Version 1.0 effective 29 September 2015
Request for proposal template is used to seek innovative solutions to achieve a desired outcome or resolve a specific problem.
Further guidance on when to use Request for Proposal has been included in the Contract template selection and tailoring guide.
Current version includes updates to incorporate:
- the new Defence Procurement Complaints Scheme (23 April 2019)
- the new Defence Security Principles Framework (DSPF) replacing the Defence Security Manual (DSM) (18 June 2018)
- Financial Statements Presubmittal Program & Approved Contractor Viability Program (15 February 2018)
- new conditions of Proposal clause 6.2 added to reflect multi-stage tendering requirements of 1 Jan 2018 Commonwealth Procurement Rules (1 January 2018)
- consistency with the Defence Procurement Policy Manual (16 June 2017).
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Request for proposal template documents (ZIP, 358.94 KB)
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Request for proposal template documents (PDF, 427.13 KB)
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Defence accepts no responsibility, or liability, for the use of this document. For specific procurements, Defence reserves the right to make changes to the document (or select particular clause 'options') and is not bound to use the document for any particular procurement.