The ESA is a pre-qualification scheme administered by the Department of Finance and Administration on behalf of the Australian Government. The ESA endorses suppliers that wish to sell to the Australian Government in certain business sectors. These sectors include: assisting FMA Act Agencies with their risk management when procuring products and services from suppliers in these industries, by assessing the suppliers' financial viability, business reputation, and compliance with certain government policies and standards. Suppliers in the nominated business sectors who would like to sell to the Australian Government should apply for endorsement under the ESA. Endorsement is open to business entities in the nominated sectors, irrespective of their size or country of origin. All business entities are required to satisfy the same endorsement rules and evaluation criteria (referred to as conditions for participation), as appropriate to their business sector.
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