Paramedical Service Support HMAS Stirling

Overview The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA) invites tenders from suitably qualified providers for the provision of a 24-hour per day, 7-day per week paramedical capability at HMAS Stirling, Western Australia, in support of the Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-West) Emergency Preparedness and Response (EPR) function. Scope The scope includes: Provision of Advanced Life Support (ALS) qualified paramedics Emergency medical response Casualty assessment and treatment Incident medical command capability Emergency patient transfer coordination Integration with Defence and Western Australian emergency services Participation in emergency exercises and training activities Services are to be delivered in support of Defence operational requirements at HMAS Stirling, including support to submarines berthed within Fleet Base West. Eligibility Conditions for Participation: The Tenderer must be a legal entity capable of entering into a contract with the Commonwealth The Tenderer must demonstrate the ability to provide suitably qualified and AHPRA-registered paramedics to deliver the Services The Tenderer must maintain an appropriate clinical governance framework for the provision of emergency paramedical services The Tenderer must hold, or be able to obtain prior to contract commencement, all licences, permits, insurances and authorisations required to perform the Services The Tenderer must demonstrate the ability to achieve Initial Operating Capability by 1 January 2027 and Full Operational Capability by 1 September 2027 Contractor Requirements Maintain continuous operational readiness Maintain appropriate clinical governance arrangements Hold and maintain required licences and approvals Provide medical consumables and equipment Maintain hazardous environment response capability Comply with all applicable Commonwealth and Western Australian legislative requirements Information Requested Tenderers are to provide a mobilisation and implementation plan detailing key activities, milestones, recruitment strategy, risks, dependencies and the proposed approach to achieving both Initial Operating Capability (IOC) and Full Operational Capability (FOC) within the required timeframes. Contract Terms and Conditions The Commonwealth requires the Services to commence as soon as practicable following contract execution Tenderers must demonstrate their ability to mobilise personnel, equipment, clinical governance arrangements and supporting systems to achieve Initial Operating Capability (IOC) by 1 January 2027 IOC will consist of the provision of a daytime paramedical response capability at HMAS Stirling Tenderers must demonstrate their ability to transition from IOC to Full Operational Capability (FOC) by 1 September 2027 FOC will consist of a continuous 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, 365 days per year paramedical capability in accordance with the Statement of Work Estimated Value (AUD): From $1,000,000.00 to $25,000,000.00 Instructions to Tenderers Tenders must be lodged electronically through AusTender (www.tenders.gov.au) by the Closing Time specified in this Request for Tender. The Commonwealth will not accept hard copy, email or facsimile submissions unless otherwise advised. Enquiries Enquiries regarding this Approach to Market must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Authority via the following email address: stewardship.eprprocurements@defence.gov.au. Tenderers must not direct enquiries to individual Defence personnel. Responses to enquiries may be communicated to all tenderers where the information is relevant to the procurement process.