Develop a Wetland Screening Tool and Associated Products

The State of South Dakota’s Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) seeks a vendor to design, develop, and deliver a web‑accessible wetland screening tool that visualizes statewide wetland locations, provides predictive restoration‑potential modeling, and supplies high‑resolution GIS layers for internal use. The effort includes data acquisition, AI/ML model creation, ongoing model training, documentation, training for state staff, and a two‑year support and maintenance period (with an optional one‑year renewal). The solution must meet stringent security, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), and hosting requirements (state‑owned data, U.S. data‑center residency, and compliance with the Bureau of Information and Technology clauses). • Develop a public web map with searchable UI, multiple basemaps, and downloadable reports. • Create and maintain a predictive AI/ML model for wetland identification and restoration‑potential, with periodic retraining. • Provide high‑resolution GIS layers for internal modeling, data integration, and ongoing data updates. • Deliver full documentation, training materials, and a disaster‑recovery plan, while complying with extensive security, encryption, and audit requirements. • Support three hosting options (vendor‑hosted, state‑cloud PaaS, or on‑prem) and supply cost breakdowns for each.