Sunflower+2024.pdf

This document is a contract and subsequent amendment between the State of North Dakota, acting through its North Dakota Oilseed Council, and the National Sunflower Association, a contractor based in Mandan, North Dakota. The contract is numbered 504 and specifically relates to an Oilseed Association Contract for the National Sunflower Association.

The contract outlines a suite of services for sunflower research, promotion, and market development, with a total compensation of $350,000 for the contract period from January 1, 2024 to December 31, 2024. The services include conducting sunflower research to benefit North Dakota producers, domestic promotion of sunflower oil and kernel usage, foreign market development in Canada, Germany, Mexico, and Spain, communications and publications, crop protection activities, and providing meeting minutes and support resources. The contract will be paid in three installments of $116,666.00 each, with the State reserving the right to renew the contract up to three options for twelve-month periods upon satisfactory completion of the initial term. The contractor is prohibited from lobbying and must provide an annual audit report and maintain certain insurance coverages.