VegMech Next – National Mechanisation and Adoption Program for Vegetables and Onions

Overview Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: VegMech Next – National Mechanisation and Adoption Program for Vegetables and Onions (TRL 6+) (MT26010). About Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia's $17 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $170 million in research and development (R&D) and marketing programs annually to provide benefit to industry and the wider community. Objectives The objectives of the services being sought are to: Accelerate the adoption of commercially ready mechanisation technologies that improve the productivity and competitiveness of Australian vegetable and onion production Improve the productivity, profitability and resilience of vegetable and onion production by addressing constraints associated with labour, inputs, yield and quality Accelerate access to OEM technology pathways for Australian vegetable and onion production, serving the diversity of crops and enterprise scales and drawing from major domestic and global supply chains Instructions to Tenderers 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.