Grains Research and Development Corporation Tender

Outcome National Leadership And Program Coordination, Ensuring Successful Delivery And Efficiency Using Common Resources, Including, But Not Limited To, Data Governance And Stewardship Plan, Monitoring And Reporting. Outputs Output 1: Leifs Terms Of Reference By January 2025, Agree On The Terms Of Reference For The Program Office, Including Its Required Constituents And Operating Procedures. Output 2: Partnership Principles By February 2025, Collaborate With Leifs Program Partners To Establish And Agree On Collaborating Teams And Partnership Principles, Define Common Goals And Boundaries, And Ensure Transparency Of Workplans And Timelines. Facilitate Connections To Relevant Aligned Ghg Mitigation Initiatives. Output 3: Data And Ethics Agreements By March 2025, Establish Minimum Data Requirements And Stewardship, Create An Intellectual Property (ip) Registry, And Define Ethics And Privacy Approaches With The Goal Of Enhancing Program Consistency And Efficiency Where Appropriate. Output 4: Monitoring, Evaluation And Learning And Communication, Engagement And Marketing Plan By April 2025, Develop (i) A Mel Framework To Capture And Report Leifs Initiative Impact, Including Standardised Elements For Annual Reporting Requirements, And (ii) Develop And Coordinate A Whole Of Leifs Initiative Communication, Engagement And Marketing Plan, Including All Program Strategies, Program Branding For Low Emissions Agriculture, A Communications Log And Pathways For Internal And External Knowledge Exchange. Output 5: Leifs Measurement Catalogue And Lexicon By May 2025, Create A Measurement Catalogue And Lexicon, Co-designed With Partners, For Curating Technologies, Indicators And Metrics, As Well As Technical Terms Used In Monitoring, Managing, Verifying And Reporting Emissions Intensity Across Scales (paddock, Enterprise, Region) Within The Grains Sector. Output 6: Leifs Reporting And Directional Review By September 2025 (and Annually Thereafter), Coordinate And Provide An Annual Report That Incorporates The Mel Framework, Reviews The Consistency And Efficiency Of Data Collection, Influences Incentive Schemes, Informs Policy And Engages In Cross Program Activities. The Program Office Oversees Continued Development Of New Opportunities And Partnerships. Output 7: Discussion Forum By December 2025 (and Annually Thereafter), Coordinate A Discussion Forum With Internal And External Stakeholders To Identify And Discuss Key Developments And Opportunities In Research, Development, Extension And Adoption (rde&a) For Enabling Low Emissions Intensity Farming Systems In Australian Grain Production. Proposed Budget Grdc Considers Co-investment Favourably. Co-investment May Include, But Is Not Limited To, Phd Or Post-doctoral Positions. Costs Associated With Attending The Management Committee Meetings Are Expected To Be Covered By The Program Office Program Funds. This Includes One In-person Meeting Per Year And Three Online Meetings. Proposed Contract & Term Grdc Will Contract The Project Under The Terms Of The Project Agreement – Program Office. The Schedule(s) Which Form Part Of The Project Agreement Will Detail The Project Details: The Outcomes, Outputs, Milestones, Budget, Participating Personnel And Required Intellectual Property. In Addition To The Project Agreement, Grdc Will Require The Program Office Partner To Enter The Collaboration Agreement Which Governs Maters Including The Governance Of The Leifs Initiative And The Management Of Intellectual Property And Data Associated With The Leifs Initiative. The Template Project Agreement And Collaboration Agreement Containing The Proposed Terms And Conditions Of Each Agreement Is Supplied As An Attachment. Please Read And Make Yourself Familiar With The Terms And Conditions Of The Project Agreement And The Collaboration Agreement. You Must Specify Any Non-compliance With The Terms Of Each Agreement In Your Tender. Please Note That Grdc Will Not Consider Changes To The Terms And Conditions Of The Agreements That Have Not Been Identified In Your Tender. Grdc Reserves The Right To Negotiate The Terms And Conditions Of The Agreements As It Deems Appropriate. Minimum Form And Content Requirements The Following Are The Mandatory Content And Format Requirements That The Tenderer Must Complete And Provide To Participate In This Procurement Process: 1. Submit Tenders Using The Grains Investment Portal. 2. Write Tenders In English And Express Any Measurements In Australian Legal Units Of Measurement. 3. Budget Details Must Be Submitted On The ‘grdc Budget Template’ Provided In The Grains Investment Portal. Evaluation Criteria No Type Weighting 1 Technical – Qualitative Evaluation Criteria Related To Non-price Factors Such As Methodology, Project Plan, Track Record, And Experience. 1a Project Plan 30% A Comprehensive Plan Outlining The Delivery Of Program Office Outputs And Leifs’s Outcomes And Should Include The Following Details: • Specific Information And Services To Be Delivered. • Key Tasks, Milestones, Responsible Parties And Indicative Timeframes. • The Structure Of The Project Team And Collaborations With Other Leifs Programs As Well As Other Organisations, Commercial Companies And/or Other Relevant Projects. 1b Track Record 30% Demonstrate Expertise In Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Australian Agriculture And Ideally Grain Production Systems. Show The Ability And Experience To Deliver Similar Investment Outcomes And Outputs, Including Details Of Previous Relevant Project(s) Where The Organisation Has: • Met Contractual Obligations. • Managed And Designed Multidisciplinary Projects. • Managed And Coordinated Multiple Agencies To Achieve Program Outcomes. • Collaborated With And Built Relevant Networks, Both National And International. • Achieved And Demonstrated Impact At An Industry Level. 1c Personnel Capability 20% A List Of All Key Personnel, Detailing Relevant: • Demonstrated Experience And Skill, Knowledge, And Organisational Resources. • Achievements Of The Project Lead In Providing Effective Leadership, Management, Co-ordination, And Timely Delivery Of High-quality Outputs. 1d Co-investment And Leverage 20% • List The Types And Level Of Co-investment That The Applicant Will Contribute To Deliver The Tendered Work. • List Existing And Proposed Linkages To Related Activities And Programs And Value To Leifs Program. 2 Price - The Tendered Budget. 3 Risk - Risks Inherent In The Application Including The Degree Of Compliance With The Draft Contract And Any Actual Or Perceived Conflict Of Interest.