NIGP 94434: Corn Farming

NIGP 94434 Corn Farming is an Item code that encompasses agricultural land lease and farming operations solicitations issued by county parks departments and municipal governments seeking qualified operators to manage open space properties. State and local jurisdictions procuring under this code are acquiring long-term agricultural leases with structured evaluation criteria emphasizing sustainability alignment, operational capability, agricultural experience, equipment availability, and financial viability. The work involves management of hayfields, commodity crop and forage production, livestock grazing, organic certification transitions, and soil health and water conservation practices. Issuing bodies include county parks and open space departments, municipal parks agencies, and airport authorities with developable agricultural land. Boulder County Parks & Open Space Department has emerged as a repeat buyer, issuing three separate RFPs in March and April 2026 for leases spanning 31 acres (James Construction property), 54.5 acres (Wilkie Miller property), and 756 acres (AHI Agricultural Lease), all in the Longmont area of Colorado.

Recent opportunities show concentrated activity in Colorado and New Mexico. Boulder County has issued RFPs with mandatory pre-proposal meetings and site visits, evaluation scoring weighted toward sustainability goals (30 points) and operational planning (30 points), lease terms of three to five years, annual rents ranging from $1,100 to $28,375 plus maintenance fees, and insurance requirements including $1,000,000 to $2,000,000 general liability coverage. The City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department issued RFP-2025-755-PRK-MP on March 17, 2026, with a proposal due date of April 16, 2026, for farming services at Alamo Field Open Space covering 10 acres with a five-year term and mandatory pre-proposal conference attendance requirement; this solicitation mandates regenerative agriculture practices, wildlife habitat production on at least 25% of acreage, and experience with flood irrigation and Middle Rio Grande Conservancy District coordination. A non-agricultural outlier—the County of Ventura Department of Airports RFP for an 11-acre commercial non-aviation development site adjacent to Oxnard Airport with an April 30, 2026, deadline—was identified in the source but falls outside core corn farming procurement activity.