Biochar Atlas Biochar Suitability Tool Development

Overview

Software, Web & Mobile Development

United StatesPosted 9 days agoDeadline: May 22nd, 2026

Fit Score

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SUMMARY

Seeking a vendor to design, develop, and support a desktop-based biochar suitability tool as the initial phase of the Biochar Atlas digital platform.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must be legally able to enter into a contract with a U.S. nonprofit organization
Must be able to perform work funded by a U.S. federal award
Must disclose any actual or potential organizational or personal conflicts of interest
Must confirm it is not debarred, suspended, or otherwise excluded from federal awards
Must maintain records related to the contract for the period required by 2 CFR 200.334
Must provide ABI, USDA, and authorized federal auditors with access to records
Must acknowledge USDA NRCS funding support in deliverables

BUDGET

Verified

$150,000

TIMELINE

RFP issued: April 28th, 2026

Questions due: May 8th, 2026

Proposals due: May 22nd, 2026

Interviews: Week of June 1st, 2026

Selection notice: Week of June 8th, 2026

Target contracting / project start: July 2026

QUESTION DEADLINE

May 8th, 2026

Issuing Agency

American Biochar Institute

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DESCRIPTION

A vendor is sought to design, develop, launch, and provide initial support for a biochar suitability tool, representing the first phase in the development of the Biochar Atlas digital platform. The project will begin with a kickoff, discovery phase, and will require a concise, aligned work plan. Vendors must address information architecture and UX/UI design for the initial Biochar Atlas presence, including the home page and a limited number of methodology and resource pages related to the tool.

The primary deliverable is a desktop-first, public-facing suitability tool that supports both map-based and form-based workflows. The solution will integrate agency-provided data sets, including soil and biochar materials data, as well as suitability logic. Vendors are expected to provide hosting and deployment support for a full production version, a staging and beta environment, and manage launch support, analytics, user and admin documentation, basic admin workflows for data refreshes, and post-launch maintenance and bug fixes.

Additional features include scenario evaluation to compare biochar options and application rates, as well as the ability to evaluate combinations of biochar and compost. Candidates should propose a maintainable, modern web architecture and demonstrate relevant experience with similar geospatial, decision-support, or public-facing web tools. Proposers should also identify any proprietary components they expect to use and describe their approach to UX/UI, hosting, deployment, maintenance, documentation, and project handoff.

Source attribution

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