California style juncus twined basket. Photo by Renae Wootson.
The County of Los Angeles, through the Department of Arts and Culture, seeks to solicit proposals for a contract with an individual or organization that can develop a draft Countywide Tribal Consultation Policy and Implementation Plan for the LA County Board of Supervisors to consider adopting for LA County. The Policy will provide a framework for the County to establish and maintain effective and consistent government-to-government relationships and engage in meaningful consultation with California Native American Tribes with ancestral and cultural ties to the County.
The Consultant will develop a draft Countywide Tribal Consultation policy and accompanying implementation plan for the Board to consider adopting. The consultant will also maintain appropriate documentation of the project.
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Proposer Requirements
Interested and qualified proposers must meet the following mandatory requirements:
- A minimum of five years of legal experience in tribal Indian law within the last 10 years.
- A minimum of five years of experience, within the last 10 years, conducting stakeholder facilitation and policy development for government entities and/or other large organizations.
- A minimum of three completed prior projects developing tribal consultation policies or similar literature for government entities within the last 10 years.
- Demonstrated knowledge of tribal consultation and relevant state and federal laws and Executive Orders, including AB 52 (Native Americans: California Environmental Quality Act), SB 18 (Traditional Tribal Cultural Places), and Executive Order B-10-11.
- If Proposer’s compliance with a County contract has been reviewed by the Department of the Auditor-Controller within the last 10 years, Proposer must not have unresolved questioned costs identified by the Auditor-Controller, in an amount over $100,000.00, that are confirmed to be disallowed costs by the contracting County department, and remain unpaid for a period of six months or more from the date of disallowance, unless such disallowed costs are the subject of current good faith negotiations to resolve the disallowed costs, in the opinion of the County.