Cotton Seed

Georgia Correctional Industries (GCI) issued a solicitation for cotton seed procurement to supply Rogers Farm Service located in Reidsville, Georgia. The solicitation, numbered GCI0001091, was posted on March 19, 2026, with a deadline for bid submission on March 26, 2026. GCI sought a supplier capable of providing cotton seed according to specified requirements under NIGP code 79010, with quantities measured in bags as the unit of measure. All delivery costs were required to be included in the line item pricing, with F.O.B. Destination delivery mandated to the specified location. The procurement was structured to allow for either a single award or multiple awards based on competitive bidding results. Vendors were evaluated based on their acknowledgment of addendums, acceptance of contract terms without exceptions, compliance with specification requirements, unit and extended pricing, and adherence to standardized payment terms of NET 30. The bid tabulation sheet served as the official comparative document for evaluating vendor submissions and supporting the award decision.

The solicitation resulted in a Notice of Award issued on March 31, 2026, with Triangle Chemical Company selected as the successful offeror at a fixed contract amount of $57,994.00. Two unsuccessful bidders, Marubeni America Corporation (Helena) and 1871 GA LLC (Harveys), were not selected as they did not submit the low bid for this request for quotation. The contract was issued by Issuing Officer Kesi Bates, GCPM, GCPCA, with inquiries directed to Kesi.bates@gdc.ga.gov. Any protests regarding the award decision must be submitted electronically to ross.barrineau@gdc.ga.gov. The awarded contract amount is identified as an estimate only, as the procurement was structured as a potential open agency contract with provisions for primary or secondary awardees to be identified as needed.