Tender Advertisement #1150520

Request for Proposal: Identifying potential parasitoids of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and the risk to Australian horticulture (MT19015)
Hort Innovation is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $14.4 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $110 million in research and development (R&D) and marketing programs annually to provide benefit to industry and the wider community.
Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Identifying potential parasitoids of the fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda, and the risk to Australian horticulture (MT19015).
The objectives of the services being sought are to:
• Enhance the industry preparedness for fall armyworm by understanding the risk to Australian horticultural industries
• Address industry needs by identifying parasitoid species already present in horticultural crops and associated vegetation that would have a beneficial effect on fall armyworm populations
• Encourage national collaboration and alignment to the national response to fall armyworm including engagement with potentially affected growers where appropriate.
Hort Innovation has prepared a Request for Proposal (RFP) document that provides background information, outlines the scope of services, the procurement process and the information required from interested parties.
The RFP may be downloaded from www.tenders.net (you will need to be a member of tenders.net to access this information).
The closing date for responses is 5.00pm (AEST), 10 September 2020.