This means that for these contracts, Education and training services agencies will first have to check whether an Indigenous small or medium business (SME) can deliver Industrial cleaning services the goods or services on a value for money basis before approaching the Farming and fishing and forestry market. and wildlife contracting services Editorial and design and graphic To satisfy the mandatory set-aside, the and fine art services Commonwealth buyer will need to: Travel and food and lodging and entertainment services Check whether there is an Indigenous business that has the Politics and civic services necessary capability, and if so, What are the minimum investigate whether the requirements? Indigenous SME offers value for The minimum requirements are: money. If it does, the contract must be Contract-based requirement: offered to the Indigenous SME. achieve at least 4 per cent If there is no suitable Indigenous Indigenous employment and/or SME then the Commonwealth supplier use on average over the buyer can select another term of the contract; OR contractor through its normal Organisation-based purchasing process. requirement: achieve 3 per cent Maps of the Remote Areas are Indigenous employment and/or available at supplier use across the organisation on average over the affairs term of the contract. What contracts do the mandatory In addition, where part of the contract minimum Indigenous is to be delivered in a Remote Area, participation requirements apply the government agency and the to? contractor will agree to significant Indigenous employment or supplier Mandatory minimum requirements will use requirements in that area. apply to all contracts delivered in Australia that are valued at $7.5 million The minimum Indigenous participation or more, where the majority of the requirements will need to be included goods or services are in one of the in approaches to market that are following specified industries: released after 1 July 2015. Building, construction and maintenance services For more information Transportation, storage and mail services
This means that for these contracts, agencies will first have to check whether an Indigenous small or medium business (SME) can deliver the goods or services on a value for money basis before approaching the market. To satisfy the mandatory set-aside, the Commonwealth buyer will need to: Check whether there is an Indigenous business that has the necessary capability, and if so, investigate whether the Indigenous SME offers value for money. If it does, the contract must be offered to the Indigenous SME. If there is no suitable Indigenous SME then the Commonwealth buyer can select another contractor through its normal purchasing process. Maps of the Remote Areas are available at What contracts do the mandatory minimum Indigenous participation requirements apply to? Mandatory minimum requirements will apply to all contracts delivered in Australia that are valued at $7.5 million or more, where the majority of the goods or services are in one of the following specified industries: Building, construction and maintenance services Transportation, storage and mail services Education and training services Industrial cleaning services Farming and fishing and forestry and wildlife contracting services Editorial and design and graphic and fine art services Travel and food and lodging and entertainment services Politics and civic affairs services What are the minimum requirements? The minimum requirements are: Contract-based requirement: achieve at least 4 per cent Indigenous employment and/or supplier use on average over the term of the contract; OR Organisation-based requirement: achieve 3 per cent Indigenous employment and/or supplier use across the organisation on average over the term of the contract. In addition, where part of the contract is to be delivered in a Remote Area, the government agency and the contractor will agree to significant Indigenous employment or supplier use requirements in that area. The minimum Indigenous participation requirements will need to be included in approaches to market that are released after 1 July 2015. For more information
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