2026 Oral Interviews Tentatively Scheduled for workdays between of January 6, 2027 through January 14, 2027. Procurement Portal Support: Issues regarding the SCVWD Procurement Portal, account registration, and/or electronic submittal, should be directed to PlanetBids, in a timely manner that does not impact your proposal submittal. Contact the PlanetBids Vendor Line Support at: SCVWD Procurement Portal: https://vendors.planetbids.com/portal/48397/portal-home Phone: (818) 992-1771 Business Hours: 5:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. / M – F (PST)

Buyer: Santa Clara Valley Water District
SpecialDistrict · CA, US
Released: Oct 21, 2026
Closes: Dec 7, 2026(36 days left)

RFP documents & timeline

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Budget
Jul 1, 2025
477 days before RFP
Valley Water's D5 project requires ecological data collection and habitat tracking to identify priority habitat enhancement opportunities across five watershed plans.
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• D5: Ecological Data Collection and Analysis -- This project is to track stream ecosystem conditions, helping Valley Water and other county agencies and organizations make informed watershed, asset management and natural resource decisions. It entails reassessing and tracking stream ecological conditions and habitats in each of the county's watersheds…
Santa Clara Valley Water District FY2025-26 & FY2026-27 Budget
Budget · Jul 1, 2025
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• D5: Ecological Data Collection and Analysis -- This project is to track stream ecosystem conditions, helping Valley Water and other county agencies and organizations make informed watershed, asset management and natural resource decisions. It entails reassessing and tracking stream ecological conditions and habitats in each of the county's watersheds…
Santa Clara Valley Water District FY2026-27 & FY2027-28 Budget
Budget · Jul 1, 2026
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Board meeting
Mar 12, 2026
223 days before RFP
Valley Water's draft RFP proposed a Stevens Creek pilot to characterize habitat and identify restoration opportunities through surveys and 2D modeling.
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Appendix B. Request for Proposals (RFP) Fishery Habitat Characterization and Identification of Restoration Opportunities: Stevens Creek October 2025 Valley Water is requesting technical assistance in developing a 2D hydrologic and habitat mapping simulation model for use validating flow-habitat relationships. The first phase of developing the 2D habitat…
Santa Clara Valley Water District Stream Planning And Operations Committee Special Meeting
Board meeting · Mar 12, 2026
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Agenda packet
Jul 6, 2026
107 days before RFP
The draft priority-actions attachment proposed adding gravel, large wood, pools, and other features to improve steelhead spawning and rearing habitat in Stevens Creek.
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Attachment 2: Draft Priority Actions for Lower Peninsula and West Valley Watersheds Flood Risk Reduction Actions Action ID Watershed Title Brief Description Activity Type FRR-1 LP Stevens Creek Hydrology Update Study Update flood hydrology and hydraulic models to improve flood risk estimates and support future watershed planning. Assessment / Study FRR-2 LP…
Agenda packet
Sep 21, 2026
30 days before RFP
Valley Water’s FAHCE Implementation Plan records the Stevens Creek study proposal for fishery habitat characterization and restoration opportunities as in progress.
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Water Rights Status (continued) FISH AND HABITAT RESTORATION PROGRAM'S (FRHP) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN Through the mediation process, Valley Water developed an Implementation Plan based on Board-approved FAHCE Plus that lays out the next ten years of the FAHCE Program.  Included as a condition of the FAHCE Water Rights, includes the non-flow measures and flow…
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Oct 21, 2026
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