20AL2529 Kincaid Mounds SHS c/o Fort Massac SHS

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is soliciting bids for agricultural farming services on state-owned property located within the Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site c/o Fort Massac State Park. The resulting contract, with an initial term of March 1, 2020 through February 29, 2024, will require the selected vendor to lease and farm approximately 49.1 acres of land per year. Pricing must be submitted on a per-acre basis, and the contract will be awarded to the lowest responsive and responsible bidder. A mandatory pre-submission conference is scheduled for December 18, 2019, and bids are due by January 16, 2020 at 2:00 PM.

The IFB does not indicate if this opportunity is subject to a small business set-aside program, and no incumbent vendor is identified. The funding for this contract may include federal funds, a portion of which will be disclosed upon notice of intent to award. The total acreage across all fields is estimated at 186 acres, but the IFB does not provide any information on the current farming environment or any required integration with existing infrastructure or technology.