Tender Advertisement #985632

Hort Innovation is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $9 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $100 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: Pistachio Productivity Improvement Program (PS17003).

The objectives of the services being sought are to:
• Deliver the Pistachio Productivity Improvement Program to key focus areas outlined in the request for proposal.
• Complement field research with a variety of methods to disseminate information and promote the adoption R&D. This may include print, electronic, social media and other face to face methods as well as field days
• Increase industry awareness of the latest relevant R&D outcomes related to improved practice on-farm
• Coordinate improved practice information delivery to the Australian pistachio industry in a timely and strategic manner
• Complement and utilise the existing industry information delivery channels.

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 (AEDT), 26 March, 2018