Australian + New Zealand Defence Directory 20/21

AUSTRALIAN + NEW ZEALAND DEFENCE DIRECTORY 2020/21 INDUSTRY GROUPS, ASSOCIATIONS & GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS www. d e f e n c e . d i r e c t o r y 43 COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS (CIS) BRANCH Communications Information Systems (CIS) Branch is responsible to the Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) through Chief Joint Defence Services (CJDS) for the provision, maintenance and support of the New Zea- land Defence Information Environment (DIA). The Chief Information Officer (CIO) provides leadership of the Branch through his seven direct reports: • OCIO (office of the CIO) • Strategic J6 (SJ6) • Director Service Portfolios’ (DSP) • Director Architecture, Policy and Design (DAPD) • Director of Service Integration (DSI) • Director Business Management (DBM) • Director of CIS Transformation Programme (DCTP) • Director Enterprise Products and Systems (DEPS) The branch is currently implementing a major transformation programme which includes the migration to a new operating model. Roles and responsibilities under the new model will be defined over the next 12 months, led by CIO Air Commodore Carl Nixon. CIS POC Debbie Howarth Director- Industry Engagement P: +64 21 916 382 DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY AGENCY (DTA) DTA is the main provider of research, science and technology support to the New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) and the Ministry of Defence. The Agency supports the NZDF by providing technical and scientific advice that’s based on good scientific practice, is indepen- dent, unbiased, transparent and timely. The technical solutions which are developed are used across the spectrum of Defence opera- tions. We are a business unit of the NZDF, with facilities located at the Devonport Naval Base in Auckland. POINT OF CONTACT: Chris Powell, Director Operations. E: christopher.powell2@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 9 445 5903 W: www.dta.mil.nz DEFENCE ESTATE AND INFRASTRUC- TURE Defence Estate and Infrastructure is respon- sible for managing all aspects of real estate, facilities management and infrastructure development for the New Zealand Defence Force. It is part of Defence Headquarters in Wellington, with offices and staff located at the nine camps and bases throughout the country. Led by Head of Estate and Infra- structure – Mark Brunton KEY PERSONNEL FOR DAY TO DAY CONTACT ARE AS FOLLOWS : Phil Gurnsey GM Estate Strategy E: philip.gurnsey@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 27 274 3379 John MacLachlan Director Estate Strategy E: john.maclachlan@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 27 496 6137 Wally Butt E: Walter.butt@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 21 243 0641 Heather Staley GM Performance E: heather.staley@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 21 906 492 Jason Trimble Director Strategic Partnership E: Jason.trimble@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 21 932 724 Rob Owen Manager - Environmental Services E: robert.owen@nzdf.mil.nz P: +64 27 293 2734 DEFENCE INDUSTRY IN NEW ZEALAND Useful websites related to New Zealand Defence acquisitions, other government departments, and Industry include: Ministry of Defence: www.defence.govt.nz/industry This is our Industry Portal. By becoming a registered user companies gain the opportu- nity to engage with others in the Defence in- dustry on a global level, and learn more about working with Defence on our projects. Note however that Defence makes public all of its requests through the Government Elec- tronic Tenders Service (GETS) at www.gets. govt.nz. Registration for GETS and the MOD Industry Portal is free. The New Zealand Defence Industry Advisory Council (NZDIAC) The NZDIAC is a non-statutory Ministerial advisory board comprising of senior defence industry leaders and representatives from the Ministry of Defence and the New Zealand De- fence Force. The Council has a wide brief to • provide national and international defence industry advice to the Minister of Defence; • encourage strategic relationships between Defence and industry; and • act as conduit between the Minister of Defence and industry on defence matters. The Council also facilitates annual Minister of Defence Awards of Excellence to industry, and is supported administratively by the Min- istry of Defence. GOVERNMENT ORGANISATIONS WORKING WITH DEFENCE AND DEFENCE INDUSTRY Government Electronic Tender Service (GETS) www.gets.govt.nz The Ministry of Business Innovation and Em- ployment (MBIE) operate GETS, a tool for government departments to advertise ten- ders. To comply with the New Zealand Gov- ernment Rules of Sourcing GETS is used to advertise all government department tenders, above a set threshold, including those of the MOD and NZDF. GETS is also used widely by other government agencies outside the central departments. Suppliers registered on GETS can view all current Open Tenders and set their profile to receive email notifications based on their areas of interest and regions in which they operate.