Notice of Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase – Portable Photosynthesis System

REFERENCE NUMBER: 149547987 Solicitation Title: Notice of Intent to Award a Single Source Purchase – Portable Photosynthesis System Purchasing Agency: Minnesota State University, Mankato Intent to Award to the following vendor: LI-COR, Inc. – Lincoln, NE Notes: The Department of Biological Sciences within the College of Science, Engineering and Technology intends to use United States Department of Agriculture – National Institute of Food and Agriculture grant awarded funds to purchase a portable photosynthesis system. Grant Program Name: Capacity Building Grants for Non Land Grant Colleges of Agriculture. Title: Building a Regional Soil Health Initiative. The Building a Regional Soil Health Initiative (BRSHI) project at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MSU) will enhance experiential learning opportunities for students and expand the applied research capabilities of faculty and students in the area of soil science, specifically focusing on soil health. BRSHI will increase the

viability and sustainability of our Agricultural Sciences programs and our proposed School of Agriculture and establish MSU as a recognized regional resource for Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources (AFNR). The objectives of BRSHI are: 1) ensure technical competencies of students in our new Agricultural Sciences program, 2) increase applied research opportunities for faculty and students related to AFNR and 3) meet the workforce needs of agriculture and agribusiness in the region. This portable photosynthesis system is an essential equipment purchase to meet program objectives. We anticipate the purchase to be in November, 2021; completed no later than July 1, 2022. The purchase amount is $55,244.82. Questions concerning this Single Source Purchase should be directed to Jill Rollings. Submit question(s) by email only to: jill.rollings@mnsu.edu When emailing, please include in the subject line: “Single Source Purchase Question from (firm name)”. All questions should be submitted via email no later than 4:00 P.M. CT November 1, 2021. Date this Intent to Award was listed: 10/18/2021 11:51:07 AM