Tender Advertisement #1353002

Request for Proposal: AS22003 Translating RNAi technology for virus and whitefly management in protected cropping systems
Horticulture Innovation Australia (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: Translating RNAi technology for virus and whitefly management in protected cropping systems (AS22003).
The objectives of the services being sought are to:
• Define the physical, mechanistic, and functional parameters of novel RNAi application to target insect pests and viruses in commercial protected cropping systems
• Understand the efficacy and longevity of novel RNAi application in commercial protected cropping systems
• Demonstrate the use of novel RNAi application in commercial protected cropping systems as part of an integrated pest and disease management approach to managing insect pests and viruses
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 17/04/2023 3:00 PM (AEST).