Specifications include, but are not limited to: The State of Alaska, Department of Natural Resources (DNR), Division of Agriculture (DoAg) is seeking a qualified contractor to partner in the purchasing, merchandising, marketing and distributing of Alaska Grown (AKG) logo products. A pre-determined percentage of the proceeds will be returned by the selected contractor to the DoAg. Merchandise shall include, t-shirts, sweatshirts, hoodies, collectible pins, stickers, hats, mugs, maps, posters, and other products that are approved by the Director of DoAg, or designee. As stated in Section 1.02 Budget of this RFP, the State desires a minimum of 15% of gross sales for any contract, except those items exclusively sold wholesale to approved Alaska Grown Members for labeling product, resulting from this RFP. Nonprofit agricultural groups, as approved by the DoAg, should be allowed wholesale pricing options for approved fundraising activities.Proposals less than 15% of gross sales will be considered non-responsive and will be rejected by the State.
