Customer Service / Network Services for Board of Studies under Contract ITS2069 - 0802323

A detailed description of the Requirements is described in the Part F – Requirements Specification.

RFQ Tender Briefing

A briefing will be held on the date, time, and place, indicated below.

Date: Friday, 27 February 2008, from 2:00 pm – 4:00pm

Place: Office of the Board of Studies, L4, 117 Clarence St, Sydney 2000.

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Documentation  available for this RFT (as issued on 20 /02/209)

Only a softcopy (electronic downloadable files, including at least one in .DTT file for the RFT documentation is available.  

IMPORTANT - Please read and act on the following 

The main RFT file/s is in a **** . DTT  file format only 

This format is specific to the software. The main RFT file/s requires the software to open, read and also to prepare your tender.  

Obtaining the i-Tenders Supplier software 

If you do not have a current licenced copy of the software, a copy of the software can be downloaded from this web site at no cost as part of the download process. The License Key to activate this software can then also be purchased off this web site for $110.00

After you login and access the RFT more options will be presented to you relating to the software.  

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 below is downloadable  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 (for $110) or becoming a recorded prospective tenderer. 

Main RFT Document Files: 

First time visitors to this web site who wish to participate will need to self-register on this web site to gain access and download  the RFT files and to obtain the DMax Lite software. 

Download all files including the main *** . DTT file.

In addition there are some other files i.e. some handy User Guides and a Tender Transmittal form (do not incorporate this Form in your DMax tender response file). Send in the Transmittal form separately. 

This RFT/EOI in softcopy can be downloaded from this web site.

You must download to your own computer all the files provided (including any addenda from time to time), by clicking on the blue DOWNLOAD A SOFT COPY - free link at the bottom of this page and follow the on-screen instructions.

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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 to be conforming.

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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. 

To be able to open and read/view the downloaded files for this RFT you may require certain software to be installed on your PC:             

 

Adobe  Acrobat Reader  5.0 (or more recent).  Please click here Adobe  Acrobat Reader to be taken to a free download site now.

 

 

WinZip 7.0 (or more recent) or equivalent.  Please click here Winzip to be taken to a free evaluation download site now.

 

Additional software may also be required, including the following, depending on the file types provided with this RFT.  

Microsoft  Word 2003 (or more recent) or equivalent

Microsoft  Excel 2003 (or more recent) or equivalent

DMax Lite V5.1 - available form this site

 

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

 

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

Pre-Qualified / Invited - Only those directly invited to tender, may obtain an RFT for the purpose of lodging a tender response. Generally an invitation from a pre-qualified register of approved tenderers who have the ability to undertake the particular work or type of work proposed, a limited number of service providers are known to carry out the work or service (or in emergency or other restricted situations). Tenderers have usually been pre-qualified, accredited, or selected for the type of work and financial range. Competitive bids called from a standing offer (panel / period) contracts would also use this type.

Z_RFT_0802323.pdf (270 KB)

Duration of Agreement 

3 years with an option to extend for a further 2 years.

Nature of Agreement 

The requirement is to be met by an Official Order placed under period panel contract ITS2069 – Network Products. Integration and Consultancy.  GITC (v2) contains a number of proforma schedules which will be agreed between the Contractor and the Customer and annexed to the Official Order.

This web site

 Access to this RFT is restricted to invited firms only.

Those Firms (Listed Below) have been issued with the special Access Password required by this RFT  

The invited firms are:  

1.        Fujitsu Australia Ltd

Level 16, 16 Blue St. North Sydney 2060

2.        AlphaWest Services Pty  Ltd

Level 3, 234 Sussex St. Sydney 2000

3.        Data #3 Limited

Level 2, 107 Mount St. North Sydney 2060

4.        Dimension Data Australia Pty Limited

121-127 Harrington St. The Rocks 2000

5.        Getronics Australia Pty Limited

Austlink Corporate Park, 2 Minna Close, Belrose 2085

6.        NCR Australia Pty. Limited

8-20 Napier St. North Sydney 2060.

7.        Netstar Australia Pty Limited

Unit 18, Macquarie View Estate, 112-118 Talavera Rd, North Ryde 2113

8.        Starcom Group Pty. Limited

Level 39, 100 Miller St, North Sydney 2060.

9.        Datacom Systems (NSW) Pty. Limited

1 Julius Ave, North Ryde 2113