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Phase 1 Enhanced Gap Crossing Capability

Phase Scope

This phase is intending to provide land forces with the ability to cross a range of wet and dry gaps in support of combat operations. It will provide the capability to tackle the complex physical terrain features such as rivers, ravines and other natural and man-made gaps to achieve the agility required in the future operating environment.

Background

Current ADF bridging operations are severely restricted through the available ageing bridging systems, the inability of most bridges to meet the Military Load Classification required for the modern ADF vehicles and the absence of viable rapidly emplaced bridging systems.

Australian Industry Opportunities

Acquisition

The likely acquisition strategy is not clear at this stage but depending on the maturity of systems within the market, the procurement may consider one of the following or a combination:

• Military-off-the-Shelf and/or government-to-government arrangements such as Foreign Military Sales; or
• open tender.

Through‑life Support

The through-life support concept for this project will consider as a minimum supportability options for fleet management, repair and maintenance, storage and distribution, provision of technical data and training. It also sees the use of current in-service capacity and facilities, or original equipment manufacturer support or a combination of both. Contracts for such support are generally to be considered at the same time as acquisition.

Industry Capabilities and Activities

Capabilities and related activities that may provide opportunities for Australian industry in this phase include:

Activity	Capability
	System Life Cycle Management	Facilities & Infrastructure (Bridging)
Education / Training		D
In-Service / Through-life Support	D	D
Logistics Support	D	D
Refurbish / Upgrade	D	D
Repair and Maintain	D	D
Systems Integration		D
Test and Evaluate		D

Acquisition Category (ACAT)

ACAT Attribute	Complexity Level Assessment
Acquisition Cost	Level 3 Moderate $100m-$500m (Towards the lower end of the band)
Project Management Complexity	Level 3 Moderate
Schedule	Level 4 Low
Technical Difficulty	Level 3 Moderate
Operation and Support	Level 3 Moderate
Commercial	Level 4 Low

The ACAT Level assessed for this Phase is ACAT III.

Planned Schedule Highlights

First Pass Approval	FY 2011-12 to FY 2012-13
Year-of-Decision	FY 2013-14 to FY 2015-16
Initial Operating Capability	2016 to 2018

Points of Contact

Capability Staff:	Defence Materiel Organisation:
Staff Officer Engineers (02) 6265 4819	Land Systems Division Emerging Project Team (03) 9282 7165