Midland CAD 2026 Appraisal Services RFP: Mineral Scope and Date-Control Crosswalk

Direct answer for mineral owners

The RFP’s mineral scope appears on physical page 10, but its proposal-date controls conflict. Physical page 4 prints March 30, 2026; physical page 8 prints Thursday, May 4, 2026 even though May 4 was Monday; and physical page 22 prints May 4. Preserve the conflict and ask Midland CAD which instruction controlled.

Key takeaways for mineral owners

• The official file is 313,142 bytes with SHA-256 1ab899f61ff1bb7c7d7ed26140fd8440b970f25df57a4b4898a5e7d86bc7cdb1.
• The PDF has 22 physical pages while its printed footer sequence ends at Page 21 of 21.
• Physical page 10 prints Category G (Mineral): Approximately 424,996 accounts as a procurement-scope statement.
• Physical pages 4, 8, and 22 do not supply one internally consistent proposal deadline.
• The RFP does not prove that a proposal was accepted, a vendor selected, a contract awarded or executed, or an owner’s account was appraised correctly.

Procurement-record guide, not a contract or appraisal result. This article records statements in one Midland Central Appraisal District request for proposals. It does not identify an accepted proposal, selected vendor, award, executed contract, operative deadline, current contract status, owner, account, property, tract, appraisal, protest result, tax result, title interest, mineral value, offer, or transaction outcome. MRX provides educational information and resources only and does not buy mineral rights.

The direct answer is: do not rely on one proposal date from this PDF without verification. Physical page 4 prints March 30, 2026. Physical page 8 prints Thursday, May 4, 2026, although May 4, 2026 was Monday. Physical page 22, which carries the printed footer Page 21 of 21, also prints May 4, 2026.

The mineral scope is easier to locate: physical page 10 prints Category G(Mineral): Approximately 424,996 accounts and lists the services requested from an appraisal firm. That is a procurement-scope statement. It does not validate a current account count, prove that any proposal was accepted, or establish a result for an owner or property.

Direct answer: the RFP needs a date-control crosswalk

Physical page	Printed locator	Exact source representation	Safe use
1	Page 1 of 21	Anticipated contract award by May 12, 2026	Record an anticipated solicitation milestone, not an award result
4	Page 4 of 21	Proposals due March 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time	Preserve as printed; do not assume it controlled
8	Page 8 of 21	Proposals due Thursday, May 4, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time	Preserve the string and weekday mismatch; do not silently correct it
10	Page 10 of 21	Category G (Mineral): Approximately 424,996 accounts	Treat as approximate procurement scope, not an owner or account finding
22	Page 21 of 21	May 4 submission; May 12 consideration/execution; September 1 project start	Preserve Schedule 8; verify current status and any addenda with the issuer

The crosswalk does not decide which date was legally effective or operationally used. It shows why a reader needs the current official instruction, any issued addenda, and the final procurement record rather than a silent correction made by an article.

What the controlled PDF proves

The current Midland CAD Publications page links the appraisal-services RFP. The linked official RFP PDF returned a 313,142-byte file with SHA-256 1ab899f61ff1bb7c7d7ed26140fd8440b970f25df57a4b4898a5e7d86bc7cdb1.

The PDF is unencrypted, contains no embedded JavaScript, and has 22 physical pages. Its metadata records creation and modification on March 3, 2026. The visible footer sequence runs from Page 1 of 21 through Page 21 of 21, even though the container has 22 physical pages. This article uses both locators so a reader can reproduce the observation without assuming why the counts differ.

Those controls bind the retrieved bytes and page positions. They do not prove that the RFP was never amended, that a printed date controlled, that the solicitation remained open, or that a contract was awarded or executed.

Mineral scope on physical page 10

Physical page 10, printed Page 10 of 21, lists four approximate account categories. The mineral line is Category G(Mineral): Approximately 424,996 accounts. The same scope section states that the appraisal firm would:

• appraise mineral and other listed property categories;
• compile appraised values as of January 1 of each tax year;
• handle approved extensions for mineral accounts;
• provide working-interest and royalty-interest value by lease;
• enter necessary data into the district’s computer-assisted mass-appraisal system;
• prepare summary appraisal reports; and
• handle informal and formal protests and specified later proceedings.

These are source statements about requested contractor work. They do not establish that the listed services were performed, that a named firm performed them, that every account was included, that a value is accurate, or that an owner received a particular result.

The approximate 424,996 figure is also not interchangeable with the 419,660 mineral interest accounts statement in Midland CAD’s 2025 mass-appraisal report. The 2025 report source guide owns that different document, date, wording, and locator. This article preserves both source identities and does not reconcile them.

Why the proposal dates remain unresolved

Physical page 4 says the district must receive proposals by March 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Physical page 8 says they must be received by 2:00 p.m. Central Standard Time on Thursday, May 4, 2026. A calendar check places May 4, 2026 on Monday, not Thursday. Schedule 8 on physical page 22 repeats May 4, 2026 for proposal submission.

Those observations create two separate controls:

1. the March 30 versus May 4 date conflict; and
2. the Thursday versus Monday weekday conflict attached to May 4.

This article does not choose a winner, infer a typographical correction, or declare a deadline invalid. The PDF says written addenda may interpret, correct, or change proposal documents. A reader who needs the operative instruction should ask Midland CAD for the controlling solicitation record and any addenda.

Statutory and classification context

Texas Tax Code Section 25.01 says a chief appraiser, with approval of the district’s board of directors, may contract with a private appraisal firm to perform appraisal services. It also states that compensation cannot be contingent on the amount of or increase in appraised, assessed, or taxable value.

That statute explains why a district might solicit a private appraisal firm and supplies one contract-control rule. This article does not apply the statute to a bidder, proposal, award, or contract, and it is not legal advice.

The Texas Comptroller Property Classification Guide identifies Category G as real property involving oil and gas, minerals, and other subsurface interests, with G1, G2, and G3 subcategories. That context decodes the RFP’s Category G label. It does not validate or recalculate the approximately 424,996 figure.

A verification checklist before relying on the RFP

Use this sequence if the solicitation matters to a current research question:

1. Bind the source. Record the Publications page, PDF URL, retrieval time, bytes, SHA-256, and page count.
2. Use dual page locators. Cite the physical PDF page and the printed footer because the counts differ.
3. Preserve every date string. Do not normalize March 30 and May 4 into one date.
4. Record the weekday mismatch. Keep Thursday, May 4, 2026 as source text and Monday as the separate calendar observation.
5. Look for addenda. Ask Midland CAD whether a written addendum, replacement RFP, board packet, or notice clarified the dates.
6. Separate milestones from outcomes. An anticipated award, execution, or start date does not prove the event occurred.
7. Separate scope from performance. A scope item does not prove a selected contractor completed it.
8. Separate approximate counts from account facts. The Category G statement cannot establish a particular owner’s record or value.
9. Use the correct official channel. Rely on Midland CAD for current procurement instructions and district record status.

What this RFP does not answer

Unsupported conclusion	Separate evidence still required
Which proposal deadline controlled	Issuer clarification, addenda, replacement documents, and procurement record
A proposal was accepted	Formal receipt, evaluation, and acceptance evidence
A vendor was selected	Board action, award notice, and issuer confirmation
A contract was executed or remains active	Fully executed contract, amendments, term records, and current district confirmation
Approximately 424,996 is the current account count	Current source definition, as-of date, inclusion rules, and issuer confirmation
A particular account was appraised correctly	Account record, method, supporting data, notice, corrections, and review evidence
A mineral owner has title or a specific interest	Current title chain, instruments, conveyance interpretation, and qualified review
An appraisal figure equals private sale value	Property, interest, lease, production, risk, timing, market, and transaction evidence

For Midland CAD’s separate public statement about appraisal approaches, use Midland CAD Mineral Property Page: Three Approaches and the Sufficient-Data Condition. That page owns method-level wording. This article owns procurement-scope and date-control locators only.

Evidence claim ledger and source status

Claim ID	Evidence label	Controlled observation	Boundary
C285-01	ROUTING-ONLY	Midland CAD’s Publications page links the 2026 appraisal-services RFP.	A link does not prove a deadline, award, vendor, contract status, account, appraisal, or value.
C285-02	VERIFIED-OBSERVATION	The official PDF is 313,142 bytes, SHA-256 1ab899...c7cdb1, unencrypted, without JavaScript, and 22 pages.	File controls bind retrieved bytes; they do not validate procurement or appraisal outcomes.
C285-03	SOURCE-STATEMENT	Physical page 1 includes mineral interests and anticipates an award by May 12, 2026.	An anticipated date is not proof of award or execution.
C285-04	UNRESOLVED-CONFLICT	Physical page 4 prints March 30, 2026 at 2:00 p.m. CST.	The article does not decide whether the date controlled.
C285-05	UNRESOLVED-CONFLICT	Physical page 8 prints Thursday, May 4, 2026; a calendar check identifies May 4 as Monday.	The source string and mismatch are preserved; no corrected date is supplied.
C285-06	SOURCE-STATEMENT	Physical page 10 prints Category G (Mineral): Approximately 424,996 accounts and lists requested services.	Procurement scope does not prove a current count, account result, appraisal accuracy, tax, title, or value.
C285-07	UNRESOLVED-CONFLICT	Physical page 22 / printed Page 21 repeats May 4 and lists May 12 and September 1 milestones.	The schedule does not prove that an event occurred or remained operative.
C285-08	CONTEXT-ONLY	Texas Tax Code 25.01 supplies private-firm contracting and contingent-compensation context.	The statute is not applied to a proposal or contract and is not legal advice.
C285-09	CONTEXT-ONLY	The Comptroller guide supplies the Category G classification frame.	Classification context does not validate or recalculate the RFP figure.
C285-10	NON-VALIDATING	No proposal, addendum, board action, award, executed contract, or owner-level account record is treated as proven.	Current instructions and status remain issuer-verification questions.

Retrieval, originality, and creative evidence

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Sources reviewed for this article

• Midland CAD Publications page
• Midland CAD 2026 Appraisal Services RFP
• Texas Tax Code Chapter 25
• Texas Comptroller Property Classification Guide

If the RFP matters to a current deadline, vendor, contract, account, appraisal, or protest question, use Midland CAD’s current official record rather than this article as the final authority.

Frequently asked questions

Where is the mineral scope in the Midland CAD 2026 appraisal-services RFP?

Physical page 10, printed Page 10 of 21, lists Category G (Mineral): Approximately 424,996 accounts and describes the requested contractor services.

What proposal deadline does the RFP give?

The file is internally inconsistent. Physical page 4 prints March 30, 2026, while physical pages 8 and 22 print May 4, 2026. Page 8 also labels May 4 as Thursday even though that calendar date was Monday.

Which date should a reader treat as controlling?

This article does not select or correct a deadline. Contact Midland CAD and check any issued addenda or current procurement record for the authoritative instruction.

Does the RFP prove that a contract was awarded?

No. A solicitation, anticipated date, and scope of work do not establish proposal acceptance, vendor selection, award, execution, or current contract status.

Does the Category G count prove how many current mineral accounts exist?

No. The RFP prints an approximate procurement-scope count. It is not reconciled to another report, certified as current, or applied to a particular owner or account.

Sources reviewed for this article

• Midland CAD Publications page (accessed 2026-08-30)
• Midland CAD 2026 Appraisal Services RFP (accessed 2026-08-30)
• Texas Tax Code Chapter 25, Section 25.01 (accessed 2026-08-30)
• Texas Comptroller Property Classification Guide (accessed 2026-08-30)