Proposals for tools and technologies for the Predator Free 2050 "Tools to Market" programme.

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RFx ID :	24665592
Tender Name :	Proposals for tools and technologies for the Predator Free 2050 "Tools to Market" programme.
Reference # :
Open Date :	Wednesday, 11 August 2021 1:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+12:00)
Close Date  :	Tuesday, 30 November 2021 5:00 PM (Pacific/Auckland UTC+13:00)
Tender Type :	Request for Proposals (RFP)
Tender Coverage :	Sole Agency  [?]
Categories :	12000000 - Chemicals including Bio Chemicals and Gas Materials 32000000 - Electronic Components and Supplies 41000000 - Laboratory and Measuring and Observing and Testing Equipment 43000000 - Information Technology Broadcasting and Telecommunications 70000000 - Farming and Fishing and Forestry and Wildlife Contracting Services 77000000 - Environmental Services 81000000 - Engineering and Research and Technology Based Services
Regions:	New Zealand
Exemption Reason :	None
Required Pre-qualifications :	None
Contact :	DOC Procurement Team procurement@doc.govt.nz Please direct all communication through GETS
Alternate Physical Delivery Address  :	N/A
Alternate Physical Fax Number  :	N/A
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**** EFFECTIVE 15 NOVEMBER 2021, THIS RFP IS CANCELLED ****


The Department of Conservation (“DOC”) has released a Request for Proposal (“RFP”) as part of DOC’s Tools to Market programme.

The goal of Tools to Market is to make smarter, safer, and more effective tools and technologies available to the Predator Free 2050 community within a 1 to 5-year timeframe. Tools to Market supports the ambitious goal of Predator Free 2050, to rid New Zealand of the most damaging introduced predators that threaten our nation’s natural taonga, economy and primary sector. The procurement round aims to accelerate the delivery of new and improved tools and technologies to enable availability in the New Zealand market.

Tools to Market is seeking Proposals for tools or technologies under one or more of the following procurement themes:

- Theme 1 (T1): User friendly systems for processing images from cameras.
- Theme 2 (T2): Remote sensing options for detecting predators at low densities.
- Theme 3 (T3): Landscape-scale tools to target rodents at low densities.

The RFP document contains fuller information on the themes and the attributes DOC is seeking in the proposed tools and technologies.

Respondents to the RFP will be able to outline in their proposal the type(s) of tools and technology they are developing to respond to any of these themes.

No Winner No winning responses due to cancellation of 2021 Tools to Market Request for Proposal (RFP) prior to the response submission date.

Background to cancellation of the RFP: DOC ‘paused’ this RFP’s response preparation period and submission date when New Zealand went into Alert Level 4 lockdown in August 2021. As DOC did not want potential respondents in any region to be disadvantaged, the ‘pause’ remained during the subsequent regional Alert Level 3 restrictions.

Due to the ongoing and uncertain nature of restrictions, DOC then determined that the most appropriate approach was to cancel the RFP, with an intention to reissue the RFP afresh in 2022.

The cancellation was notified in GETS on 15 November 2021.