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department of employment, skills, small and family business the department works to provide people access to services and support to help them overcome barriers and develop skills to gain employment and participate in society. in the 2019 - 20 budget, the government announced significant reforms to harvest labour services, as existing harvest labour services contracts are due to conclude on 26 june 2020. this measure aims to increase the number of australian job seekers working in the horticulture industry and ensure employers can access seasonal workers at the right time. this is a pre-release notice only to provide advance notice that the department intends to undertake an open tender to identify suitable organisations to deliver harvest labour services / national harvest labour information services for 3 years from 2020.

expression of interest eoi to seek responses from the market from suitably qualified, licensed and experienced security contractors to provide a full range of national guarding, alarm response, patrols and concierge services services for abc premises in australia.

seeking consultancy and technical services to undertake the detailed design of a common network and interoperable access card system to enable badge holders to enter facilities across the nic. this concept of allowing access to multiple nic agencies with a single badge is known as ‘ one pass’. the scope of the design includes the main canberra-based headquarters of the ten intelligence agencies that form the nic.

crg program is administered by the australian institute of criminology aic on the basis of recommendations from the criminology research advisory council crac, or the advisory council. the advisory council, which includes representatives from each of the contributing governments, provides recommendations to the director of the aic on research priorities and an assessment of research grants applications made under the annual crg program. the crac bases its assessment on the recommendations of an academic panel chaired by the academic advisor an aic research staff member. the aic will award contracts in varying values.

provision of private hospital services for entitled persons by publishing this invitation to provide private hospital services to the veteran community. dva serves australia’s veteran community, through the provision of programmes of care, compensation and commemoration. dva’s aim is to secure high quality private hospital care for entitled persons delivered for a fair price, at the most convenient locations for entitled persons. as the veteran community ages, their capacity to access a wider range of care appropriate to their needs is increasingly important. managing emerging and different needs of contemporary veterans is also a priority. dva also aims to continually improve the quality and safety of services, and the health outcomes for dva clients, through the purchase of evidence-based treatment services. dva’s new approach to contracting for private hospital services in the past dva contracted with private hospitals for services to entitled persons through a request for tenders rft. the current process that dva is engaging in with private hospital providers is not an rft. dva has introduced new arrangements for providers to contract with dva. this is a simplified contracting model that dva is using to facilitate engagement with suitably qualified providers. a summary of the key features of the new arrangements are: maximising the numbers of participating providers to achieve wide access to private hospitals services for the veteran community; there is no competition, all qualified providers can participate; while providers are required to submit the fee tables, there is no requirement for tender submission or evaluation of tenders; providers self-certify their compliance with dva’s terms and conditions of the hospital services agreement; providers can enter into the hospital services agreement at any time and the hospital services agreement will continue until dva ends the arrangements or the contracting entity exits the arrangements with dva; and negotiation only on fees to ensure value for money.

development of, and investment in, australian industry. the focus is to improve the economic viability and competitive advantage of australian industry, including the identified growth sectors, and supporting the growth and performance of smes. in achieving this priority, the department has a number of requirements for industry and market research and analysis as described below. as such, the department is seeking tenders from suitable providers of industry and business level market research, data, and intelligence and analysis reports. the scope of the reports shall be relevant to australian industry and businesses, including smes, and shall provide meaningful industry research and business information for use in a range of activities including policy development, program delivery and diagnostic analysis of businesses, markets and industry segments. the department provides briefings to the minister which includes industry sectoral briefs, data cards, company briefs, industry briefs, business case studies, industry for which it sources from various domestic and international industry market research and analysis reports. the industry reports are used in departmental briefings contributing to its strategic direction in encouraging growth in australian industries. the department also develops policy, provides policy advice and designs programs to implement australian government policy particularly in industry, innovation and science. an understanding of australian industry is important in performing this work and the industry reports will be used to inform our work in these areas. the entrepreneurs programme is the australian government’s flagship initiative for business competitiveness and productivity. it is delivered through a network of experienced business advisers and facilitators who have relevant private sector experience to assist businesses to improve business practices, become more competitive, and take advantage of growth and collaboration opportunities in order to build the business’ capacity to trade in australian and/or international markets. the programme also provides assistance to commercialise novel products, services and processes as well as to identify knowledge gaps that may be preventing business growth. opportunities are also available for australian start-ups to achieve commercial success in international markets by helping them develop their business capabilities via the incubator support service. within the entrepreneurs’ programme there is a need for the provision of information on the external environment from critical industry market research and analysis reports, including industry benchmarking data that we make available to our business advisers and facilitators for the business management services.

proposes a series of interactive harvester set-up days located across western 30, southern 24 and northern 30 regions to service growers at subregion level. event delivery and duration will vary for each region. this three-year investment will inform growers, harvest contractors, advisors and machinery resellers on harvester set-up and front to back grain quality/ losses through an interactive program with the aim to maximise harvest efficiency and optimise grain losses including the integration of effective harvest weed seed control. information will be practical and delivered using a range of local grower’s machinery. development of extension materials and evaluation of the grower & contractor practice change as a result of attending will be incorporated into this investment and will include the development of case studies and video content. applicants can apply for delivery in one or multiple regions. western – thirty 30 interactive expo days to be delivered over 3 years 10 per annum southern – twenty-four 24 interactive expo days to be delivered over 3 years 8 per annum northern – up to a total of thirty 30 interactive expo days to be delivered over 3 years up to 10 per annum, seasonally dependent the interactive harvester set-up day activities are to be coordinated nationally but designed and delivered strategically for each region. one investment across all three regions or three separate investments, one per region, will be considered. if three separate investments are proposed, applicants will need to outline a mechanism to ensure collaboration across the regions.

supply of investment proposes utilising current grdc northern region branded and supported events, such as the grdc research updates and sponsored field days, to stage a series of short events breakfast or pre-dinner gatherings to support the introduction of experienced agronomists and advisers to graduate level agronomists. in addition, this investment encompasses the establishment of strong linkages into the relevant grdc northern region university/college campuses to develop the bridge between study and career.

feathertop rhodes grass is a highly aggressive weed that, despite being a focus of several research efforts, is continuing to increase in incidence and severity in northern farming systems. the recent confirmation of resistance to glyphosate also highlights the need to manage the weed with an integrated systems approach. this proposal builds on work in daq00105, us00084, and nga00004 that have investigated various strategies for managing feathertop rhodes grass in the summer/winter cropping areas of the northern region. to facilitate improved management of feathertop rhodes grass in queensland and northern nsw, a communication and extension campaign is required. the procurement will update the current feathertop rhodes grass integrated weed management iwm publication for winter/summer cropping areas by incorporating recent research results and will be used as the focus of a targeted extension campaign. in the winter cropping areas of southern nsw, research is required to develop a locally adapted feathertop rhodes grass iwm plan for the prevailing farming system. this should be based on the existing iwm plan but will need to address: differences in the value of residual herbicides based on the presence of sandy, acidic, low oc soils, lower and winter dominant rainfall and crop choice taking into account possible product registration opportunities. differences in the effectiveness of cultivation based on soil type. use of site-specific weed management. opportunities for management in the pasture phase e.g. chemical options and with grazing as a first step in a double knock and the impact of livestock on both spread and/or control of the weed e.g. livestock field preference and feathertop rhodes grass regrowth. extension of this work to growers in southern nsw is a key component of this procurement. project description this investment consists of two interrelated procurements. the applicant may apply for one, or both the procurements proc-9176001 program 2 and this one. where only one of the procurements is applied for, applicants should demonstrate how they will link with the corresponding program. this investment program 1 will: 1. update the iwm plan for feathertop rhodes grass originally released in 2014 and use targeted extension and communication strategies to facilitate adoption of it in northern nsw and queensland. applications should clearly demonstrate how the proposed program will cover the entire winter/summer cropping belt of northern nsw and queensland. expected outcome by june 2024, the extent and impact of feathertop rhodes grass on grain yield in the northern region will be reduced through growers implementing integrated weed management strategies. expected outputs output 1 by december 2019, an updated iwm strategy for feathertop rhodes grass available for growers and advisers in northern new south wales and queensland details: scope to be based on the daf publication integrated weed management of feathertop rhodes grass 2014 but should include new research where relevant output 2 by june 2021, an extension package to facilitate adoption of the iwm strategy for feathertop rhodes grass developed and delivered in northern nsw and queensland details: extension package may include demonstrations sites, field walks and communication products.

feathertop rhodes grass is a highly aggressive weed that, despite being a focus of several research efforts, is continuing to increase in incidence and severity in northern farming systems. the recent confirmation of resistance to glyphosate also highlights the need to manage the weed with an integrated systems approach. this proposal builds on work in daq00105, us00084, and nga00004 that have investigated various strategies for managing feathertop rhodes grass in the summer/winter cropping areas of the northern region. to facilitate improved management of feathertop rhodes grass in queensland and northern nsw, a communication and extension campaign is required. the procurement will update the current feathertop rhodes grass integrated weed management iwm publication for winter/summer cropping areas by incorporating recent research results and will be used as the focus of a targeted extension campaign. in the winter cropping areas of southern nsw, research is required to develop a locally adapted feathertop rhodes grass iwm plan for the prevailing farming system. this should be based on the existing iwm plan but will need to address: 1. differences in the value of residual herbicides based on the presence of sandy, acidic, low oc soils, lower and winter dominant rainfall and crop choice taking into account possible product registration opportunities 2. differences in the effectiveness of cultivation based on soil type 3. use of site-specific weed management 4. opportunities for management in the pasture phase e.g. chemical options and with grazing as a first step in a double knock and 5. the impact of livestock on both spread and/or control of the weed e.g. livestock field preference and feathertop rhodes grass regrowth. extension of this work to growers in southern nsw is a key component of this procurement.