Bundle 28 Metrology Panel for the AMRF - WPCA-AMRF-23-051

The Advanced Manufacturing Research Facility (AMRF) will be Australia’s first industry-focused manufacturing development facility with a singular mission to accelerate the adoption of advanced technology in manufacturing. Key to a facility of this style and magnitude are the supporting items required to maintain safe and productive working habits. These items will constitute a large range of categories, and the WPCA is actively seeking expressions of interests from suppliers interested in being evaluated for inclusion on a Metrology Procurement Panel for the AMRF.

The attached Invitation To Respond (ITR) documents describe the services required and set out the conditions of tendering. The ITR will remain open for submissions for the duration of the contract until 30 June 2026. Any submissions received will be evaluated every quarter starting July 2024, September 2024, December 2024 then March 2025, June 2025, September 2025, December 2025 and March 2026, June 2026. To be included in the first batch of evaluations, your proposal must be lodged prior to Tuesday 30th July 2024 at 5:00pm AEST. 

You should note that Western Parkland City Authority may issue an addendum to the invitation documents prior to the close of the ITR.

It is your firm’s responsibility to ensure that it submits and lodges a compliant ITR response.  Should you require any clarification on any aspect of the invitation documents or tender process, you should contact Western Parkland City Authority Procurement at amrfpanels@wpca.sydney  We are unable due to issues of probity to discuss these issues with you verbally.

Confidentiality: You should note that any individual(s) proposed as a resource in you firm’s proposal must complete and sign the Confidentiality Deed Poll (provided as a Word document) and this duly executed document must be lodged as part of your submission.

Code of Ethics and Conduct: A copy of the Authority’s Code of Ethics and Conduct for Procurement activities is included as part of the ITR documents.  It is a contractual responsibility placed on all Suppliers to provide a copy of this document to any individual engaged in delivering the Services.  A central issue in the Authority’s code of conduct is the mitigation of any actual, perceived, or potential conflict of interests which may arise when a person engaged in delivering the Services is confronted with issues that that cause a conflict between that person’s public duties and their personal or private interests.  It is incumbent upon any individual engaged on any Western Parkland City Authority contract to disclose to the Authority any conflicts of interest as soon as practicable after the situation reasonably comes to their attention.  Any and all such conflicts of interests must be advised to Western Parkland City Authority (amrfpanels@wpca.sydney)

Western Parkland City Authority looks forward to reviewing your firm’s proposal.

An online briefing will be held via MS Teams on the week starting 15th July 2024. Please email the amrfpanels@wpca.sydney email address with your Company Name, Contact Person, Contact Email Address before Tuesday 9th July 2024 and we will send you a link to the briefing.

 An online briefing will be held via MS Teams on the week starting 15th July 2024. Please email the amrfpanels@wpca.sydney email address with your Company Name, Contact Person, Contact Email Address before Tuesday 9th July 2024 and we will send you a link to the briefing.

Tenderers must complete the following documents (along with any attachments to support your submission) and all submissions must be uploaded electronically via email to amrfpanels@wpca.sydney by the closing date and time. 

• WPCA-AMRF-23-051 - Invitation to Respond (ITR) - Returnable Schedules Application Form in Word or pdf format

• WPCA-AMRF-23-051 AMRF Metrology Panel - Resource Checklist for ITR in Excel format

• Confidentiality Deed Poll in Word or pdf format

All submissions must be uploaded electronically via email to amrfpanels@wpca.sydney by the closing date and time

• The Procurement (Enforceable Procurement Provisions) Direction 2019 applies to this procurement

• A government agency may conduct negotiations with suppliers regarding the procurement