Consultancy Contracts over $10,000

Consultancy contracts

Table 1 sets out details of consultancy contracts let by the department during 2007–08 for amounts over $10 000 (including GST), rounded to the nearest dollar.

Selection processes are described in terms drawn from the Commonwealth procurement guidelines (January 2005):

• Open tender A procurement procedure in which a request for tender is published, inviting all businesses that satisfy the conditions for participation to submit tenders.
• Select tender A procurement procedure in which the procuring agency selects which potential suppliers are invited to submit tenders in accordance with the mandatory procurement procedures.
• Direct sourcing A procurement process, available only under certain defined circumstances, in which an agency may contact a single potential supplier or suppliers of its choice and for which conditions for direct sourcing apply under the mandatory procurement procedures.
• Panel An arrangement under which a number of suppliers, usually selected through a single procurement process, may each supply property or services to an agency as specified in the panel arrangements.

Some areas of the department maintain lists of consultants who have been through an extensive selection process. These consultants are engaged, for example, through direct sourcing.

For each consultancy, Table 1 categorises the justification for using a consultancy as:

• Additional resources The work required more resources than were available within the department.
• Specialist skills The work required specialised or professional skills not available in the department.
• Independence The work required research or assessment that had to be independent of the department.

Table 1 Consultancy contracts over $10 000 let during 2007–08

Consultant name Contract price, inc. GST ($) Description Selection process Justification Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics

• Design Emergency 14 300 Review of Apple Macintosh use in ABARE. Open tender Specialist skills
• University of Queensland 22 000 Provide economic input into water availability project. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Scott Rozelle 50 000 Provide economic input into ‘Water governance in China’ project. Direct sourcing Specialist skills

Total 86 300

Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service

• Davidson Trahaire Corpsych 10 110 Provide counselling service to staff. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Linguaset Translation Pty Ltd 10 278 AQIS required the services of a Russian speaking interpreter to accompany Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service officers and a Russian Government delegation who were inspecting fish export establishments in several towns across several States of Australia. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Fumigation Training & Consulting Services 10 800 Provision of methyl bromide fumigation training to AQIS officers (Sydney). Open tender Specialist skills
• Fumigation Training & Consulting Services 10 800 Provision of methyl bromide fumigation training to AQIS officers (Adelaide). Open tender Specialist skills
• Global-Mark Pty Ltd 12 426 External auditing for Quality Management System (ISO). Select tender Specialist skills
• Stratsec-Net Pty Ltd 13 200 AQIS Application Foundation Library (AFL) Application Security Plan (ASP). Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Palm Consulting Group 15 400 Design preparation and facilitation of the AQIS Senior Managers Conference. Open tender Specialist skills
• Pest Australia Pty Ltd 16 000 Provision of specialist fumigation auditing services. Open tender Specialist skills
• John Field 18 035 Provision of expert technical advice for the Thai– Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme Joint Systems Review. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Wallis Consulting Group 22 000 Research for Centenary of Quarantine logo. Select tender Specialist skills
• Pest Education Services and Training 22 268 Provision of training and assessment Train the Trainer activities being undertaken under Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme in the Philippines. Select tender Specialist skills
• Graeme O’Neill Consulting Pty Ltd 25 000 Provision of specialist engineering advice on containment facilities. Select tender Specialist skills
• Quay Connection 30 195 Website design and content. Select  tender Specialist skills
• Fumigation Training & Consulting Services 35 000 To undertake activities in the provision of auditing services in Indonesia. Select tender Specialist skills
• Investors in People New Zealand Ltd 35 000 Provide assessment of the effectiveness of AQIS people management and strategic planning framework. 125 randomly selected AQIS staff from four regions will participate in face-to-face and phone interviews with two assessors. Results will be analysed in relation to the Investors in People international quality standard. Direct sourcing Specialist skills Gartner
• Australasia Pty Ltd 39 490 Supply of Gartner IT Leaders Advisory. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Hartman Thomas Pty Ltd 39 600 Provide assistance and advice to AQIS to ensure that staff undertaking activities related to commodities that may have been fumigated are provided with a workplace free of risk to their health and safety. Select tender Specialist skills
• Peter Meadows Consulting Pty Ltd 42 000 Provision of methyl bromide fumigation training to the
• Australian fumigation industry. Select tender Specialist skills
• Jennifer Dickson 45 454 Advice on Centenary Of Quarantine celebrations. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Pest Australia Pty Ltd 50 000 Provision of specialists services for the development of a methyl bromide fumigation training DVD. Open tender Specialist skills
• Pest Australia Pty Ltd 50 000 For the provision of fumigator accreditation assessments and treatment provider registration assessments in Papua New Guinea from 3– 12 June 2008. Select tender Specialist skills
• Peter Meadows Consulting Pty Ltd 55 000 Training and assessment of offshore fumigators for the Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme in India, Thailand, Vietnam, Philippines, China, Malaysia and Indonesia. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Pest Australia Pty Ltd 71 558 Provision of training and technical expertise during Methyl Bromide fumigation training being conducted in Papua New Guinea under the recently signed Australian Fumigation Accreditation Scheme Arrangement between National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority and AQIS. Open tender Specialist skills
• The Hiser Consulting Group 75 158 Software Interface design. Open tender Specialist skills
• Acumen Alliance 99 000 Provision of independent gateway-style project assurance services to the Import Conditions Information System (ICON) Redevelopment Project. Open tender Independence
• Ethnic Communications Pty Ltc 109 090 Communication services. Select tender Specialist skills
• Fujitsu Australia Limited 109 542 Strategic review of the provision of software services to AQIS. Open tender Independence
• The Research Forum 166 760 Undertakes AQIS Client Satisfaction Survey. Open tender Specialist skills
• Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia Inc 213 205 Secretariat to the AQIS–Industry Cargo Consultative Committee and related committees working parties and task forces. Select tender Specialist skills
• Open Mind Research Group 225 000 Qualitative and quantitative research analysis and evaluation of the Phase III Quarantine Matters! campaign. Open tender Specialist skills
• Andrew Breed 228 700 To undertake field surveillance and testing of Bats in Papua New Guinea and Indonesia to test for Nipah virus in 2008. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Customs Brokers and Forwarders Council of Australia Inc 335 000 Provision of secretariat and liaison services to the AQIS–Industry Cargo Consultative Committee. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Ernst & Young Australia 423 155 Review of Australia’s quarantine border security strategies and policies. Open tender Specialist skills
• Open Mind Research Group 536 736 Tracking research. Open tender Specialist skills

Total 3 200 959

Biosecurity Australia

• James Cook University 11 000 Participate as a member of the Import Risk Analysis Team to develop quarantine requirements for the importation of prawn and prawn products. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• RMIT University 11 000 Participation on the Risk Analysis Panel for the Import Risk Analysis of Chicken Meat. Direct sourcing Independence
• University of New South Wales 13 827 Review scientific literature and provide expert advice on heat treatments suitable to kill a range of plant pathogens. Direct sourcing Independence
• Dr Allan Christopher Hayward 22 000 Specialist consultancy services and associated costs. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Department of Primary Industries Orange Agricultural Institute 24 315 Heat treatment of plant pathogens and soil. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Bob Paton Consulting 28 000 Provide scientific advice and act as a member of the import risk analysis team in relation to Philippines bananas. Direct sourcing Independence
• DWC FoodTech Pty Ltd 33 000 Review of heat treatments in draft Import Risk Analysis of Chicken Meat report. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Dr Robert Norman Allen 37 000 Provide Scientific advice and act as a member of the import risk analysis team in relation to Philippines bananas. Direct sourcing Independence
• Robert Maxwell Cannon 37 000 Provide Scientific advice and act as a member of the import risk analysis team in relation to Philippines bananas. Direct sourcing Independence
• David Peasley Horticultural Services 38 000 Provide Scientific advice and act as a member of the import risk analysis team in relation to Philippines bananas. Direct sourcing Independence
• Communication Design and Management Pty Ltd 38 400 Corporate Document Management in SharePoint. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity 41 500 Development of a diagnostic testing protocol for sudden oak death agent in nursery stock. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries Queensland 45 000 Testing for the effective use of fixative treatments on the viability and integrity of selected bacterial and fungal patterns. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Brennan and Associates 49 350 Develop and deliver pest risk analysis training workshop. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Victorian Department of Primary Industries 49 500 Survey nursery stock in Australia for bacterium Xylella fastidiosa. Direct sourcing Specialist skills

Total 478 892

Bureau of Rural Sciences

• Hyder Consulting Pty Ltd 11 550 Development of a brochure on water quality information which presents the water quality indicators and explains the process followed to reach these indicators as part of the Australian Water Data Infrastructure Project. Select tender Specialist skills
• Intelligence Dynamics 12 100 Facilitate the development of a strategic framework for BRS including forming clear mission and vision statements understanding current priorities and eliciting staffing/morale issues. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Newspoll Market Research 13 683 Provide to BRS with a quantitative data collection and research service in administering the Eurobarometer survey in the collation of data for an Animal Welfare Survey in Australia. Open tender Specialist skills
• Consultant Palynological Services 13 731 Provide BRS with consultation and supply of data services detailing palynostratigraphic analysis of 35 core and cutting samples from Lower Macquarie drill holes within the Lower Macquarie Valley of northwest NSW. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• GeoRIA Associates Pty Ltd 14 300 Prepare report on the status of collaborative national land management practices activities—as a component of the Australian Collaborative Land Use Mapping Program. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Cegedim Strategic Data 16 500 Provide to BRS qualitative segmentation analysis services on people’s perceptions of climate change, climate variability, coping and adaptive capacity of primary industries and regional communities in drought effected areas in the Murray–Darling Basin. Open tender Independence
• ENVision Environmental Consulting 16 500 Contribute to the Natural Heritage Trust funded Bycatch project in the form of compiling a report on an integrated approach to wildlife bycatch and addressing key issues in order to implement a national plan of action. Open tender Specialist skills
• Oxide Interactive 16 500 Web design and online development of the Climate and Resources Reliability Tool as part of the National Agricultural Monitoring System. Open tender Specialist skills
• StratsecNet Pty Ltd 17 360 Provision of an independent assessment of the design and code base for the National Agricultural Monitoring System database in determining its ability to be maintained and extended. Select tender Specialist skills
• Analytics Group 17 600 Development of employee cost allocation model for BRS. Open tender Specialist skills
• SeaGIS 20 680 Provision of outcomes for assessing operational feasibility of stereo video for use in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery farm sector (In collaboration with the University of Western Australia and the Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Association). Select tender Specialist skills
• Cegedim Strategic Data 21 000 Provide to BRS a qualitative segmentation study of people’s perceptions (as part of the Cegedim Climate Survey) on climate change, climate variability, coping and adaptive capacity of primary industries and regional communities in drought effected areas. Open tender Independence
• Sinclair Knight Merz Pty Ltd 21 450 To support BRS in the provision of data validation services on Australian Bureau of Statistics datasets and the cleaning of shape files provided by BRS as part of the National Agricultural and Monitoring System. Select tender Specialist skills
• Biotext 22 000 Copyediting Australia’s State of the forests 2008. Open tender Specialist skills
• Nature Pty Ltd 22 000 Provide to BRS qualitative segmentation analysis and advice on people’s perceptions of climate change, climate variability, coping and adaptive capacity of primary industries and regional communities in drought effected areas in the Murray–Darling Basin. Open tender Specialist skills
• Ekas Market Research Services 23 914 Provide to BRS analytical research services through pilot tests of the quantitative survey instrument for the Climate Risk and Adaptation Study. This entails the study of Farmer’s perceptions and attitudes towards and response to climate change. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Nicole Mazur t/a ENVision Environmental Consulting 25 000 Provision of social science and technical advice for the fisheries bycatch project. Select tender Specialist skills
• AQ1 Systems Pty Ltd 27 940 Provision of advice regarding the operational feasibility of a stereo video and evaluation of monitoring options for the southern bluefin tuna fishery farm sector (Input also provided by Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Association, SeaGIS and the University of Western Australia). Select tender Specialist skills
• NGIS Australia Pty Ltd 32 439 Conduct a review of spatial data infrastructure technology for BRS. Select tender Specialist skills
• Ekas Market Research Services 33 000 Provide to BRS a computer-assisted phone interview survey and dataset statistical pack for social sciences. Select tender Specialist skills
• GMT Canberra Pty Ltd 33 000 Provide to BRS business analyst services for the development of the bureau’s Bids and Contracts Database. Select tender Additional resources
• Rural Development Services 33 000 Provide to BRS services to identify key national stakeholders and consult them about biosecurity outcomes and horticultural landholders’ biosecurity attitudes and practices concerned with the surveillance and control of exotic pests. Select tender Specialist skills
• University of Western Australia 37 000 Provision of research outcomes for assessing operational feasibility of stereo video for use in the Southern Bluefin tuna Fishery Farm Sector (in collaboration with the SeaGIS and the Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Association). Select tender Specialist skills
• Barry Computer Services 38 500 Software development on Multi-Criteria Analysis Shell for Spatial Decision Support. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Norfor Pty Ltd t/a Northern NSW Forestry Services 39 600 Provide BRS with technical expertise in the form of inventory plot measurement and sample plots for private native forests in the Upper North East NSW Regions. Direct sourcing Additional resources
• GeoRIA Associates Pty Ltd 40 000 Contribute to the development of the Natural Resource Management Spatial System including the preparation of the final report. Assist and where necessary supervise the project development team to undertake the project workplan. Open tender Specialist skills
• Allen Consulting Group 44 000 Evaluation of the current administration and effectiveness of the Australian Centre of Excellence for Risk Analysis. Scope of evaluation will include assessing the centre’s effectiveness at achieving its stated objectives the appropriateness of current structures and administrative mechanisms and analysis of strengths and weaknesses. Direct sourcing Independence
• Ekas Market Research Services 44 780 Conduct a computer-assisted telephone interview survey and provide dataset to industry standards in Statistical Pack for Social Sciences format for BRS. Select tender Specialist skills
• National Measurement Institute 50 000 Provide to BRS technical advice and input regarding sampling and testing needs and capabilities for genetically modified events in seed and grain in a national framework. Direct sourcing Independence
• Access Economics Pty Ltd 53 900 Develop for BRS an Excel model to estimate the potential environmental and economic impacts of various greenhouse gas mitigation strategies for Australian farmers. Select tender Specialist skills
• Australian National University— College of Science Research Office 57 646 Supply to BRS a two phase inventory approach that utilises spatial data on crown cover forest productivity and samples clusters of angle-count points on tree levels to be collected used for Upper North East NSW Regional Forest Agreement. Select tender Specialist skills
• NGIS Pty Ltd 67 144 Supply to BRS design and implementation of Spatial data Infrastructure database and data services including tools documentation and configurations. Open tender Specialist skills
• Darling Capital Pty Ltd 79 000 Development and implementation of Web Feature Services suitable for the delivery of water data using Australian Water Data Infrastructure schemas. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• LisaSoft Pty Ltd 79 970 Consultancy services for stand alone metadata creation/editing entry interface tool compatible with GeoNetwork to support BRS standards and recommendations on implementing query filters. Select tender Specialist skills
• LisaSoft Pty Ltd 79 980 Provision of testing services to the Australian Water Data Infrastructure Project specifically testing of the compliant web feature service implementations. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Rural Solutions South Australia 100 000 Completion of scoping study for a National Assessment of Land Salinity and Status of Natural Resources Booklet. Open tender Specialist skills
• River Consulting 120 000 Provide to BRS, services in the evaluation of the Sugar Industry Reform Package. Contribute to planning and method development of sugar region typology communication materials, integrated assessment of the research data and production of the updated evaluation. Select tender Specialist skills
• Australian Southern Bluefin Tuna Association Ltd 183 163 Provide BRS with outcomes for assessing operational feasibility of stereo video for use in the Southern Bluefin Tuna Fishery farm sector (in collaboration with SeaGIS and University of Western Australia). Select tender Specialist skills
• Sunraysia Environmental Pty Ltd 1 700 001 Provision of project management services relating to the drilling of investigation bores logging of bores and laboratory testing within the River Murray Corridor. Open tender Specialist skills
• Sunraysia Environmental Pty Ltd 2 209 350 Provision to BRS project management services relating to the drilling of investigation bores, logging of bore data and laboratory testing within the River Murray Corridor to validate and identify salt deposits in the Murray–Darling Basin. Open tender Specialist skills

Total 5 489 280

Corporate Policy Division

• Marsh Pty Ltd 12 000 To develop and conduct a business continuity test scenario. Select tender Specialist skills
• Mary Boydell 25 000 External member of the Audit Committee. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Yellow Edge Pty Ltd 25 000 Develop and deliver risk management training. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Teamic Pty Ltd 27 500 External member of the Audit Committee. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Andrew Inglis 40 000 Undertake a broadranging review of Australia’s current biosecurity and quarantine arrangements. Direct sourcing Independence
• Jeffory Fairbrother 40 000 Undertake a broadranging review of Australia’s current biosecurity and quarantine arrangements. Direct sourcing Independence
• David Trebeck 60 000 Undertake a broadranging review of Australia’s current biosecurity and quarantine arrangements. Direct sourcing Independence
• Ernst & Young Australia 128 359 Preparation of fraud control plan. Select tender Specialist skills
• Allen Consulting Group Pty Ltd 240 000 Undertake a broadranging review of Australia’s current biosecurity and quarantine arrangements. Direct sourcing Independence

Total 597 859

Fisheries and Forestry Division

• Ewan Colquhoun RidgePartners 10 844 Provision of services to facilitate negotiations and implement resource sharing agreements in Australia’s tuna and billfish fisheries. Direct sourcing Independence
• Australian National University 16 500 Provision of legal services investigating legislation requirements for the certification of forest products and identification of illegally logged timber. Direct sourcing Independence
• Minter Ellison 25 578 Provision of legislative legal advice for the Torres Strait program. Select tender Specialist skills
• PriceWaterhouse Coopers 38 500 Provision of services to assess the Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement Industry Development Program grant applications. Direct sourcing Independence
• Australian National University Fenner School of Environment and Society 65 000 Provision of services to provide a framework and set of indicators to describe and quantify the social and economic impacts of regional and local forestry. Select tender Specialist skills
• University of Wollongong 67 000 Provision of services to conduct a workshop to address implementation of the ‘Regional Plan of Action’ on illegal fishing priority areas in SE Asia. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Dr Glen Ashley Kile 70 000 Australian engagement on the bureau for the eighth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• University of Wollongong Australian National Centre of Ocean Resources and Security 70 000 Provision of advice on international fisheries issues. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Minter Ellison 71 500 Provision of legal probity advice on the Torres Strait program tender process. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Dale Kolody 72 888 Provision of services to assess the south-west Pacific swordfish stock. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• University of Wollongong— Australian National Centre for Ocean Resources and Security 79 500 The provision to facilitate three fisheries workshops in the SE Asia region to assist implementation of the Regional Plan of Action. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• URS Australia Pty Ltd 81 210 Provisions of services to provide case studies on Private Forestry Development Committees. Select tender Specialist skills
• Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research 120 000 Co-sponsorship of Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research project for Indonesia’s Marine Fisheries. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Minter Ellison 154 427 Provision of legal services regarding legislative reform issues on reforms to merits review in Commonwealth fisheries legislation. Direct sourcing Additional resources
• Sustainable Environment Group Pty Ltd 155 000 Implementing Harvest Transition Paths to Biomass Economic Yield (BMEY) in Commonwealth fisheries. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• PriceWaterhouse Coopers 176 000 Provide financial viability assessments for Round 3 of the Onshore Business Assistance under the Securing our Fishing Future Package. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Porter Novelli Australia Pty Ltd 274 347 Creative and communication services for the Tasmanian Community Forest Agreement Program. Direct sourcing Specialist skills

Total 1 548 293

Food and Agriculture Division

• Laister Consulting 19 800 Analysis and audit of state and territory food legislation for the review of Australia’s regulatory system. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Catalyst Consulting 22 000 Development of wheat marketing information workshops in Western Australia, South Australia, NSW, Queensland and Victoria. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Dr Ben Gursanky 25 000 Provision of consultancy services for the Wheat Selection Committee. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Garland Outcomes Pty Ltd 30 360 Provision of services to review the Produce and Grocery Industry Code of Conduct. Select tender Independence
• Dr Sandra J Welsman 38 368 Services provided to review the administration arrangements of the current United States and European Union dairy quota. Select tender Independence
• Mr David Harris 38 368 Services provided to review the administration arrangements of the current United States and European Union dairy quota. Select tender Independence
• Mr John McQueen 43 164 Services provided to review the administration arrangements of the current United States and European Union dairy quota. Select tender Independence
• Andrew Gavel Pty Ltd 71 500 Evaluation and review of the Food Processing in Regional Australia Program. Select tender Independence
• IQ Agribusiness 88 000 Provision of services for business improvements for vegetable growers. Select tender Specialist skills
• Linguaset Translation Pty Ltd 90 000 Provision of translation services for the Wine Agreement Treaty. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• The Accord Group Australia 230 000 Provide mediation services for the horticulture industry. Direct sourcing Specialist skills

Total 696 560

International Division

• Roger Rose 12 100 Economic analysis of potential volume of trade in New Zealand apples to Australia under the final import risk analysis for New Zealand apples in the context of the World Trade Organization (WTO) dispute. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• David Harris 26 000 Review of International Agricultural Cooperation—Live Animal Trade Program and the activities of the Consul—Agriculture (Middle East). Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Meat and Livestock Australia 32 700 A six-day visit to Malaysia by two representatives of Meat and Livestock Australia to undertake a scoping study for a Malaysian animal traceability system. Following an in-country study tour of Malaysia’s livestock industry the consultant will produce a report that includes a blueprint for how Malaysia may proceed to implement a livestock identification scheme including identifying areas for further work. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Dr Robin Vandegraaff 35 000 Provision of advice to United Arab Emirates Government on the implementation of animal welfare legislation. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• PJ Dawson & Associates 44 004 Feasibility study on Technical Production Units in Indonesia. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Blue Moon Research and Planning Pty Ltd 79 970 Market research on attitudes to trade in rural industries and the provision of recommendations for a subsequent communications strategy for the International Division’s Domestic Trade Advocacy initiative. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• PJ Dawson & Associates Pty Ltd 91 186 Specialist expertise/training to assist four Technical Production Units in the Indonesian Ministry of Agriculture to commercialise. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• National Association of Forest Industries 94 820 Provision of project under the Australia China Agricultural Technical Cooperation (ATC) Program, 2007–08 funding round. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Rural Solutions South Australia 225 500 Project in Eritrea will involve a series of in-country visits to the Hamelmalo College of Agriculture. This project will provide practical student training in the development of farming systems extension approaches within the local farming communities. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation— Textile and Fiber Technology 393 800 Project (Enhancing China’s capacity for processing superfine Australian wool) funded under the Australia China Agricultural Technical Cooperation (ATC) Program. Direct sourcing Specialist skills

Total 1 035 080

Management Services Division

• The Australian Employer’s Network on Disability 11 000 Provide independent advice and training for staff with disabilities. Select tender Specialist skills
• WEBB Australia 11 000 Design electrical plans for building proposal works. Open tender Specialist skills
• Excelerated Consulting Pty Ltd 11 943 Build tools to update monthly estimates profiles and perform detailed reconciliations. Select tender Specialist skills
• LNB Computing Consultancy Pty Ltd 12 068 Services provided to build the E10 Fuel Consumption database. Select tender Specialist skills
• Clientwise Pty Ltd 12 500 Conduct online client satisfaction survey aimed at improving services. Direct sourcing
• Independence Noesis Learning Pty Ltd 14 000 Develop and deliver job applications and interview skills workshops. Select tender Specialist skills
• Dialog Information Technology 14 960 Review of travel systems review by business analyst. Open tender Specialist skills
• Ernst & Young Australia 15 000 Accounting advice relating to lease incentives and related transactions. Select tender Specialist skills
• Words Worth Writing 15 120 Editorial expertise to produce department’s budget document. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Ernst & Young Australia 18 934 Review the process management surrounding the department’s Portfolio Additional Estimates Statements. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Hughes Trueman Pty Ltd 20 000 Professional services for the installation of pedestrian facilities on William Clemens Street. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Excelerated Consulting Pty Ltd 20 240 Customisation of monthly estimates updates. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Stratsec Pty Ltd 22 000 Develop Threat Risk Assessment and Application Security for Sharepoint Collaboration Environment. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Interaction Consulting Group 30 000 Change management support services in support of move to new accommodation. Open tender Specialist skills
• Oakton AA Services Pty Ltd 33 000 Conduct an audit of the information technology security environment in Group 8 agencies. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Grey Advantage Consulting Pty Ltd 38 280 Review of support functions. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Grey Advantage Consulting Pty Ltd 38 280 Review of support functions. Direct sourcing Specialist skills Step Two Designs Pty Ltd 41 000 Intranet review and user needs analysis. Select tender Independence
• Davidson Trahaire Corpsych Pty Ltd 47 676 Provide professional counselling and case management services to the department’s central and regionally based employees. Select tender Specialist skills
• Excelerated Consulting Pty Ltd 48 000 Enhancement of system software to support preparation of annual administered financial statements. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Oakton AA Services Pty Ltd 55 000 Development of the meat inspector payments system upload. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Excelerated Consulting Pty Ltd 55 000 DAFF Support Agreement for the Government Estimates Update System. Select tender Specialist skills
• Oakton AA Services Pty Ltd 55 000 Review of cost recovery activities. Select tender Additional resources
• Oakton AA Services Pty Ltd 55 000 Preparation of Cost Recovery Impact Statement. Select tender Specialist skills
• Davidson Trahaire Corpsych 415 800 Provide professional counselling and case management services 2009–2011. Open tender Specialist skills

Total 1 110 802

Natural Resource Management Division

• Garland Outcomes Pty Ltd 33 000 To provide recommendations on priorities for investment and best practice design and management of industry programs. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Porter Novelli SA Pty Ltd 68 497 Project management services for the Sustainable Industry Initiative—Industry Forum. Select tender Specialist skills
• Garland Outcomes Pty Ltd 79 090 Project management services for the Sustainable Industry Initiatives—Program evaluation. Select tender Independence
• John Thorp Australia 200 200 National Weeds Management Facilitator. Open tender Additional resources
• Beaten Track Group Pty Ltd 206 855 Review of the management of Weeds of National Significance. Open tender Specialist skills
• Department of Natural Resources and Water 1 180 000 Provision of a communication capacity building project. Open tender Additional resources

Total 1 767 642

Product Integrity, Animal and Plant Health Division

• Kalang Consultancy Services 11 000 Conduct an independent review of the role and activities of the Subcommittee on Plant Health Diagnostic Standards (SPHDS). Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Laurence Mound 11 000 Preparation of a diagnostic protocol for identification of exotic thrips species Scirtothrips perseae. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Laurence Mound 11 000 Preparation of a diagnostic protocol for identification of exotic thrips species Echinothrips americanus. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Wilton Hanford Hanover Pty Ltd 11 689 Production of aquatic animal disease CD. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Future Fisheries Veterinary Services 13 992 Consultant is to develop disease risk awareness material in consultation with stakeholders and other government bodies. The material will be displayed in two formats: and information brochure and a refrigerator magnet. Select tender Specialist skills
• Panaquatic Health Solutions Pty Ltd 14 112 Development of on-farm biosecurity protocols for nodavirus. Select tender Specialist skills
• Christopher Buller 14 400 Report on structures to advance Australian Animal Welfare Strategy (AAWS) research and development in accordance with the AAWS. Open tender Specialist skills
• Now for Future Pty Ltd 15 582 Design and facilitation of PIAPH Staff Planning Day on 9 May 2008. Includes preliminary work and post planning day debrief and development of charts and templates. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Paul Ferrar 17 700 Consolidation of diagnostic tools protocols and processes used in Australia and some other countries to identify and diagnose fruit fly species. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Kalang Consultancy Services 18 000 Development of contingency plans for species of fruit flies (Tephritidae) of economic importance. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity 19 250 Development of a manual of systems procedures and protocols required for remote microscopy. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Bruce Gemmell 19 800 Undertaking the review of the Livestock Export Standards Advisory Committee. Select tender Independence
• Museums Board of Victoria 19 800 Production of diagnostic images of exotic plant pests from the priority list. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Museums Board of Victoria 19 800 Production of diagnostic images of exotic plant pests from the priority list. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Museums Board of Victoria 21 065 Inclusion of marine pests on Pest and Disease Image Library website. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Lorraine Follett 24 044 Provision of assistance in implementation of the AAWS Communications Strategy and Website. Direct sourcing Additional resources
• Lorraine Follett 25 647 Provision of assistance in implementation of the animal welfare strategy communications strategy. Select tender Specialist skills
• Multicultural Marketing & Management 26 136 Translation of three fact sheets into 10 languages. Open tender Specialist skills
• Dialog Pty Ltd 26 400 Services agreement for the provision of a business requirement specification for the redevelopment of the National Residue Survey database. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Howard Partners 30 000 Evaluation of Budget initiative for Securing the Future. Open tender Specialist skills
• Roger Graham Shivas 30 116 Preparation and conduct of three-week survey of smut fungi across the Surat Thani Phangna Phetchaburi Nakhon Ratchasima Sakon Nakhon Nhong Kai Chaiyaphum Nan Chaing Saen Chaing Rai and Chiang Mai regions of Thailand and the production of a lucid diagnostic key to Thai smut fungi. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Panaquatic Health Solutions Pty Ltd 31 348 Consultancy agreement for the development of Aquatic Animal Welfare Standards. Second stage of project. Open tender Specialist skills
• Queensland University of Technology 33 000 Validation of Asian gypsy moth and fruit flies of economic significance to Australia diagnostic protocols. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Wildlife Research and Management 33 000 Determining the level of success of vertebrate translocations undertaken in Australia and characterising the underpinning strategies used for the successful translocations. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Facilitation Pty Ltd 34 650 Practical management strategies for avian influenza. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Health Futures Pty Ltd 35 981 Health Futures individual assessment of staff’s health status. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• W J Murray Consultancy Services 38 000 Provision of consultancy services to the National Residue Survey Grains Program. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Panaquatic Health Solutions Pty Ltd 38 487 Development of AQUAVETPLAN disease strategy manual for abalone viral ganglioneuritis. Select tender Specialist skills
• LDHT Pty Ltd 39 600 Consultancy services in relation to furthering the AAWS. Select tender Specialist skills
• Plant Health Australia Limited 40 700 Establishment of a nationally agreed standard for fruit fly diagnostics. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Parisfirst Partners Pty Ltd 43 060 Writing and editing web content for the AAWS website. Select tender Specialist skills
• Plant Health Australia Limited 44 000 National Plant Surveillance Reporting Tool development. Select tender Specialist skills
• Jane Speechley Charismatic Communications 45 906 Service agreement for assistance in the implementation of the AAWS 2008 Conference and Communications. Select tender Specialist skills
• Museums Board of Victoria 49 000 Production of diagnostic images of exotic plant pests from the priority list—project 2. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• ASEANET The South East Asian LOOP of BioNET International 49 775 Logistical arrangements for Workshop on Diagnostics of Phytophagous Mites (Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 5–10 May 2008). Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Matalexam Pty Ltd Trading as Conference Solutions 50 000 Services agreement for conference coordination services for the 2008 International Animal Welfare Conference. Open tender Specialist skills
• Sally Berridge Communication Consultancy 55 000 To assist National Residue Survey staff to prepare National Residue Survey Annual Report and Brochure for 2007–2008 and undertake annual review of National Residue Survey website. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Centre for International Economics 57 475 This consultancy will produce a regulation impact statement of the proposed policy approach to the implementation of Australian biofouling requirements. Select tender Specialist skills
• Australian Animal Health Council Ltd 63 973 Organisation and coordination of government–industry workshop of avian influenza. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Plant Health Australia Limited 66 000 Engagement of four key plant industries to identify plant health surveillance activities and to utilise the National Plant Surveillance Reporting Tool. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Bioassure Pty Ltd 72 270 Review of National Management Groups and Consultative Committee modus operandi. Direct sourcing Independence
• Dr Stephen Atkinson 78 210 Technical consultant for the 2008 AAWS International Animal Welfare Conference. Open tender Specialist skills
• Cooperative Research Centre for National Plant Biosecurity 79 200 Development of a national microscopy network for fruitfly diagnostics. Direct sourcing Specialist skills

Total 1 479 168

Rural Policy and Innovation Division

• WalterTurnbull 12 000 Provision of services for auditing of records and accounts of North East Agcare Inc for the Rural Financial Counselling Service Program. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• F1 Solutions Pty Ltd 12 210 Provision of services to the ARC and GMS database for the Rural Financial Counselling Service program. Open tender Specialist skills
• F1 Solutions Pty Ltd 14 522 Provision of services to the Australian Rural Counselling (ARC) database. Open tender Specialist skills
• Hassall & Associates Pty Ltd 19 030 Design and delivery of materials for the 2007 Advancing Industries Knowledge Forum. Select tender Specialist skills
• Garland Outcomes Pty Ltd 23 568 Facilitation services for the National Rural Financial Counselling Conference 2008. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Pastoralists and Graziers Association of Western Australia 25 000 Provision of services to conduct Regional Agricultural Biotechnology forums. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• West Australian Farmers Federation 25 000 Provision of services to conduct Regional Agricultural Biotechnology forums. Select tender Specialist skills
• D’Arcy Consulting Group Pty Limited 26 400 Provision of services for the Personal Efficiency Program. Select tender Specialist skills
• Roger Wickes Project Services 34 650 Provision of services to prepare a report on the efficiency of the National Agricultural Monitoring System. Select tender Independence
• Australian Institute of Public Administration Australia Inc ACT Division 35 000 Provision of monitoring and evaluation training services for the Rural Policy and Innovation Division. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• LNB Computing Consultancy Pty Ltd 35 768 The development and maintenance of databases for the National FarmBis Program due to the termination of the program. Select tender Specialist skills
• Tasmanian Farmers and Graziers Association 43 113 Provision of services for information forums under the National Biotechnology Strategy II. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• F1 Solutions Pty Ltd 43 428 Provision of services to the Australian Rural Counselling (ARC) database. Open tender Specialist skills
• South Australian Centre for Economic Studies 46 090 Provision of services to undertake an Exceptional Circumstances Interest Rate Subsidy survey analysis and report. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Agforce Queensland Industrial Union of Employers 50 000 Provision of services for the Genetically Modified Information forums held in Queensland. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Hassall & Associates Pty Ltd 50 000 Provision of management services for the 2007 National Young Farmers forum. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• South Australian Farmers Federation Incorporated 50 000 Provision of services and information forums under the National Biotechnology Strategy II. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• Victorian Farmers Federation 50 000 Provision of services for information forums under the National Biotechnology Strategy II. Direct sourcing Specialist skills
• South Australian Centre for Economic Studies 52 030 Provision of services of the Farm Help Longitudinal Study. Direct sourcing Additional resources
• ACIL Tasman 79 800 Provision of services and preparation of a report for a 10 year vision and strategic plan for agricultural biotechnology in Australia. Open tender Specialist skills
• Rural Solutions South Australia 93 000 Provision of services for the development and delivery of a business management and fishing vessel management training program for the fishing industry. Open tender Specialist skills
• Victoria University 132 000 Provision of services to deliver an Enhancing Entrepreneurial Skills Course. Open tender Specialist skills
• Walter Turnbull 183 205 Performance auditing of 16 service provider organisations delivering the Rural Financial Counselling Service Program. Select tender Independence
• AgEconPlus Pty Ltd 186 031 Provision of services to undertake a Industry Stocktake of the Australian banana industry. Open tender Specialist skills
• South Australian Centre for Economic Studies 401 330 Provision of services of the Farm Help Longitudinal Study Part B. Open tender Specialist skills
• Queensland Apprenticeship Services Pty Ltd 485 861 Provision of services for the National FarmBis program. Open tender Specialist skills

Total 2 209 035

AAWS = Australian Animal Welfare Strategy; ABARE = Australian Bureau of Agricultural and Resource Economics; AQIS =  Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service; BRS = Bureau of Rural Sciences