CHANGE ORDER NOTICE - 21AL2341 Siloam Springs SP Farm Lease 2341

The Illinois Department of Natural Resources is issuing a change order notice to modify an existing contract with Kearns & Ottwell Farms, Inc. for the 21AL2341 Siloam Springs SP Farm Lease 2341 contract. The change order allows for 63 acres of the contract area to be planted in Winter Wheat and extends the end date of the contract to July 31, 2025 to accommodate the wheat harvest. This change is being made due to increased utilization of the cut wheat fields by quail, doves, and other upland birds, which has led to the growth of annual weeds in Field 38. The vendor will pay $126 per acre for the use of these 63 acres. The contract modification covers five fields totaling 63 acres that will be planted in Winter Wheat after the harvest of corn and soybeans in 2024, providing carryover wheat cover into 2025 to benefit the quail and other upland birds that have been utilizing the area.

The original contract, 21AL2341 Siloam Springs SP Farm Lease 2341, was issued by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources for Adams County. There are no set-aside designations or restrictions on the types of organizations that can respond, as this is a modification to an existing contract. The incumbent vendor is Kearns & Ottwell Farms, Inc., and the existing contract has a BBREFNO of 25-422DNR-REALT-B-44053. The budget for the contract modification is not specified, but the vendor will be paying $126 per acre for the 63 acres of Winter Wheat.