Tender Advertisement #1415562

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: Guava root knot nematode delimitation and management (VG23007).
The objectives of the services being sought are to:
• Improved management of GRKN by Australian growers through targeted surveillance, rapid, high-throughput identification, a better understanding of its distribution, and which mechanisms can mitigate population numbers (e.g., crop susceptibility, weed hosts, and soil amendments)
• Greater nematode capability and expertise by training a new generation of nematologists to help growers in the future
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 January, 2024 3:00 PM (AEDT).