Request for Tender (RFT) for Interpretation and Translation Services
Tender ID: 569917
Tender Details
Tender Description
The Commonwealth of Australia (Commonwealth) as represented by the Federal Court of Australia Entity (FCA Entity) is refreshing its current Interpreter and Translation Services Panel (SON4058115 / PNL4759) and invites interested parties (Tenderers) to submit tenders (Tenders) to provide the Services described in Part B of this RFT (Statement of Requirements), subject to the terms and conditions of this Request for Tender (RFT). Note: existing panellists DO NOT need to re-apply as part of this process.
Other Instructions:
Note: existing panellists DO NOT need to re-apply as part of this process.
Conditions for Participation:
Subject to clause 26 of the RFT, if the FCA Entity considers that a Tenderer does not satisfy all of the following Conditions for Participation, that Tender will be excluded from further consideration under this RFT:
1. The Tenderer must be a legal entity recognised under Australian law at the Tender Closing Time. For the purposes of this RFT, a partner of a partnership who submits a Tender on behalf of a partnership, where that partnership is in existence at the Tender Closing Time, will meet this Condition for Participation.
2. [Note to Tenderers: Tenderers should apply for a Statement of Tax Record, and should ensure that their subcontractors apply for a Statement of Tax Record (where required), within sufficient time to meet Conditions for Participation 2 and 3.]
The Tenderer must either:
(a) hold a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record by the Tender Closing Time; or
(b) have a receipt demonstrating that a Statement of Tax Record has been requested from the Australian Taxation Office by the Tender Closing Time, and hold a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record no later than 4 business days from the Tender Closing Time,
for each of the following:
(c) if the Tenderer is a body corporate or natural person, the body corporate or natural person;
(d) if the Tenderer is a trustee, the trustee and relevant trust;
(e) if the Tenderer is a partnership, the partnership and each partner that is directly involved in the delivery of the Services;
(f) if the Tenderer is a joint venture participant, each participant in the joint venture and the joint venture operator (if the operator of the joint venture is not a participant in the joint venture);
(g) if the Tenderer is part of a Consolidated Group, the relevant member of the Consolidated Group and the head company in the Consolidated Group; or
(h) if the Tenderer is a member of a GST Group, the GST Group member and the GST Group representative.
3. The Tenderer must hold a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record for any first tier subcontractor that it proposes, as part of its Tender, to engage to deliver goods or services with an estimated value of over $4 million (GST inclusive).
[Note to Tenderers: if the first tier subcontractor is:
(a) a body corporate or natural person, the Tenderer must hold a Valid a Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record for the body corporate or natural person;
(b) a trustee, the Tenderer must hold a Valid a Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record for the trustee and relevant trust;
(c) a partnership, the Tenderer must hold a Valid a Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record for the partnership and each partner that is directly involved in the delivery of the Services;
(d) a joint venture participant, the Tenderer must hold a Valid a Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record for each participant in the joint venture and the joint venture operator (if the operator of the joint venture is not a participant in the joint venture);
(e) part of a consolidated group, the Tenderer must hold a Valid a Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record for the relevant member of the Consolidated Group and the head company in the Consolidated Group; or
(f) a member of a GST Group, the Tenderer must hold a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record for the GST Group member and the GST Group representative.]
Timeframe for Delivery: May 2025 to May 2027 with two (2) x 12 month extension options.
Address for Lodgement: https://www.tenders.gov.au
Location
New South Wales : Central West : Far North Coast : Far West : Hunter : Illawarra : Mid North Coast : Murray : New England : Orana : Riverina : Southern Highlands : Sydney
Queensland : Cairns & Far North Queensland : Gladstone : Mackay Whitsunday Region : Mount Isa & North West Region : Rockhampton : South East Queensland : South West & Darling Downs : The Central West : Townsville : Wide Bay Burnett
Victoria : Barwon South West : Gippsland : Grampians : Hume : Loddon Mallee : Melbourne
South Australia : Adelaide : Eyre & Western : Far North : Fleurieu & Kangaroo Island : Limestone Coast : Murray & Mallee : York & Mid North
Northern Territory : Barkly : Big Rivers : Central Australia : East Arnhem : Greater Darwin : Top End
Australian Capital Territory
Tasmania
