Aircraft hire for releasing sterile insects over citrus crops

Summary

Empresa de Transformación Agraria (TRAGSA) is procuring aircraft hire to release sterile insects over citrus-growing areas in the Valencian Community as part of a biological control programme for the Mediterranean fruit fly. The contract covers an estimated 1,098 flight hours over an initial 12-month period, with three aircraft required and no division into lots; the estimated base budget is €870,714, excluding VAT, which is exempt.