Crop Fertilizer for RCC Farm

The Commonwealth of Kentucky Finance and Administration Cabinet, on behalf of the Department of Corrections, is issuing Request for Bid (RFB) 758 2600000437 for crop fertilizer and spreading services for the Correctional Industries Farm at Roederer Correctional Complex in LaGrange, Kentucky. This procurement encompasses eight line items totaling substantial quantities of various fertilizer products classified as commodity code 335 (Fertilizers and Soil Conditioners), including 22 tons of 46-0-0 Urea Granular Bulk, 5 tons of 46-0-0 Urea with 25% NUE-CHARGE slow-release nitrogen, 0.5 tons of 18-46-0 DAP (Diammonium Phosphate), 1 ton of 0-0-60 Muriate of Potash, 900 tons of Agricultural Lime, 1 ton of 90% Sulfur, 0.5 tons of Blue Micro-Balancer, and fertilizer spreading services covering 350 acres. All products must be delivered FOB Destination Freight Prepaid and Allowed to 3001 W Highway 146, LaGrange, Kentucky 40031, with bidders required to include shipping and delivery charges in their quoted unit costs. Vendors' written questions are due by March 12, 2026, at 10:00 AM ET, and sealed bids must be submitted electronically through the Commonwealth's eProcurement system by March 23, 2026, at 1:30 PM ET. Award decisions will be made on a best value basis allocating 90 points to price and 10 points to delivery time in working days, with bidders required to specify exact delivery timeframes rather than vague language. All bidders must be registered in the Kentucky Vendor Self Service System prior to submission, bid all line items, and provide ownership type documentation, Federal Employer Identification Numbers, and authorized signatures.

The resulting contract will be structured as a Master Agreement with an initial one-year term from the date of award and optional extensions for four additional two-year periods upon written approval by all parties. Kentucky resident bidders and qualified bidders including Kentucky Correctional Industries will receive reciprocal preferences of 20 percent and 15 percent respectively of maximum points awarded. Bidders must demonstrate Commercial General Liability Insurance with minimum limits of $1,000,000 per occurrence and $2,000,000 aggregate prior to award and must comply with Kentucky tax registration, nondiscrimination requirements, and statutory provisions related to wages, occupational safety, unemployment compensation, and workers' compensation. This is a re-solicitation of RFB 758 2600000392, which closed on February 27, 2026, without award, indicating that budget parameters remain comparable to the prior solicitation. Prices quoted must remain firm for the first twelve months and are subject to industry-wide adjustments thereafter only upon written justification and approval. The Commonwealth reserves the right to cancel the RFB if responses exceed available funding and to deem vendors ineligible for non-compliance with solicitation provisions.