Land Support Development Update

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Land Support Development Update

• Colonel Steve Kinloch

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Context

• Defences plan to grow future capability will
  require access to the skills, products and
  infrastructure provided by industry. Keeping you
  informed of our plans is critical.
• DCP 06-16 rolled the 04-14 plan forward in the
  context of Australias evolving strategic
  circumstances. There were no wholesale changes.
  Expect another public release next year (DCP
  08-18).
• The LEWG is focussed on enriching this
  information in order to enhance your ability to
  engage in the business of delivering and
  sustaining land force capability.

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Aim

• For Land Support projects, provide
• Project background
• Updates on cost, capability schedule
• Upcoming RFP/RFTs
• Defence priorities and concerns
• Opportunities for Australian Industry

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Scope

• Land 121 Field Vehicles and Trailers
• Land 144 ADF Countermine Capability
• Joint Project (JP) 126 Joint Theatre
  Distribution
• JP 2059 Phases 2 3 Bulk Liquid Distribution
  Capability
• JP 2060 ADF Deployable Health Capability
• JP 2077 Improved Logistic Information Systems
• Other potential opportunities

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Land 121Field Vehicles and Trailers

• Seeks to provide field vehicles, modules and
  trailers to meet the mobility requirements of the
  ADF.
• Ph 3 Replacement of current ADF fleets.
• RFT (x3) released Dec 05, tender evaluation
  complete
• Government is considering its decision
• Potential opportunities for Australian industry
• May also look at the need to acquire some more
  specialised protected light vehicles
• Contact LTCOL Robin Petersen (0439 543 284)

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Land 144 Phase 1 Countermine Capability

• Seeks to provide high readiness units with an
  enhanced counter-mine capability based on proven
  COTS/MOTS solutions
• Protected hazard reduction vehicles
• Improved hand held detectors
• Personnel explosive lane clearance charge system
• Tender process completed. Preferred suppliers
  will be notified once Second Pass approval has
  been provided by Government. YOD 07/08, 20-30m.
• Contact MAJ Mark McAuliffe (02 6265 4819)

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JP126 Ph 2 Joint Theatre Distribution System

• Seeks to acquire equipment to improve the ADFs
  capability to deliver logistic support to forces
  on operations
• (Rough Terrain Container Handlers, Container
  Side Loaders, Forklifts, Cranes, etc)
• Achieved 2nd Pass Jul 07, 150m
• Moving into the Acquisition Phase in the DMO.
  Preferred tenderers have been identified through
  the RFT process.
• Opportunities for Australian industry may follow
  in integration, training and through-life
  maintenance/support.
• Contact CAPT Ben Damyon (02 6265 4934)

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JP2059Bulk Liquid Distribution

• Phases 2 and 3 both approved years ago.
• Acquisition of bulk liquid distribution
  capabilities is continuing
• ship to shore
• bulk holding and distribution equipments
• pipeline transfer
• water purification
• Emerging clarity in Land 121 will allow some
  elements to be progressed. Opportunities for
  Australian industry may emerge.
• Contact CAPT Ben Damyon (02 6265 4934)

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JP2060Deployable Health Capability

• Phase 2B achieved 2nd Pass Feb 05 (pre-Kinnaird)
• Tendering activities will be occurring 2008-10,
  covering
• environmental control units
• soft shelters
• hard shelters
• treatment systems
• environmental health
• evacuation equipment
• pathology etc
• Contact Ms Lauren Garth (02 6265 7689),LTCOL
  James van Heel

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JP2060Deployable Health Capability

• Phase 3 will seek to improve the ADFs deployable
  health capability by addressing each of the five
  Health Operating Systems
• Preventive health
• Treatment
• Evacuation
• Health information systems
• Health services logistics
• YOD 12/13 to 13/14, 250-350m
• Contact Ms Lauren Garth (02 6265 7689),LTCOL
  James van Heel

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JP2077 Military Logistic Information Systems

• Ph 2B.1
• Upgrade Logistics Enterprise Resource Planner
  (ERP) from MIMS v4 (SDSS) to MIMS v6 (Ellipse
  MOTS) and introduce a Materiel Logistics
  Financial Framework
• 2nd Pass Approval Jul 06, in contract
• Go-live planned for Oct 08
• Ph 2B.2
• Introduce a Deployable Logistics System (DLS)
  capable of operating in a communications
  interrupted environment
• Integrate In-Transit Visibility (IITV) module
  within the Ellipse ERP
• 2nd Pass Approval Dec 06, under contract
  negotiation

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JP2077 Military Logistic Information Systems

• Ph 2C (FRID)
• 22.3m from JP126
• RFID coverage across the ADOs Australian depots,
  into the Middle East
• Essentially complete
• Ph 2D

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JP2077 Military Logistic Information Systems

• Phase 2D seeks to address (up to) eight high
  priority residual MLIS capability shortfalls
  through a program of work that will upgrade,
  replace, rationalise, and/or introduce new
  capability.
• RFP to be released Dec 07.
• Initial Industry Briefings scheduled for early
  Sep 07.
• ISD 2012-2014. DCP 350M.
• Contact Mr Jim Godfrey [phone]

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Other potential opportunities

• Force protection (Counter IED, ECM, CBRN, NLW,
  etc)
• Deployed Force Infrastructure
• Aviation Ground Refuelling
• Personnel Tracking

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Land Support Development Update

• Colonel Steve Kinloch

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