Supplier · Defense & Aerospace, Public Safety & Security, Manufacturing & Industrial

RFD Australia Pty Ltd

Won in the last 12 months$1.0M▼ 70% on the year beforeValue won per quarter, last three years
Contracts on record579$81M in total
Running now0Latest win Aug 2026
Next contract endingDec 2026$22K · Department of Defence
Biggest buyerDepartment of Defence99% of their value
494contractssince 2006
$73.6Mwon in totallatest Aug 2026
$24Ktypical contractmost $16K to $46K
$1.6Mlast 12 monthsdown from $2.9M
3active now3 end within a year
Biggest buyerDepartment of Defence479 contracts · $72.8M · 99% of value

What they do

RFD Australia Pty Ltd supplies defence and maritime safety equipment, including life rafts, lifejackets, parachutes, compressors, marine spare parts and aeronautical life support equipment, plus equipment repairs and services.

Who buys from them

Department of Defence is the largest buyer with 479 contracts worth $72.8M, followed by Department of Home Affairs with 6 contracts worth $537K. It has 5 buyers in total.

Contract size

Contracts typically range from $16K to $46K, with a median of $24K. The largest are inflatable life raft support at $30.6M, personal safety and support services at $13M, and personal abandonment lifejacket and suit supply at $5.8M, all for Department of Defence.

Recent activity

In the last 12 months there were 52 contracts worth $1.6M. Three contracts are active and all end within 12 months, including personal safety and support services worth $13M ending Dec 2026.

Built from awarded contracts on record

What they win

How much they win each year, the size of a typical contract, and every contract on record.

Who they win it from

Their biggest government buyers and how much of their work each one is.

Most of their work comes from one buyer: Department of Defence, 99% of value.

Coming up

Contracts that end soon and may go back out to tender.

Contracts ending in the next three years4 contracts · $21M
Today20282029

The next one ends December 2026 at Department of Defence.

About them

Company details, where they work and the names they trade under.

Also traded asRFD, RFD (Aust) P/L, RFD Aust P/L, RFD Aust Pty Ltd, RFD AUST Pty Ltd, RFD (Australia), RFD Australia, RFD (AUSTRALIA), RFD AUSTRALIA, RFD AUSTRALIA P/L, RFD (Australia) Pty Ltd, RFD Australia Pty Ltd, RFD (Australia) PTY LTD, RFD (AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD, RFD (AUSTRALIA) PTY. LTD., RFD (AUSTRALIA) PTY.LTD, RFD AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, RFD(AUSTRALIA) PTY LTD

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