Request for Proposal: VG24008 Exploring AI Applications for the Vegetable Industry

Horticulture Innovation Australia (Hort Innovation) is a not-for-profit, grower-owned Research and Development Corporation (RDC) for Australia’s $16.3 billion horticulture industry. Hort Innovation invests around $154 million in research and development (R&D) and marketing programs annually to provide benefit to industry and the wider community.

Hort Innovation is seeking a suitably qualified, experienced and capable delivery partner for the project: Exploring AI Applications for the Vegetable Industry (VG24008).

The objectives of the services being sought are to:

• Identify key opportunities for AI in the vegetable industry by engaging growers and industry representatives in structured workshops. The objective is to brainstorm, evaluate, and prioritise 3–5 high-impact areas where AI solutions can deliver commercial benefits for growers, ensuring alignment with real industry challenges and needs.

• Define the scope for a potential second phase of development and implementation, including possible solution providers, by leveraging consolidated stakeholder insights and prioritisation.

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.