Dear Department of Defence,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth), I formally request access to documents relating to the Indigenous participation commitments and evaluation process for Standing Offer Notice (SON4076897), which awarded contracts to the following prime contractors:

Barrington Corporate Risk Pty Limited (ABN: 54 101 991 584)
Cogent Business Solutions Pty Ltd (ABN: 44 076 633 200)
Connect3i Pty Ltd (ABN: 39 621 200 637)
Ernst & Young (ABN: 75 288 172 749)
Mitchell Personnel Solutions Pty Ltd (ABN: 53 118 343 801)
Omni Executive Pty Ltd (ABN: 31 160 925 413)
Sirras Consultants Pty Ltd (ABN: 68 619 212 234)
Staff Check Pty Limited (ABN: 99 107 014 942)
Requested Documents
I seek access to:

All Indigenous Participation Plans submitted by the above-listed prime contractors as part of their bid for SON4076897, detailing how they proposed to meet Indigenous Procurement Policy (IPP) and Mandatory Minimum Requirements (MMRs).
Documents outlining how the Department of Defence evaluated Indigenous participation in these bids, including:
Any scoring criteria, weighting, or assessment frameworks used to evaluate Indigenous engagement.
Any internal assessment reports or scoring matrices relating to the Indigenous participation component.
Records of communication between the Department of Defence, AGSVA, and the prime contractors regarding the Indigenous participation component of the contract.
Any directives, policy guidelines, or memos issued by the Department of Defence regarding how Indigenous participation would be assessed and enforced post-award.
I seek this information to assess compliance with Commonwealth procurement policies and ensure transparency in Indigenous participation commitments.

If exemptions are applied, I request a statement of reasons explaining the decision and partial release of non-exempt material. Please confirm receipt of this request and advise of any applicable processing fees.

Yours faithfully,

CLF