1. TENDER NO. 10/2010
Tender Specifications for
Server & Storage Infrastructure
Issued on 19th June, 2010

2. TABLE OF CONTENTS
Proposals for Tender ................................................................................................... 3
General Requirements ................................................................................................. 4
Minimum Specifications ...................................................................................................................... 4
Additional Information ........................................................................................................................ 8
General Terms & Conditions...................................................................................... 9
Submission of Tenders ........................................................................................................................ 9
Format of Tender Response ................................................................................................................. 9
Late Tenders ...................................................................................................................................... 10
Amendment of RFT ........................................................................................................................... 10
Termination of RFT ........................................................................................................................... 10
Tenderers to Inform Themselves ....................................................................................................... 10
Tenderer’s Risk.................................................................................................................................. 11
Clarification and Variation of Tenders .............................................................................................. 11
Selection of the Preferred Tender ...................................................................................................... 11
Conduct of Tenderers ........................................................................................................................ 12
Unlawful Inducements and Collusive Tendering............................................................................... 12
Contact with Tenderers ...................................................................................................................... 12
Costs .................................................................................................................................................. 12
Non-delivery of service(s) ................................................................................................................. 13
Validity of the proposal ..................................................................................................................... 13
Currency ............................................................................................................................................ 13
Corporate Information ....................................................................................................................... 13
Qualifications and Capability ............................................................................................................ 14
Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales of Tenderer .......................................................................................... 14
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3. Proposals for Tender
The following are excerpts and addendums from the tender advertisement for Fiji Islands Revenue and
Customs Authority as it originally appeared in the local media and should be used as the basis to
submit your proposals:
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TENDER NO. 09/2010 – Network Switches
TENDER NO. 10/2010 – Server & Storage Infrastructure
The Fiji Islands Revenue & Customs Authority (FIRCA) invites reputable companies
to tender for Server and Storage Infrastructure and Network Switches
Detailed tender specifications are available from the FIRCA website at the following
links:
Network Switches: http:/www.frca.org.fj/tenders/network-tender0910.pdf
Server & Storage: http:/www.frca.org.fj/tenders/server-tender1010.pdf
Further clarifications & questions should be directed through email to
ittenders@frca.org.fj
Tenders to be submitted separately in a sealed envelope and clearly marked:
“TENDER NO. 09/2010 – Network Switches” or
“TENDER NO. 10/2010 – Server & Storage Infrastructure”
and should be addressed to:
The Chairman
FIRCA Tender Board
Fiji Islands Revenue & Customs Authority
Private Mail Bag
Suva
Fiji
and hand delivered to Revenue & Customs Services Complex, Building 3, Floor 3,
Corner of Ratu Sukuna Road and Queen Elizabeth Drive, Nasese, Suva, Fiji prior to
the tender closing time.
Tender Proposals must be received no later than 1200 Hours (12 noon) Fiji Time
on Friday 02nd July 2010
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4. General Requirements
• Only authorized, reputable brand name resellers will be considered
• Three years parts and labour onsite warranty is a mandatory requirement
• The specifications given below are the minimum that must be satisfied
• The minimum specifications given below specify different blade server and
SAN models. Vendors are requested to send in quotes for all blade server and
SAN models specified below and FIRCA will decide upon the appropriate
model(s) to purchase based on its requirements.
• Please quote the components of the server/blade/chassis as separate items
rather than as an all inclusive cost.
• All servers, SANs and components (I/O expansion cards, etc) should be
capable of supporting VMware vSphere (ESX/ESXi 4.0), Widows Server
2008 R2 and Windows Server 2003.
• Labour costs should include assembly and mounting of servers/blades only.
All configurations will be done by FIRCA.
Minimum Specifications
1) Rack Mounted Server
Minimum Specifications for Rack Mounted Server
Processor Type Intel Xeon 5500/5600 Series
(4 Cores or higher)
Processor Speed 2.93 GHz or above
Number of Processors 2
RAM 8 GB DDR3
Storage Type 15 K, 12.5” Hot Swap SAS
RAID Raid 5 Capability
Total Storage 1.5 TB after RAID 5 configuration
(4 x 500GB or 6 X 300 GB)
Form Factor Rack Mounted (2U)
NIC 2 x Gigabit
Power Supply Redundant
Embedded Hypervisor Provide this as an optional add-on
Warranty (Parts and Labour) 3 year Parts and Labour Onsite Warranty
2) Blade Servers
Minimum Specifications for Blade Server 1 (IBM Vendors please quote
for HS 22)
Processor Type Intel Xeon 5600 (6 Cores or higher)
Processor Speed 2.93 GHz or above
Number of Processors 2
RAM Provide options for 24GB, 32 GB and 48 GB
DDR3 RAM
Internal Storage Type Hot-Swappable SAS
RAID Raid 1 – Mirror
Total Internal Storage 2 x 73 GB
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5. Form Factor Single Wide
NIC 2 x 1 Gigabit
External Storage Connection Dual 8Gbps Fiber Channel Expansion Card
Additional I/O Expansions Expansion Card for Additional Dual 10gbps
Ethernet connection
(IBM Vendors quote for Emulex Virtual Fabric
Adapter )
Warranty (Parts and Labour) 3 Years Parts and Labour Onsite Warranty
Minimum Specifications for Blade Server 2 (IBM Vendors please quote
for HX5)
Processor Type Intel Xeon 7500 (8 Cores)
Processor Speed 1.86 GHz or above
Number of Processors 2
RAM Provide options for 24 GB, 32 GB and 48 GB
DDR3 RAM
Internal Storage Type Hot-Swappable SAS/Solid State Drive
RAID Raid 1 – Mirror
Total Internal Storage 2 x 73 GB (2 x 50GB for SSD)
Form Factor Single Wide
NIC 2 x 1 Gigabit
External Storage Connection Dual 8Gbps Fiber Channel Expansions Card
Additional I/O Expansions Expansion Card for Additional Dual 10gbps
Ethernet connection
(IBM Vendors quote for Emulex Virtual Fabric
Adapter )
Warranty (Parts and Labour) 3 year Parts and Labour Onsite Warranty
Minimum Specifications for Blade Server 3 (IBM Vendors please quote
for HX5-Double Wide)
Processor Type Intel Xeon 7500(8 Cores)
Processor Speed 1.86 GHz or above
Number of Processors 4
RAM Provide options for 32GB, 48GB DDR3 RAM
Internal Storage Type Hot-Swappable SAS/Solid State
RAID Raid 1 – Mirror
Total Internal Storage 2 x 73 GB (2 X 50GB for SSD)
Form Factor Double Wide
NIC 4 x 1 Gigabit
External Storage Dual 8 Gbps Fiber Channel
Connectivity
Additional I/O Expansion Expansion Card for Additional Dual 10gbps
Ethernet connection
(IBM Vendors quote for Emulex Virtual Fabric
Adapter )
Warranty (Parts and Labour) 3 year Parts and Labour Onsite Warranty
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6. 3) Blade Chassis
Minimum Specifications for Blade Server Chassis (IBM Vendors please
quote for Blade Center H Chassis)
Form Factor 10 U or less
Blade Bays 14 single wide blades or 7 double wide blades
or higher
Storage Connectivity 2 x20 port 8 GB Fiber Channel switch module
with 6 external ports
(Please also quote for 8 GB fiber transceiver as
well as cable)
Network Connectivity Redundant Gigabit Ethernet Switch Module
with 14 internal ports and 6 external ports
Additional Network 2 x 10 GB switch modules to interface with the
Connectivity additional 10GB expansion cards on each blade
server (IBM vendors please quote for BNT
virtual fabric 10GB switch module – Also
quote for 1 Gbps Copper Transceiver)
Management Redundant Management Module
Power Module Redundant Power Modules
Blower Redundant Blower Modules
Power Appropriate PDU to supply power to the blade
chassis and SAN
Warranty (Parts and Labour) 3 year Parts and Labour Onsite Warranty
4) Storage Area Network
Minimum Specifications for SAN 1 (IBM vendors please quote for DS
5020 Express)
Host Ports Provide options for:
4 x 8Gbps FC host ports
8 x 8Gbps FC host ports
Drive Ports 2 or more drive ports
Interoperability Should be capable of interoperability with
FIRCA’s existing 4 Gbps and 2 Gbps
infrastructure
Disks 12 x 4Gbps, 15K, 600 GB Hot Swap FC Disks
No of partitions 16 storage partitions
RAID Support 0,1,3,5,6 and 10
Power/Cooling Redundant Power Supply and Cooling
Connectivity Quote for 8 Gbps fiber optic transceivers &
cable
Warranty 3 year Parts and Labour Onsite Warranty
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7. Minimum Specifications for SAN 2 (IBM vendors please quote for DS
3500)
Host Ports Provide options for:
4 x 8Gbps FC host ports
8 x 8Gbps FC host ports
Cache Provide options for upgrade to 2 GB cache per
controller
Drive Ports 2 or more 6 Gbps SAS ports
Interoperability Should be capable of interoperability with
FIRCA’s existing 4 Gbps and 2 Gbps
infrastructure
Disks 12 x 6Gbps, 15K, 600 GB Hot Swap SAS
Disks
No of partitions 16 storage partitions
RAID Support 0,1,3,5,6 and 10
Power/Cooling Redundant Power Supply and Cooling
Connectivity Quote for 8 Gbps fiber optic transceivers &
cable
Warranty 3 year Parts and Labour Onsite Warranty
5) Disaster Recovery Site - Integrated Blade/SAN Solution – FIRCA requires
an integrated Blade/SAN solution (Example, IBM Blade Center S) for its DR
site. If non IBM vendors do not have an integrated SAN/Blade product to
quote, they should quote for separate Blade/SAN models designed for use in a
DR site or small/branch offices.
Minimum Specifications for Integrated Blade/SAN Chassis (IBM vendors
please quote for Blade Center S)
Blade Bays 6 single wide or 3 double-wide blades or higher
Power Supply Redundant Power Supply Modules
Blower Modules Redundant Blower Modules
Management 1 x Management Module
SAS Switch Module 2 x SAS RAID Controller Module
Battery Backup 2 x Battery Backup unit for SAS RAID
controller modules
Network Switch Module 2 x Gigabit Ethernet switch module
Storage Provide options for:
12 x 600GB, 15K SAS Disks
12 x 750 GB Nearline SAS Disks
Additional components Office Enablement Kit with flat panel monitor
console kit
Warranty 3 years parts and labour warranty
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8. Minimum Specifications for DR Site Blade Server (IBM Vendors please
quote for HS 22)
Processor Type Intel Xeon 5600 (6 Cores or higher)
Processor Speed 2.93 GHz or above
Number of Processors 2
RAM Provide options for 24GB, 32 GB and 48 GB
DDR3 RAM
Internal Storage Type Hot-Swappable SAS
RAID Raid 1 – Mirror
Total Internal Storage 2 x 73 GB
Form Factor Single Wide
NIC 2 x 1 Gigabit onboard
External Storage Connection SAS Connectivity card for connection to SAS
RAID Controller Module
Additional Network 2 port Gigabit Ethernet Expansion Card
Connectivity
Warranty (Parts and Labour) 3 Years Parts and Labour Onsite Warranty
VMware vSphere
Provide the following quotes:
vSphere Standard edition for 8 sockets/16 sockets
vSphere Advanced Edition for 8 sockets/16 sockets
vCenter Server Standard Edition
Additional Information
Vendors are welcome to suggest alternative specifications or options using the
above as minimum guidelines.
This tender is not an all and one inclusive tender. Where necessary, the tender
may be awarded for lesser than specified quantities or quantities may be split
between more than one vendor. Vendors are requested to specify if prices will
vary should FIRCA decide to reduce the tender quantities.
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9. General Terms & Conditions
Following general terms and conditions will apply.
Submission of Tenders
a. Tenders must be received no later than 12:00 noon Fiji Time on Friday 02nd
July 2010.
b. Bidding organisations must submit two signed and bind copies of the
proposal with one copy marked as “Original”. The original version will
prevail if there are any inconsistencies between the original and the copy.
The proposal copies shall be enclosed in a sealed envelope or package and
clearly marked as follows:
TENDER NO. 10/2010 – Server & Storage Infrastructure
To: The Chairman
FIRCA Tender Board
Fiji Islands Revenue & Customs Authority
Private Mail Bag
Suva
Fiji
c. Tender Submissions must be hand delivered to Revenue & Customs
Services Complex, Building 3, Floor 3, Corner of Ratu Sukuna Road and
Queen Elizabeth Drive, Nasese, Suva, Fiji prior to the tender closing time.
d. The Tender response must be in English.
e. Should the Tenderer become aware of any discrepancy, error or omission in
the Tender document submitted, and the Tenderer wishes to lodge a
correction or provide additional information that material must be in writing
and lodged prior to the Tender closing time.
Format of Tender Response
Each Tenderer must provide a formal letter of transmittal that must:
a. Be signed by an authorized representative of the organization and must
state that the signing official is authorized to legally bind the organization;
b. Include the names, titles, office addresses and office telephone numbers of
the persons authorized by the organization to conduct negotiations on the
Proposal, including their expected roles in negotiations and in performance
of any resulting Agreement; and
c. Provide a contact name, address, facsimile number and email address
which Fiji Islands Revenue and Customs Authority will use in serving
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10. notices to the Tenderer.
Late Tenders
Any Tender lodged after the closing time will be deemed to be late and will not
be considered.
Amendment of RFT
FIRCA may, at their sole and absolute discretion, vary, add to, or amend the
terms of this RFT, including:
a. The nature and/or scope of the services required under this RFT; and any
other subject matter to which this RFT relates.
Termination of RFT
FIRCA may, in their sole and absolute discretion, suspend, terminate or
abandon this RFT at any time prior to the execution of a formal written
agreement acceptable to FIRCA, by an authorized officer of FIRCA and by the
Successful Tenderer/s, by giving written notice of such a decision to each of the
registered Tenderers.
Tenderers to Inform Themselves
Each Tenderer should:
a. Examine this RFT, and documents referred to in the RFT and any other
information made available by FIRCA to Tenderers;
b. Obtain any further information about the facts, risks and other
circumstances relevant to its Tender by making all lawful inquiries; and
c. Satisfy itself that it’s Tender, and all information on which it’s Tender is
based, is true, accurate and complete.
By submitting their Tenders, Tenderers will be deemed to have:
a. examined the RFT and any other information made available in writing by
FIRCA to Tenderers for the purpose of tendering;
b. examined all information relevant to the risks, contingencies, and other
circumstances having an effect on their Tender and which is obtainable by
the making of reasonable inquiries; and
c. satisfied themselves as to the correctness and sufficiency of their Tenders
and that their prices cover the cost of complying with the RFT
requirements and of all matters and things necessary for the due and proper
performance and completion of the work described in the RFT.
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11. Tenderer’s Risk
The Tenderer’s participation in any stage of the Tender process is at the
tenderer’s sole risk, cost and expense, in particular, all costs incurred by or on
behalf of the Tenderers in relation to this RFT, including preparing and
lodging the Tender and providing FIRCA with any further information are
wholly the responsibility of the Tenderer.
FIRCA accepts no responsibility, liability, or obligation whatsoever for costs
incurred by or on behalf of any Tenderer in connection with any Tender or any
participation in the Tender process.
Clarification and Variation of Tenders
FIRCA may, at their absolute discretion seek clarification or request further
information from Tenderers after the closing date for the submission of Tenders.
Each Tenderer must nominate a person to provide additional information or
answer specific questions that may arise during the selection process as required
by FIRCA.
Tenderers whose Tenders have been short listed may be required, to engage in
formal discussions with FIRCA or make presentations to FIRCA on their
Tenders. In such an event FIRCA will make the necessary arrangements with
Tenderers.
Selection of the Preferred Tender
Neither the lowest priced Tenders, nor any Tenders, will necessarily be selected
by FIRCA as the Preferred Tender/s. FIRCA committee may decide not to
accept any Tender or reject all Tenders at any time. FIRCA reserve the right to
cancel this RFT and pursue an alternative course of action at any time.
A Tenderer will not be deemed to have been selected as one of the Preferred
Tenderer/s unless and until notice in writing for and on behalf of FIRCA of such
selection is:
a. Handed to the Tenderer; or
b. Is sent by prepaid post to or is left at the address stated in the Tender for
service of notices; or
c. Sent by facsimile to the number provided by the Tenderer, followed by an
original by post.
Selection of Preferred Tenderer/s will not be acceptance of the Tender and no
binding relationship will exist between the Preferred Tenderer/s and FIRCA
until a written agreement acceptable by FIRCA is executed by an authorized
officer of FIRCA and the Successful Tenderer/s.
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12. Conduct of Tenderers
Conduct of Tenderers or any of their consortium members, may affect the
outcome of their Tender responses, including non-consideration of the Tender.
Tenderers warrant to FIRCA that they (and their consortium members) have
not and will not engage in any of the following activities in relation to this
RFT Process:
a. lobbying of or discussions with any politician or political groups during
this RFT process;
b. Discussions with other relevant FIRCA bodies on this RF T process;
c. Attempts to contact or discuss the RFT process with officers, any member
or staff or contractor currently working in FIRCA or any agent of this
Department; Exception to members stated in Proposal for tender.
d. Provision of gifts or future promise of gifts of any sort to the previously
mentioned personnel;
e. Accepting or providing secret commissions;
f. Submitting an inflated Tender to the advantage of another Tenderer;
g. Entering into any improper commercial arrangement with any other party;
h. Seeking to influence any decisions of FIRCA by an improper means; or
otherwise acting in bad faith, fraudulently or improperly.
Unlawful Inducements and Collusive Tendering
Tenderer and its officers, employees, agents and advisers must not:
a. Offer unlawful inducements in connection with the Tender process; or
b. Engage in any collusive tendering, anti-competitive conduct or any other
similar conduct with any other Tenderer or any other person in relation to
the preparation or lodgment of Tenders.
Contact with Tenderers
During the Tender process, neither FIRCA nor their representatives are required
to answer questions or otherwise discuss the contents of this RFT with potential
Tenderers or their representatives, except in accordance with this RFT.
Tenderers must not attempt to make any contact of that nature. Any
unauthorized contact may disqualify the Tenderer from further consideration.
Costs
All costs and payment schedules to FIRCA should be clearly tabled in the
response and separating one-time and recurring costs. Where cost estimates are
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13. provided, the basis of these estimates should be shown. Where given cost
components are subject to periodical change, the basis for review, and increase
/decrease should be shown.
Non-delivery of service(s)
FIRCA reserves the right to hold full or partial payment until such time that the
product has been delivered to the quality and expectation of FIRCA.
FIRCA have the right to withhold (as penalties) a percentage of the payment for
vendor non-performance. Non-performance may be classed as:
Failure to deliver on time
Failure to respond to queries within a reasonable amount of time
Introduction of unauthorized “new” clauses
Validity of the proposal
All proposals and price shall remain valid for a period of 90 days from the
closing date of the submission of the proposal. However, the responding
organization is encouraged to state a longer period of validity for the proposal.
Currency
All currency in the proposal shall be quoted in Fiji Dollars and prices shall be
VAT Inclusive.
Corporate Information
Each Tenderer must provide the following information:
a. Details of the corporate and ownership structure, including identification of
any holding company or companies and parent companies.
b. Profiles of the company and any parent entity. If the company is a
subsidiary, the Tenderer must provide full details of the legal and financial
relationship between the subsidiary and parent. The names of all directors
and officers of the company.
c. A full description of current operations of the company including audited
financial statement for the last 3 years, this can vary.
d. A copy of the company’s Certificate of Incorporation.
e. Confirmation that the company has the capacity to bid for the Services and
that there is no restriction under any relevant law to prevent it from bidding.
f. Provision of details of any legal proceedings that are being done against the
company
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14. Qualifications and Capability
Each Tenderer must:
a. Be fully Tax and Customs compliant. Tax Identification Number (TIN)
must be quoted.
b. Be of good repute – Company profile along with proven sales with this
product should be reflected in the proposal.
c. Be able to demonstrate that it has the experience, skills and resources to
safely assume providing a quality transactional service to the FIRCA.
Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales of Tenderer
Where such information is publicly accessible, the Tenderer must indicate
whether any mergers, acquisitions or sales are planned presently or during the
year following the submission of the Tender.
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