Federal Opportunities in

Australia

19

open solicitations

Australia is a close U.S. defense partner, and federal buying here supports joint defense facilities, U.S. Marine Corps forces rotating through Darwin and naval cooperation.

The U.S. Embassy in Canberra and consulates in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth add facilities and services contracting.

Open solicitations sourced directly from SAM.gov and DIBBS.
Last Updated from SAM: October 26, 2026 at 5:05AM ET

Map of Active Federal Contract Opportunities in Australia

Open federal solicitations across Australia, plotted by place of performance. 17 solicitations are shown at 7 separate locations — larger markers are locations with more than one open solicitation. Hover a marker to see what is being solicited there.

17 of 19 solicitations shown — the rest list no place of performance we can locate.

Top Agencies

Agencies with the most open opportunities in Australia.

1 Department of Defense 19 100%

Top
Sectors

The most active sectors for current open opportunities with performance in Australia.

17 Manufacturing (31-33) (94.4%)
1 Construction (23) (5.6%)

NAICS
Breakdown

The most popular NAICS codes for current open opportunities with performance in Australia.

2 Commercial and service industry machinery manufacturing • 333310 (11.1%)
2 Hardware manufacturing • 332510 (11.1%)
1 Battery manufacturing • 335910 (5.6%)
1 Motor vehicle gasoline engine and engine parts manufacturing • 336310 (5.6%)
1 Plastics pipe and pipe fitting manufacturing • 326122 (5.6%)
1 Industrial valve manufacturing • 332911 (5.6%)
1 Other electronic component manufacturing • 334419 (5.6%)
1 Switchgear and switchboard apparatus manufacturing • 335313 (5.6%)
···
8 Other NAICS Codes (44.4%)

Contract Language (Buzzwords)

16 phrases • Australia

The terms appearing most often across Australia's open solicitations, tracked daily over the last 30 days. Each figure is how many of those days the phrase appeared — the language an agency uses consistently says more about what it buys than any single day does.

Consistently used

raaf22/30electronic shielding21/30shielding gasket21/30tindal19/30apron14/30runway13/30taxiways13/30aerodrome10/30aerodromes10/30agcaoili10/30airfield10/30damo10/30josie10/30safegate10/30vague10/30

Newly appearing

force raaf9/30↑

Open Solicitations

Open federal contracting opportunities in Australia, posted on SAM.gov. These are projects and services an agency is seeking bids or information for, from early notices through full solicitations.

Showing 1–3 of 3 open solicitations for Australia

Title Type NAICS Agency Posted Deadline
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation FMS Repair for NIIN 012653659
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Other Aircraft Parts And Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing 336413
Department of Defense
Oct 6, 2026 Nov 5, 2026
9 days left
Summary Repair of Wheel Landing Gear Assemblies NSN 1630012653659
Sources Sought Second Articles for Royal Australia Air Force (RAAF) P-8A Training Systems Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) for Fleet Release 300
Sources Sought
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 333310
Department of Defense
Oct 7, 2026 Nov 9, 2026
13 days left
Summary Royal Australia Air Force P-8A Training Systems Engineering and Manufacturing Development Contract
Presolicitation FY26 PROJECT WWXT240800 MULTI-PURPOSE APRON AND TAXIWAY, ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE (RAAF) BASE TINDAL, AUSTRALIA
Presolicitation
Highway, Street, And Bridge Construction 237310
Department of Defense
Sep 28, 2026 Dec 18, 2026
52 days left
Summary Construction of Aircraft Pavement Apron and Taxiway at RAAF Base Tindal

DIBBS Requests

Recent DIBBS listings in Australia. DIBBS is the official product procurement database for the Department of Defense, and typically involves products, not services.

Showing 1–10 of 16 DIBBS requests for Australia

Title Quantity Type NAICS Agency Posted Deadline
DIBBS Request Pulley Carabiner
7 EA DIBBS Request -
Department of Defense
Sep 24, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
DIBBS Request Battery Assembly
124 EA DIBBS Request
Battery Manufacturing 335910
Department of Defense
Oct 13, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
DIBBS Request O-Ring
50 EA DIBBS Request
Motor Vehicle Gasoline Engine And Engine Parts Manufacturing 336310
Department of Defense
Oct 13, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
DIBBS Request Metal Tube Assembly
2 EA DIBBS Request
Plastics Pipe And Pipe Fitting Manufacturing 326122
Department of Defense
Oct 14, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
DIBBS Request Globe Valve
3 EA DIBBS Request
Industrial Valve Manufacturing 332911
Department of Defense
Oct 14, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
Summary Globe valves with CONBRACO part numbers 60-711-01
DIBBS Request Identification Plate
4 EA DIBBS Request
Commercial And Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing 333310
Department of Defense
Oct 15, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
DIBBS Request Grooved Clamp Coupling
2 EA DIBBS Request
Hardware Manufacturing 332510
Department of Defense
Oct 15, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
DIBBS Request Electronic Shielding Gasket
2 EA DIBBS Request
Other Electronic Component Manufacturing 334419
Department of Defense
Oct 15, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
DIBBS Request Toggle Switch
2 EA DIBBS Request
Switchgear And Switchboard Apparatus Manufacturing 335313
Department of Defense
Oct 15, 2026 Oct 26, 2026
Closed
DIBBS Request Shim
1 EA DIBBS Request
Metal Crown, Closure, And Other Metal Stamping (except Automotive) 332119
Department of Defense
Oct 19, 2026 Oct 27, 2026
Due today

Recent Australia Winners

The vendors awarded the most for federal work performed in Australia from Oct 2025 – Jun 2026, ranked by obligated dollars each month. A vendor holding the top spot every month is an incumbent; gaps and movement are where the competition is.

Vendor Jun
26
Feb
26
Jan
26
Dec
25
Nov
25
Oct
25
Total Contracts
HQ: Niceville, Florida
1 1 4 1 1 1 $64.7M 7
HQ: Montgomery, Alabama
2 2 2 2 2 2 $34.4M 7
HQ: Richmond, Victoria
· · 1 · · · $30.2M 1
HQ: White Plains, New York
3 5 · · · 3 $3.7M 4
Omni Air International, Llc
HQ: Tulsa, Oklahoma
5 3 · · · · $3.1M 2
HQ: Estero, Florida
4 · · · · 4 $1.8M 2
HQ: Saint Louis, Missouri
· · 3 · · · $1.8M 1
HQ: Owego, New York
· · · · 3 · $1.2M 1
HQ: Sydney, Nsw
· · · · 4 · $1.1M 1
HQ: Murarrie, Qld
7 8 8 6 5 7 $667K 29
HQ: Ypsilanti, Michigan
· · · · · 5 $445K 1
HQ: Saint Petersburg, Florida
· · · · · 6 $383K 1
Insurance Australia Ltd
HQ: Sydney
6 · · · · · $336K 1
HQ: Currumbin
· 4 · · · · $272K 1
HQ: Sydney
· · · 3 · · $239K 1
HQ: Rockville, Maryland
· · · 4 · · $191K 1
HQ: Northmead
8 · · · · · $179K 1
HQ: The University Of Sydney, Nsw
· · · 5 · · $150K 1
HQ: Brendale
· · 5 · · · $132K 1
HQ: Melbourne
· · · · 6 · $75K 5
HQ: Hoover, Alabama
9 · · · · · $59K 1
HQ: Lonsdale
· 6 · · · · $57K 1
HQ: Bibra Lake
10 · · · · · $54K 1
HQ: Casuarina, Nt
· 7 · · · · $40K 1
HQ: Leederville, Western Australia
· · · 7 · · $33K 1
Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees
HQ: Washington, District Of Columbia
· 9 · · 7 · $29K 2
HQ: Sydney, New South Wales
· · 6 · · · $28K 1
Territory Horticulture
HQ: Mitchell, Act
· · 7 · · · $23K 1
Rewards For Research Pty Ltd
HQ: Alderley, Null
· 10 · · · · $9K 1
Dynport Vaccine Company Llc
HQ: Frederick, Maryland
· · 9 · · · $6K 1
HQ: Glenorchy
· · · 8 · · $0 1
HQ: Acton
· · · · 8 · $0 1
HQ: Melbourne
· · · · 9 · $0 1
Lumen Technologies Government Solutions, Inc.
HQ: Denver, Colorado
· · · · 10 · $-90,611 1

Each cell is that vendor's rank for the month; a dot means they weren't in that month's top ten. Hover a rank for the month's dollars and contract count.

Procurement Outlook

What is coming for Australia: early signals of work that reaches SAM.gov and DIBBS later, often a year or more out.

Arms sales notified to Congress

Each one signals the parts, services and support that follow — often years of them.

Last 12 months
4 notices
44 on record since 2021
Notified value
$3.64 billion
last 12 months
Parts & services
23%
rather than major defense equipment
June 25, 2026 Navy

F/A-18F & EA-18G Growler Aircraft Training

$250 million
All parts, services & other equipment

F/A-18F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft classified and unclassified aircrew and maintenance training; protective personnel equipment; U.S. Government and contractor technical and logistics support services; classified and unclassified technical and non-technical manuals, books, publications, and training documentation; and other related elements of logistics and program support.

Case AT-P-GTM Read the notice →
April 27, 2026 Update

Update: UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters

—
January 23, 2026 Air Force

AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missiles

$3.16 billion
Major defense equipment $2.61 billion · Other $550 million
Case AT-D-YAO Read the notice →
November 7, 2025 Update

Update: Gulfstream G-550 aircraft modified to integrate Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Recon…

$230 million
September 30, 2025 Army

M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems

$705 million
Major defense equipment $605 million · Other $100 million
Case AT-B-UOU Read the notice →
September 15, 2025 Update

Update: AH-64E Apache attack helicopters

$150 million

A notice is a possible sale reported to Congress, not a contract — some take years to be signed and some never are. Source: Federal Register arms sales notifications.

Planned military construction

Projects in the FY2027 budget request, by installation. These typically reach SAM.gov as design and construction solicitations a year or more after they appear here.

FY2027 request
$81 million
requested, not yet appropriated
Projects
2
at 1 installation
Services
1
Navy
Navy

Darwin

$81 million
2 projects requested
  • PDI: Aircraft Maintenance Hangar increment $47 million
  • PDI: Maintenance Support Facs increment $34 million

Requested in the budget, not yet appropriated — Congress can defer, rescope or drop a project. Source: Department of War Comptroller, C-1 Construction Programs.