Indigenous ownership & participation
Indigenous participation that reaches delivery.
FORCES is a 100% Indigenous-owned Australian capability group. Indigenous participation is embedded into how we approach procurement, supplier engagement, workforce pathways and project delivery — not added as an afterthought. Through our specialist capabilities and delivery network, we help create genuine First Nations economic participation while maintaining the technical, commercial, safety and delivery requirements expected by Defence, Government and major industry.
Our approach
Participation built into the requirement.
Indigenous participation is most effective when it is considered alongside scope, procurement, mobilisation and delivery from the beginning.
Where suitable capability is available, FORCES actively seeks to engage appropriately qualified and commercially competitive Indigenous-owned businesses and Indigenous workforce pathways, having regard to safety, quality, technical capability, value for money, location and client requirements.
01
Plan
Understand the project, participation objectives, procurement requirements and delivery environment.
02
Source
Identify suitable Indigenous suppliers, subcontractors and workforce pathways around the actual requirement.
03
Mobilise
Coordinate the capability, people, documentation and project-readiness requirements needed for delivery.
04
Integrate
Connect Indigenous participation into the broader project and delivery model rather than operating it separately.
05
Measure
Capture relevant supplier, workforce and participation evidence throughout delivery.
06
Report
Provide structured participation information appropriate to the project and client requirements.
Economic participation
Genuine participation. Commercially accountable.
FORCES seeks to maximise meaningful First Nations economic participation without compromising project outcomes.
Indigenous procurement decisions remain subject to appropriate capability, competitiveness, safety, quality, compliance and client requirements. Our role is to help make suitable Indigenous capability easier to identify, integrate and evidence.
Across the FORCES group
Participation across specialist capability.
Indigenous participation can be incorporated across FORCES engagements in Participation, Human Performance, Workforce Wellbeing, Technology, Deployable Systems and Energy.
Depending on the requirement, this may include Indigenous suppliers, specialist subcontractors, workforce pathways, manufacturing or delivery partners, project coordination and participation reporting.
Where a client requires dedicated participation management across a major project, direct them to the FORCES | PARTICIPATION capability.
Credentials
Indigenous ownership with procurement visibility.
- 100% Indigenous Owned
- Supply Nation Certified
- QIBN Verified
View the verified FORCES GROUP Supply Nation supplier profile.
Next step
What participation outcome do you need to deliver?
Start with the project requirement. FORCES will help identify the appropriate participation, capability and delivery pathway.