Trace Detection Tenders

The Australian Government Department of Home Affairs is seeking tenders for the establishment of a border protection technologies panel. Interested parties must submit their tenders electronically via Austender by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Canberra time. Tender enquiries must be submitted by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Canberra time. The tender includes a Statement of Requirement (Attachment A), Tender Response Form (Attachment B), Pricing Schedule (Attachment C), Tender Evaluation Process and Criteria (Attachment D), Draft Deed of Standing Offer (Attachment E), and Glossary (Attachment F). Participation conditions include holding valid tax records, and for subcontractors with estimated values over AUD 4 million, GST inclusive. Tenders must be in English, using Australian legal units of measurement, and Australian dollars. There is no site inspection. The rft is a covered procurement for the purposes of the cprs and gpjr act. The department does not intend to provide tenderers with additional materials, data or information other than that contained in this rft. The evaluation period is from July 2025 to August 2025, and the finalisation of deed of standing offers with successful tenderers is expected in December 2025. The intended outcome is one or more successful tenderers for the provision of the requirement under a panel arrangement. The proposed deed of standing offer term is up to five years, with the option to extend for a further period. The tender validity period is twelve months after the closing time. Industry briefings are scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 11:00 AM Canberra time on Microsoft Teams. Attendance is not compulsory. Tenderers must provide their name, contact details, and the names and contact details of up to three attendees to the contact officer by 12:00 PM on Monday, April 28, 2025, Canberra time. The department may issue addenda to vary, supplement or clarify the rft. Tenderers must comply with all applicable commonwealth legislation and policies, including the Criminal Code Act ****, Crimes Act ****, and others. The department may require tenderers to give presentations, attend interviews, or host site visits. The tender evaluation criteria and process are outlined in Attachment D. The department may extend the closing time at its sole discretion. Tenders must be lodged electronically using Austender. The department may exclude tenders that do not meet the minimum content and format requirements. The department may exclude tenders that do not meet all essential requirements. The department may request clarification of information contained in a tender. Tenders must be completely self-contained, with no hyperlinks or other material incorporated by reference. Scanned images of signed pages are permitted, but the total file size must not exceed the 50 MB limit per upload. The department may require the tenderer to courier or post the original signed pages after the closing time. The department may accept the whole or any part of the tenderer's offer. Tenderers will be notified of the outcome of this rft in writing and offered an opportunity for a debriefing following finalisation of any resulting deed of standing offer. The department owns all documents provided to the department by the tenderer in connection with the rft process. The tenderer provides an irrevocable, perpetual, worldwide, fully paid up, nontransferable licence to exercise all intellectual property rights in that material. The department may provide information supplied by a tenderer to other commonwealth entities to assist them in determining if they wish to take advantage of the tenderer's offer. Tenderers must immediately notify the department if they become aware of an actual, potential or perceived conflict of interest. The successful tenderer must comply with all applicable laws and policies. The department is required to consider the economic benefit of the procurement to the Australian economy as p

The Australian Government Department of Home Affairs is seeking tenders for the establishment of a border protection technologies panel. Interested parties must submit their tenders electronically via Austender by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, Canberra time. Tender enquiries must be submitted by 2:00 PM on Wednesday, June 18, 2025, Canberra time. The tender includes a Statement of Requirement (Attachment A), Tender Response Form (Attachment B), Pricing Schedule (Attachment C), Tender Evaluation Process and Criteria (Attachment D), Draft Deed of Standing Offer (Attachment E), and Glossary (Attachment F). Tenders must be submitted in English and use Australian legal units of measurement. Tenders must include valid tax records for the tenderer and any subcontractors with estimated values over AUD 4 million. There is no site inspection. The rft is a covered procurement for the purposes of the cprs and gpjr act. The department does not intend to provide tenderers with additional materials, data or information other than that contained in this rft. The evaluation period is from July 2025 to August 2025. The intended outcome is one or more successful tenderers for the provision of the requirement under a panel arrangement. The proposed deed of standing offer term periods are up to five (5) years, with the option to extend for a further period or periods of up to five (5) years in total, in aggregate. The tender validity period is twelve (12) months after the closing time. An industry briefing is scheduled for Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at 11:00 AM Canberra time on Microsoft Teams. Attendance is not compulsory. Tenderers must provide the name of the tenderer, contact details, and the names and contact details of no more than three persons who will be attending the briefing. The department may vary, supplement or clarify this rft at any time by issuing addenda. The department may require clarification of information contained in a tender. Tenderers must comply with all applicable laws and policies, including the Criminal Code Act ****, Crimes Act ****, and others. The successful tenderer must comply with the Commonwealth Supplier Code of Conduct, shadow economy policy, environmentally sustainable procurement policy, indigenous procurement policy, and workplace gender equality procurement principles. The department is required to comply with the commonwealth purchasing policy to encourage SMEs. An SME is an Australian or New Zealand entity with fewer than 200 full-time equivalent employees. The department aims to source at least 20% of its purchases from SMEs. The department may require the successful tenderer to comply with one of the modern slavery model contract clauses available at resources. modernslaveryregister. gov. au depending on the department's risk assessment of modern slavery. The tenderer must comply with the requirements of the web content accessibility guidelines version 2. 1. The department may require the successful tenderer and its subcontractors to obtain and maintain an employment suitability clearance (ESC) and commonwealth security clearance (CSC). Additional requirements apply where the tenderer and/or its subcontractors are determined to be immigration and border protection workers in accordance with the Australian Border Force Act 2015.