British Columbia BCBid #232080

Specialized Post-Harvest Apple Storage Advisory and Extension Services for BC Packinghouses

This opportunity from the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of British Columbia seeks a supplier for specialized post-harvest apple storage advisory and extension services for regional apple packinghouses. - Government Buyer: - Ministry of Agriculture and Food, British Columbia - Administered by VGN Resources Group Inc. - Scope of Services: - Provide site-specific technical support to up to eight apple packinghouses in the Okanagan and Similkameen regions - Focus areas include: - Harvest maturity assessment - Fruit receiving and pre-storage conditioning - Storage management and storage disorder prevention - Assessment of current handling and storage practices to reduce quality deterioration, cull rates, and storage losses - Technical review and validation of the Apple Post-Harvest Best Practices Guide - Participation in seminars, webinars, and other knowledge-transfer activities - No specific OEMs, vendors, or commercial products are named in the notice - Unique Requirements: - Supplier must deliver tailored, technical, and advisory services directly to packinghouses - Involvement in both on-site support and broader industry knowledge transfer initiatives - Review and validation of industry best practices documentation

Description

This Notice of Intent is for specialized post-harvest apple storage advisory and extension services to support selected British Columbia apple packinghouses and the Ministry’s Tree Fruit Specialist. The supplier will provide site-specific technical support focusing on harvest maturity assessment, fruit receiving, pre-storage conditioning, storage management, and storage disorder prevention. The work includes assessing current handling and storage practices to identify opportunities to reduce quality deterioration, cull rates, and storage losses, as well as providing technical review and validation for an Apple Post-Harvest Best Practices Guide. Participation in seminars, webinars, or knowledge-transfer activities is also required.

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