Tender Advertisement #1200391

Call for Applications (OPEN TENDER)

PIFS Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Solution

Background

To improve the safekeeping of our information we are also including Disaster Recovery so that the solution is simplified and easy to manage and perform recovery. This tender process requires a solution that will back up all critical information, and securely restore PIFS information on a regular schedule and perform quarterly Business Continuity tests.


Purpose

The purpose of this tender is to look for a more innovative, smart, user-friendly, and resilient backup solution that will meet all the technical requirements for this tender, and also provide a more transparent return of investment to PIFS.

Scope of Work

To supply, configure & provide hardware warranty for the Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Solution, certified training for PIFS ICT personnel and proper documentation as per specifications set out under the Terms of Reference (TOR) document which can be downloaded from www.tenders.net/forumsec.

HOW TO APPLY

Submissions should be entitled:

RFT (OPEN TENDER) – Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Solution (Renewal)

Method of Submissions:

Interested Vendors are encouraged to provide written submissions to address the eligibility criteria and response, also should attach their company resume.

Submissions must be forwarded in PDF format following the instructions at www.tenders.net/forumsec

Note: Tenders must be submitted with clear labelling of the technical offer and the financial offer. The Technical Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “A. Technical Offer”. Financial Offer documents must be saved and submitted clearly labelled “B. Financial Offer”.

The electronically submitted documents should be converted to the PDF format.

Deadline for Submissions:

Submissions need to reach the Secretariat by 3pm (Fiji Time) Friday 28 May 2021.

Late or incomplete tenders will not be considered.

Questions and Answers

All queries or request for information must be submitted via the Question and Answer Forum at www.tenders.net/forumsec . Tenderers may submit questions in writing to the mentioned Question and Answer Forum before the stated “deadline for requesting clarifications” Tuesday 27 April 2021

The Secretariat has no obligation to provide clarification after this date.

Note: The Secretariat will not be responsible for non-receipt/non-delivery of the Bid documents due to any reason whatsoever.

Any complaints regarding the Secretariat’s tender must be directed to the following email: Tender.Complaints@forumsec.org. This email address will forward your complaint to a person that is independent and removed from the tender process. Complaints must be well founded and should not be used as a mechanism for notifying displeasure with the outcome of a tender award. Further information on making a complaint can be found on the Policies & Information page at http://tenders.forumsec.org.

In the event that further information is required by the Secretariat in relation to the tender for consultancy, the Secretariat reserves the right to seek the required information without the need for calling for resubmission of proposals.