Report on Semiconductor Sector Services in Australia

The U.S. Embassy Canberra seeks a contractor to examine Australia's semiconductor supply chain vulnerabilities in a Taiwan Strait crisis scenario and recommend resilience improvements, with quotations due September 8, 2026, at 4:00 PM AEST. This is an unrestricted, firm-fixed-price RFQ with no small-business set-aside.

Place of performance is Harman, ACT 2600, Australia. The contract runs from September 20, 2026, through September 30, 2027, with a final report due October 15, 2027. The solicitation number is 19AS2026Q0030.

The contractor must deliver four CLINs: an outline report and project framework (5–20 pages) within 30 days of award; planning and execution of a minimum of two roundtable or tabletop exercises examining semiconductor supply chain disruption with academic and industry participants (one exercise may use a third-party AI platform for wargaming and crisis simulations, with vendor and platform details included in the technical submission); a final report (minimum 20 pages) with recommendations for reducing supply chain risks and support for a culminating conference; and a strategic communications campaign with a minimum of two deliverables (op-ed, media release, blog post, or media interview) plus briefings to U.S. Mission officials. The culminating conference and reception under CLIN 0004 need not occur on the same date or involve identical participants, though both must meet respective requirements and receive Point of Contact approval.

The contractor must demonstrate recent Australian experience within three years in tabletop exercise facilitation, comparative analysis, supply chain resilience research, and strategic communications. Foreign firms submit pricing in Australian dollars; U.S. firms may submit in U.S. dollars; GST is priced as a separate line item. Prime contractors retain responsibility for SAM registration, UEI, and Australian local-presence requirements regardless of subcontracting. The NAICS code is 541720, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities; PSC is R408, Support—Professional: Program Management/Support. Amendment A0001, posted August 27, does not extend the deadline but includes clarifications on conference delivery, AI platform use, and subcontracting requirements; offerors must acknowledge receipt of the amendment.