PlantVillage Inc - Sole Source Pre-Award

New Mexico State University is issuing a sole-source pre-award notice for PlantVillage Inc. to provide athletics contingent risk, contractual incentive, and prize indemnity insurance under solicitation 2027-SSC-893, with challenges to the sole-source determination due October 7, 2026, and the procurement closing October 22, 2026.

This is a sole-source procurement issued under NMSA 13-1-128. Vendors who believe they can provide equal or greater service or goods than PlantVillage Inc. may submit written challenges with detailed qualifications or specifications to the Director of Purchasing at purchasing@nmsu.edu within 15 calendar days of the posting date (by October 7). NMSU reserves the right to make the final determination regarding equivalence of alternative vendors.

The solicitation involves a single service line item with a quantity of one lot. Specific pricing terms, funding sources, and detailed service requirements are contained in the attached PlantVillage Sole Source.pdf document and accessible through the procurement system. The procurement opened September 22, 2026, at 9:30 a.m. Mountain Daylight Time and closes October 22, 2026, at 12:00 p.m. MDT; bids remain sealed until the close date.