Department of Primary Industries

DPI25140

Monday 12 January 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Wednesday 11 February 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time) CLOSED

Friday 06 February 2026 02:00 PM (E. Australia Standard Time)

Sunday 12 April 2026 (E. Australia Standard Time)

Department of Primary Industries

275 George St
Brisbane City, Queensland 4000
Australia

https://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/

The Department of Primary Industries are dedicated to ensuring the production and protection of Queensland’s rich natural resources. This work is of critical importance to us, Australia and the planet. Operating within diverse environments and industries, each of our four business groups plays a vital role in this mission.

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The Department of Primary Industries, through the National Fire Ant Eradication Program (the Program), is seeking offers for the provision of Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) - Drone Services.

Suppliers will be required to provide the following services:

Aerial Treatment and application of eradication treatment product over a vast array of geographical area and obstacles, to assist with the eradication of Fire Ants throughout Southeast Queensland and Northern New South Wales. The suppliers will be required to distribute eradication treatment product in accordance with the Program's current Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority (APVMA) Permits.

The RPA providers will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:

1. Treatment Services

2. Operating environment - technology

3. Approvals

4. Safety and Compliance

5. Aircraft

6. Workforce

7. Operational support

8. Insurances

9. Whole of Life support:

10. Quality requirements

11. Testing and calibration

12. Incident Management

13. Fatigue Management

14. Transition In / Transition Out

The complete contract requirements are specified in the attached Part B – Contract Details, Schedule 1 – Requirements.

**INDUSTRY BRIEFING***

This RFQ has an optional industry briefing at 11:00am on Wednesday, 28 January 2026 online via Microsoft Teams. It is not mandatory for Suppliers to attend the briefing session in order to submit a quote. Further information on registration can be found in the Part A - RFQ document.

• New South Wales
  1: Richmond-Tweed
• Queensland
  1: Brisbane
  2: Darling Downs
  3: Gold Coast
  4: Sunshine Coast
  5: West Moreton

All Regions of Service locations are within Australia.

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Please note: The following attachments and addenda have been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) DPI25140 - Addendum No. 1.pdf

2. Added: DPI25140 - Part A - RFQ - Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) Drone.docx

Please consider these attachments and addenda when responding.

Please note: The presentation from the Industry Briefing held on Wednesday 28 January 2026 has been recently added.

1. Added: (DPI25140 Industry briefing - Presentation.pptx

The recording has not been provided due to the size of the file.

Please note: The industry briefing recording has been added.

1. Added: DPI25140 - Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) – Drone Services - Industry briefing-20260128_110122-Meeting Recording.mp4

Please note: The following addendum No. 2 has been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) DPI25140 - Addendum No. 2.pdf

Please consider this addendum when responding.

Please note: The following attachments and addenda have been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) DPI25140 - Addendum No. 3.pdf

2. Added: DPI25140 - Part B - Draft Comprehensive Contract Details - V2.docx

Please consider these attachments and addenda when responding.

A new Addendum No 4 is issued to provide an extension to the closing date and time for this Request for Quote DPI25140 for the provision of Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) – Drone Services.

The revised Closing date and time is – Wednesday 11th February 2026 at 2.00pm.

With all submissions directly uploaded onto Vendor Panel.

Please note: The following addendum has been recently added.

1. Added: (Addendum) DPI25140 - Addendum No. 4.pdf

Please consider this addendum when responding.