The Australian Standard for Defence Contracting (ASDEFCON) suite of tendering and contracting templates provides a set of proforma documents for use by procurement officers when drafting solicitation documents and contracts for the acquisition of goods and services by Defence.
Most templates include a covering letter to tenderers, conditions of tender with response volumes, a draft contract and, where appropriate, a draft statement of work. Associated handbooks and related training are available for some templates. These are available on the Industry governance page.
Specific questions about completing tenders or specific tender requirements should be directed to the request for tender contact officer identified in the conditions of tender.
The Contract template selection and tailoring guide is available to assist with the selection of an appropriate contracting template and also outlines the process for tailoring the selected template. It contains decision matrices and detailed descriptions of each template.
Relevant policies
Tenderers and contractors are advised to familiarise themselves and comply with the following Defence policies referenced in ASDEFCON templates. Defence periodically updates the below list and those concerned should rely on their own inquiries to confirm currency.
- Incident Reporting and Management Policy
- Integrity Policy
- Responding to unacceptable behaviour
- Integrated Baseline Reviews (IBR) and Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reviews
- Defence Supplement to Australian Standard for Earned Value Management
- Defence and the Private Sector: Working with Integrity