Summary of Specifications:
The Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners (hereinafter referred to as “County”) is requesting sealed proposals from qualified consulting firms or individuals for the provision of Tri-County BRAC Small Area Studies. The consultant shall work closely with the County’s liaison, Mr. Jeff Fanto, Military Sustainability Partnership Manager, in the development and ongoing implementation of these studies.
AGENCY OVERVIEW
The County is a political subdivision of the State of Florida and is located in Northwest Florida. Okaloosa County has a population of more than 189,000. Okaloosa County has 24 miles of beachfront on the (“Emerald Coast”) Gulf. Much of the County is taken up by part of Eglin Air Force Base – the largest land mass Air Force Base in the world. Okaloosa County works under a County Administrator and five County Commissioners.
The 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission decisions named Eglin as the recipient of two significant new missions, namely the relocation of the 7th Special Forces Group from Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and the stand up of the new Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Training Center. Additionally, a small contingent of personnel from the Defense Threat Reduction Agency is also slated to open an operation on the base.
