DFES205621 - Vertical Rescue Equipment

The Department of Fire and Emergency Services (DFES) is seeking providers of vertical rescue equipment including connectors, friction devices, pulleys, edge protection, software, bags, artificial high directional and casualty transfer systems. It is anticipated that the resulting Contract will be a panel arrangement which will operate as per Schedule 2, Clause 3.1.

At a minimum, Contractor(s) to this Request will be required to:

• Supply some or all of the required items;
• Demonstrate an inventory management capability and systems approach to the provision of all products to DFES, including:
  • Hold a minimum quantity of stock-on-hand as necessary to forward provision DFES for scheduled and unscheduled events and shield DFES from the effects of a product’s individual manufacturing or shipment lead-time;
  • Create and manage part numbers/identifiers for all products supplied to DFES; and
  • Provide comprehensive stock/inventory reporting, detailing actual stock levels, agreed minimum stock levels; re-order/backorder information; and product substitutions.
• Deliver free into store in the Perth metropolitan area but also deliver to regional Western Australian locations as instructed by DFES;
• Support efficient and effective contract administration, including through the provision of:

• detailed contract expenditure reporting, including at line-item level;
• detailed invoicing;
• strategic and real-time inventory management reporting; and
• reporting against contract performance standards.

• Have, or be willing to implement an online ordering capability that includes flexible reporting options accessible by relevant DFES personnel.