RFT for Government Telecommunications Agreement, Category 1A - Telecommunications Data Services - 0701173

Data Services under Category 1A of the Government Telecommunications Agreement (GTA) cover data telecommunications services that are provided by an Authorised Contractor under the Agreement.

These services are referred here under as GTA Category 1A Data Services, and include but are not limited to:

ISDN

xDSL

PAPL

X.163

Ethernet (Layer 2, Layer 3)

Wireless Data (WiFi/WiMax, 3G, GSM, W-CDMA, HSDPA etc)

Satellite Data

Frame Relay

ATM

DDS (Digital Data Services)

SONET/SDH

SAN (Storage Array Networks connectivity)

Fibre (Dark, Wavelengths)

Other TDM/Circuit Switched Data (e.g. DialConnect, PSTN)

Other Packet Switched Data (e.g. SMDS, X.25, Fibrechannel)

SOHO Broadband Internet

For the purpose of this Tender, the GTA Category 1A Data Services have been split into two distinct classifications or groups.

Group 1:
Standard Data Services Data Services that represent the standard suite of telecommunications services commonly sought by the majority of government agencies

Group 2:
Specialised Data Services
Data Services that have more specialised functionality for specific requirements.

Please note that Managed Network Data Services will be procured under GTA Category 5.

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TENDER BRIEFING
A tender briefing is scheduled for Thursday, 9 August 2007, 10am, at the McKell Building, Level 4.

Prospective tenderers may nominate up to three (3) representatives to attend the tender briefing.

Attendees must register with gta@commerce.nsw.gov.au by close of business on Tuesday, 7 August 2007.

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_0701173.pdf (181 KB)

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Documents available for this RFT (as issued on 03/08/2007):

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

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This documentation is in a ".DTT" format file named RFT0701173.DTT
It requires Dmax Lite v5 software to open and read and also to prepare and lodge a tender.

Summary Document:

There is a file in *.pdf format available for viewing only that provides information to assist in your decision whether to participate in the tendering process, without purchasing 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 - they will include the following file:
Tender RFT0701173.DTT - this is the actual RFT documentation in a Dmax Lite database.
In addition there are some handy guides and a form for transmittal of the tender - do not incorprate this in the Dmax tender file.

• 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" link at the bottom of this page and following the on-screen instructions.
  
  

Obtaining the required Dmax Lite 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 documents 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 software, a copy of the software can be purchased and downloaded from this site as part of your download process.

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.
Ensure that your tender includes a file in *.dtr format.
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.