Recreation Permitting and Transactions Digital Platform

Overview

Software, Web & Mobile Development

Falls Church, Virginia, United StatesPosted 8 days agoDeadline: May 15th, 2026

Fit Score

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SUMMARY

Seeking a secure SaaS platform to manage recreation permitting and transactions for multiple national wildlife refuges, including advanced workflows and robust support features.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

Must provide a secure, FedRAMP Moderate authorized SaaS platform
Must support 40,000 - 80,000 annual transactions
Must support up to 60 public sites
Must meet FISMA and NIST security requirements
Must implement phishing-resistant MFA
Must integrate with Pay.gov
Must provide mobile-responsive public and admin interfaces
Must provide 24/7 platform operations with 99% uptime
Must provide external user support during business hours and weekends

BUDGET

Estimate

$250,000 – $750,000

TIMELINE

Published Date: April 29th, 2026

Response Deadline: May 15th, 2026

Inactive Date: May 30th, 2026

Issuing Agency

U.S. Fish And Wildlife Service

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DESCRIPTION

This request is for a secure, Moderate authorized SaaS platform designed to manage limited-use recreational opportunities across multiple national wildlife refuges. The platform must support multi-site administration with role-based dashboards and offer both mobile-responsive public and administrative interfaces.

Core functionalities should include application, reservation, lottery, and permit issuance workflows along with real-time reporting and mechanisms to prevent duplicate applications. The system needs to integrate with Pay.gov for payment processing and utilize GIS mapping based on federal datasets. It must handle approximately 80,000 annual permit transactions, support configurable quotas for inventory management, enable digital permits featuring QR or unique codes, and offer features such as lottery capabilities, preference points, check-in/out, harvest reporting, and regulations certification.

Support requirements include comprehensive user support during business hours and weekends, 24/7 platform availability with 99% uptime, and annual reporting and backup services.

Source attribution

This Settle analysis is based on the issuing organization’s public RFP listing.