The Commonwealth has released a raft of new tenders to continue building Australian defence capability, including the acquisition of off-the-shelf space surveillance equipment and construction support. The Commonwealth has updated their current approaches to market through AusTender for defence businesses, ensuring that industry can continue delivering essential defence capability. Delivery of new RAN infrastructure: Closing on 27 March 2024, the Department of Defence is looking for a corporate partner who can deliver new infrastructure and capital build facilities under ESTS4000PH6. The tender includes maritime structures, operational support and testing facilities, training facilities and storage at HMAS Warson, Randwick Barracks Navy Training Systems, Garden Island Defence Precinct and the Maritime Combat Systems Integration Centre. According to the tender, applicants are to offer design management and coordination services and support to the approvals process, architectural and building engineering design services, Security Construction and Equipment Committee (SCEC) design services, quantity surveying services, BCA/MFPE design and consultancy services, provision and management of a common data environment, site investigations and more. ATM ID: AZ6525. Civil engineering support for PFAS contamination: Closing on 28 March 2024, the Department of Defence is looking for a contractor to undertake works to deliver approximately 188 residential lots in West Bullsbrook, Western Australia, with metered, potable water service from the new Water Corporation water main. ATM ID: PFAS 23/24-39532. Delivery of DHA housing stock: Closing on 15 April 2024, Defence Housing Australia (DHA) has released a notice of intended procurement for the delivery of up to 330 newly constructed properties in Rockingham, WA for lease over the next five years. DHA explains that the expression of interest offers delivery flexibility for partners. ATM ID: Notice DHA-74199. Upgrades to DHA Queensland locations: Closing 15 April 2024, Defence Housing Australia has published a request for quote for a DHA-funded upgrade in Queensland. ATM ID: DHA-PROC-77310. Construction support at RAAF Base Learmonth: Closing 18 April 2024, the Department of Defence is seeking support for a defence fuel installation (aviation) and a defence fuel installation (ground) at RAAF Base Learmonth. It is set to include 2 x 3ml of storage capacity as part of the defence fuel installation (aviation) and the creation of 60,000lt of below ground diesel storage for the defence fuel installation (ground). ATM ID: AZ6529. Space surveillance: Closing 30 June 2024, the Defence Space Command is purchasing global commercial-off-the-shelf space surveillance and tracking data as a minimum viable product to support space domain awareness. Defence has confirmed that there will be multiple vendors for the procurements which will take place over short periods. Defence has told interested vendors to register at the Global Data Marketplace. ATM ID: DSPC_SSA_PWS_001/23. Day procedure centre services, Department of Veterans’ Affairs: Closing 30 June 2024, the tender has been released to support the veteran and Defence community to have access to day procedure centre services. ATM ID: DPC-2017. Preferred builders list: Closing 26 July 2024, Defence Housing Australia is expanding the preferred builders list, inviting qualified upgrade builders and contractors to submit a response to a recent RO. It is hoped that the list will support the growing needs of DHA across Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne, and Canberra. ATM ID: DHA-PROC-71332. PSMP Enhanced Aerial Surveillance Program: Closing 31 December 2024, industry has been invited to review Defence’s Pacific Maritime Security Program, which includes tendering opportunities. ATM ID: PMSP-2022-0003. Anticipated DSR works: Closing 28 February 2025, Defence is preparing for potential design services ahead of anticipated works detailed in the Defence Strategic Review. ATM ID: SEG-CFI-20230901A. (ICE SYDNEY)

Fonte notizia: Defence Connect