The Grains Research and Development Corporation (GRDC) is seeking tenders for a research project focused on winter fallowing in Western Australia's low rainfall zone (LRZ). The project aims to provide growers with technical guidelines for strategic and tactical fallowing approaches, addressing knowledge gaps and complexities. The project will involve detailed field-based measurements, bioeconomic analysis, and communication and extension activities. Tenders must be submitted electronically through the Grains Investment Portal by 5 PM Canberra local time on October 16, 2025. The offer period for accepted tenders will be 6 months after the closing time. The budget range is AUD 2,700,000 to 2,930,000. The project is expected to commence in January 2026 for a term of 54 months. Mandatory conditions for participation include compliance with workplace gender equality act ****, modern slavery act 2018, and other applicable labour laws. Tenderers must not have a judicial decision against them relating to employee entitlements and must not be named on the consolidated list of persons and entities subject to targeted financial sanctions or travel bans.
The closing time for submission of tenders is Thursday, October 16, 2025, at 5:00 PM Australian Eastern Daylight Time.
The evaluation criteria will assess the value for money of all tenders based on technical qualitative evaluation criteria related to non-price factors such as methodology, project plan, track record, and experience. This includes key personnel, scientific methods, project plan, data management, and price.
The tenderer must be a single legal entity or recognized firm of partners. The tenderer and any proposed subcontractor must be compliant with the workplace gender equality act ****, the modern slavery act 2018, and any other applicable labor laws and standards in the jurisdiction in which they operate. 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. 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.
The budget range for this investment is AUD 2,700,000 to 2,930,000.
