DEEWR Request for Service Number: 221

The purpose of this Service Request is to invite you to quote for provision of ICT personnel to perform certain Work required by the Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relation.

A.Title of the Project: Parliamentary Workflow System

B.Technical Director or Project Manager:

B(i)Group: TSG

B(ii)Branch: Business Enabling Branch

B(iii)Section: PWS

C.Number of Personnel Required: Multiple

  1. Job Properties:

D(i)Job Location: 12 Mort St Civic

D(ii)Skill Group: Developer

D(iii)Skill Set: .Net, SharePoint, C#, Visual Studio, SQL Server Management Studio, XML spy

D(iv)Description of Work and Role/List of Roles:

The Government has decided to establish a single, hosted wholeofgovernment Parliamentary Workflow Solution (PWS). The new solution will be developed from DEEWR’s existing Parliamentary Document Management System (PDMS) and rolled out to government agencies as identified in scope. The project team is seeking to engage a number of suitably experienced software developers to compliment the nature of the project. The anticipated duration for these roles is for an initial period of up to 12 months dependant on applicant availability and/or capability. The role will be primarily focussed on supporting system development and implementation activities as outlined in the project planning documentation. The majority of the work will be undertaken at DEEWR however some work may be required to be performed at client premises.

  1. Selection Criteria:
  1. Demonstrated experience in Microsoft .Net development in an enterprise systems environment in an agile environment
  2. Highly developed technical skills including XML (XPATH, XSLT, XQuery), Web Service development, SQL Server, JavaScript and CSS
  3. Knowledge and experience developing with the Microsoft SharePoint and SharePoint object model is desirable
  4. Design skills including knowledge and experience of application and integration patterns is desirable
  5. Good communication skills and an ability to work collaboratively within a team isessential, experience working with clients is also desirable.
  1. Timeframes for the Services

July 2012 – 30 June 2013

  1. Evaluation Criteria:

Responses will be evaluated according to the following criteria:

  • The selection criteria as outlined in item E above, which must be addressed;
  • Availability; and
  • Fees.

Names and contact details of two referees (where possible including the most recent / current client) should be provided, as well as a full resume of relevant experience.

Successful candidates will be required to complete a knowledge/skills transfer plan

  1. Rate:

For each candidate offered separately list the: (Please include this table in the body of the email).

Hourly Rate / $
Management Fee / $
GST Amount / $
Total Rate to DEEWR / $
Availability
Citizenship

(Note: Where Personnel are required to travel in the course of performing the Work, the Department will reimburse the costs of such travel at an amount not exceeding that applying to non-SES Departmental employees as amended from time to time. The Department will not advance monies or otherwise pay for any costs incidental to the travel, other than by way of a reimbursement to the candidate).

Special Conditions

N/A

  1. Security Conditions
  2. The candidate will be required to have or be willing to complete an application for a “Protected or Baseline” security clearance. The Department will not meet the cost of obtaining the clearance.
  1. Lodgement of Quotation

Upon receipt of a Request for Quote (RFQ) You may, but are not obliged to, within the time frame specified in the Request for Services identify pre-vetted candidates for each position that satisfy the requirements specified in the Request for Services and prepare a Quotation, which may be provided by email or by any other means, as specified by Us, including:

a.a covering letter that summarily identifies each of the candidates on offer along with their:

(i) associated fees;

(ii) availability;

(iii) citizenship details; and

(iv) account manager name and contact details.

b.a curriculum vitae for each of the candidates on offer;

c.a brief statement of the candidates claims against the selection criteria as detailed in the Request for Services (limited to two pages in length) for each candidate;

d.the contact details of at least two professional referees for each proposed candidate; and any other requirements specified in a Request for Services

Your response to this Service Request (the Quotation) must be submitted via email before the nominated closing time to:

, Closing Time: Wednesday 4 July 2012 at 10.00 am

  1. Late Responses

Late Responses will not be accepted.

  1. Information Provided in Quotations:

All Quotations submitted in response to this Service Request become the property of the Australian Government on submission. The Department may make copies of the response documents for any purpose related to this Service Request.

All information provided in response to this Service Request:

will be retained by the Australian Government for the purposes of the quote process, and can be destroyed by it thereafter; and

will be available for use by the Australian Government and its advisers and consultants for any purpose connected with the quote process.

  1. Requests from the Department for Further Information

Where it is necessary for the Department to direct material queries to Contractor during the evaluation process, the Contractor will be required to respond in writing to all such queries made by the Department within three (3) working days of the Contractor’s receipt of the query. Where such clarification materially alters the Response, the Department may not admit it for evaluation. Evaluation will be based on the information provided in the Quotations where answers to specific queries are not provided within the specified time.

  1. Contact Officers

The contact officers for these positions and their contact details are:

Administration
Contact Name: / LinaRendina
Title: / ICT Contractor Manager
Telephone: / (02) 6240 7102
Email: /
Fax: / 6123 5937