Amendment__Specifications_for_controlled_release_fertilizer_packets.pdf

Specifications for controlled release fertilizer packets.

The fertilizer (the material) must be in packets that can be placed adjacent to (within 3 inches) individual seedlings that are up to 12 inches in height. The material must be packaged ready to apply to individual seedlings and without any repackaging of the material by the purchaser required (such as in a “teabag” package).

The material must be controlled release. This must be demonstrated through independently conducted studies. The release macro-nutrients must be shown to occur over a period of at least

2 growing seasons based on study results. Macro-nutrient release factors should be soil moisture AND soil temperature at the very least.

The percentage of macro-nutrients should be within the following parameters;

N – The material should be between 18 and 25 percent nitrogen. Nitrogen form used should be

Urea.

P – The material should be between 10 and 13 percent phosphorus.

K – The material should be between 8 and 12 percent potassium.

NOTE: Given the short timeframe for this order, we will consider bids for the first 200,000 packets of the order that are outside of the above parameters.

There are no specifications concerning amounts of micro-nutrients in the material.

Individual fertilizer packets must be delivered in boxes no more than 40 pounds each and packaged in a way that protects them from moisture (such as a plastic bag in a cardboard box).

Must be able to provide an approved Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS).

Materials delivery as early as possible, Quantity 200,000 required within 2 week of receipt of the order, with the additional Quantity 300,000 delivered within 4 weeks of receipt of the order.