Maine Farms for the Future
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State of Maine
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
Public Notice for RFP# 201507116
Maine Farms for the Future Program, Round 15: Phase 1
- Business Plan Development (2015-2017) with potential Phase 2 - Investment
Support in 2017
The State of Maine,
Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry,
Bureau of Agriculture, Food and Rural Resources, is required to offer grants for business plan development (Phase 1) and
investment support (Phase 2) as authorized in the Maine Farms for the Future
Program (Title7, MRS Chapter 10-B). In accordance with State procurement
practices, the Department is hereby announcing the publication of a Request for
Proposals (RFP) # 201507116 for the purchase of the aforementioned business
plan development services.
A copy
of the RFP can be obtained by contacting the Department’s RFP Coordinator for
this project: Kimbalie Lawrence. The RFP
Coordinator can be reached at the following email address: Kimbalie.Lawrence@Maine.gov or mailing address: 28 State
House Station, Augusta, Maine, 04333-0028 Attn: Kimbalie Lawrence. The Department encourages all interested vendors to obtain a copy of the
RFP and submit a competitive proposal.
A
Bidders’ Conference will be held at the Department Offices on Thursday, August
13, 2015, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM in Room 319 in the Deering Building located at 90 Blossom Lane
in Augusta, Maine.
Proposals must be
submitted to the State of Maine Division of Purchases, located at the Burton M.
Cross Office Building, 111 Sewall Street, 4th Floor, 9 State House
Station, Augusta, Maine, 04333-0009.
Proposals must be submitted by 2:00 pm, local time, on Thursday,
September 10, 2015, when they will be opened at the Division of Purchases’
aforementioned address. Proposals not
received at the Division of Purchases’ aforementioned address by the
aforementioned deadline will not be considered for contract award.
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