Agency Agriculture Dept

Contractor ALGER FARMS INC

SWIFT Contract Number 184846

Project Name cultivate/plant prod. seed potato

Project Number (if applicable) {Empty}

Summarize purpose of the contract, including why it was necessary: Planting and Evaluating Seed Potatoes for Winter Disease Screening of the 2022 certified seed potato crop pursuant to MS 21 and MR 1510.2310. In order to detect certain diseases, samples from all seed classes as defined in MR 1510.2325 & 1510.2330 shall be winter tested.

Project Duration

Start Date Sun, 11/01/2020 - 00:00

Original end date Sun, 10/31/2021 - 00:00

Actual end date Wed, 01/27/2021 - 00:00

Did project finish on time? Yes

Total billable hours utilized (if applicable) {Empty}

Contract Amounts

Original contract: $30000

Amendments {Empty}

Contract total $26097.50

Did project finish within budget? Yes

What was the funding source? PIU Seed Potato 2018 B0431253 B04A25

Is this a sole source contract? Yes

If this was a single source contract, explain why the agency determined there was only a single source for the services (if applicable) It is a very large undertaking to identify partner farms that have the equipment, expertise and soil composition to insure a successful winter test. The program requires that the crops be prepared, cared for and available for visual inspections on a specific schedule, Alger Farms has established that routine with other seed certification agencies, and utilized the routine for the State of Minnesota and other seed certification agencies across North America.

Evaluator Name Eric Byre

Evaluator Email Address eric.byre@state.mn.us

Evaluate the contractor's timeliness Very Good

Evaluate the contractor's quality Algers' provided excellent quality.

Evaluate the contractor's cost Neighboring State Seed Potato Certification Agencies used Alger Farms and the cost was on par with them.

Evaluate the contractor's overall performance Algers' was very good

Would you engage the contractor's services again? Yes

Describe any negative action taken during the duration of this contract (i.e., termination, pursuit of suspension, etc.): {Empty}

Please rate the overall experience with the contractor 5 - very satisfied