Inclusion of Lead Consultants on PFC Panel SON3384483

The Commonwealth and other organisations in Australia and around the world have used aqueous film forming foam (AFFF) since the 1970s to suppress liquid fuel fires. The historical use of AFFF across the Defence estate since the 1970’s has resulted in per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) contamination of the Defence estate, with investigations at some Defence properties showing that the contamination has moved to adjacent lands.

Defence is proactively responding to this contamination by implementing a national PFAS Investigation and Management Program to investigate the effects of historical AFFF usage around some Defence sites and surrounding areas with the aim of carrying out a comprehensive approach to managing the contamination impact.

To support this program Defence in October last year established the PFC Environmental Panel (SON3384483) to provide (i) site investigation services and (ii) site auditor and technical adviser services in relation to perfluorinated compounds for a number of Defence locations across Australia.

The purpose of this Approach to Market (ATM) is to add additional site investigation service providers to the PFC Environmental Panel (please note site auditor and technical adviser services are not being sought through this ATM).