NIGP 79015: Field Seeds: Grains, etc.

NIGP 79015 Field Seeds: Grains, Etc., an Item code, encompasses the procurement of agricultural seed varieties — wheat, sorghum, soybean, cotton, and wildflower seed — that state and local governments buy for farm operations, grounds maintenance, and natural resource management. State and local issuing bodies soliciting under this code include correctional facilities operating farm programs, city parks and recreation departments, and municipal departments. Georgia Correctional Industries, the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Corrections, the City of Lubbock, the State of Texas (through the Houston Parks and Recreation Department), and DeKalb County are among recent buyers. Procurement typically occurs through RFQ, RFB, and ITB notices with response windows of one to three weeks. Evaluation emphasizes price, delivery timing, seed quality certification (germination rates, absence of noxious weeds), and compliance with delivery and payment terms; some jurisdictions apply set-asides or preferences for in-state or minority vendors.

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Georgia. The City of Lubbock has posted multiple solicitations for specific grass seed varieties — Jose Wheat Grass Seed and Beardless Wheat Seed VNS (both due July 16, 2026) — and sorghum sudan grass seed (45,000 pounds, 85% minimum germination, due April 1, 2026). Georgia Correctional Industries awarded a cotton seed contract to Triangle Chemical Company at $57,994.00 on March 31, 2026, following an RFQ posted March 19, 2026. The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet issued RFB 758 2600000421 on March 3, 2026, for 500 bags each of three soybean seed varieties for the Western Kentucky Correctional Complex Farm, with a best-value evaluation weighting price at 90 percent and delivery time at 10 percent, and Kentucky resident and nonprofit set-asides available. The State of Texas Houston Parks and Recreation Department posted an RFQ for wildflower seed on May 7, 2026, with a six-day response window.