Hydroponics Facility for EMBARC Youth Farm and Rock Chapel Park 2

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County of DeKalb, GA - Purchasing & Contracting has issued sole/single source, solicitation 2026-133-SS.

Procurement Details: Provision of a turnkey hydroponics facility that meets the project’s specific design, functionality, agricultural, educational, and system compatibility requirements for the EMBARC Community Youth Farm and Rock Chapel Park 2. Vendor: Consciousness Incorporated Justification: Consciousness Incorporated is the only identified supplier capable of providing a turnkey hydroponics facility that meets the project’s specific design, functionality, agricultural, educational, and system compatibility requirements for the EMBARC Community Youth Farm. Consciousness Incorporated is also uniquely positioned to provide the integrated growing system, and staff training required for the EMBARC Community Youth Farm

This scope includes limited site preparation, structural engineering and foundation design, foundation installation, concrete materials, and electrical installation related to the standby generator. Unless otherwise expressly included, thisscope excludes civil engineering, geotechnical reports, major grading or earthwork, surveys, retaining walls, landscaping, municipal fees, permit and inspection fees, and utility infrastructure or connections beyond the work. The following components are provided under one integrated scope: • A 1200 square foot modular facility: roof and wall modules, flooring, framing, glass walls and doors, utility closets, and climate-controlled interior space (see photo) • Building infrastructure: Electrical, plumbing, recessed and exterior lighting, wash station/sink, four 36,000-BTU heating and cooling mini-splits, and circulating fans. • Education/classroom space: Eight mobile work tables, 32 chairs, a 65-inch Smart TV, storage cabinets and other furnishings necessary to support youth education, training and programming. • High-density hydroponic production: 16 Ponix Rack Indoor units, each measuring 8' × 3' × 9' and specified at 400 plant sites per rack, providing approximately 6,400 plant sites in total. • Growing infrastructure: Eight 8-foot LED grow lights per rack, 30-gallon reservoirs, pumps, water lines, and three months of grow supplies. • Food-production support: Wash station/sink, storage and a 72-cubic-foot commercial refrigerator to support farm-market production and food handling. • Engineering and permitting: Sealed architectural, MEP and structural drawing packages, including building and equipment specifications and materials information necessary for local-code permitting. • Foundation and site integration: Structural engineering, foundation design and installation, concrete materials, and coordination of site-specific installation requirements. • Backup infrastructure: 26-kW Generac generator, 200A automatic transfer switch, propane tank and associated installation. • Delivery and installation: Delivery to Stone Mountain, rigging, equipment rentals, onsite installation and project coordination. • Operational support: Three months of Farming-as-a-Service and consulting, including farm maintenance, operations support, program consulting, food-distribution strategy and reporting. A/I research identified three other vendors that were compared to CincCity by RPCA. The below table identifies each element mentioned above that CincCity provides and compares it to each of the three vendors. None of these additional identified suppliers are able to demonstrate the ability to provide the complete combination of requirements under one integrated turnkey solution. Consciousness Incorporated (also identified as Ponix/CincCity) is the only identified supplier that has demonstrated the ability to provide the complete EMBARC-specific solution as an integrated turnkey package.

Responses are due October 26, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT.

Commodity categories: Agricultural Crops And Grains Including Fruits, Melons, Nuts, And Vegetables; Irrigation Equipment and Supplies, Agricultural; Agricultural Equipment And Implement Parts; Plant Foods (Not Fertilizer); Plants, Herb; Crop Farming (Not Otherwise Classified); Warehousing and Storage Services (Not Storage Space Rental) (Includes Farm Product Storage in Silos and Grain Elevators).

Contact: Joydan Holley, Procurement Technician (jmholley@dekalbcountyga.gov, (404) 687-3473).

The full solicitation document, addenda and the question-and-answer thread are on the agency's OpenGov portal at https://procurement.opengov.com/portal/dekalbcountyga/projects/303129. Responses are submitted electronically there, and a free vendor account is required before you can upload one.

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