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Brief

Understanding cross-protection of viral diseases in horticulture crops – a case study of citrus tristeza virus

Contract #
BY22002
Location
Everywhere
Closed On
Mon 06/03/2023 - 03:00 PM AEDT
Tender Details
Request for Proposal: Understanding cross-protection of viral diseases in horticulture crops – a case study of citrus tristeza virus (BY22002)
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: Understanding cross-protection of viral diseases in horticulture crops – a case study of citrus tristeza virus (BY22002).
The objectives of the services being sought are:
· Developing pipelines for viral disease cross-protection in horticulture using citrus tristeza virus (CTV) as a case study.
· Improving understanding of the viral disease diversity of CTV in Australia.
· Developing methods to identify and diagnose severe strains of CTV.
Respondents are expected to source and provide co-funding to support their proposal. Only cash co-funding can be leveraged. In-kind support, while acknowledged, cannot be leveraged.
If co-funding is not available, you are encouraged to speak with Hort Innovation prior to responding to this RFP to discuss potential collaborative approaches to seeking third party co-investment. It is important to note that the program selection criteria used to short-list respondents includes the availability of co-funding or the ability to source co-funding for the proposed program. If co-funding is not available, this will affect the ranking of the proposal during the evaluation process.
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 20 February 2023, 3.00 pm (AEDT).
This information is not guaranteed to be accurate or complete. Please confirm all details with the Tendering Firm before responding.