Honey Production Service
- Client
- Utah.
- RFP Number
- EXTRA-75693
- Posted
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- Category
- Professional, Consulting, Administrative or Management Support Services
- Budget
- Looking for Proposals
- NAICS
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- Set-aside
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- Contact
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Description
AI GeneratedThe government authority in Utah seeks a vendor to provide a honey production service. The required scope includes developing practical strategies to increase honey production and enhance the productive capacity of honey bee colonies. Additionally, the vendor must identify and address factors that limit commercial honey yields, such as forage availability, colony strength, and management timing. The buyer also requires the vendor to develop and test management practices that boost honey production per colony without raising input costs. Only onshore United States organizations are eligible to apply, and the vendor will perform all work offsite. The buyer is currently looking for proposals to determine the budget. Bidders can submit their responses digitally through online channels or via email.
Key solicitation details
AI-extracted from NHB-RFP_2026-2027v2.pdf. Confirm against the original documents before bidding.
Project Apis m., on behalf of the National Honey Board, is soliciting research proposals focused on enhancing the health, survival, and productivity of honey bee colonies and delivering practical solutions to the beekeeping industry, with special attention to honey production. Multi- and single-year proposals will be considered. The RFP is open to applicants seeking funding for honey bee research, with research outside the U.S. also possible.
- Issued by
- Project Apis m. on behalf of the National Honey Board
- Proposals due
- midnight (PDT), October 5, 2026
- Anticipated award
- December 2026
- How to submit
- Electronic via the online portal
- Submission details
- Submitted through the portal linked on Project Apis m.’s Apply for Funding page. Limited to 6 pages of project description and 10 pages total, excluding references.
- Contract term
- Multi- and single-year options considered
- Place of performance
- Offsite / Unspecified (Research outside the U.S. is possible)
- Funding
- National Honey Board
How proposals are evaluated
| Alignment with priority areas of funding and focus on honey bee survival and honey production | |
| Practical and usable results for the beekeeping industry | |
| Overall scientific merit and originality | |
| Likelihood of success, riskiness, and PI qualifications | |
| Communication plan for sharing findings with commercial beekeepers | |
| Measurable impacts and evaluation methods | |
| Economical, adequate, and detailed budget |
Scope of work
- Identify and address factors limiting honey yields in commercial operations
- Develop and test management practices that increase honey production per colony without increasing input costs
- Quantify the relationship between specific colony health interventions and honey yield
- Develop new technologies for Varroa monitoring, treatment, and control
- Develop BMPs detailing effective year-long, region-specific IPM strategies for Varroa management
- Test and develop supplements for nutritional, economic, and honey production benefits
- Determine pesticide effects on bees and develop mitigation approaches
- Study queen vs. hive interactions and develop approaches to improve queen health
Minimum qualifications
- All application materials must be in English
Documents to include with the bid
- 6-page project description
- Budget justification
- PI information
- References
Verify important details
Document checkConfirm submission instructions and amendments with the issuing agency before responding.
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