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Closed ATM View - PROC-9176369

Quantifying the yield risk of planting CMV, AMV & BYMV infected lentil seed in the Southern region.

Linda McDougall

Phone: 0472 832 502

Email Address: cropprotection@grdc.com.au

Web Address: https://grdc.com.au/research/partnering-in-rde-investment/tenders/open-tenders

Document(s) Contact Name:
Linda McDougall

Document(s) Contact Phone:
0472 832 502

Document(s) Contact Email:
cropprotection@grdc.com.au

ATM ID:

PROC-9176369

Agency:

Grains Research and Development Corporation

Category:

70140000 - Crop production and management and protection

Close Date & Time:

17-Jun-2021 5:00 pm (ACT Local Time)
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Publish Date:

29-Apr-2021

Location:

VIC, SA, TAS

ATM Type:

Request for Tender

Multi Agency Access:

Panel Arrangement:

Multi-stage:

Description:

Investment Description

There is a data gap relating to the plant health impacts and actual yield risk from sowing lentil seeds with known levels of infected cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV) and bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV). As the yield risk is unknown, growers are not seed testing and are unable to make informed choices on planting virus infected lentil seeds.

This investment will provide the Southern region lentil growers, advisers and commercial seed businesses with a ‘Risk Matrix Guide’ that informs on the quantified yield risk of planting various levels of CMV, AMV & BYMV infected lentil seed with the anticipated long-term outcome of reducing the levels of the viral diseases CMV, AMV and BYMV in the cropping system.

Investment Outcome

By 2028, 37% of lentil growers in the Southern Region will have decreased the yield loss from CMV, AMV and BYMV in lentils by at least 25% through the adoption of seed testing and planting according to the yield risk of planting lentil seeds with known levels of virus infection.

Outputs

Output 1

By 2024 deliver to industry the quantified yield risk of planting known levels of CMV, AMV and BYMV infected lentil seed in the Southern region.

Details:

Conduct field experiments over 2 years. Field experiments located in key lentil growing areas of the Southern region.
Measure yield impact of planting differing levels of seed infection.
Determine for all treatments, plant density, survival of seed-infected plants, disease progress for current season virus infection, grain yield and subsequent incidence of virus level in harvested seed.

Output 2

By 2024 a ‘Risk Matrix Guide’ that provides information on the risk to yield of planting CMV, AMV and BYMV infected lentil seed in the Southern region will be published and delivered to growers, advisers and seed production businesses.

Output 3

By 2024, delivery of a communication package stemming from the research outcomes.

Details:

Develop a communications plan in consultation with GRDC within the first 3 months of project commencing.
The communications plan will ensure the outputs generated in this investment reach the intended audience and promote adoption of recommendations.

Evaluation Criteria

The table below list the evaluation criteria which will be used to evaluate each application.

Number	Evaluation Criteria	Weighting
Technical
1	A clear and thorough plan to deliver the project outcome, specifying: a) expected steps to deliver the outcome (pathway to market) b) identification of target users of the project outputs (who will the project directly deliver to e.g. grower, adviser, plant breeder, pathologist, the GRDC) c) specific information, products and/or services to be delivered to target users d) potential for the development of commercial IP	35%
2	A clear and thorough plan to achieve the project outputs, specifying: a) method to be used (including anticipated statistical analysis capacity) b) proposed milestones c) proposed locations of field experiments (if required to deliver project outputs) d) staffing (including relevant skills, experience and availability of key personnel and proposed subcontractors) e) budget (defining the funds sought in each year of the project and the potential investment from all parties) f) project structure and management arrangements	40%
3	Demonstrated track record of the project team, including: a) relevant achievements of the project leader in providing leadership, co-ordination, management, monitoring and evaluation and the timely delivery of high quality outputs b) relevant technical knowledge and experience of all key personnel (including proposed subcontractors) in the research area c) relevant achievements in the delivery of commercial IP (if relevant) d) ability of the project team to collaborate with the relevant research organisations and industry personnel to build on the research (national and international) already undertaken in this area	20%
4	Freedom to operate in regard to the provision of the project outputs to GRDC or a third party if required: a) Detail any Research organisation intellectual property that is required to deliver the project outputs and any restrictions that may impact on the provision of project outputs to GRDC or a third party, if required b) Detail any third-party intellectual property that is required to deliver the project outputs and any restrictions that may impact on the provision of projects outputs to GRDC or a third party, if required	5%
Price- the tendered price (unweighted)
Risk - the risks inherent in the application including the degree of compliance with the Draft Contract and any actual or perceived conflict of interest (unweighted)

Other Instructions:

Applying

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Guide: Submitting an Application through the Portal

Conditions for Participation:

The table below lists the Conditions for Participation for this procurement

Number	Requirement
1	The Tenderer and any subcontractor must not be named on the Consolidated List, being the list of persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions or travel bans under Australian sanction laws, as maintained by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
2	The Tenderer and any subcontractor must not have a judicial decision against it (not including decisions under appeal) relating to employee entitlements and who have not paid the claim.
3	The Tenderer must be a single legal entity or recognised firm of partners
4	The Tenderer and any proposed subcontractor must be compliant with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012

Timeframe for Delivery:

The contract will be offered for a two year term beginning after July 2021.

Address for Lodgement:

Tenderers must submit their responses electronically through the Grains Investment Portal at: https://access.grdc.com.au - Please read this entire page before lodging an application in the Grains Investment Portal