Documents Relating To Strategic Domestic Munitions Manufacturing (sdmm) Contract 453/24/25 - Documents (pdf, 2.6 Mb)

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This release contains procurement documents for the Strategic Domestic Munitions Manufacturing (SDMM) contract, a long-term arrangement to operate Commonwealth-owned munitions facilities at Benalla and Mulwala under a Government-Owned Contractor-Operated model. The documents include a tasking statement requesting quotation services from Scotwork Australia Partnership for commercial negotiation support (Standing Offer SON 3389328). Background material traces the program's evolution from the interim Strategic Munitions Interim Contract (SMIC) with Thales—expiring June 2020—through 2016-2019 strategic planning, including an Explosive Ordnance Summit, Defence Investment Committee endorsement, and eventual Heads of Agreement signed September 2018. The contract development draws on ASDEFCON Support templates and prior agreements. The document notes the program aligns with the 2018 Defence Industrial Capability Plan's Sovereign Industrial