Corn Seed

The Georgia Department of Administrative Services, through the Georgia Commodity Commission (GCI), issued solicitation GCI0001078 for corn seed procurement serving Putnam County and Terrell County. The procurement sought qualified suppliers to provide corn seed according to specified requirements, with the option for single or multiple awards to accommodate varying supplier capabilities. Delivery was mandatory and had to be included in all line item pricing on a free on board destination basis to two designated locations: Rogers Farm Service located at 2442 Highway 147 in Reidsville, Georgia 30453, and Joe Kennedy Farm located at 1581 Highway 152 in Lyons, Georgia 30436. The original bid close date was extended through Addendum 2, issued by Issuing Officer Kesi Bates, with the final solicitation closing on January 14, 2026. The Notice of Intent to Award was posted on January 16, 2026, followed by the final Notice of Award on January 23, 2026. Interested parties could direct inquiries regarding the solicitation or award decision to Kesi.bates@gdc.ga.gov or submit protests electronically to ross.barrineau@gdc.ga.gov.

No specific set-aside designations or restrictions on respondent organization types were identified in the available documentation. The procurement resulted in multiple awards rather than a single vendor selection, with three successful awardees selected based on competitive bid evaluation: Stine Seed Company was awarded $24,290.00, Marubeni America Corporation (Helena Agri-Enterprises LLC) was awarded $91,947.89, and Greenpoint AG Holdings LLC was awarded $40,443.00, for a combined total contract value of $156,680.89. One unsuccessful offeror, 1871 GA LLC (Harvey's), was not selected due to not submitting a low bid for the request for quote. The award amounts were designated as estimates only due to the contract being structured as an open agency contract with multiple identified awardees, allowing for flexibility in final pricing and quantities based on actual usage demands by the participating agencies.