Agriculture RFPs

The Idaho State Historical Society (ISHS) issued an Invitation to Bid for Landscape and Lawncare Services to maintain multiple ISHS properties in Boise, including mowing, trimming, pruning, fertilization, weed and pest control, sprinkler maintenance, debris removal, and snow/ice services. The contract has an initial one-year term with options to renew for up to five years and requires bidders to hold a Professional Pesticide Applicator license from the Idaho State Department of Agriculture. Bids are due June 1, 2026; the solicitation is an ITB for services (not a grant) and was posted on May 4, 2026.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) seeks a contractor to receive, handle, store, and distribute USDA Foods to Recipient Agencies in Service Area 2 for the National School Lunch Program. The contractor must provide warehousing with ambient, refrigerated, and frozen temperature controls, manage inbound freight, maintain temperature logs and inventory (FIFO), and comply with FDACS and federal food safety/permit requirements. The contract term begins upon execution and runs through June 30, 2027; responses open May 18, 2026 and are due June 10, 2026.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is soliciting expressions of interest to lease 2,300 to 2,722 ABOA square feet of ground-floor office, warehouse, and scientific support space in a delineated area of Cocoa, Florida. The space must be fully serviced, meet federal fire, accessibility, seismic and sustainability requirements, provide 9 surface parking spaces, and not be located in the 1%-annual-chance floodplain. Expressions of interest (including address, square footage, and availability date) are due to the leasing specialist by June 3, 2026; the SAM.gov posting identifies government contacts for leasing and contract administration.

The New York State Department of Agriculture & Markets issued an Invitation for Bids to provide rental, installation, operation, maintenance, and service of ATMs and cash dispensing units at the New York State Fairgrounds for the annual State Fair and other year-round events. The contractor must provide six permanent ATMs year-round, install at least 38 additional temporary ATMs for the 13-day State Fair, and comply with specified safety and operational requirements. The contract term is August 1, 2026, through July 31, 2031, and bidders must be financial institutions or affiliated independent sales/service organizations.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) issued this Request for Proposals to provide Mobile Irrigation Lab (MIL) services delivering onsite irrigation-system evaluations and technical assistance to agricultural producers in northern Florida to support BMPs and water conservation. The contract term is three years with the possibility of a three-year renewal and requires vendors to perform monthly evaluation minimums and demonstrate practical irrigation system knowledge. Bidders must register with MyFloridaMarketPlace; estimated contract value is roughly $450,000–$1,800,000 (AI estimate) and the solicitation is a standard services RFP rather than a grant.

The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS), on behalf of the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets (NYS AGM), is soliciting a qualified authorized reseller of Salesforce products to configure and implement a Salesforce platform for the NYS Fairgrounds to support vendor management, contract orchestration, CRM, marketing cloud configuration, and integrations with legacy systems. The contract term is six months from OSC approval, with work to be performed at the NYS Fairgrounds in Syracuse, NY. The solicitation (Discretionary Procurement C000973) was posted 2026-05-11 and responses are due 2026-06-12; it is a procurement (not a grant) and the opportunity is currently open.

Region 3 Education Service Center's Regional Purchasing Cooperative is soliciting sealed bids for cafeteria food products and related items to serve 33 member school districts and additional entities across Texas for the 2026-2027 school year. The solicitation covers multiple categories including Cafeteria Food, Paper/Plastic/Cleaning Goods, Bakery, Milk/Juice/Dairy, Ice Cream, and Produce with delivery requirements to many locations. Pricing must remain firm for the contract term and suppliers must comply with USDA and Texas Department of Agriculture rules, with evaluation weighted heavily on price and responsible bidder criteria.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) — Marketing and Regulatory Programs Business Services (MRPBS) issued a sole-source justification to extend the existing lease at 7100 West Sunnyview Avenue, Visalia, CA for up to 60 months beginning May 1, 2026. The extension covers approximately 26,384 rentable square feet including specialized laboratory space for cotton grading with an estimated annual cost of $536,281.18 and an overall estimate of $2,681,405.92. This notice is a non-grant, FAR 6.302-1 justification (only one responsible source) rather than a full and open competitive RFP, and it includes an attachment titled 'Extension OTFO - Final.pdf.'

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (USDA APHIS) is soliciting design-build services to furnish, install, and commission two 30,000-gallon aboveground Jet A fuel storage tank systems and associated pumping, filtration, metering, electrical, and safety systems at Moore Air Base to support sterile insect dispersal flight operations. The work includes foundations, double-wall fire-protected tanks, spill containment, level measurement and alarms, electrical controls, and compliance with federal/state/local regulations, with work to begin within 10 calendar days after NTP and complete within 140 days. The opportunity is a Small Business set-aside (NAICS 237120, PSC Y1NA) with offers due June 12, 2026 and the official posting on SAM.gov is active.