[16 May 2013]

 

OPEN TENDERS AND RFPs

 

There are no currently open Approaches to Market (ATM).

RFP LAS 2013 has closed (see Past Tenders and RFPs below)

ITT AFS 2013+ has closed (see Past Tenders and RFPs below)

 

 

UPCOMING TENDERS AND RFPs

 

Further Approaches to Market (ATM) will be published here soon:

 

1     An invitation to tender for the provision of a small number of conventional light fixed wing aircraft services for reconnaissance. This is part of the ITT AFS 2013+ process but tenders will be called separately for these services as some of the technical specifications, and the process itself, will be different.

We anticipate that these services will be advertised in mid 2013.

 

2     Please note amended timelines. A call for proposals to supply data integration services for AFAMS (the national aircraft tracking, event logging and messaging system) from mid 2014 is expected to be published late 2013 or early 2014.

(Please see the “Tracking” page of this website for more information on AFAMS).

 

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF TENDERS AND PROPOSALS

Please note that NAFC is moving all public procurement processes to a web-based electronic tendering system – the NAFC Electronic Tender Portal (NETP). You will need to register on the system in order to access full documentation and updates for advertised tenders and to tender or submit a proposal. Details of how to register are published in the “How to” guides that accompany each process.

For most processes, submitting a response involves registering on the NETP, downloading template documents, completing these documents and then uploading them back to the NETP. Respondents will usually need access to Microsoft Word and Excel, running under Microsoft Windows, to complete a response.

If you are considering submitting a tender or proposal, make sure that you carefully examine the relevant “how to” guide, study exactly how the system works, and how to submit. Leave yourself enough time to register and get everything in before the closing date.

The electronic tender system is expected to offer significant benefits in the long run, but it is complex to implement and has some constraints imposed by the third-party software, so we ask for forbearance and patience!

 

NOTIFICATION AND ADVERTISING

All approaches to market will be publicly advertised on this page and in “The Australian” newspaper.

You can also subscribe to our tender notification service (see below). We suggest that you do not rely entirely on the NAFC tender notification service as notification emails can be treated as spam or junk mail by your internet service provider or email program.

Alternatively you may be able to set up your favourite internet search engine to keep checking for changes to this page. 

 

Please visit again for more updates.

 

NAFC has developed a document that provides advice on planned future contract specifications. NAFC would welcome your feedback on contract specifications. The document is available in the Downloads section or you can go straight there by clicking here.

Please check back regularly as the document may be updated to reflect feedback received.

 

 

We normally post details of previous tender processes here for a period of time after they close, so that the information can still be viewed for reference purposes.

 

The Invitation to Tender for Aerial Firefighting Services for 2013 onwards ITT AFS 2013+ has closed.

ITT AFS 2013+ invited tenders for over 70 individual services encompassing:

o   Type 1 (High Volume) rotary wing firebombing services

o   Type 1, 2, and 3 rotary wing services

o   Type 4 fixed wing firebombing services, and

o   a number of other specialist aircraft services, including intelligence gathering.

ITT AFS 2013+ has now closed, however the tender documents remain available, for reference, on the ITT AFS 2013+ page of this website. Click here to go directly to the ITT AFS 2013+ page.

 

The Request for Proposals for the supply of Large Airtanker Services RFP LAS 2013 has closed.

RFP LAS 2013 invited proposals for the supply of Large fixed wing Airtanker Services to support bushfire control in Australia from 2013-14 and onwards (“RFP LAS 2013”).

For this RFP, a “Large Airtanker” is a fixed wing aircraft that can deliver at least 5000 litres of fire retardant to a bushfire. Self-filling or scooping aircraft were included.

The RFP also required respondents to propose suitable supervision aircraft.

The RFP has now closed however the RFP documents remain available, for reference, on the RFP LAS 2013 page of this website. Click here to go directly to the RFP LAS 2013 page.