Offer_to_Lease_Agricultural_Land.pdf

D- REQUEST FOR BID

2025-RFB-049

OFFER TO LEASE AGRICULTURAL LAND

County of Dane

City-County Building, Room 425, 53703

Madison, WI 53703

RELEASE DATE: September 5, 2025

DEADLINE FOR QUESTIONS: September 19, 2025

RESPONSE DEADLINE: October 3, 2025, 2:00 pm

RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY TO:

https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane

County of Dane

D- REQUEST FOR BID

Offer to Lease Agricultural Land

I. Introduction II. Bid Guidelines and Overview

III. Bid Specifications IV. Vendor Questionnaire V. Standard Terms and Conditions

Attachments:

A - Attachment A- Lease Map- Blooming Grove Drumlins -25049

B - Attachment B - Lease Map- BaerSocha- 25049

C - Attachment C- Price Proposal- 25049- Fillable

D- Request For Bid #2025-RFB-049 Title: Offer to Lease Agricultural Land

1. Introduction

1.1. Summary

The purpose of this document is to provide interested parties with information to enable them to prepare and submit a solicitation response for offer to lease agricultural land.

The County intends to use the results of this process to award a contract(s) or issuance of purchase order for the product(s) and or services(s) stated above.

1.2. Contact Information

Hazel Schuster

Purchasing Officer

210 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd

Madison, WI 53703

Email: schuster.hazel@countyofdane.com

Phone: (608) 896-3861

Department:

Land & Water

1.3. Timeline

Desired Bid Release Date September 5, 2025

Vendor Question Submission Deadline September 19, 2025, 4:00pm

Question Response Deadline September 24, 2025, 4:00pm

Proposal Submission Deadline October 3, 2025, 2:00pm mailto:schuster.hazel@countyofdane.com tel:(608)896-3861

2. Bid Guidelines and Overview

2.1. GENERAL SOLICITATION PROCESS

1. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS

1. The County will provide reasonable accommodations, including the provision of informational material in an alternative format, for qualified individuals with disabilities upon request. If you need accommodations at a vendor conference or site visit, contact the Purchasing Officer listed or call WI Relay 711 for TDD Services.

2. VENDOR REGISTRATION

1. Interested vendors are required to register at the County's eProcurement Portal. Registration is free and will ensure that you receive notifications of solicitations that match your profile and category codes as well as providing the County with up-to-date company contact information.

2. Once registered, please double check to make sure your vendor information including commodity codes is up-to-date by signing into your account at the County's eProcurement

Portal.

3. CALENDAR OF EVENTS

1. Specific and estimated dates and times of actions related to this solicitation are listed in the timeline in the Introduction Section. The actions with specific dates must be completed as indicated unless otherwise changed by the County. In the event that the County finds it necessary to change any of the specific dates and times in the calendar of events listed below, it will do so by issuing an addendum to this RFP and posting such addendum on the Dane

County eProcurement Portal.

4. CLARIFICATION OF THE SPECIFICATIONS / QUESTIONS

1. All inquiries concerning this solicitation must be submitted via the County's eProcurement

Portal.

2. Questions must be submitted before 4:00 pm on Friday, September 19, 2025.

a. Requests submitted after that time frame will not be considered.

3. Proposers are expected to raise any questions, exceptions, or additions they have concerning the solicitation at this point in the process. If a proposer discovers any significant ambiguity, error, conflict, discrepancy, omission, or other deficiency in this solicitation, the proposer should immediately notify the contact person of such error and request modification or clarification to the solicitation document.

4. Proposers are prohibited from communicating directly with any employee of Dane County, except as described herein. No County employee or representative other than those individuals https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane listed as County contacts on this solicitation is authorized to provide any information or respond to any question or inquiry concerning this solicitation.

5. ADDENDA & REVISIONS

1. In the event that it becomes necessary to provide additional clarifying data or information, or to revise any part of this bid, addenda and/or supplements will be posted via the

County's eProcurement Portal. Bidders are responsible to regularly monitor the web site for any such postings. It is recommended to check the eProcurement Portal for addenda prior to submitting a proposal. Bidders must acknowledge the receipt/review of any addenda via the eProcurement Portal.

2. The Purchasing Division has the sole authority for modifications to specifications and/or the solicitation document.

6. INSPECTION OF PREMISES/VENDOR SITE VISIT - when applicable

1. When applicable, bidder’s may inspect site(s) prior to submitting bids to determine all requirements associated with the project by contacting Hazel Schuster. Failure to do so will in no way relieve the successful bidder from the necessity of providing, without additional cost to the County, all necessary services that may be required to carry out the intent of the resulting contract.

2.2. BID / PROPOSAL SUBMISSION

Dane County strongly encourages all vendors to submit proposals well in advance of the solicitation deadline. By doing so, if there are any technical difficulties, there is time to attempt to resolve the situation before the deadline. Late bids will not be accepted.

If there are technical difficulties while trying to submit, first, contact OpenGov Support by clicking into the small blue circle on the bottom, right side of your screen while logged into the OpenGov system.

1. SUBMITTAL INSTRUCTIONS

1. Dane County reserves the right to accept any part of this bid deemed to be in the best interest of the County. The County also retains the right to accept or reject any or all bids.

2. Proposals must be submitted via the County's eProcurement Portal before 2:00 pm on Friday, October 3, 2025. Late, faxed, mailed, hand-delivered, or incomplete proposals will be rejected unless otherwise specified. Dane County is not liable for any cost incurred by proposers in replying to this solicitation.

3. To Submit a Proposal:

a. Register at the County's eProcurement Portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/countyofdane

b. Click on the green "+Subscribe" button on the left side of the screen and proceed to create an account or sign in if an account already exists.

c. Once registered, click on the "draft" button to draft your proposal.

d. Provide company information

e. Complete the entire Vendor Questionnaire

f. Where indicated, upload the required documents.

g. The file upload status can be seen for each document uploaded.

h. Confirm all files have been uploaded

i. Review your work and click on "submit" proposal

j. Acknowledge any addenda

2. MULTIPLE PROPOSALS & ACCEPTANCE

1. Multiple proposals from a vendor will be permissible; however, the proposer must create separate accounts with separate log-in sequences, emails, and passwords on the

County’s eProcurement Portal. Each such proposal must be submitted separately and labeled as

Proposal #1, Proposal #2, etc.

2. Please message procurementsupport@opengov.com with any questions regarding set up.

3. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS ON SUBMITTING COST PROPOSALS

1. The Cost Proposal section of this solicitation will either be incorporated into the system as a

Pricing Table or as a separate Cost Proposal Attachment that must be downloaded, completed, saved, and uploaded to the Vendor Questionnaire section.

2. Price(s) quoted shall include all labor, materials, equipment, shipping and other costs and conditions outlined within the bid. Pricing shall remain fixed.

4. RIGHT TO REJECT PROPOSALS & NEGOTIATE CONTRACT TERMS

1. The County reserves the right to accept any part of a submission deemed to be in the best interest of the County and to reject any and all proposals and to negotiate the terms of the contract, including the award amount, with the selected proposer prior to entering into a contract. If contract negotiations cannot be concluded successfully with the highest scoring proposer, the County may negotiate a contract with the next highest scoring proposer.

2.3. VENDOR QUESTIONNAIRE DEFINITIONS

1. LOCAL VENDOR PURCHASING PREFERENCE - applicable to RFBs - DOES NOT APPLY TO PUBLIC WORKS

BIDS

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1. Under Dane County Ordinance 25.08(11)(c-e), a Locally Based and Owned Vendor, Locally

Operated Vendor, or Non-Locally Operated Vendor may be invited to match the low bid if the low bid is offered by a vendor that is not identified as a Locally Based and Owned Vendor, Locally Operated Vendor, or Non-Locally Operated Vendor according to Dane County Ordinance requirements. Local Vendor Preferences do not apply to bids for sand, gravel, salt, asphalt and concrete.

Locally Based and Owned Vendors:

1. When bids are reviewed, the County will determine if a Locally Based and Owned Vendor responding to the bid is the low bidder. If a Locally Based and Owned Vendor is the low bidder, they will be awarded the bid.

2. If a Locally Based and Owned Vendor is not the low bidder but is within 15% of the low bid, the

County will contact the Locally Based and Owned Vendor and provide that vendor the option of matching the low bid price.

3. If no Locally Based and Owned Vendors are among the responding bidders, or the Locally Based and Owned Vendor declines to match the low bid, then the County will determine if a Locally

Operated Vendor has responded to the bid.

Locally Operated Vendors:

4. If a Locally Operated Vendor is within 10% of the low bid, the County will contact the Locally

Operated Vendor and provide that vendor the option of matching the low bid price.

5. If no Locally Operated Vendors are among the responding bidders, or the Locally Operated

Vendor declines to match the low bid, then the County will determine if a Non-Locally Operated

Vendor has responded to the bid.

Non-Locally Operated Vendors:

6. If a Non-Locally Operated Vendor is within 5% of the low bid, the County will contact the Non-

Locally Operated Vendor and provide that vendor the option of matching the low bid price.

7. If no Non-Locally Operated Vendors are among the responding bidders, or the Non-Locally

Operated Vendor declines to match the low bid, then the County will award the bid to the low bidder without regard to the location of the vendor.

2. LOCAL VENDOR PURCHASING PREFERENCE - applicable to RFPs - DOES NOT APPLY TO PUBLIC WORKS

BIDS

1. Under County ordinances, a Local Vendor is defined as a supplier or provider of equipment, materials, supplies or services that has an established place of business within the County of

Dane. An established place of business means a physical office, plant or other facility. A post office box address does not qualify a vendor as a Local Vendor.

1. County ordinance provides that a local vendor (within Dane County) automatically receive five points toward the evaluation score.

2. County ordinance provides that vendors located within the counties adjacent to Dane County

(Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock, Sauk) automatically receive two points toward the evaluation score.

3. LOCAL CONTENT VENDOR PREFERENCE - generally only applicable to RFBs - DOES NOT APPLY TO

PUBLIC WORKS BIDS

1. Under Dane County Ordinance 25.08(4)(f-j), bidders offering goods made in Dane County, its surrounding counties, or the State of Wisconsin receive a price preference on sealed bid solicitations. Bids are first evaluated to determine if any bidders are offering products that qualify as Dane County-Made Goods, Regionally-Made Goods, or Wisconsin-Made Goods. Local

Vendor Preferences do not apply to bids for sand, gravel, salt, asphalt and concrete.

2. A bidder offering Dane County-Made Goods will be considered the successful bidder if their price is up to 15% higher than the low bid for goods that are not Dane County-Made Goods. If no vendors meet this criteria, then the County will determine if any bidder is offering Regionally-

Made Goods. If so, then such a bidder will be considered successful if their price is up to 12.5% higher than the low bid for goods that are not Regionally-Made Goods. If no vendors meet this criteria, then the County will determine if any bidder is offering Wisconsin-Made Goods. If so, that bidder will be considered successful if their price is up to 10% higher than the low bid for goods that are not Wisconsin-Made Goods. If no vendors are offering Dane County-Made, Regionally-Made, or Wisconsin-Made Goods, then the County will evaluate the low bid without regard to the content of the goods.

4. FAIR LABOR PRACTICES CERTIFICATION

1. Dane County Ord. 25.09 (1) is as follows:

a. (28) BIDDER RESPONSIBILITY. (a) Any bid, application or proposal for any contract with the county, including public works contracts regulated under chapter 40, shall include a certification indicating whether the bidder has been found by the National Labor Relations

Board (NLRB) or the Wisconsin Employment Relations Committee (WERC) to have violated any statute or regulation regarding labor standards or relations within the last seven years.

The purchasing manager shall investigate any such finding and make a recommendation to the committee, which shall determine whether the conduct resulting in the finding affects the bidder’s responsibility to perform the contract.

2. If a company indicates that they have been found by the NLRB or WERC to have such a violation in the Vendor Questionnaire section, a copy of any relevant information regarding such violation with is required to be uploaded with the bid submission.

3. Additional information about the NLRB and WERC can be found using the following links:

www.nlrb.gov and http://werc.wi.gov.

5. COOPERATIVE PURCHASING

1. Participating in cooperative purchasing gives vendors the opportunity for additional sales without additional bidding. Municipalities and state agencies use cooperative purchasing to expedite purchases. A “municipality” is defined as any county, city, village, town, school district, https://www.nlrb.gov/ http://werc.wi.gov/ board of school directors, sewer district, drainage district, vocational, technical and adult education district, or any other public body having authority to award public contracts (s.

16.70(8), Wis. Stats.). Federally recognized Indian tribes and bands in this state may participate in cooperative purchasing with the state or any municipality under ss. 66.0301(1) and (20, Wis.

Stats.

2. In the Vendor Questionnaire section, you will have the opportunity to participate in allowing municipalities and state agencies to piggyback this bid. Participation is not mandatory. A vendor’s decision on participating in this service has no effect on awarding the bid.

3. Dane County is not a party to these purchases or any dispute arising from these purchases and is not liable for delivery or payment of any of these purchases.

6. DESIGNATION OF CONFIDENTIAL & PROPRIETY INFORMATION - generally only applicable to RFPs

1. All restrictions on the use of data contained within a proposal and all confidential information must be clearly stated on the Vendor Information Attachment under the “Designation of

Confidential and Proprietary Information” section.

2. Proprietary information submitted in a proposal, or in response to the RFP, will be handled in accordance with the applicable Wisconsin State Statute(s).

3. Submitted pricing will always become public information when proposals are opened and therefore cannot be designated as confidential.

4. Other information cannot be kept confidential unless it is a trade secret. Trade secret is defined in Sect. 134(80)(1)(c) Wis. State Statutes, as follows: "Trade secret" means information, including a formula, pattern, compilation, program, device, method technique or process to which all of the following apply:

a. The information derives independent economic value, actual or potential, from not being generally known to, and not being readily ascertainable by proper means by other persons who can obtain economic value from its disclosure or use.

b. The information is the subject of efforts to maintain its secrecy that are reasonable under the circumstances.

5. To the extent permitted by law, it is the intention of Dane County to withhold the contents of the proposal from public view until such times as competitive or bargaining reasons no longer require non-disclosure, in the opinion of Dane County. At that time, all proposals will be available for review in accordance with the Wisconsin Open Records Law.

6. In the event the Designation of Confidentiality of this information is challenged, is required to provide legal counsel or other necessary assistance to defend the Designation of Confidentiality.

7. Failure to designate confidential and proprietary information within the Designation of

Confidential and Proprietary Information section of the Vendor Information Attachment may mean that all information provided as part of the proposal response will be open to examination or copying. The County considers other markings of confidential in the proposal document to be insufficient. The undersigned agrees to hold the County harmless for any damages arising out of the release of any material unless they are specifically identified within the Designation of

Confidential and Proprietary Information section of the Vendor Information Attachment.

2.4. EVALUATION

1. PRELIMINARY EVALUATION

1. The proposals will first be reviewed to determine if all applicable requirements are met. Failure to meet mandatory requirements may result in the proposal being rejected. In the event that all vendors do not meet one or more of the mandatory requirements, the County reserves the right to continue the evaluation of the proposals and to select the proposal which most closely meets the requirements specified in the solicitation.

2. PROPOSAL SCORING - applicable to RFPs

1. Accepted proposals will be reviewed by an evaluation team and scored against the stated criteria in the evaluation section of the RFP posting. This scoring will determine the ranking of vendors based upon their written proposals. If the team determines that it is in the best interest of the County to require a Phase 2 Evaluation which may include oral presentations, the highest-ranking vendors will be invited to make such presentations. Those vendors that participate in the interview process will then be scored, and the final ranking will be made based upon those scores.RFP Cost Proposal's will be scored using a standard quantitative calculation where the most cost criteria points will be awarded to the proposal with the lowest cost.

3. ORAL PRESENTATIONS/INTERVIEW - applicable to RFPs

1. Top ranked selected proposers may be required to make oral interview presentations and/or site visits to supplement their proposals, if requested by the County. The County will make every reasonable attempt to schedule each presentation at a time and location that is agreeable to the proposer. Failure of a proposer to conduct a presentation to the County on the date scheduled may result in rejection of the vendor’s proposal.

2.5. AWARD

1. RFB AWARD

1. The County will award the bid to the most responsive and responsible bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the County. In determining the most advantageous bid, the County may consider criteria such as, but not limited to, cost, bidder’s past performance and/or service reputation, and service capability, quality of the bidder’s staff or services, customer satisfaction, references, the extent to which the bidder’s staff or services meet the County’s needs, bidder’s past relationship with the County, total long term cost to the County, fleet continuity and any other relevant criteria listed in this solicitation.

2. A resulting award and any part thereof shall not be subcontracted or assigned to another

Contractor without prior written permission of the County. The Contractor shall be directly responsible for any Subcontractor’s performance and work quality when used by the Contractor to carry out the scope of the job. Subcontractors must abide by all terms and conditions under this Contract.

2. RFP AWARD

1. An RFP award will typically be granted in one of two ways.

a. The award may be granted to the highest scoring responsive and responsible proposer.

b. Alternatively, the highest scoring proposer or proposers may be requested to submit final and best offers. If final and best offers are requested, they will be evaluated against the stated criteria, scored and ranked. The award will then be granted to the highest scoring proposer.

2. A resulting award and any part thereof shall not be subcontracted or assigned to another

Contractor without prior written permission of the County. The Contractor shall be directly responsible for any Subcontractor’s performance and work quality when used by the Contractor to carry out the scope of the job. Subcontractors must abide by all terms and conditions under this Contract.

3. PAYMENT TERMS AND INVOICING

1. Unless otherwise agreed upon in writing, Dane County will pay properly submitted vendor invoices within thirty (30) days of receipt of goods or services. Payment will not be made until goods or services are delivered, installed (if required), and accepted as specified. Invoices presented for payment shall be submitted to via email to the Department Invoice Email

Address shown on the Bill To section of the PO issued. The Dane County purchase order number must be noted on the submitted invoice.

2. Other incidental or standard industry charges not identified herein, are not allowed under this contract. Miscellaneous service charges used to help the Contractor pay various fluctuating current and future costs are not allowed. These charges include, but are not limited to, costs directly or indirectly related to the environment, energy issues, fuel charges, service and delivery of goods and services.

4. NOTIFICATION OF INTENT TO AWARD

1. Upon finalizing the award, a notification email may be sent via the OpenGov system showing the awarded vendor(s).

2. As a courtesy, the County may send a Notice of Intent letter to responding vendors at the time of the award. - applicable to RFPs

3. Written notice of award to a vendor in the form of a purchase order or other document, mailed or emailed to the address shown on the bid will be considered sufficient notice of acceptance of bid.

5. CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE

1. The successful vendor is required to submit to Dane County a Certificate of Insurance prior to performing any work under this contract. The certificate is required prior to issuance of purchase order. See the Insurance Responsibility section within the Standard Terms &

Conditions.

2. Please contact your insurance representative to issue an Additional Insured Endorsement naming County of Dane, a municipal corporation, its boards, commissions, agencies, officers, employees and representatives listed as an ADDITIONAL INSURED on the General Liability policy.

3. Indicate mailing address as:

o County of Dane

Risk Management

City County Building Room 425

210 Martin Luther King Jr., Blvd.

Madison, WI 53703

4. Please inform your insurance representative that you have agreed to provide us with 30 Days written notice in the event of cancellation for any reason before the expiration date of your policy or policies.

5. Vendor may email Certificates of Insurance to risk.management@danecounty.gov.

6. Call 608-266-4965 with any questions.

6. PERMITS & LICENSES

1. The Contractor selected under this bid shall be required to obtain the necessary permits and licenses prior to performing any work under this contract. The Contractor will be required to demonstrate valid possession of appropriate required licenses and will keep them in effect for the term of this contract.

2. Contractor must be financially responsible for obtaining all required permits and licenses to comply with pertinent regulations, municipal, county, State of Wisconsin and Federal laws, and shall assume liability for all applicable taxes.

7. SATISFACTORY WORK

1. Any work found to be in any way defective or unsatisfactory shall be corrected by the

Contractor at its own expense at the order of the County. The County also reserves the right to contract out services not satisfactorily completed and to purchase substitute services mailto:risk.management@danecounty.gov elsewhere. The County reserves the right to charge the vendor with any or all costs incurred or retain/deduct the amount of such costs incurred from any monies due or which may become due under this contract.

8. GOVERNMENT STANDARDS

1. All materials, equipment, and supplies provided to the County must fully comply with all safety requirements as set forth by the Wisconsin Department of Commerce and all applicable OSHA

Standards. Bidders shall comply with all local, state and federal regulations, directives and laws.

9. DANE COUNTY SUSTAINABILITY PRINCIPLES

1. On October 18, 2012, the Dane County Board of Supervisors adopted Resolution 103, 2012-2013 establishing the following sustainability principles for the county:

o Reduce and eventually eliminate Dane County government’s contribution to fossil fuel dependence and to wasteful use of scarce metals and minerals;

o Reduce and eventually eliminate Dane County government’s contribution to dependence upon persistent chemicals and wasteful use of synthetic substances;

o Reduce and eventually eliminate Dane County government’s contribution to encroachment upon nature and harm to life-sustaining ecosystems (e.g., land, water, wildlife, forest, soil, ecosystems); and o Reduce and eventually eliminate Dane County government’s contribution to conditions that undermine people’s ability to meet their basic human needs.

2.6. CONTRACTING

1. CONTRACT/PROJECT ADMINISTRATION

1. The County department(s) utilizing the service will be responsible for drafting, coordinating, monitoring and administering the resulting service contract/purchase order. The department shall be responsible for notifying the awarded vendor about contract renewals or extensions.

Any modifications or additions to the contract(s)/purchase order(s) shall be communicated by the department to the Purchasing Division.

2. CONTRACT ASSIGNMENT - SUBCONTRACTORS

1. A resulting contract and any part thereof shall not be subcontracted or assigned to another

Contractor without prior written permission of the County. The Contractor shall be directly responsible for any subcontractor's performance and work quality when used by the Contractor to carry out the scope of the job. Subcontractors must abide by all terms and conditions under this Contract.

3. CONTRACT ADDITIONS

1. The County reserves the right to add new items and locations at a price conforming to other like items on the contract. The procedure for such additions shall be as follows:

a. The County Purchasing Officer will contact the vendor requesting pricing for the item(s) to be added.

b. The vendor, within three working days, should respond in writing and include the bid number, contract period and the price for each item or service to be provided.

c. Upon receipt, the County shall issue a Change Order adding the service or product(s) to the

Contract or Purchase Order.

2. The County reserves the right to accept or reject prices and obtain bids on the open market for these add ons.

3. When applicable, Contractor may be required to sign a Dane County Contract.

4. CONTRACT TERMINATION

1. If for any reason the successful contractor fails to fulfill the requirements of the contract for providing the specified services, the County shall have the right to cancel the contract at any time and negotiate for the services with another contractor.

3. Bid Specifications

Dane County as represented by the Purchasing Division will accept bids for the purchase of specified item(s) as described within this document.

The specifications below describe an acceptable product. Minor variations in specification may be accepted if, in the opinion of County staff, they do not adversely affect the quality, maintenance or performance of the item(s). Dane County reserves the right to accept or reject any and all bids, to waive informalities and to choose the bid that best meets the specifications and needs of the County.

Specification Compliance:

1. Bidder shall review every numbered specification listed within this section.

2. Any deviation from the minimum specifications stated herein must be identified in detail in the Bid

Spec Deviations section of the Vendor Questionnaire and must include a description of how the proposed item(s) differ from the bid specification requirements, along with detailed justification for such deviation.

3. Bidder shall include photos and schematics as necessary, for complete clarification. If additional documents are needed to explain and illustrate deviations, upload that file to the Supplemental

Documents section of the Vendor Questionnaire.

3.1. General Conditions, Requirements and Prohibitions

1. Term of the lease agreement is as specified below, commencing January 1, 2026. Lessor or

Lessee may terminate the lease without penalty at the end of any crop year.

2. Acreage adjustments related to the addition of erosion control measures, development of park uses, flooding, etc. may be made by mutual consent of Lessor and Lessee or by notice to Lessee by Lessor, with reasonable notice.

3. Acreages for all parcels offered in this Offer to Lease are indicated on the attached Crop Lease

Map.

4. In order for an offer to be considered, the bidder must certify that the bidder currently is not in violation of any of the Dane County performance standards, including but not limited to soils erosion and nutrient management. The bidder must agree to provide herbicide, pesticide and nutrient application records upon Lessor’s request.

5. Before the lease is signed Lessee must meet with LWRD staff to review the terms of the lease and a Nutrient Management Plan (NMP).

6. By June 1, 2026, the Lessee must submit to the Dane County Land Conservation Office a nutrient management plan developed according to USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service 590

Nutrient Management conservation practice standards and specifications.

a. NMP shall be submitted electronically using the current version of SnapPlus, Wisconsin’s nutrient management planning software.

b. Soil sample results shall be included with the NMP.

c. All leased acres shall be managed to not exceed tolerable soil loss (“T”) as documented in the NMP.

d. All leased acres shall be managed to not exceed the phosphorus index (PI) as documented in the NMP.

e. The nutrient management plan must be updated annually by Lessee throughout the term of the lease.

7. By June 1, 2026, the Lessee must collect soil samples in accordance with UW A2100 recommendations and submit results to LWRD.

8. No phosphorous may be applied except as approved in the NMP.

9. Manure may only be applied according to crop needs, based on the University of Wisconsin recommendation for the current crop, and included in a NMP. Manure applications may be re-evaluated upon receipt of soil samples and a NMP. Manure shall not be stacked or stored on leased acres. by a low-disturbance vertical manure injection system and if approved in the

Nutrient Management Plan. Spreading of manure on frozen or snow-covered ground is prohibited.

10. Lessee shall follow no till standards in accordance with USDA-NRCS 329 Residue and Tillage

Management, No Till conservation practice standard, unless specifically reviewed and approved by LWRD. No Till conservation practice standards include but are not limited to:

a. Maintain a minimum of 60% per acre of residue cover on the soil surface year-round.

b. Maintain crop stubble height of at least 10 inches for row spacing less than 15 inches and at least 15 inch stubble height for crop row spacing 15 inches or greater.

c. Maintain crop residue standing during the winter period to trap snow.

d. Intensive grazing and removal of crop residue by baling is not allowed.

e. Residue is not allowed to be shredded after harvest.

f. Continuous no till with 60% residue from previous crop year is required unless an acceptable alternative is approved in writing by the Dane County Land Conservation Division.

11. Any and all structural conservation practices identified must be maintained and Lessee will be required to sign an Operation and Maintenance Agreement for these practices. Lessee shall maintain a vegetated buffer setback from constructed grass waterways and other conservation features as identified by LWRD.

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12. Lessee shall maintain a vegetated buffer setback of at least 30 feet from all perennial and intermittent streams, lakes, ponds, wetlands, ditches, and other water features as identified by

LWRD and depicted on Exhibit A. This section does not apply to constructed grass waterways where the width of the vegetated buffer will vary based on the design and site conditions.

13. No use of neonicotinoid treated seed or other neonicotinoid pesticides is allowed. To confirm non-neonicotinoid use, Lessee must submit seed labels to LWRD prior to planting each year.

14. Lessee shall cut, spray or otherwise control Canada thistles before they go to seed and cut or control weeds in lots and along roadsides whenever necessary to prevent reseeding.

15. Trimming or removal of trees is strictly prohibited unless permission is granted by LWRD.

16. Lessee may not store automobiles, trucks or bulk fuel on the premises.

17. Lessee shall at all times during the term of this Agreement keep in full force and effect comprehensive general liability insurance and automobile liability insurance in the amounts of at least $500,000 and shall also insure or otherwise protect itself against losses by fire, theft, or other cause of any personal property of LESSEE, its agents, employees or officers which is located on the demised premises. As evidence of this coverage, LESSEE shall furnish to LESSOR a certificate of insurance naming LESSOR as an additional insured.

3.2. Rent Payment

1. Rent payments in two equal installments shall be made payable to Dane County Parks.

2. One-half of the annual rent is due March 1 and June 1 of each year unless special circumstances require other lease due dates.

3.3. Award of Lease

The lease will be awarded pursuant to the following:

1. Dane County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all offers and to accept any offer deemed to be in the best interests of the County.

2. The successful bidder will be required to sign a lease document drafted by the County and to submit proof of required insurance.

3. Contract award will be for a 4-year term.

3.4. Properties for Lease; Specific Conditions, Requirements and Prohibitions

1. Blooming Grove Drumlins Natural Resource Area – 27 acres, City of Madison, Section 12, T7N, R10E; 7426 Cottage Grove Road

a. Acreage of this parcel is indicated on the attached Lease Map.

b. Specifics:

i. This is a four (4) year lease.

2. The Joyce Baer & George Socha Conservancy Area – 41.2 acres (21.1 tillable acres and 20.1 grassland acres), Town of Medina, Sections 12 and 13, T8N, R12E; 5784 Cherry Lane

a. Acreage of this parcel is indicated on the attached Lease Map.

b. Specifics:

i. This is a four (4) year lease.

ii. Fields 1 and 2 shall be planted in crops

1. 30’ grass buffer must be maintained

iii. Fields 950, 951 and 952 shall be maintained as grassland;

1. mow or harvest at least once annually but not prior to August 1st

2. Field 951: 20’ perimeter trail shall be mowed monthly during the growing season

4. Vendor Questionnaire

4.1. BID DOCUMENT UPLOADS

4.1.1. Single Proposal Submission*

Only 1 proposal is allowed to be submitted per Vendor Account. This means if you are submitting multiple proposals, you must follow the instructions set forth within the Section 2.2 Bid Guidelines and

Overview - Multiple Proposals & Acceptance.

It is understood that if multiple proposals are uploaded using 1 vendor account, the entire submission will be subject to disqualification.

☐ Please confirm

*Response required

4.1.2. Upload supplemental documents

Upload any additional or required information documents that supplements the bid submission.

4.1.3. Upload Attachment C- Price Proposal*

Upload completed Attachment C- Price Proposal in this section.

*Response required

4.1.4. Upload W9*

Upload your company's W9 form.

NOTE: The W9 is required to be signed within the past 12 months

*Response required

4.2. VENDOR INFORMATION

4.2.1. Local Vendor Preference *

Select a Local Vendor Preference:

Locally Based and Owned Vendor Criteria

1. Your business or corporate headquarters is physically located in Dane County and;

2. Your business owners or shareholders totaling more than 50% of ownership live in Dane County and;

3. Your business is registered and authorized to do business in the State of Wisconsin.

Locally Operated Vendor Criteria

1. Your business is registered and authorized to do business in the State of Wisconsin and;

2. Your business has an established place of business within Dane County.

Non-Locally Operated Vendor Criteria

1. Your business is registered and authorized to do business in the State of Wisconsin and;

2. Your business has an established place of business in one of the following Wisconsin Counties:

Columbia, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Rock, or Sauk.

NOTE: A post office box address does not qualify as an established place of business.

☐ Locally Based & Owned Vendor

☐ Locally Operated Vendor

☐ Non-Locally Operated Vendor

☐ No Preference

*Response required

4.2.2. Cooperative Purchasing*

Reference General Guidelines - Section 8.

Does your company agree to furnish the commodities or services of this bid to municipalities and state agencies?

☐ Yes

☐ No

*Response required

4.2.3. Fair Labor Practice Certification*

Has your company been found by the National Labor Relations Board ("NLRB") or the Wisconsin

Employment Relations Commission ("WERC") to have violated any statute or regulation regarding labor standards or relations in the seven years prior to the date this bid submission is signed?

If yes is answered, a copy of any relevant information regarding such violation is required to be uploaded with your bid submission.

Additional information about the NLRB and WERC can be found using the following links:

www.nlrb.gov and http://werc.wi.gov.

☐ No, our company has NOT been found by the NLRB or the WERC to have violated any statute or regulation regarding labor standards or relations in the seven years prior to the date this bid submission is signed.

☐ Yes, our company HAS been found by the NLRB or the WERC to have violated any statute or regulation regarding labor standards or relations in the seven years prior to the date this bid submission is signed.

*Response required

4.3. BID SPECIFICATIONS

4.3.1. Bid Specifications*

Vendor complies and agrees to all Bid Specifications listed on the Bid Specifications Page.

☐ Yes

☐ No

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4.4. BID DEVIATIONS

4.4.1. Specification Deviations*

If there are no specification deviations, write in "None"

If there are specifications deviations, provide the Spec # and deviation explanation for each deviation.

*Response required

4.5. BID ADDENDA

4.5.1. I understand that if any addendum is issued I will have to acknowledge the posted addendum. * ☐ Please confirm

*Response required

4.5.2. If an addendum is posted after I have submitted my bid response and the resulting addendum requires action to be taken either in the Specification Section or Pricing Section, I understand that:*

1. I will have to unsubmit my bid response.

2. I will have to acknowledge the posted addendum.

3. I will have to take action in responding to the changes on either the Specification Section or Pricing

Section.

4. I will then have to resubmit my bid response.

Further instructions on addendum(a) postings can be found here.

☐ Please confirm

*Response required

4.6. SIGNATURE AFFIDAVIT

4.6.1. Solicitation Response Signature Affidavit*

This is an electronic signature form via DocuSign that is required to be signed upon finalizing submission of bid or proposal.

NOTE: For detailed instructions on how to complete the forms via DocuSign, please access the help articles below:

How to Complete DocuSign Forms

How to Download, Complete and Upload without DocuSign

Click here to go to the form

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5. Standard Terms and Conditions

5.1. APPLICABILITY

The terms and conditions set forth in this document apply to Requests for Proposals (RFP), Bids and all other transactions whereby the County of Dane acquires goods or services, or both.

5.2. ENTIRE AGREEMENT

These Standard Terms and Conditions shall apply to any contract, including any purchase order, awarded as a result of this request. Special requirements of a resulting contract may also apply. Said written contract with referenced parts and attachments shall constitute the entire agreement, and no other terms and conditions in any document, acceptance, or acknowledgment shall be effective or binding unless expressly agreed to in writing by the County. Unless otherwise stated in the agreement, these standard terms conditions supersede any other terms and/or conditions applicable to this agreement.

5.3. DEFINITIONS

As used herein, “vendor” includes a provider of goods or services, or both, who is responding to an RFP or a bid, and “bid” includes a response to either an RFP or a bid.

5.4. SPECIFICATIONS

The specifications herein are the minimum acceptable. When specific manufacturer and model numbers are used, they are to establish a design, type of construction, quality, functional capability or performance level, or any combination thereof, desired. When alternates are proposed, they must be identified by manufacturer, stock number, and such other information necessary to establish equivalency. Dane County shall be the sole judge of equivalency. Vendors are cautioned to avoid proposing alternates to the specifications that may result in rejection of their bid.

5.5. DEVIATIONS AND EXCEPTIONS

Deviations and exceptions from terms, conditions, or specifications shall be described fully in writing, signed, and attached to the bid. In the absence of such statement, the bid shall be accepted as in strict compliance with all terms, conditions, and specifications and vendor shall be held liable for injury resulting from any deviation.

5.6. QUALITY

Unless otherwise indicated in the request, all material shall be first quality. No pre-owned, obsolete, discontinued or defective materials may be used.

5.7. QUANTITIES

The quantities shown herein are based on estimated needs. The County reserves the right to increase or decrease quantities to meet actual needs.

5.8. DELIVERY

Deliveries shall be FOB destination freight prepaid and included unless otherwise specified. County will reject shipments sent C.O.D. or freight collect.

5.9. PRICING

Unit prices shown on the bid shall be the price per unit of sale as stated on the request or contract. For any given item, the quantity multiplied by the unit price shall establish the extended price, the unit price shall govern in the bid evaluation and contract administration.

1. Prices established in continuing agreements and term contracts may be lowered due to market conditions, but prices shall not be subject to increase for the term specified in the award. Vendor shall submit proposed increases to the Purchasing Division thirty (30) calendar days before the proposed effective date of the price increase. Proposed increases shall be limited to fully documented cost increases to the vendor that are demonstrated to be industry wide. Price increases may not be granted unless they are expressed in bid documents and contracts or agreements.

2. Submission of a bid constitutes bidder’s certification that no financial or personal relationship exists between the bidder and any county official or employee except as specially set forth in writing attached to and made a part of the bid. The successful bidder shall disclose any such relationship which develops during the term of the contract.

5.10. ACCEPTANCE-REJECTION

Dane County reserves the right to accept or reject any or all bids, to waive any technicality in any bid submitted and to accept any part of a bid as deemed to be in the best interests of the County.

Submission of a proposal or a bid constitutes the making of an offer to contract and gives the County an option valid for 60 days after the date of submission to the County.

1. Proposals must be submitted via the County's eProcurement Portal. THERE WILL BE NO EXCEPTIONS

TO THIS POLICY.

5.11. METHOD OF AWARD

Award shall be made to the lowest responsible responsive bidder conforming to specifications, terms, and conditions, or to the most advantageous bid submitted to the County on a quality versus price basis.

5.12. ORDERING/ACCEPTANCE

Written notice of award to a vendor in the form of a purchase order or other document, mailed or delivered to the address shown on the bid will be considered sufficient notice of acceptance of bid. A formal contract containing all provisions of the contract signed by both parties shall be used when required by the Dane County Purchasing Division.

5.13. NO WAIVER OF DEFAULT

In no event shall the making of any payment or acceptance of any service or product required by this

Agreement constitute or be construed as a waiver by County of any breach of the covenants of the

Agreement or a waiver of any default of the successful vendor, and the making of any such payment or acceptance of any such service or product by County while any such default or breach shall exist shall in no way impair or prejudice the right of County with respect to recovery of damages or other remedy as a result of such breach or default.

5.14. TAXES

The County and its departments are exempt from payment of all federal tax and Wisconsin state and local taxes on its purchases except Wisconsin excise taxes as described below. The State of Wisconsin

Department of Revenue has issued tax exempt number CES 008-1020421168-06 to Dane County.

1. The County is required to pay the Wisconsin excise or occupation tax on its purchase of beer, liquor, wine, cigarettes, tobacco products, motor vehicle fuel and general aviation fuel. The County is exempt from Wisconsin sales or use tax on these purchases. The County may be subject to other states’ taxes on its purchases in that state depending on the laws of that state. Vendors performing construction activities are required to pay state use tax on the cost of materials.

5.15. GUARANTEED DELIVERY

Failure of the vendor to adhere to delivery schedules as specified or to promptly replace rejected materials shall render the vendor liable for all costs in excess of the contract price when alternate procurement is necessary. Excess costs shall include administrative costs.

5.16. APPLICABLE LAW AND VENUE

This contract shall be governed under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, and venue for any legal action between the parties shall be in Dane County Circuit Court. The vendor shall at all times comply with and observe all federal and state laws, local laws, ordinances, and regulations which are in effect during the period of this contract and which in any manner affect the work or its conduct.

5.17. ASSIGNMENT

No right or duty in whole or in part of the vendor under this contract may be assigned or delegated without the prior written consent of Dane County.

5.18. NON-DISCRIMINATION/AFFIRMATIVE

ACTION: During the term of this Agreement the vendor agrees, in accordance with sec. 111.321, Wis.

Stats., and Chapter 19 of the Dane County Code of Ordinances, not to discriminate against any person, whether an applicant or recipient of services, an employee or applicant for employment, on the basis of age, race, ethnicity, religion, color, gender, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, national origin, cultural differences, ancestry, physical appearance, arrest record or conviction record, military participation or membership in the national guard, state defense force or any other reserve component of the military forces of the United States, or political beliefs. The vendor shall provide a harassment-free work environment. These provisions shall include, but not be limited to, the following:

employment, upgrading, demotion, transfer, recruitment, advertising, layoff, termination, training, including apprenticeships, rates of pay or other forms of compensation.

1. Vendors who have twenty (20) or more employees and a contract of twenty thousand dollars

($20,000) or more must submit a written affirmative action plan to the County’s Contract Compliance

Officer within fifteen (15) working days of the effective date of the contract. The County may elect to accept a copy of the current affirmative action plan filed with and approved by a federal, state or local government unit.

2. The vendor agrees to post in conspicuous places, available for employees and…