- ‒ II - Technical Assistance during Procurement of hardware, IT infrastructure, ‒ II - Technical Assistance during Procurement of hardware, IT infrastructure, IT security, data connectivity, software and services for implementation of recommended IT solutions
- 12) the Client, and provide technical inputs, in responding to queries/challenges 12) the Client, and provide technical inputs, in responding to queries/challenges pertaining to the procurement exercise.
- 13) presentation on the request for proposal to prospective bidders during pre-bid 13) presentation on the request for proposal to prospective bidders during pre-bid conference exercise.
- 14) technical assistance to NSIF during evaluation of bids for the selection of the 14) technical assistance to NSIF during evaluation of bids for the selection of the lowest evaluated substantially responsive IT service provider(s).
- ‒ III - Project management, supervisory, quality review and technical advisory ‒ III - Project management, supervisory, quality review and technical advisory services during implementation
- 15) as main point of contact for technical matters on Client’s behalf during the 15) as main point of contact for technical matters on Client’s behalf during the implementation stage;
- 16) the interaction between users and service providers during different phases 16) the interaction between users and service providers during different phases of implementation including discussion on prototypes, Conference Room Pilot (if applicable), requirements gathering, user acceptance testing, training, etc. In the event, an agile methodology is being used during implementation stage, the Consultant will be the main contact point for all IT related matters on behalf of NSIF;
- 17) the installations done by the service provider(s) to ensure that standards, 17) the installations done by the service provider(s) to ensure that standards, installation procedures, equipment handling, and other health and safety aspects and overall client requirements and specifications as determined by the Consultant in the preliminary phase of this consultancy are strictly adhered to;
- 18) the digital platform/infrastructure is well configured, thoroughly tested by an 18) the digital platform/infrastructure is well configured, thoroughly tested by an external/independent IT auditor to comply with IT security requirements that are applicable for proposed platform/infrastructure (e.g. OWASP Security considerations and ISO/IEC 27001 standard) and identified non-conformities are properly addressed;
- 19) capacity building programmes, trainings and change management activities for 19) capacity building programmes, trainings and change management activities for all staff of NSIF and key stakeholders (if applicable) on the IT system are carried out as per plan;
- 20) the development, installation, testing, commissioning, deployment/Go-Live 20) the development, installation, testing, commissioning, deployment/Go-Live and Operational acceptance of the IT system till complete handing over. The issuance of completion/signed commissioning certificates by the Consultant will be required;
- 21) disbursement is carried out as per payment terms of the bidding document and 21) disbursement is carried out as per payment terms of the bidding document and certify correctness of invoices and bank guarantees raised by service provider(s);