CSIRO through this RFT is seeking responses from suitably qualified and experienced service providers for the provision of cleaning services (Services) in Sydney New South Wales, for a contract term of 3-years with two possible extension options of 2-years each.

Other Instructions:

Site Visits will be held at the below times:

Marsfield - 26 May 2025 8:00am

North Ryde - 26 May 2025 10:30am

Please register attendance following the instructions listed at 5.12 of the Head Document

Conditions for Participation:

5.1 Conditions for Participation

5.1.1 Subject to clause 5.7, Unintentional Errors of Form, CSIRO will exclude a Tenderer from further consideration and evaluation if CSIRO considers in its absolute discretion that the conditions for participation set out in this clause have not been met by the Tenderer. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this RFT, only requirements listed in this clause will be deemed conditions for participation.

a. the Tenderer exists as a legal entity at the RFT Closing Time and Date

b. at the time of lodgement of their Tender, Tenderers must not have been:

i. precluded from tendering for Australian Government funded work or

ii. subject to a judicial decision against them relating to employee entitlements (not including decisions under appeal, and have not paid the claim

c. where the Tenderer is a Relevant Employer, the Tenderer is compliant with its obligations under the Workplace Gender Equality Act 2012 (Cth) (the WGE Act). Further information may be found at http://www.wgea.gov.au/

d. the Tenderer must comply with all Mandatory Requirements identified in the Attachment A - SOR (Statement of Requirements).

e. the Tenderer will be required to hold all Valid and Satisfactory Statements of Tax Record:

i. required for its entity type; and

ii. required for the entity type of any first-tier subcontractor that it proposes, as part of its response, to engage to deliver goods or services as part of a contract resulting from a procurement with an estimated value of $4 million or more (GST inclusive).

Tenderers should apply for a Statement of Tax Record and should ensure that their subcontractors apply for a Statement of Tax Record within sufficient time to meet these conditions for participation.

Depending on their entity type, some Tenderers may need to apply for multiple Statements of Tax Record. Further information about this is available at

https://www.ato.gov.au/business/bus/statement-of-tax-record/.

f. Tenderers (including new businesses and foreign Tenderers) are required to provide evidence of their compliance as specified in Schedule 3 item 1.3.6 of Attachment B - TRS (Tender Response Schedules) and successful Tenderer/s must provide a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record/s prior to the award of a Contract.

5.2 Minimum Content and Format Requirements

5.2.1 Subject to clause 5.7, Unintentional Errors of Form, CSIRO will exclude a Tenderer from further consideration if CSIRO considers in its absolute discretion that the Tenderer’s response does not meet the minimum content and format requirements listed in this clause. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this RFT, only requirements listed in this clause will be deemed minimum content and format requirements for the purposes of this RFT.

a. The Tender must be lodged electronically via AusTender, the Australian Government Tendering System, in accordance with, clause 3.8, AusTender Terms and Conditions

b. The Tenderer must complete and submit in their Response the:

i. Tenderer’s Deed Poll, substantially in for form at Schedule 10,

as set out in Attachment B - TRS (Tender Response Schedules).

c. Noting the requirement at clause 5.2.1 b, Tenderers should substantially complete all remaining schedules of Attachment B - TRS (Tender Response Schedules), including the RFT Pricing Tables at Annexure A in the format provided.

d. The Tender, including all attachments and supporting material, must be written in English.

e. Alternative solutions will only be considered where the Tenderer also provides in its Tender, a response that conforms to the specified requirements of this RFT.

f. Where the Tenderer is a Relevant Employer, the Tenderer must provide evidence as specified in Schedule 3 item 1.3.5 of Attachment B - TRS (Tender Response Schedules). Further information can be found at clause 5.8.

g. Tenderers (including new businesses and foreign Tenderers) must provide all Valid and Satisfactory Statements of Tax Record, relevant to the Tenderer’s entity type, within 14 days of the RFT Closing Time and Date (clause 5.4).

Timeframe for Delivery: Commence October 2025

Address for Lodgement: AusTender