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Other Instructions:

Conditions for Participation:

Subject to clause 5.7 of the CSIRORFT2025026 Head Document, 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).

f. Tenderers (including new businesses and foreign Tenderers) are required to provide evidence of their compliance as specified in Schedule 3 item 1.3.3 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.

g. Tenderers should note that the Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy applies to this RFT. The Environmentally Sustainable Procurement Policy aims to improve environmental sustainability across three focus areas: climate; the environment; and circularity.