Tender Advertisement #1400171

Request for Proposal: Persimmon productivity program (PR23000)
Hort Innovation is the not-for-profit, grower-owned research and development corporation for Australia’s $16 billion horticulture industry. We invest more than $120M per year in research and development, marketing and trade activities to build a prosperous and sustainable future for growers.
Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Persimmon productivity program (PR23000).
The objectives of the services being sought are to:
• Continue importation of new persimmon varieties, especially early maturing varieties.
• Conduct ongoing evaluation of new persimmon varieties including both (non-astringent) and (astringent) varieties.
• Assess the uniformity of tissue cultured-produced rootstocks in grower-led trials with different scions combinations.
• Assess tissue culture propagated varieties to understand if they will grow and yield on their own roots.
• Conduct fruit assessments to consider post-harvest handling and shelf-life for promising persimmon varieties.
• Implement a range of industry engagement activities to extend project outcomes and assist with industry guidance on project activities.
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 October 24, 20233:00 PM (AEDT).