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MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES has floated a tender for Design of an On-Farm monitoring and benchmarking approach for individual pastoral farms. The project location is New Zealand and the tender is closing on 25 Jan 2019. The tender notice number is RFP-Farm Soil Carbon Stocks, while the TOT Ref Number is 29145447. Bidders can have further information about the Tender and can request the complete Tender document by Registering on the site.

Procurement Summary

Country : New Zealand

Summary : Design of an On-Farm monitoring and benchmarking approach for individual pastoral farms

Deadline : 25 Jan 2019

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 29145447

Document Ref. No. : RFP-Farm Soil Carbon Stocks

Competition : ICB

Financier : Self Financed

Purchaser Ownership : -

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
NZAGRC, Grasslands Research Centre, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11008, Palmerston North 4442
Sinead Leahy
enquiry@nzagrc.org.nz
06 351 8334
New Zealand
Email :enquiry@nzagrc.org.nz

Tender Details

"Farm Soil Carbon Stocks: Design of an On-Farm monitoring and benchmarking approach for individual pastoral farms". The project is a desk top exercise to design a practical on-farm assessment approach for the initial assessment and long-term monitoring of soil carbon stocks, with recommendations for both setting a benchmark and then a regular monitoring programme.

Considerations must include at a minimum:

• How the sampling approach is influenced by soil types on a farm and local environmental conditions.

• A mix of modelling and direct sampling should be considered

• The farm practices across the farm (i.e. grazing, supplementary crops).

• The approaches adopted by other countries.

• Estimation of the likely per farm cost for the initial assessment soil carbon assessment and the on-going cost for monitoring.

• Recommendations on skill level of professionals required to deliver a commercial service for a farmer.

• The size of the change needed for a statistically robust claim to be made about the quantity of carbon being gained/lost on an individual farm.

The Supplier is expected to accurately cost their response. Value for money will be an important evaluation criterion. The budget for the project is capped at $158, 000 (including any international travel costs). The contract must be completed by 30 June 2019 at the latest.

The Supplier will deliver the following:

• A report outlining the design and assumptions made for an on-farm, soil carbon benchmarking and monitoring programme for individual pastoral farms.

• Prepare a PowerPoint presentation and present the findings of their report to key MPI and NZAGRC staff in Wellington by 15 July 2019.