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Federal agencies will be required to complete a fair criteria checklist before purchasing digital services in an effort to level the playing field for small to medium-sized businesses (SMBs). As part of ongoing IT procurement reforms, the Australian Government will implement three new sourcing policies aimed at providing SMBs better access to agency panels and contracts. One of those, named the Fair Criteria Policy, compels agencies to outline each stage of sourcing via a checklist for procurement worth more than $80,000. Agencies will be required to store completed checklists, which will provide “helpful advice” on how to meet the fairness criteria, and share it with the Digital Transformation Agency (DTA) “on request”.
