Contracting

ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) V2.1

Effective July 2009

ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) contains the standard terms and conditions under which low risk and low value services can be contracted for Defence. For higher risk services, ASDEFCON (Services) or ASDEFCON (Standing Offer for Services) should be used.

ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) has been developed specifically for those service requirements that are low risk and low value, and therefore categorised as Simple Procurements and its use may be appropriate following an approach to the market using Form AC565 - Request for Quotation. Examples of when it may be appropriate to use ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) include straightforward, short term work such as clerical or administrative services, basic trade services, ad hoc services such as gardening or cleaning services and basic consultancy services.

ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) comprises a Contract Particulars section followed by the General Conditions of Contract.

Version 2.1 incorporates changes arising from:

• the reformatting of the template into the standard ASDEFCON style

A list of changes to ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) Version 1.0 to Version 2.1 is available here (PDF).

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The following files represent the complete ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) template.

ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) Cover Page (PDF)
ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) Contract Particulars Proforma (V2.1) (PDF)
ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) General Conditions of Contract (V2.1) (PDF)

ASDEFCON (Shortform Services) V2.1 in Microsoft Word format (ZIP)
When extracting from Winzip please ensure you select "all files" and "use folder names".

The Department of Defence accepts no responsibility or liability for the use of this document. For specific procurements, the Department reserves the right to make changes to the document (or select particular clause 'options') and is not bound to use the document for any particular procurement.

Last Updated: July 2009