NIGP 94476: Soybean Farming

NIGP 94476 Soybean Farming, an Item code, does not accurately describe the agricultural operations state and local governments are actually procuring under this classification. Boulder County Parks & Open Space, the City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department, and the County of Ventura are soliciting agricultural leases and farming services that span commodity hay and forage production, organic fruit and vegetable cultivation, livestock grazing, and regenerative agriculture practices on open space and public land—not soybean cultivation specifically. The work involves operational leases with performance criteria tied to sustainability goals, soil health, water stewardship, carbon reduction, and wildlife habitat; leaseholders serve as water-rights holders, ditch riders, and land stewards managing both production and conservation mandates on county and municipal properties. Issuing bodies are county and city park and open space departments, each treating these procurements as long-term ground leases with detailed scoring on sustainability alignment, operational planning, agricultural experience, equipment, and financial viability rather than commodity procurement. No set-asides or business-category restrictions appear in the recent solicitations.

Boulder County Parks & Open Space has posted the most recent activity, with three agricultural lease RFPs in March and April 2026: the AHI Agricultural Lease (756 acres, five-year term, $32,500 annually starting 2027, due April 21, 2026), the Wilkie Miller Agricultural Lease (54.5 acres, three years, $1,100 annual rent plus up to $8,000 in weed-control reimbursement, due April 24, 2026), and the James Construction Agricultural Lease (31 acres, three years, $2,700 annually, due May 8, 2026). All three Boulder County RFPs require mandatory pre-proposal meetings and site visits, insurance minimums of $1 million per occurrence in general liability, and submissions addressing sustainability goals alongside operational planning. The City of Albuquerque Parks and Recreation Department issued an RFP for farming services on 10 acres at Alamo Field (5-year term, due April 16, 2026) requiring regenerative agriculture practices, flood-irrigation experience, and a mandatory pre-proposal conference. The County of Ventura issued a developer RFP for an 11-acre commercial non-aviation site at Oxnard Airport (due April 30, 2026) that technically falls outside traditional soybean or commodity farming but reflects county use of this code for agricultural and open-space ground leases. Activity concentrates in Colorado and the Southwest.