Tender Advertisement #1264292

Request for Proposal: Quality improvements in the melon supply chain
Hort Innovation is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $15.1 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $120 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: Quality improvements in the melon supply chain (VM21001).
The objective of the services being sought is to increase the consistency of high-quality melons available to consumers through:
• Understanding consumer preferences and how they assess melon fruit quality
• Developing models of consumer liking for each melon type (seedless watermelon, rockmelon and honeydew)
• Characterising the temporal and spatial quality issues for each melon type (seedless watermelon, rockmelon and honeydew) by conducting fruit sampling at central markets and at retailer (DC and instore)
• Developing a minimum quality standard for seedless watermelon, rockmelon and honeydew
• Providing recommendations for industry to address identified gaps in produce quality and enhance the consumer purchase experience.
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 5:00 PM (AEDT), 14 March 2022. Extended to 5:00 PM (AEDT), 16 March 2022.