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crg program is administered by the australian institute of criminology aic on the basis of recommendations from the criminology research advisory council crac, or the advisory council. the advisory council, which includes representatives from each of the contributing governments, provides recommendations to the director of the aic on research priorities and an assessment of research grants applications made under the annual crg program. the crac bases its assessment on the recommendations of an academic panel chaired by the academic advisor an aic research staff member. the aic will award contracts in varying values.c

provision of private hospital services for entitled persons by publishing this invitation to provide private hospital services to the veteran community. dva serves australia’s veteran community, through the provision of programmes of care, compensation and commemoration. dva’s aim is to secure high quality private hospital care for entitled persons delivered for a fair price, at the most convenient locations for entitled persons. as the veteran community ages, their capacity to access a wider range of care appropriate to their needs is increasingly important. managing emerging and different needs of contemporary veterans is also a priority. dva also aims to continually improve the quality and safety of services, and the health outcomes for dva clients, through the purchase of evidence-based treatment services. dva’s new approach to contracting for private hospital services in the past dva contracted with private hospitals for services to entitled persons through a request for tenders rft. the current process that dva is engaging in with private hospital providers is not an rft. dva has introduced new arrangements for providers to contract with dva. this is a simplified contracting model that dva is using to facilitate engagement with suitably qualified providers. a summary of the key features of the new arrangements are: maximising the numbers of participating providers to achieve wide access to private hospitals services for the veteran community; there is no competition, all qualified providers can participate; while providers are required to submit the fee tables, there is no requirement for tender submission or evaluation of tenders; providers self-certify their compliance with dva’s terms and conditions of the hospital services agreement; providers can enter into the hospital services agreement at any time and the hospital services agreement will continue until dva ends the arrangements or the contracting entity exits the arrangements with dva; and negotiation only on fees to ensure value for money.

establishment of a deed of standing offer arrangement doso for the provision of a panel of experienced suppliers to provide end to end digitisation services for paper and printed materials, using procedures endorsed by the national archives of australia national archives. the national archives wishes to establish this panel for five years with options to extend at the sole discretion of the national archives.

development of, and investment in, australian industry. the focus is to improve the economic viability and competitive advantage of australian industry, including the identified growth sectors, and supporting the growth and performance of smes. in achieving this priority, the department has a number of requirements for industry and market research and analysis as described below. as such, the department is seeking tenders from suitable providers of industry and business level market research, data, and intelligence and analysis reports. the scope of the reports shall be relevant to australian industry and businesses, including smes, and shall provide meaningful industry research and business information for use in a range of activities including policy development, program delivery and diagnostic analysis of businesses, markets and industry segments. the department provides briefings to the minister which includes industry sectoral briefs, data cards, company briefs, industry briefs, business case studies, industry for which it sources from various domestic and international industry market research and analysis reports. the industry reports are used in departmental briefings contributing to its strategic direction in encouraging growth in australian industries. the department also develops policy, provides policy advice and designs programs to implement australian government policy particularly in industry, innovation and science. an understanding of australian industry is important in performing this work and the industry reports will be used to inform our work in these areas. the entrepreneurs programme is the australian government’s flagship initiative for business competitiveness and productivity. it is delivered through a network of experienced business advisers and facilitators who have relevant private sector experience to assist businesses to improve business practices, become more competitive, and take advantage of growth and collaboration opportunities in order to build the business’ capacity to trade in australian and/or international markets. the programme also provides assistance to commercialise novel products, services and processes as well as to identify knowledge gaps that may be preventing business growth. opportunities are also available for australian start-ups to achieve commercial success in international markets by helping them develop their business capabilities via the incubator support service. within the entrepreneurs’ programme there is a need for the provision of information on the external environment from critical industry market research and analysis reports, including industry benchmarking data that we make available to our business advisers and facilitators for the business management services.

cdic wishes to invite suitably qualified consultants/contractors to submit a tender for the development and delivery of a training program for itar and ear to be developed and delivered in melbourne, sydney, brisbane, adelaide, perth, and canberra to end june 2020. the training should provide defence smes with practical expertise and an understanding of current best practice for handling technologies controlled under itar or ear. the delivery and course material should be focused on an australian sme managing us export controlled items from a practical industry perspective, including examples of current best practice. at the completion of the training, sme participants should have developed a thorough understanding of the regulations and what is needed to ensure their companies handle controlled technologies appropriately. initiatives such as the us government’s ongoing export control reform and the australia – us defence trade controls treaty are to be addressed. additionally, there has been a shift in the jurisdiction of control from the itar to the ear following the us government’s export control reform agenda. given this, many australian defence smes need to revise and implement new processes to manage items under both jurisdictions. the training should address this issue. beyond the initial delivery of six workshops, there are three additional extension options, each comprising a minimum of 4 workshops and delivered in subsequent financial years.

supply of production of high value, human consumption pulses in australia is dominated by lentil and chickpea, and is concentrated on the more fertile soils in the medium rainfall areas of the southern and northern regions. due to the farming system benefits of imposing a double break and the high prices in recent years, there is much interest in expanding lentil and chickpea production onto soils with a number of constraints acidity, nutrient toxicities and deficiencies, poor structure and into other rainfall zones. it is critical that new pulses be developed and managed such that the crop life-cycle fits within the constraints of availability of soil water, frost and heat stresses and flowering and pod-set occur in the optimum window for different agroecological zones. as time to flowering and pod-set are so critical in these crops, understanding and improving them in existing production regions and where they have not been optimised yet is one of the most critical elements that can contribute to their adoption and deliver potential step changes in yield and profit. the national pulse phenology investment proposed will utilise common genetic resources across existing and potential pulse expansion regions of australia to expedite delivery of data, tools and knowledge which can inform crop breeding. it will leverage international r&d activities, and new synergies provided by recent developments in understanding of genome synteny and conserved pathways in this group of crops to deliver on investment outputs. what is new there is a gap in understanding of the genetic control underlying phenology in pulse crops chickpea and lentil which underpins ‘fitting’ crop growth into the best timeframe for target production environments. the genes/ quantitative trait loci qtl identified will present the opportunity to: idetermine the genetic basis of contrasting adaptation characteristics of chickpea and lentil, iimatch critical phenological stages to the constraints and opportunities of the target environment, iiiidentify genetic and environmental factors controlling the rate of phasic development and reproductive survival across a range of target environments to inform breeding decisions and growers choice of varieties. knowledge of the effect of different phenology gene/allele combinations of pulse crops across diverse environments will facilitate the development of new varieties with higher yield potential and better yield stability than currently available in existing production zones and potential expansion areas. this will not only maintain the sustainability of the pulses in their traditional areas but facilitate growth and expansion into new target production environments. this is of particular relevance to the western region where the current production area of both crops is low <5, 000 ha but the potential is high, particularly for chickpeas as an alternative to lupin. access to improved varieties and knowledge will help growers match the life-cycle of pulse crops to australian growing conditions and close the gap between achieved versus potential yield, increasing farm productivity and profitability. investment description this investment aims at comprehensive characterisation of major genes and loci controlling phenology/flowering time, a key adaptation trait, in cultivated chickpea and lentil and their wild relatives. the investment will generate a comprehensive, high-quality dataset of chickpea and lentil phenology flowering, beginning and end of pod-set, maturity from field trials with locations in the three growing regions, controlled environment facilities, and large samples of diverse genetic material. this data set will be a critical input to the: agenetic analyses, the focus of this investment bgenerating critical datasets for potential modelling r&d to support risk analysis cfarming systems agronomy research. expected outcome profitable pulse crops as part of the farming system that contributes to enduring profitability for australian grain growers. by 2023, australian chickpea and lentil breeders have access to genetic and phenotyping tools to improve the matching of variety and environment for established and emerging production environments. expected outputs by 2022, 1.knowledge of genetic and environmental control of chickpea and lentil phenology including identification of qtls/genes controlling flowering, beginning and end of pod-set and maturity delivered to australian breeders. 2.a genetic database that accounts for the variation in phenology of existing australian chickpea and lentil varieties, and key pre-breeding and breeding lines. this database will be available for breeders to select parents for breeding crosses and for informing predictive models. 3.comprehensive, high-quality datasets of grain yield, linked to phenology, for a targeted set of latitudes and thermal environments. these data will be used in two ways. first, to develop tools that will guide breeders in the choice of parents to be used in crossing for developing varieties with potential to match phenological development of high yielding chickpea and lentil varieties to their target production environment. second, generate data that will contribute in further r&d efforts towards developing crop simulation models which will assist growers in risk analysis in decisions around chickpea and lentil production. 4.knowledge of the optimal phase development patterns of high yielding chickpea and lentil germplasm, within a defined set of relevant australian target production environment types. https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders/improving-the-adaptation-and-profitability-of-high-value-pulses-chickpea-and-lentil-across-australian-agroecological-zones

recent incursion of the barley disease ramularia has not been fully delimited around the areas of confirmed occurrence. as this disease can spread through infected seed, growers in these regions will need information on the relative risk of saving seed for planting the following year. other regions that currently have had no positive recordings will need to be surveyed to ensure that these areas are currently free from ramularia. ramularia in the northern hemisphere and new zealand has recently increased in pathogen aggressiveness, decreased in fungicide sensitivity and caused epidemics in germany. determining the occurrence of ramularia across the australian grain belt will inform the level of disease management options required including seed hygiene, fungicide and pre-breeding investments. investment description this investment will combine three surveillance approaches over two seasons to determine the incidence and distribution of ramularia across the australian grain belt. 1. delimiting ramularia incidence around existing confirmed occurrences; 2. where found, collection and storage of ramularia samples for further characterisation; 3. determining the areas that are free of the disease with emphasis on areas known to be of highest disease risk across the western, southern and northern grdc regions. there is a preference for a coordinated national approach. expected outcome by 2022, australian grain growers will be implementing effective disease management strategies that minimise the impact of priority diseases on production leading to at least 10% increase in profitability expected outputs by december 2019 and annually thereafter, australian grain growers will know the incidence and distribution of ramularia across the australian grain belt. details: a ramularia occurrence survey to be conducted across the australian grain belt with an emphasis on the high and medium rainfall regions. a delimitation survey will be conducted in western australia.

falling number fn is a global industry standard used to quantify detrimental pre-harvest sprouting phs in wheat, as early release from seed dormancy leads to significant effects on end product quality. however, a low falling number can also be caused by the trait of late maturity alpha-amylase lma, with some wheats having a genetic predisposition to accumulate low levels of starch digesting enzymes during grain filling in the absence of sprouting. lma susceptibility is currently a classification criterion for milling wheat in australia. due to the cost involved in the current lma susceptibility screen, it is currently employed at a late phase in the breeding pathway of australian wheat breeding programs, which significantly restricts genetic gains for yield and other traits in australian wheat varieties. investment description this investment is one of three interrelated investments aimed at managing and eliminating the effect of late maturity alpha-amylase lma in wheat through improved phenotyping and modelling: proc-9176016 lma project a – improved phenotyping for late maturity alpha-amylase lma susceptibility in wheat; proc-9176017 lma project b – a novel high-throughput, low-cost test to determine cause of starch damage in wheat grain; and lma project c – an improved model of late maturity alpha-amylase lma field risk in australian wheat. this procurement focusses on the development of an innovative lma susceptibility screening methodology that has increased throughput, scalability, repeatability and significantly reduced costs in comparison to the current benchmark assay. it is expected that the successful applicant will propose a multi-disciplinary approach with potential inputs from fields such as phenomics, molecular biology, biometrics, plant physiology, plant breeding and genetics. innovative solutions may also borrow from other disciplines such as robotics, medical sciences, mathematics and engineering. the successful applicant will be expected to actively engage with industry stakeholders australian wheat breeding companies and wheat quality australia as well as the successful applicant of ‘lma project c – an improved model of late maturity alpha-amylase lma field risk in australian wheat’. expected outcome by 2030, late maturity alpha-amylase lma risk is managed within the australian wheat industry as to maximise genetic gains and minimise downgrades to improve enduring profitability for australian growers. intermediate outcome by 2023, australian industry will have access to accurate, high-throughput screening tools for lma expression that are employable early in breeding programs, research programs and applicable to a more cost effective, higher throughput lma classification screen; growers will have the ability to determine starch damage of grain on-farm; and the industry as a whole will have access to accurate field risk profiles of lma to inform decision making. this will be achieved through the three interrelated investments. expected output output 1 by 2023, an improved lma susceptibility screening methodology with increased throughput, scalability, repeatability and decrease cost in comparison to the current benchmark assay. contracting the investment will be contracted on a grdc standard research agreement two party. full details here: https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders/lma-project-a-improved-phenotyping-for-late-maturity-alpha-amylase-lma-susceptibility-in-wheat/

falling number fn is a global industry standard used to quantify detrimental pre-harvest sprouting phs in wheat, as early release from seed dormancy leads to significant effects on end product quality. however, a low falling number can also be caused by the trait of late maturity alpha-amylase lma, with some wheats having a genetic predisposition to accumulate low levels of starch digesting enzymes during grain filling in the absence of sprouting. lma susceptibility is currently a classification criterion for milling wheat in australia. investment description this investment is one of three interrelated investments aimed at managing and eliminating the effect of late maturity alpha-amylase lma in wheat through improved phenotyping and modelling: proc- 9176016 lma project a – improved phenotyping for late maturity alpha-amylase lma susceptibility in wheat proc- 9176017 lma project b – a novel high-throughput, low-cost test to determine cause of starch damage in wheat grain; and lma project c – an improved model of late maturity alpha-amylase lma field risk in australian wheat. this tender is for the development of a rapid, mobile, low-cost test for starch degradation in wheat grains which can also determine the cause of damage as lma or phs. such a test will be valuable to breeders and pre-breeders seeking to determine the cause of starch damage in breeding material and research populations in the field, increasing the speed at which lma susceptibility can be controlled by genetics. the technology could also be used by growers to aid post-harvest decision making and by grain receivers to rapidly and reliably determine starch damage. it is expected that the successful applicant will propose an innovative approach that may include imaging science, biochemistry and/or molecular biology. the proposed approach may also borrow from other disciplines such as medical sciences, food sciences, physics and engineering. a proof of concept of the proposed approach will be highly regarded in assessment. the tender is open to private, public and private-public partnerships. expected outcome by 2030, late maturity alpha-amylase lma risk is managed within the australian wheat industry as to maximise genetic gains and minimise downgrades to improve enduring profitability for australian growers. intermediate outcome by 2023, australian industry will have access to accurate, high-throughput screening tools for lma expression that are employable early in breeding programs, research programs and applicable to a more cost effective, higher throughput lma classification screen; growers will have the ability to determine starch damage of grain on-farm; and the industry as a whole will have access to accurate field risk profiles of lma to inform decision making. this will be achieved through the three interrelated investments. expected output output 1 by 2023, test developed to quantify starch damage and determine the cause as lma and/or phs. contracting the investment will be contracted on a grdc standard research agreement two party. for full details: https://grdc.com.au/research/applying-and-reporting/current-procurement/open-tenders/lma-project-b-a-novel-high-throughput, -low-cost-test-to-determine-cause-of-starch-damage-in-wheat-grain/

supply of suitably qualified organisations to participate in a potential multi-stage procurement process for the provision of innovative solutions to enhance the department’s unified communications.