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Provision of Chemical and Other Forensic Analysis Services
The Department of Immigration and Border Protection requires national access to chemical and other forensic analysis services including, but not limited to:
- Standard Services including qualitative and quantitative identification;
- Urgent qualitative analysis;
- Complex Services;
- Assistance in relation to Legal Proceedings;
- Destruction of samples; and
- Other forensic analysis services as required.
Chemical forensic analysis involves the qualitative and quantitative analysis of chemical samples of illicit drugs, precursors, performance and image enhancing drugs, tobacco and tobacco related substances, as well as other related services such as the analysis of impregnated substances and deconstructions.
The Department requires the provision of these services for an initial term of three years.
The contract may also be extended for a further period of two years.
Tenderers must meet the following Conditions of Participation in order to participate in the tender process:
(a) The Tenderer must not be named by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an employer currently not complying with the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cth), unless the Tenderer has obtained a letter of compliance from the Workplace Gender Equality Agency and attaches this letter to its Tender or provides this letter to the Department separately prior to Closing Time;
(b) The Tenderer must confirm that, to the best of its knowledge after making diligent enquiry, neither it, nor its Subcontractors are currently engaging Illegal Workers;
(c) The Tenderer and its proposed Subcontractors are not listed as terrorists under section 15 of the Charter of the United Nations Act 1945 (Cth);
(d) The Tenderer must confirm that neither it, nor any proposed Subcontractor, has a judicial decision against it relating to employee entitlements that is not under appeal or unpaid;
(e) The Tenderer must confirm that it has relevant accreditation with the National Association of Testing Authority (NATA); and
(f) The Tenderer must confirm that it holds relevant licences enabling the storage of precursor chemicals, performance and image enhancing drugs (PIEDS) and narcotics.
Initial term of three years with a potential extension provision of two years.
Electronic lodgment via AusTender at www.tenders.gov.au