Description
The North Dakota Ethanol Council plans to award a non‑competitive, one‑year contract (renewable for up to five additional years) to a qualified non‑profit association that can provide ethanol‑related research, market development, promotion, and communications services. The award is budgeted at roughly $50,000 per year. The selected vendor must be a non‑profit association representing ND ethanol producers and must deliver research collaboration, market development activities, promotional programs, a quarterly newsletter, and policy monitoring/reporting. The solicitation is currently a Notice of Intent seeking any competing sources and written responses by the deadline.
• Scope: research collaboration, market development, promotional campaigns, quarterly stakeholder newsletter, policy monitoring.
• Budget: $50,000 annually, potentially $300,000 over a six‑year term.
• Eligibility: non‑profit association with proven ethanol research/marketing experience; the Council’s intended sole source is the North Dakota Ethanol Producers Association.
• Submission: electronic upload via NDBuys by February 5, 2026 5:00 PM CT; file size ≤ 56 MB, acceptable formats PDF/DOC/DOCX.