In September 2019, Metrc, a prominent cannabis seed-to-sale
tracking company, filed suit against the Missouri Office of
Administration (OA) requesting the ability to charge additional
fees beyond those specified in its contract with the state.
In April 2019, Metrc was awarded a five-million-dollar contract
to oversee three of Missouri's medical marijuana programs.
Metrc was one of 20 bids for the contract. The Missouri Division of
Purchasing advised bidders to provide "firm, fixed
pricing" in their proposals. In its initial bid to the state,
Metrc planned a $40 monthly charge to each facility for the
tracking software along with $0.45 for each plant tag and $0.25 for
each package tag. Upon the OA's questioning, Metrc subsequently
removed the variable, industry-paid pricing for the radio frequency
identification (RFID) tags from its bid proposal and presented a
firm, fixed price.
