AmeriFlax+2024.pdf

This document is a contract and subsequent amendment between the State of North Dakota, acting through the North Dakota Oilseed Council (STATE), and AmeriFlax, Inc. (CONTRACTOR), a North Dakota business. The contract is specifically designated as the "504 - Oilseed Association Contract" and covers services to be performed during the 2024 calendar year.

The contract outlines three primary services: domestic promotion, information to producers, and research related to flaxseed. For domestic promotion, AmeriFlax will conduct programs to increase demand and recognition for flaxseed among food and consumer health industries, with a budget of $13,000. For information to producers, the company will provide details about new technologies, research, and marketing activities, with a budget of $2,000. The research component involves conducting or contracting flax research that benefits North Dakota flax producers, with an allocated budget of $35,000. The total contract compensation is $50,000, to be paid in three installments of $16,666.67 in February, April, and June 2024. The contract term is 12 months, from January 1 to December 31, 2024, with the State reserving the right to renew the contract up to three times for additional 12-month periods.