The New Zealand Ministry of Defence home page at www.defence.govt.nz offers access to current MoD tenders, registrations of interest and industry activities. It also provides links to a variety of publications on defence matters.
NZDF tenders are listed on the Industrial Capability Network (ICN) Government Electronic Tendering Service (GETS) site www.gets.govt.nz
The New Zealand Defence Industry Association web site lists information about the NZDIA, its members, and defence industry activities.
For direct contact with the Defence Industry Liaison Staff:
Australian Defence Industry Information
The Australian Defence Force links to a number of other pages including the Minister for Defence. Individual Services and activities are:
The Australian Defence Material Organisation contains links to most parts of the Australian Defence Force acquisition and logistics organisations.
Other Defence Industry locations :
Bibliography
- Defence publications listed below can be obtained from the NZDF Deputy Director Logistic Support. Others will be available from the government departments named or through larger bookshops.
- “NATO Codification System: A Guide for Industry ”. Published by the NZDF. Available free from DDLS.
- “Government Purchasing in New Zealand: Guide for Purchasers ”. Published by the Ministry of Economic Development.
- “Government Purchasing in New Zealand: Guide for Sellers ”. Published by the NZ Ministry of Economic Development.
- “A Guide to the Management of Departmental Purchasing ”. One of a series on government financial management published by Treasury.
- “Australian Defence Magazine”. A monthly magazine on Australian and New Zealand Defence matters published by Peter Masters and Associates, GPO Box 606, Sydney NSW 1041, Australia Check http://www.yaffa.com.au/defence
- “Australian Defence Business Review.” A fortnightly magazine on Australian and New Zealand defence matters, published by Ventures Strategique, PO Box 250, Mawson, ACT 2607 Australia. Available on subscription from the publishers. Check http://www.diar.com/adbr. These publishers also produce a weekly news update.
Sources of Information on Tenders
The NZDF advertises tenders mainly on the GETS web site www.gets.govt.nz .
Advertisements may also be found in tenders gazettes or daily newspapers, but this is being done less often, and cannot be relied on as a source of information.
Directories of Defence Contractors
There are a number of publications which provide guidance to Defence Procurement staff and contractors looking for suppliers, partners or sub contractors. They list organisations wishing to be considered for Defence contracts. Most are of a general government nature, or specific to an industry such as electronic engineering, but some relating specifically to Defence are:
- “Australian and New Zealand Industry Defence Equipment and Capability Catalogue” (ANZIDECC). Published by Peter Isaacson Publications Pty Ltd, 46 - 50 Porter St, Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia. This contains paid listings by industry groups of companies wishing to be considered for Defence Business.
- ADM Australian and New Zealand Defence Business Directory, published by Yaffa Publishing Group Pty Ltd, 167 - 21 Bellevue Street, Surrey Hills, NZW 2010, Australia. GPO Box 606 Sydney, NSW 2010, phone 61 2 9281 2333, fax 61 2 9281 2750. This directory contains listings of suppliers to Defence, and a detailed listing of Defence Purchasing Officers, listed by commodity groups.