Policy Directive Request IDOC & ISDA.pdf

The document is a Policy Directive Request from the Idaho Department of Agriculture (IDOC) and the Idaho State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) requesting an exemption from competition for the procurement of a Trade Office Representation Agreement for Japan. The requested exemption, if approved by the Division of Purchasing (DOP) Administrator, would allow the agency to procure the service with limited or no competitive process. The Department is seeking this exemption due to the claim that competition would be impractical, unreasonable, or disadvantageous to the State under the circumstances. Suppliers are invited to provide information that may help support or contradict the agency's request for exemption from competition. The decision on the exemption request remains discretionary, and suppliers have no right to appeal the Administrator's decision.

The document does not provide details on pricing terms, set asides, incumbents, funding requirements or sources, or other salient financial information related to the contract opportunity. The focus of the document is solely on the agency's request for exemption from competition and the opportunity for suppliers to provide relevant information for the Administrator's consideration.