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The massive $1-2 billion IT program reached second gate approval earlier this year but has gone eerily silent. DEFENCE What happened to ERP at Land ? Katherine Ziesing | Canberra

The plethora of seminars and conferences available at the Land Forces event next month has lost a contender; an industry brief on the ERP pro- gram has disappeared. ADM understands that the presenter who was slated is no longer available but a representative for ERP will be available on IN THIS ISSUE the CASG stand. What happened to ERP at The massive $1-2 billion IT program reached second Land Forces? 1 Some C-27Js temporarily gate approval earlier this year but has gone eerily silent. grounded by fuel ADM understands that both Accenture and IBM were contamination 3 told almost two months ago that one of them would CASG head Kim Gillis set for retirement after 38-year be informed within the week which had been selected career 4 as preferred partner. Then, nothing. Lessons from the AWD procurement: ASPI 6 Two months later, former DIO director Frank Data-driven design in Lewincamp conducted a two-week review into the military engineering 8 CIOG/VCDF Group program this month. ADM under- Sydney SME joins information warfare research stands that the review has been completed but the consortium 9 results are not available at this time. Airbus sets gliding altitude The last industry briefing in December 2015 provided world record 10 Forthcoming Events 13 the following timeline and capability focus when the

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program was known as Defence INSIGHT (ADM assumes this moniker was dropped due to headlines like ‘Defence lacks insight’): Tranche A – Foundation and finance Tranche B – Logistics, procurement and estate Tranche C – Engineering and maintenance “A target of two Systems Integrators are expected to be selected to deliver three tranches of work, and this may result “ADM understands in a number of vendors acting together in order to cover the that both Accenture full scope of work within a work package,” the industry slide pack said. and IBM were told “Each System Integrator will design, build and implement they would be functionality that is organised to deliver incremental capability informed which had drops (e.g. every 6 to 12 months). “The System Integrators will earn the right to continue with been selected as successive capability drops within the work package(s) based preferred partner. on its ability to meet performance and commercial expectations. “Each System Integrator will need to demonstrate capabilities Then, nothing” across the whole .” As far as ADM knows, these metrics have not changed sig- nificantly in public (though the methodology allegedly has). Nor has the expiry date of MILIS support contract of 2020. An upgrade program for MILIS is not on the cards at this time despite being considered three years ago as part of the Central Processing project. At the time of the brief, IOC was slated for each of the above tranches in December of 2019, 2021 and 2023. The brief also acknowledged that the program would affect 600 applications as either replaced or integrated into the SAP based Defence ERP. SAP has been adopted under a whole-of-government approach for IT, a drive which began in 2011 with mixed results across the federal IT enterprise. The Department of Human Services is also conducting its own ERP effort known as the Welfare Payment Infrastructure Transformation (WPIT) program, which many of the same industry players are in the mix for. Many in the IT sector have expressed doubts over the ability of the sector to absorb both programs at once given workforce and clearance restraints.

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Defence has confirmed that three of its C-27J Spartan battlefield airlift aircraft were affected by fuel contamination during the recent Pitch Black exercise, held in the NT in July and August. Although Defence says the remaining seven aircraft in the fleet were not affected, the cause of the contamination remains a mystery. The affected C-27Js have since returned to RAAF Base Richmond. Two Spartans were based at Batchelor during Pitch Black 18 and were routinely refuelled from deployable rubber fuel bladders set up by Army’s “The cause of the 9th Support Battalion (9 FSB), but Defence says the three contamination affected aircraft did not receive fuel from Batchelor and other aircraft operating from the airfield recorded no contaminants. remains a mystery” “RAAF Darwin and Tindal fuel farms and trucks were advised within 24 hours and the affected aircraft were drained, inspected and refuelled with no further contamination found,” a Defence spokesperson said. It is not clear where the three aircraft stopped to refuel when they initially deployed to Darwin from their home base at RAAF Richmond at the beginning of the exercise. Defence says that an investigation into the source of the contamination is ongoing, but initial reports indicate the problem was isolated to the three aircraft in Darwin. “An inspection has been undertaken of all C-27J aircraft, and Defence intends to increase the number of servicing inspections of C-27Js as a result of this mat- ter,” the spokesperson said. Exercise Pitch Black 18 concluded on August 17.

The 9th Force Support Battalion refuel a RAAF C-27J Spartan aircraft at Batchelor Airfield during Exercise Pitch Black 2018. DEFENCE

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Kim Gillis speaking prior to the Long Ride 2017 fundraiser. DEFENCE CASG head Kim Gillis set for retirement after 38-year career Julian Kerr | Sydney

Normally affable but discreet, CASG head Kim Gillis used his valedictory remarks at the recent Defence and Industry conference to deliver some home truths, both positive and otherwise, as he heads towards retirement. Retiring in September after three challenging years as the Deputy Secretary in charge of Defence’s acquisition and sustainment arm, Gillis referred to a 38-year career divided into 20 years in public administration, five years in shipbuilding, five years in public administration, five years in aerospace, and the last three years in public administration again. The amount of work CASG had dealt with during his tenure was “nothing less than phenomenal,” with some members of the contract and procurement team not taking leave for two years. “Now that’s not good management, but it’s the reality of the work we’ve gone through so I think we’re tired,” Gillis said. “I think we’re ready to take on the next challenge but it’s tough, this has been the biggest reform of probably any public administration organisation that people have seen. It’s the largest single hit with new acquisitions and we’re reforming our sustainment approach. “We’re doing that with less people, we’re doing that more effectively, we’re doing that more accountably, and we’re better than the primes in the way we contract.” The latter remark related to Lee Stanley of Daronmont Technologies telling the conference that some primes were now harder to deal with contractually than CASG – a judgement welcomed by Gillis, who noted “it’s taken 20-something years to get to the point where they’re more painful than we are.” Gillis disclosed one retirement ambition was to build a treehouse “without any contractors.” Nevertheless, he praised the relationship with both primes and

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SMEs as “absolutely fantastic” and emphasised his pride in the re-engagement of trust in capability managers by both government and the acquisition community. Less positive was the speed of reforms – “they should have been quicker and more comprehensive.” Gillis also noted that the enforcement of Australian Industry Content (AIC) should have been stronger – “I’ve seen some very poor behaviour by people who were putting in AIC plans to actually claim shopfronts. When somebody says that something is an Australian Industry Capability and is going to be built in Australia, that doesn’t mean you import it, run it through a shopfront and sell it to us. Those are the old days, there is no value to it. “We’re not ever going to do that again. We’re going to become more diligent. Don’t make claims and expect that we’re not following up.” State governments complaining about national politics was another bugbear, given that in his lengthy experience he had never been in a situation where any federal government had been prepared to compromise Australia’s warfighters and the national interest for state-based political gain. “Yes, you can talk about decisions to put things in particular states, but that is pre-competition,” he said. Gillis also scoffed at full page advertorials in the national press taken by some primes in the past 12 to 18 months prior to acquisition decisions. “The future for “In the senior leadership inside the acquisition community, we Gillis? Apart from just laughed. We said if you think that’s going to change the way we run our acquisition, you’re foolish. the treehouse, he’ll “It does only two things. It adds to the coffers of the media be travelling to community out there, and it may give in some perverted way some national awareness, but we’ve got to do it better because Vietnam, Ireland, those things were a multi-hundred-thousand-dollar campaign NZ, and Canada” and the Commonwealth ultimately will pay for it.” Describing his greatest dislike, Gillis referred to what he described as a small number of companies that had “absolutely lied outright to us. They’re poorly behaved and if you think that’s going to work, it’s a disaster, your reputation is trashed. “I know that my senior leaders have had instances where companies have tried to go around us and where companies have tried to go to the Minister and make representations which are fundamentally untrue. “You might get away with it once but if you do that to your customer and you’ve been deceitful, you’re foolish.” The future for Gillis? Apart from the treehouse (a real one), he’ll be travelling to Vietnam, Ireland, NZ, and Canada, and enjoying the company of his five grandchildren.

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ASPI’s Robert Macklin has released a ‘warts and all’ case study into the procurement of the RAN’s three Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs), from the people on the shipyard to the politics and technology that both enabled and hindered one of Australia’s largest procurement projects. The goal of the case study, in the words of ASPI Executive “It ran wildly Director Peter Jennings, is to “help those in Defence, industry over budget and and parliament, and interested observers, to better understand the complexities of the business—all with the aim of improving schedule; yet it how Australia equips the ADF". laid the foundation ASPI is supported in that mission by outgoing CASG Deputy Secretary Kim Gillis, who “wants to build a library of case stud- for a continuous ies in the interests of helping government, defence and industry naval shipbuilding leaders make the best possible capability decisions". industry” Macklin opens with an acknowledgement of the program’s many difficulties. “The AWD procurement was like none other,” Macklin writes. “It involved the reluctant departure from office of two defence ministers; it fell into almost every organisational pitfall imaginable; it ran wildly over budget and schedule; yet it laid the foundation for a continuous naval shipbuilding industry for the first time in Australian history.” Macklin points to the period between the 2000 Defence White Paper and the 2005 first pass as the source of many subsequent issues with the project.

HMAS Hobart in the waters of Jervis Bay, New South Wales. DEFENCE

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“By 2002, when Vice Admiral Chris Ritchie became Chief of Navy, the White Paper, he says, ‘was almost worthless because we’d run out of money’. This was but one of the impediments in the vital Phase 1 of the AWD Project between 2000 and the first pass by the National Security Committee of Cabinet sched- uled for 2005.” The decision to procure AWDs, of course, was made alongside the decision to acquire two Landing Helicopter Docks (LHDs), today’s HMA Ships Canberra and Adelaide. Macklin also highlights the influence wielded by John Wylie and Mark Carnegie, consultants who had both been involved in the privatisation of “Macklin credits Qantas and the redevelopment of the Melbourne Cricket Ground. “Shipbuilding didn’t figure at all prominently in Wiley’s and Commodore Craig Carnegie’s experience at the time. While the sale of ASC to a pri- Burke for getting vate concern was the trigger for their engagement, they were also asked to advise on which of the big shipbuilding projects should the program take priority.” back on track” The integration of Aegis brought competition between Raytheon and Lockheed Martin front and centre: “So lively was the competi- tion between the two US defence contractors that, when one of them scored a tender win over the other, the winner sent a van to park outside the loser’s office carrying a big painted sign saying, “WE WON!’” However, Raytheon was then given the task of integrating Aegis into the AWDs, and consequently took up a leading role in the build as the systems integrator. Politics also played a role. The ousting of Kevin Rudd in 2010 “led directly to the replacement of the well-liked Defence Minister, John Faulkner, by much less popular Stephen Smith from Western Australia. “Indeed, one senior member of the AWD leadership team would resign his post rather than continue to work for and with the minister.” Issues also arose between companies involved: “The relationships between the parties were starting to deteriorate quite badly because of money and schedule .” Then came former Defence Minister David Johnston’s infamous remark that ‘devastated’ morale at ASC: “You wonder why I’m worried about ASC and what they’re delivering to the Australian taxpayer; you wonder why I wouldn’t trust them to build a canoe.” Ultimately, Macklin credits Commodore Craig Burke for getting the program back on track, thanks to a mammoth “emotional, intellectual, and physical commitment.” He concludes on a positive note. “From my experience of many days and weeks of conversation with all the key players in the AWD program, I have no doubt that we possess a cohort of extraordinarily well-qualified executives, naval officers, public service adminis- trators, scientific and technical personnel—as well as an eager and motivated shipyard workforce—perfectly able to accomplish the challenges set for them. “Provided always that they remember the hard-won lessons afforded them by the AWD procurement.”

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Data is a critical asset for military organisations, but this data is only valuable if used effectively. There is a clear need for data-driven design in military vehicle engineering. The military vehicle sector is rapidly adapting to changing security threats and new technologies. In fact, much of Britain’s Ministry of Defence (MoD) and the US Department of Defence (DoD) procurement activity now uses cloud services, software and technology products involved in the collection and processing of huge reams of data. However, the industry is still at the early stages of making full use of the wealth of information available to it. Designing with data means that military vehicles are able to take on the rough terrain and turbulent conditions of the real world with maximum survivability. But where does this data come from? Connected military vehicles are generating gigabytes of data from sensor- packed functions including on-board systems that monitor a vehicle’s oil, tem- perature and fuel consumption, as well as more general performance data, such as speed, distance travelled and location. This data can be used to track vehicles and personnel, and importantly, make intelligent decisions and inform the design of future vehicles. By using data generated from real-life vehicles, design engineers can make more informed decisions on how to best manufacture a military vehicle. Instead, real-life vehicle data is used to design, manufacture and test military-grade steer- ing systems against the specified load and frequency data of the real-life applica- tion. If the load data is unknown, theoretical calculations and simulation software can also outline loads. It is not necessarily the static values of the load or frequency data that is of most concern in the design process, considering that most military vehicles are

Data can be used to make intelligent decisions and inform the design of future vehicles. BLICKPIXEL (PIXABAY)

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designed to go above and beyond the actual loads and frequencies they will face. Rather, it’s the dynamic nature of the vehicle’s activity — the varying loads, the changeable frequencies and irregular abusive loads that occur during the vehicles life – that should be a fundamental consideration. This use of real-life data takes this dynamism from the qualitative realm, to the quantitative realm, so engineers can use this data when developing a vehicles design. Data-driven design enables data-driven testing. One of the most important parameters to test for a military vehicle and its parts is the maximum load. With this information, you can observe how much force a part can “By using data endure, in both tensile and compression, before a failure occurs. Using different rigs to test a range of force applications, forces generated from up to ±400kN can be applied both statically or dynamically. real-life vehicles, Moreover, with enough data, you can compile a multitude of loads at their respective frequencies and cycles as part of a design engineers dynamic block testing program. This program effectively mirrors can make more the real-life data that is gathered from the vehicle to accurately informed decisions” assess the true fatigue life of the part. With a variety of loads and frequencies in place, engineers can measure the number of cycles that the parts can endure over time, performing 1,000,000 load cycles in only one week. That’s enough to replicate infinite life for a part on a vehicle, meaning lifecycle management decisions can be made in advance. As connected military vehicles are generating more data than ever before, it makes sense that these vehicles be produced with meaningful design data at conception, to maximise safety, performance and efficiency. Note: Emma Cygan is a design and development engineer at Pailton Engineering. Sydney SME joins information warfare research consortium

Sydney-based UUV company Aquabotix has been accepted as a member of the Information Warfare Research Project (IWRP), a consortium focused on advancing information warfare capabilities to enhance US Navy and US Marine Corps mission effectiveness. Aquabotix was approved to join IWRP as a technology leader with competen- cies in focus areas for the consortium, including autonomy, assured communica- tions, and battlespace awareness. As a member of IWRP, Aquabotix will gain access to US Space and Naval Warfare (SPAWAR) Systems Command’s Other Transaction Authority (OTA) agreement, which was previously awarded to the consortium. The aggregate amount of the agreement is US$100 million over the next three years. The OTA will be used as a vehicle to advance information warfare technologies and inno- vation delivery to the US fleet.

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Aquabotix SwarmDiver is an underwater UUV swarm that can gather data. AQUABOTIX

“The IWRP OTA The OTA also enables the consortium members to engage in a broad range of activities advancing such technologies and allows will accelerate for the delivery of new technology faster and more efficiently than acquisition traditional US federal acquisition requirements usually allow. “The IWRP OTA will accelerate acquisition and bring non-tra- and bring ditional sources, research and development labs, and industry non-traditional together to provide new, innovative information warfare ,” sources together” Rear Admiral C.D. Becker, commander of SPAWAR Systems Command, said. “This mechanism is faster and more attuned to getting something quickly that we want today, as opposed to traditional federal acquisition,” SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic Deputy Executive Director Bill Deligne added. “While speed is a critical element, reaching beyond the traditional DoD industrial base, further into the commercial sector to capture new, innovative solutions, is also a key element of the IWRP.” “It is a privilege to be joining other industry leaders in the IWRP,” Whitney Million, CEO of Aquabotix, said. “We anticipate participation in this consortium will provide access to key part- ners and customers while enabling rapid research and prototyping to support our goal of continuing to develop innovative and leading-edge solutions and product offerings for the US and allied governments.” Airbus sets gliding altitude world record

Airbus’ Perlan Mission II, the world’s first initiative to pilot an engineless air- craft to the edge of space, has risen in the stratosphere to a altitude of over 62,000 feet (60,669 feet GPS altitude) above El Calafate, Argentina. This sets a new gliding altitude world record, pending official validation. The pressurized Perlan 2 glider, which is designed to soar up to 90,000 feet, passed the Armstrong Line, the point in the atmosphere above which an

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unprotected human’s blood will boil if an aircraft loses pressurization. This marks a second glider altitude world record for Jim Payne and Morgan Sandercock, the same two Perlan Project pilots who soared the Perlan 2 to 52,221 feet GPS altitude in September last year in the same remote region of Argentine Patagonia. The 2017 record broke a previous record that was set in 2006, in the unpressurized Perlan 1, by Perlan Project founder Einar Enevoldson and Steve Fossett. “This is a tremendous moment for all the volunteers and sponsors of Airbus Perlan Mission II who have been so dedicated to making our non-profit aerospace initiative a reality,” Ed Warnock, CEO of the Perlan Project, said. “Our victory today, and whatever other milestones we achieve this year, are a “Perlan 2 pilots testament to a pioneering spirit of exploration that runs through everyone on the project and through the organizations that sup- catch a ride on port us.” stratospheric “Innovation is a buzzword in aerospace today, but Perlan truly embodies the kind of bold thinking and creativity that are core mountain waves” Airbus values,” Tom Enders, Airbus CEO, said. “Perlan Project is achieving the seemingly impossible, and our support for this endeavour sends a message to our employees, suppliers and competitors that we will not settle for being anything less than extraordinary.” During the flight, Perlan 2 was towed to the base of the stratosphere by a Grob Egrett G520 turboprop, a high-altitude reconnaissance plane that was modified for the task earlier this summer. The Egrett released Perlan 2 at around 42,000 feet, the approximate service ceiling of an Airbus A380. To reach the highest areas of Earth’s atmosphere, Perlan 2 pilots catch a ride on stratospheric mountain waves, a weather phenomenon created when rising air currents behind mountain ranges are significantly strengthened by the polar vortex. The phenomenon occurs only for a brief period each year in just a few places on Earth. The area around El Calafate is one of those rare locations where these rising air currents can reach to 100,000 feet or more. The Perlan 2 glider incorporates a number of innovations to enable its mission:

Airbus’ Perlan Mission II set an altitude world record for piloted gliders. AIRBUS

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PEOPLE ON THE MOVE

Following consultation with and confirmation from the Australian government, the appointment of RDA Sydney’s 2018 Committee is as follows: Robert Lang (Chair), Jim Taggart (Deputy Chair), Dianne Tipping (Export Capability for Business), Phillip Cenere (Higher Education), Clive Cachia (Professional Services Legal), Nigel Hennessy (Defence/Innovation/ Technology), Narelle Kennedy (Innovation/Clusters), Jonathan Wolfe (Start-Up Sector), Karin Bishop (Communications and Government), Luke Thompson (Economic Analysis). Ocean Software has appointed Mark Palmers as Chief Technology Officer (CTO) to build and manage the company’s strategic technology plan. Mark has extensive ANZ and global experience in the defence and aviation industry. Mike Ransom has been appointed as Manager Defence Services for OPEC Systems, where he will oversee remediation of unexploded ordnance and toxic remnants of war within the company’s Defence Division. Mike will commence in this newly created role on 27 August 2018.

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Land Forces 2018 Date 4-6 September 2018 Location Adelaide Website www.landforces.com.au Presented in collaboration with the Australian Army, LAND FORCES 2018 is an international industry exposition to showcase equipment, technology and ser- vices for the armies of Australia and the Indo-Asia-Pacific. ISCILP 2018 Date 5-6 September 2018 Location Adelaide Convention Centre Website https://www.landforces.com.au/ICSILP/program.asp This year’s conference brings Army and Defence Science and Technology closer than ever before in exploring future capability options for warfighting success. Many of the delegates attending ICSILP18 will play key roles in harnessing novel technologies for the development of the required solutions. This presents an excellent networking and knowledge exchange opportunity. ANI Goldrick Seminar Date 17 Sep, 2018 Location ADFA, Canberra Website https://navalinstitute.com.au/ ANI will be holding its annual Goldrick Seminar at ADFA – with the title Naval Shipbuilding as Strategy. The event is well-attended every year by senior serving officers and by defence industry. ICCPM 2018 Thought Leadership Roundtable Date September 21, 2018 Location Canberra, Melbourne Website [email protected] The International Centre for Complex Project Management (ICCPM) is delighted to invite you to attend this open discussion workshop which seeks to bring together the collective wisdom of senior leaders from both public and private sector organisations to share perspectives on project leadership. 18th Australian Space Research Conference Date 24 Sep – 26 Sep, 2018 Location Mantra on View Hotel, Gold Coast Website http://www.nssa.com.au/18asrc/ The 18th Australian Space Research Conference (ASRC), will be held at Gold Coast in Queensland over September 24-26. The ASRC is intended to be the primary annual meeting for Australian space research. It welcomes space sci- entists, engineers, educators, and workers from across the university, industry and government parts of the space sector, and is not limited to Australian-based research. International participants are most welcome. The scope of the confer- ence includes fundamental and applied research, operational matters, technology, and use of space data and facilities. We are accepting abstracts until July 14.

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Systems Modelling Conference 2018 Date 04 October 2018 Location Adams Auditorium, UNSW Canberra Website https://www.unsw.adfa.edu.au/conferences/systems-modelling-conference-2018/home Systems thinking and modelling is the science of integration, where every system is conceptualised as a set of inter-related components. Systems thinking and sys- tems modelling provides a problem solving approach that helps us develop the capacity to understand and manage complexity in a systemic way and how to deal with it in multi-stakeholder situations. The Capability Systems Centre in partner- ship with IEEE runs a one day conference on the use of whole-systems approach to design and manage complex problem in socio-technical and socio-ecological systems. The daylong conference on October 4th will feature showcases on the use of systems thinking and systems modelling in a wide range of areas. WA Indo-Pacific Defence Conference 2018 Date 30 October 2018 Location Crown Towers – Perth, WA Website http://perthusasia.edu.au/defence-forum-2018 The 2018 Western Australian Indo-Pacific Defence Conference will convene strategic thinkers from the military, industry, academic and government in Perth Australia, home to Australia’s largest naval base, a growing defence industry, and a vibrant civic and academic community. This conference will promote the State’s defence capability to national and international defence stakeholders. The aim is to provide new and relevant information from high-level speakers to educate and inspire our local industry, and to assist them in becoming world class and globally competitive (export ready). NZDIA 2018 Forum Date 30 October – 1 November 2018 Location Central Energy Trust Arena, Palmerston North (NZ) Website http://www.nzdiaforum.co.nz/page/528148 The 2018 NZDIA Forum is our 21st forum. We aim to bring together industry (local, regional and international) and a wider range of government interests than has been achieved previously. The NZDIA forum has, for 20 years, been the most important event on NZ soil for defence and industry to come together. This year we are creating the opportunity and space for a wider cross section of industry: local, Australasian and global with a broader interest in national security encompassing defence, to come together. The speaking and workshop program is coming together as we identify how best to deliver excellent value to our traditional constituency and new attendees. Veterans Film Festival Date 1 November – 3 November Location Palace Electric Theatre, ADFA, Canberra Website www.veteransfilmfestival.com The RSL National Veterans Film Festival (VFF) is an annual event, putting the spotlight on stories about veterans, first responders, their families and the influence of warfare

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• AUSA 2018 – 8-10 October 2018, Washington DC, US • Euronaval 2018 – 23-26 October 2018, Paris, France • Indo Defence 2018 – 7-10 November 2018, Jakarta, Indonesia For more information go the business.gov.au TDA webpage here. TDA EOIs will open a few months prior to the event – to keep up to date register for the CDIC newsletter.

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TRAIL SIGNAGE - BUCKLAND AND STONY HEAD, TAS 11367 18 SEP - Request for Tender - Medium Works Contract (EWP MEWC -1 2014) - Project No: 11367 The Department of Defence is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the manufacture and installation of new fire trail signs including unexploded ordinance (UXO) clearing for Buckland Military Training Area and Stony Head Training Area in Tas. The preferred contractor will be employed under the Medium Works Contract (Construct only). Closing Date: 12:00 PM Tuesday 18 September 2018 Enquiries: Brayden Germaine (Aurecon Group), Tel: (03) 9975 3755, Email: [email protected] Copies of RFT: www.tenders.gov.au

ARMY INDIGENOUS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL TRAINING 6935 24 SEP - Request for Tender - Defence Support and Reform Group The Army Recruit Training Centre (ARTC) is seeking a Supplier to work with the staff of the Recruit Development Wing (RDW) to deliver a specialised program that is aimed at improving the representation of lndigenous Australians in Army. “Indigenous”, in this context, refers to persons of both Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. The Army Indigenous Development Program (AIDP) is for selected applicants with a view to bridging education and health standards as well as

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ADM'S Defence Week Edition - This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher reinforcing individual resilience necessary to commence the Army Recruit Course (ARC). As such the program is to be delivered in an appropriate military environment in order to engender the requisite skills, knowledge and attitudes that will allow a successful transition to a military career. Candidates for this program are selected through a competitive identification and screening process demonstrating a strong sense of values, commitment and a desire to serve. This recruiting process targets candidates who do not possess the requisite education levels for 'general entry' into Army, or at least the confidence in demonstrating them. The Supplier will be contracted to deliver the educational and physical training components of the program in a culturally appropriate environment. “Culturally appropriate”, in this context, includes sensitivity to Indigenous requirements but also the acknowledgement and development of the military ethos that Army staff will be concurrently working to develop in candidates. Over the course of the program it is expected that the candidates will have improved self-esteem, develop greater resilience and robust coping mechanisms to meet the challenges they will experience in military life. They will start to develop the qualities expected of soldiers noting Army's core values of Courage, Initiative, Respect and Teamwork. In 2019 this program is scheduled for delivery commencing 22 January for a period of 17 weeks. The education and physical training components, to be delivered by the Supplier, will total 52 days (13 weeks x 4 days per week). Army’s preferred cohort size is 40. At present there is volatility in the recruitment market that means numbers may fluctuate. In order to meet Defence’s criteria for value for money, suppliers are requested to price according to a minimum panel of 20, then, in increments of 5 up to 40 participants. The Supplier must be a Registered Training Organisation (RTO) and able to maintain its RTO status during the performance of the contract. This Contract is expected to commence on 22 January 2019 and to end on Wednesday 22 January 2020. Three (3) further 12-month extension options are available and are to be exercised at Defence's discretion (with delivery of 2 programs targeted annually). Closing Date: 3:00 PM Monday 24 September 2018 Enquiries: Contracting Officer, Email: [email protected] Copies of RFT: www.tenders.gov.au

CIVIL AND FENCING WORKS - RAAF WILLIAMS LAVERTON AND POINT COOK, VIC VT11463 24 SEP - Request for Tender - Minor Works Contract (EWP MIWC -1 2014) - Project No: VT11463 The Department of Defence is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for a project that involves civil and fencing works at RAAF Williams Laverton, Vic and stormwater pit covers replacement, fencing and Parade Ground refurbishment works at RAAF Williams Point Cook, Vic. Industry Briefing: An Industry Briefing will be held at RAAF Laverton Base – Entry Gate from 10:30 AM on Tuesday 11 September 2018. Tenderers must contact the Enquiries Officer by 5:00 PM on Friday 7 September 2018 if wishing to attend. The preferred contractor will be employed under the Minor Works Contract (Construct Only). Closing Date: 12:00 PM Monday 24 September 2018 Copies of RFT: www.tenders.gov.au

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ADM'S Defence Week Edition - This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF 48 DWELLINGS - WIRRAWAY THORNTON NSW DHA-PROC-20160 9 OCT - Request for Tender - Defence Housing Australia Defence Housing Australia (DHA) invites builders to tender for the Design and Construction of 48 dwellings at Stage 5 Wirraway Thornton NSW. Compulsory Industry Briefing: A Compulsory Industry Briefing will be held at DHA’s Newcastle Office, 45 Fitzroy Street, Carrington Newcastle, NSW from 1:00 PM on Monday 3 September 2018. Tenderers must contact the Enquiries Officer by email (quote PROC-20160 in all correspondence) if wishing to attend.. Closing Date: 5:00 PM Tuesday 9 October 2018 Enquiries: Procurement, Tel: (02) 6217 8555, Email: [email protected] Copies of RFT: www.tenders.gov.au

ACCESS LADDER REPLACEMENTS - DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENT ORCHARD HILLS, NSW NN11666 10 OCT - Request for Tender - Medium Works Contract (INTERNATIONAL)– Project No: NN11666 The Department of Defence is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for a project that involves the removal and replacement of the roof access ladders to several buildings as they as they have been decommissioned. This includes: • Removal and disposal of 19 existing platforms and ladders which are in poor condition and at end of life and; • Installation of 19 replacement compliant platforms and ladders at Defence Establishment Orchard Hills, NSW. Industry Briefing: An Industry Briefing will be held at The Northern Road, Orchard Hills, NSW from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM on Wednesday 19 September 2018. Tenderers must contact the Enquiries Officer by 5:00 PM on Thursday 13 September 2018 if wishing to attend. Works to be completed with in 12 weeks of contract execution.The preferred contractor will be employed under the International Medium Works Contract (Construct only). Closing Date: 12:00 PM Wednesday 10 October 2018 Enquiries: Tarek Markaboui, Tel: (02) 9274 0766, Email: [email protected] Copies of RFT: www.tenders.gov.au

ELECTRICAL UPGRADE WORKS - DEFENCE ESTABLISHMENT ORCHARD HILLS, NSW NN11669 10 OCT - Request for Tender - Medium Works Contract (EWP MEWC -1 2014) - Project No: NN11669 The Department of Defence is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for a project that

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ADM'S Defence Week Edition - This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher involves the replacement of electrical components including the distribution board, the perimeter lighting, checking the integrity of the earthing system to the buildings and replacing defective components as required and replacement of electrical fittings including light fittings to match existing at Defence Establishment Orchard Hills, NSW. Industry Briefing: An Industry Briefing will be held at The Northern Road, Orchard Hills, NSW from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM on Wednesday 19 September 2018. Tenderers must contact the Enquiries Officer by 5:00 PM on Thursday 13 September 2018 if wishing to attend. Works to be completed with in 18 weeks of contract execution.The preferred contractor will be employed under the Medium Works Contract (Construct only). Closing Date: 12:00 PM Wednesday 10 October 2018 Enquiries: Tarek Markaboui, Tel: (02) 9274 0766, Email: [email protected] Copies of RFT: www.tenders.gov.au

ACCOMMODATION BUILDING REFURBISHMENT WORKS - SIMPSON BARRACKS, VIC EST01355 12 OCT - Request for Tender - Medium Works Contract (EWP MEWC -1 2014) - Project No: EST01355 The Department of Defence is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for a project involves a building refurbishment works generally including replacement of lighting, replacement of floor coverings, internal painting, exterior timber façade maintenance, window furnishings replacement at Simpson Barracks, Vic. Industry Briefing: An Industry Briefing will be held at Simpson Barracks, Watsonia, Vic from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Thursday 20 September 2018. Tenderers must contact the Enquiries Officer by 5:00 PM on Monday 17 September 2018 if wishing to attend. Works to be completed with in 32 weeks of contract execution.The preferred contractor will be employed under the Medium Works Contract (Construct only). Closing Date: 12:00 PM Friday 12 October 2018 Enquiries: John Hendrawan, Tel: (03) 9668 6725, Email: [email protected] Copies of RFT: www.tenders.gov.au

LAND 400 PHASE 3 - MOUNTED CLOSE COMBAT CAPABILITY CASG/LSD/RFT0056/18 1 MAR - Request for Tender - Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group The Department of Defence is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for the supply and support of a Mounted Close Combat (MCC) Capability to the Australian Defence Force under Land 400 Phase 3. LAND 400 will acquire and support the next generation of Armoured Fighting Vehicles (AFV) with the firepower, protection and mobility to defeat increasingly firepower and adaptive adversaries well into the future. LAND 400 will deliver enhanced levels of survivability to the Joint Land Force

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ADM'S Defence Week Edition - This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher including sensors, weapons and information systems which will be networked to strategic intelligence platforms. At its foundation, the program will deliver replacements for the Australian Light Armoured Vehicle (ASLAV) and M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) fleets. The program will also provide specialist Manoeuvre Support Vehicles (MSV) to properly enable Army’s combat brigades to undertake joint land combat. LAND 400 Phase 3 will deliver Mounted Close Combat Capability, primarily enabled by the Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) (the M113 APC replacement) and MSV mission systems. Registrations are now open for the Land 400 Phase 3 RFT Industry briefing session to be held during the Land Forces Conference in Adelaide on Wednesday 5 September, full details are contained within the Tender Details Schedule in Part 1 – Conditions of Tender. There will also be an opportunity for one-on-one meetings on Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 September and pre- registration is required. The LAND 400 Phase 3 project team will be conducting classified briefings for vehicle Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and Primes who intend to submit a response to the RFT. Briefing Session: A Briefing Session will be held Adelaide on Wednesday 5 September 2018. Tenderers must contact the Enquiries Officer by email with RFT Industry Briefing in the subject heading, by 5:00 PM on Wednesday 29 August 2018 if wishing to attend. One-on-One Briefing Session: Adelaide on Wednesday 5 September 2018. Tenderers must contact the Enquiries Officer by email with RFT one-on-one meetings in the subject heading, by 5:00 PM on Wednesday 29 August 2018 if wishing to attend. One-on-One Briefing Session: Adelaide on Thursday 6 September 2018. Tenderers must contact the Enquiries Officer by email with RFT one-on-one meetings in the subject heading, by 5:00 PM on Wednesday 29 August 2018 if wishing to attend. You will be advised by 4 September 2018 if you have been allocated a meeting time with venue details Classified Briefing: An Classified Briefing will be held at a time a place to be disclosed Tenderers must contact the Enquiries Officer by email, by 5:00 PM on Wednesday 29 August 2018 if wishing to attend. Closing Date: 5:00 PM Thursday 1 March 2018 Enquiries: LAND 400 PHASE 3 Contact Officer, Email: [email protected] Copies of RFT: www.tenders.gov.au

EMERGENCY REPAIRS - HANGAR 410, RAAF BASE AMBERLEY, QLD 10038 14 SEP Ext. From 7 Sep - Request for Tender - Medium Works Contract (EWP MEWC -1 2014) - Project No: 10038 The Department of Defence is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors for repair works including removal and replacement of hangar floor slabs, emergency lighting upgrades, testing of earthing points, replacement of aircraft maintenance power supplies, provision of new fire detection and protection system and additional drainage trench at RAAF Base Amberley, Qld. Industry Briefing: An Industry Briefing will be held at Hangar 410, RAAF Base Amberley, Qld from 10:00 AM to 12:30 PM on Thursday 16 August 2018. Tenderers must contact the Enquiries Officer by email, by 4:00 PM on Monday 13 August 2018 if wishing to attend.

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ADM'S Defence Week Edition - This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher The preferred contractor will be employed under the Medium Works Contract (Construct only). Closing Date: 12:00 PM Friday 14 September 2018 Enquiries: Matt Fallon, Tel: (07) 3173 8000, Email: [email protected] Copies of RFT: www.tenders.gov.au

DEFENCE MARINE SUPPORT SERVICES PROGRAM RFI_6814_NAVY_FCMD 15 OCT - Expression of Interest - Defence Support and Reform Group This Request for Information (RFI) is intended to inform a potential future procurement process. Participation in this RFI is NOT a pre-condition to participation in a future procurement process. Department of Defence is seeking Requests for Information (RFI) in relation to the Defence Marine Support Services (DMSS) Program. This RFI relates to the provision of marine support to Defence (primarily Navy) and potentially other Commonwealth agencies. The intention of this RFI is to shape a possible future procurement, particularly in relation to market capacity and methods to deliver the required support. The DMSS Program is a critical enabler to capability and involves a range of selective marine and port support services. As an initial focus, the DMSS Program will subsume the services currently provided to Navy under the Fleet Marine Services Contract (FMSC) and those currently delivered by the Mutti-Role Aviation Training Vessel (MATV). The overall intention of the DMSS Program procurement is to create a flexible vehicle to enable other potential users (including other Government agencies) and their applicable projects to employ the DMSS Program contracts (where lt makes sense to do so). Such opportunities may be considered in collaboration with lndustry as part of the RFl. The aim of the DMSS program is to establish consistency in marine support services nationally, maximise and assure capability delivery and where possible, gain economies of scale to ensure value for money for Defence. The objectives that Defence is seeking to satisfy through this RFI process are three-fold: a. to provide industry an opportunity to share ideas and think outside the square for a potential future procurement that satisfy the objectives of the DMSS Program; b. to consult industry in a cooperative and open environment where industry's view on a range of issues can be obtained, including how best to optimise and innovate the delivery of DMSS services; and c. to enable the Commonwealth to provide background information and context in relation to the DMSS Program in accordance with the Conditions of the RFl. NOTE: Prospective respondents are to note that the RFI as released does not include all information in relation to this RFI. Respondents may only obtain the additional information after the execution of a 'Deed of Confidentiality'. Industry Briefing Roadshow: An Industry Briefing will be held in KPMG Office Level 8, 235 St Georges Terrace Perth from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Tuesday 4 September 2018. And in KPMG Office Level 7, 151 Pirie Street, Adelaide from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Wednesday 5 September 2018. And in KPMG Office Level 38, Tower Three, 300 Barangaroo Avenue, Sydney from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Friday 7 September 2018. And in KPMG Office Level 37, Tower Two, 727 Collins Street Melbourne from 9:00 AM to 11:00 AM on Tuesday 11 September 2018.

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ADM'S Defence Week Edition - This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher And in The Pullman Hotel 17 Abbott Street, Cairns from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Wednesday 12 September 2018. And in The Mantra on the Esplanade, 88 The Esplanade, Darwin from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM on Wednesday 19 September 2018. Tenderers must contact the Enquires Officer by email, by 5:00 PM on Wednesday 29 August 2018 if wishing to attend. Closing Date: 2:00 PM Monday 15 October 2018 Enquiries: DMSS Procurement Contact Office, Email: [email protected] Copies of EOI: www.tenders.gov.au

NSW POLICE RESCUE & BOMB DISPOSAL UNIT MEDIUM RPV REPLACEMENT 01800 24 SEP - Request for Tender - NSW Police Force NSW Police Force is seeking tenders from suitably qualified contractors to provide a replacement for a NSW Police Rescue & Bomb Disposal Unit Medium RPV. Closing Date: 10:00 AM Monday 24 September 2018 Enquiries: Mark Herrero, Tel: (02) 8835 9472, Email: [email protected] Copies of RFT: www.tenders.nsw.gov.au

EXTERNAL MENTAL HEALTH AND EAP COUNSELLING SERVICES 1548 28 SEP - Request for Proposal - New Zealand Defence Force The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) has a requirement and responsibility to ensure the health and wellbeing of its personnel, including mental health. NZDF wishes to provide a Mental Health Helpline Service and an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) for all its military, civilian personnel and their families. NZDF is seeking to develop and purchase an enhanced integrated External Mental Health Helpline and EAP Services to provide both unplanned care and counselling services through a multi- channel approach, including, but, not limited to: telephone triage and phone advice, face to face counselling; text; email; phone applications; social media and web-based services. The Service and offerings needs to take into account NZDF deployment overseas, exercises and international footprint for personnel. This will allow a person to receive prompt triage, health advice, support, package of counselling care; information and sign-posting to appropriate services and care. These services are of a significant value to our most vulnerable personnel, and services must be culturally sensitive and appropriate to NZDF's needs. NZDF wishes to contract with a provider to supply safe, effective and efficient Mental Health and

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ADM'S Defence Week Edition - This publication is copyright and may not be reproduced in whole or part without the permission of the publisher Counselling Services to all its personnel and their families, by fully trained and qualified staff. The agreement will be for an initial period of three (3) years with provision for two (2) subsequent rights of renewal, for one (1) year each. Closing Date: 2:00 PM Friday 28 September 2018 Contact: Valtyn Showell, Email: [email protected] Copies of RFP: https://nzdf.bravosolution.com

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