NIGP 94476: Soybean Farming

NIGP 94476 Soybean Farming is an Item code encompassing state and local government leasing of farmland for soybean cultivation and harvest operations. Recent state and local procurement activity under this code centers on emergency farm-lease authorizations by Illinois agencies managing state-owned or state-operated agricultural property. The Illinois Department of Corrections (IDOC) and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources have posted emergency notices for soybean farming leases on state correctional and managed-lands properties, bypassing competitive bidding to address time-sensitive crop-year requirements and protect standing crop investments already in place on the ground. The scope includes lease execution, ground rental associated with acreage, crop completion and harvest operations, and protection of state agricultural assets during active growing seasons.

Both recent opportunities originate in Illinois and reflect emergency procurement authority outside standard competitive procedures. The Illinois Department of Corrections executed an emergency farm lease on September 28, 2026, with vendor Michael Hasemeyer of Ellis Grove, Illinois, for farming operations at Menard Correctional Center covering the 2026 crop year at an estimated expenditure of $100,000; that emergency notice was posted October 2, 2026, with no active bidding opportunity. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources posted a separate emergency farm-land lease notice on October 2, 2026, for Menard Tracts 10327 and 10328 (designated Menard 2), also without competitive bidding and targeted for lease execution by October 16, 2026. Both notices emphasize expedited execution to prevent disruption to state operations and protect pre-existing crop investments. Neither solicitation offered a competitive bidding window or business-enterprise-program participation consideration.