38-0-0 Nitroform Fertilizer

The Commonwealth of Kentucky's Department of Parks, through the Finance and Administration Cabinet, issued Request for Bid (RFB) 758 2600000539-1 on April 16, 2026, for the procurement of 38-0-0 Nitroform Fertilizer. This solicitation consists of two line items: the first requires delivery of 40 fifty-pound bags of 38-0-0 Nitroform Fertilizer to Yatesville Lake State Park, and the second requires bulk fertilizer and custom spreader truck application services across nine Kentucky state parks (Barren River State Resort Park, Grayson Lake State Park, Lake Barkley State Resort Park, Mineral Mound State Park, My Old Kentucky Home State Park, Pine Mountain State Resort Park, Lincoln Homestead State Park, Pennyrile Forest State Resort Park, and John James Audubon State Park) totaling 278 acres and 57,600 pounds of fertilizer. The fertilizer specifications require a 38-0-0 analysis with 100% nitrogen from Nitroform, a slow-release nitrogen fertilizer, with particle size not exceeding 225 as specified on the label, to be applied at 200 pounds per acre. Bidders must submit all responses electronically through the eProcurement system with written questions due by April 23, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET, and sealed bids due by April 30, 2026, at 1:30 PM ET. Desired delivery and application completion is May 15, 2026, with a mandatory completion deadline of June 30, 2026. Award will be determined using a best value evaluation approach allocating 90 points to price and 10 points to delivery time in working days. All vendors must bid all line items as a single group award, provide proof of commercial general liability insurance of at least $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate, and complete Kentucky Tax Registration Application Form 10A100 with a Certificate of Authority if applicable.

The solicitation includes set-aside provisions for certain vendor classifications. Kentucky Correctional Industries receives a 20 percent preference of maximum points awarded, while qualified bidders receive a 15 percent preference. Qualified bidder status requires vendors to verify compliance with 200 KAR 5:410(3) requirements, which include nonprofit organizations furthering Kentucky Revised Statutes Chapter 163 purposes or qualified nonprofit agencies for individuals with severe disabilities that employ such individuals for at least seventy-five percent of direct labor hours. Vendors claiming resident bidder status must submit the Required Annual Affidavit for Bidders, Offerors, and Contractors Claiming Resident Bidder Status and affirm authorization to transact business in Kentucky with one year prior corporate income tax filings, unemployment insurance fund payments, and workers' compensation policy maintenance through the advertisement date. All contractors must submit the Annual Affidavit and Other Affidavits document, establishing mandatory compliance attestations under penalty of perjury regarding Kentucky campaign finance law compliance. No incumbent vendor or current contractor is identified in the solicitation documents. Proposed pricing shall remain valid for a minimum of 60 calendar days after the bid due date, with the Commonwealth bearing no federal excise tax or Kentucky sales or use tax in quoted prices.