Request for Proposals for Cover Crop Program Seed Supplier

Project Apis m. seeks a qualified seed supplier that can fulfill our planned seed orders for the 2023 cover crop planting season, June – December 2023 related to their sub-awarded USDA Climate-Smart Commodities Partnerships project. The selected contractor shall be responsible for providing the particular seed mixes and estimated quantities outlined below. Please read the complete RFP for supplier requirements and application instructions. 

Seed Mixes
Expected seed mixes include but are not limited to the following and contents may change on an as needed basis:
​

• Pollinator Brassica - 20% Early Canola, 25% Daikon Radish, 20% Yellow Mustard, 20% White Mustard, 15% Oriental Mustard

 

• NitroBuilder – 65% Triticale, 25% Vetch, 10% Daikon Radish

 

• Perennial Carbon Mix 2 – 20% Tall Fescue, 20% Orchard Grass, 15% Siberian Wheatgrass, 15% Crested Wheatgrass, 10% Yellow Blossum Sweat Clover, 10% Alfalfa, 10% Falcata Alfalfa

 

• Annual Bee Clover – 17% Balansa Clover, 25% Persian Clover, 8% Rose Clover, 10% Crimson Clover, 25% Berseem Clover

 

• Pollinator Wildflower - 9% Lace Leaf Phacelia, 4.5% California Poppy, 1% Alyssum, 2% Birds Eye, 2% Globe Gilia, 0.5% Goldfields, 10% Wallflower, 10% Calendula, 3% Five Spot, 15% Baby’s Breath, 11% Chinese Forget-Me-Not, 15% Bachelor Buttons, 1% Yarrow, 6% Dwarf Sunflower, 6% Gum Plant, 1% Great Valley Phacelia, 3% Baby Blue Eyes

The seed provider should expect the majority of seed orders to be the Pollinator Brassica mix, with an estimated need of 16 tons in the first year. The estimated need for the Perennial Carbon Mix 2 is 4.5 tons, NitroBuilder is estimated at 8 tons, Annual Bee Clover is estimated at 5 tons, and Pollinator Wildflower is estimated at 0.5 ton in the first year.

Contractors will be selected based on how well they are able to meet the organization’s needs. Preference will be given to contractors with technical proposals that meet all requirements set forth in the RFP. Please review the complete RFP which includes application instructions.