Description
The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is seeking a Composting Subject Matter Expert to provide services for composting mortalities, oversight of carcass and carbon material processing, and compost subject matter expertise. The contract will have an initial term of three years, with the option to extend. The vendor will be responsible for providing technical guidance, monitoring, and troubleshooting throughout the composting process. The vendor will also be required to maintain daily documentation of activities and provide final certification of windrows meeting minimum criteria.
Key responsibilities include:
• Determining and specifying the types and amounts of carbon source material needed
• Identifying and labeling on-site staging areas for carbon material deliveries
• Providing technical guidance for construction of windrows
• Monitoring and recording windrow temperatures
• Providing monitoring and troubleshooting throughout the composting process
• Maintaining daily documentation of activities
• Providing final certification of windrows meeting minimum criteria