Defence contracts, by the nature of the size and complexity, lend themselves to reasonable levels of subcontractor engagement. Many major Defence contractors are seeking Australian suppliers.
Prime/head/lead contractors and panel service providers regularly engage industry directly to deliver subcontractor services, including providing opportunities to Indigenous enterprise and small and medium enterprises to engage in fair competition for Australian Government business.
Contractors can be contacted directly to seek information on opportunities and processes for engagement.
ICN Gateway
Defence contractors on some major Defence projects use the Industry Capability Network (ICN) Gateway to outline their needs and identify suppliers.
Global supply chain
Thirteen multinational defence companies, called Primes, are contracted by Defence to identify, assess, mentor, advocate and award export contracts to small business via the Global Supply Chain Program.
- Babcock
- BAE Systems
- Boeing
- HII Australia
- Kongsberg
- L3Harris
- Lockheed Martin
- Moog
- Northrop Grumman
- Raytheon Australia
- Saab
- Rheinmetall
- Thales
Capability and sustainment
Major Service Provider (MSP) Panel consortiums:
- Amentum Australia - mspadmin@global.amentum.com
- Team Nova - Nova systems Australia, QinetiQ and Scyne Advisory - industryengagement@novasystems.com
- KEY Team - Kellogg Brown & Root and Ernst & Young - key_msp@kbr.com
- Team Downer - Downer EDI Engineering Power, Downer Professional Services, Envista, and Providence Consulting Group - teamdownermsp@downergroup.com.