RFT for Government Telecommunications Agreement, Category 5 � Telecommunications Systems and Services - 0800182

The scope of the GTA Category-5 is to replace the following existing contracts:

2024 - Telephone handsets, Answering Machines, Diverters & Associated Services

2025 - Mobile, Cellular and Satellite Telephone Equipment

2025B - Mobile Phone Usage, Monitoring, reporting and Plan Advisory Service

2306 - PABX and Key Telephone Systems

2023 - Video Conferencing Equipment and Services

2069 - Network Products, Integration and Consultancy

GTA Category 5 will include the following Product Groups:

1. Telephony Systems and Associated Systems & Services (including IP Systems)
2. Voice and/or Video Mail and Unified Messaging Systems
3. Network Systems and Services (including Voice, LAN/WAN, etc.)
4. Call Accounting (TIMS)
5. Contact Centre Systems and Associated Systems and Services
6. Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVR's)
7. After Market Products (including handsets, audio conference phones, headsets, circuit cards etc.)
8. Music and Messaging on Hold Systems and Services
9. Voice Recording Systems
10. Audio Conference Systems and Services
11. Video Conferencing Systems and Services
12. Consolidated Telecommunications Inventory and Cost Management (including carrier billing analysis tools)
13. Managed Telecommunications Services
14. Private Paging and Public Address Systems
15. Broadcast Messaging Systems
16. System Commissioning, Decommissioning and Professional Services
17. System Maintenance (single and multi-vendor)
18. New Telecommunication Technologies

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No Briefing Sessions
There will not be an Industry Briefing for this RFT.

NSW Regions: Central West, Far West, Hunter, Illawarra, Mid North Coast, Murray, Murrumbidgee, Northern, North Western, Richmond Tweed, South Eastern, Sydney

Open Tenders - An invitation to tender by public advertisement with no restriction placed on who may tender. Tenderers will normally be required to demonstrate in their tender that they have the necessary skills, resources, experience, financial capacity, and in some cases licences, accreditations, etc., to fulfil the tender requirements.

Z_RFT_0800182.pdf ( 1.27 MB)

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Documents available for this RFT (as issued on 22/05/2008):

Only a softcopy (electronic downloadable files, including one in Dmax Lite v5.1 format) of the RFT documentation is available.

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IMPORTANT - Please read all the following

The main RFT documentation is in a "**** . DTT" file format type

This file requires DMax Lite V5.1 software to open, read and also to prepare your tender.

Your tender response should include at least one file with a file extension of ****.DTR to be a conforming tender.

Summary Document file:

Also provided is a file in ****.pdf format for Viewing Only that provides Summary information to assist in your decision whether to participate in the tendering process, without purchasing DMax Lite software or becoming a recorded prospective tenderer.

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Obtaining the RFT Documents:

First time visitors to this web site who wish to participate ie. download, will need to self-register on this web site to gain access to the RFT documents, or a new copy of the software.

Download all files - which will include the following files:
*** . DTT - this is the main RFT documentation in a DMax Lite database format.
In addition there are some other files which are handy Guides and a Transmittal form for the tender - do not incorporate this in your DMax tender response file.
Send in the Transmittal form separately.

• A full soft copy of the RFT documents can be downloaded from this web site.
• You must download to your own computer all the files provided (including any addenda), by clicking on the blue "DOWNLOAD A SOFT COPY - free" link at the bottom of this page and following the on-screen instructions.
  
  

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Obtaining the required DMax Lite V5.1 software:

The RFT documents are made available in "* . DTT" format only. This format is specific to the software, 'DMax Lite', that is manufactured by 'DecisionMax Pty Ltd'.

Please note and act on the following -

To open the RFT main document file (ie the ***.DTT) and to prepare your tender you will need to use the 'Dmax Lite' software.

If you do not already have a current and licenced copy of 'Dmax Lite' v5.1 software, a copy of the software can be purchased and downloaded from this site as part of your download process.
After you log in and access the RFT more options will be presented to you relating to the software.

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Lodging a tender:

Your completed tender in the required software format MUST be lodged electronically via this RFT web page.
Click on the blue "LODGE A RESPONSE" link at the bottom of this page and follow the on-screen instructions.
As the tenderer you must be a registered user of this tendering web site.

Your tender MUST include at least one file in *.DTR format.

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Other PC requirements:
This web site has been optimised for the Microsoft Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator web browsers. The minimum requirements are as follows - IE version 5.5 or later, Firefox 1 or later, Netscape Navigator Ver 4.7 or later all with Cipher Strength = 128bit.
Your web browser MUST be set to accept cookies. You will not be able to register, access the documents, or lodge tenders if cookies have not allowed.

The tenderer is responsible for the provision and installation of all necessary software.