RFQ Template - Department of Employment

Request for Quotation – SON867801

This Request for Quotation (including its attachments) is issued by the Department of Employment in accordance with clause 5 of the Deed of Standing Offer for the provision of ICT Contractor Services, executed between the Department of Employment and the Vendor on or about 1 February 2015 (the Deed). RFQ number 710 RFQ closing date 10.00 am Thursday 15 June 2017 [Note to Panel Members: responses must be received by this date/time to be considered] ICT Service Category (Skill Group) Category c. - Applications management

Personnel Category (Skill Set) Computer programmers (.Net Developers)

Department requirements for this RFQ

Item Description Details number Article I. Proposed Work Order Start 03/07/2017 Date Article Proposed Contract Period 03/07/2017 to 30/06/2018 II. Article Contract Option Period Not Applicable III. Article Number of Specified Multiple IV. Personnel required Article Reduced activity period Public holidays and Christmas closedown period V. Article Business Hours From 9.00 am to 5.00 pm on a Business Day, unless specified VI. otherwise. Maximum of 40 hours per week unless given prior approval by the relevant Branch Manager. Article Replacing Specified Clause 11.6 Consequences of replacing Specified Personnel of the VII. Personnel

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Terms and Conditions of Contract will not apply Article Maximum no. of candidates Not Applicable VIII. Article Purpose of Services Experienced Microsoft .Net Developers to: IX.  Work within a team of Developers, Business Analysts and Testers and will encompass the full software development lifecycle from requirements gathering to implementation  Possess strong UI analysis skills and strong understanding of SDLC  Demonstrate experience using C#, SQL Server, .Net framework 3.0/3.5/4.0, WCF & XML based Web Services, Microsoft Visual Studio 2008/2010, Microsoft SQL Server, XML, XSLT, UML using Enterprise Architect, and Dynamics CRM  Demonstrate experience in Web Applications design and programming (ASP.NET, HTML, CSS, Javascript), and  Demonstrate experience in SQL.

Article Indigenous Opportunities Clause 24 of the Terms and Conditions of Contract will not apply X. Policy Article Methodology Not specified XI. Article Performance Services to be performed in accordance with department’s XII. standards.

Article Documentation The Department may provide to the Vendor Department Material XIII. and the Vendor must ensure that the Departmental Material is used strictly in accordance with any conditions or restrictions specified in item 9 of the Deed Details and any direction by the Department. Article Skills knowledge transfer Clause 35 of the deed applies (The contractor will be expected to XIV. transfer skills and knowledge to departmental officers and/or other contractor as requested) Article Selection criteria Essential Criteria: XV. Please note the importance of 1. Demonstrated experience as a Microsoft .Net Developer responding to this Selection within an enterprise application development environment, Criteria. with preference to those with no less than 5 years in developing complex client/server applications within an agile framework such as Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) or equivalent. 2. Strong communication and interpersonal skills including the

ICT Contractor Services Panel Request for Quote: 710 Item Description Details number ability to liaise and negotiate with business and technical personnel. 3. Well-developed skills in the following, noting the level of experience and complexity of work previously undertaken:  MS ASP .NET  MS MS Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010/2012  MS TFS  MS C# 2.0/3.0/3.5/4.0  WCF and MS XML Web Services, XSL/XSLT, and DOM  MS ADO .NET  MS SQL Server 2005 or 2008  Ajax, JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets  HTML5 and WCAG 2 Accessibility, and  Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008/2012. 4. Sound and effective organisational skills, including the ability to manage changes to business requirements and priorities and work within tight timeframes. 5. Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively within a team to achieve outcomes and meet deadlines.

Desirable Criteria: 6. Demonstrated knowledge and experience of Department of Employment Programmes, the Employment Services System (ESS) and/or related Department of Human Services IT systems. 7. Experience in Microsoft Dynamics CRM solution or Mobile App Development. 8. Experience in the development of Unit and Regression Test Suites. 9. Experience in object orientated design and UML using Enterprise Architect or similar tools.

Article Intellectual Property Rights The Department owns the Intellectual Property Rights in Contract XVI. – ownership of Contract Material Material Article Limitation of liability – cap For SMEs, the Department will consider a liability cap at either: XVII. $ 5 million per occurrence, or $ 10 million in the aggregate For non-SMEs, the Department will consider a liability cap at either: $ 10 million per occurrence, or $ 20 million in the aggregate Article Insurance As per Item 10 of Schedule 1 of the deed details

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Article Fee structure Hourly rates including both GST inclusive and exclusive rates, XIX. and quoted in either half or full dollars.

ICT Contractor Services Panel Request for Quote: 710 Article Other requirements Job Properties XX. E.g Location Title of the Project: Multiple

Technical Director or Project Manager: Multiple

Department: Department of Employment

Group: Employment Systems

Branch: Application Development

Section: Multiple

Role Location: Level 3, 5 Eden Park Drive, Macquarie Park, NSW 2113 Note: The specified personnel must be covered by the Workers Compensation in the relevant States or Territory. Special Conditions All Candidates must be Australian Citizens to be considered for the role. Security Clearance Requirements The minimum security clearance level for this particular position is: Baseline Security Clearance All positions are “Trusted” and the successful candidate is required to undertake police check to be conducted by the department. Unfavourable outcome may result to early termination of the contract. This check will be arranged by the Shared Services Centre on commencement of the contractor. The Australian Government will meet the cost of police check. Standard form of Quotation Please respond using the ‘Standard Form of Quotation’ (as attached).

ICT Contractor Services Panel Request for Quote: 710 TO BE POPULATED BY THE VENDOR

Schedule 6 – Standard form of quotation

Quotation

1) [insert name of Vendor] submits a Quotation in accordance with the Deed entered into between the Department(s)and the Vendor dated on or around 1 February 2015 to supply the Services specified in RFQ no. [insert]. The Vendor confirms that the terms and conditions specified in the Terms and Conditions of Contract and the Department's RFQ will apply in the event that this Quotation is accepted by the Department.

2) This Quotation will remain valid for a period of 30 days from the date of submission.

3) The Vendor acknowledges that no binding contract (express or otherwise) is created between the Department and the Vendor until the parties execute a Work Order.

Date and RFQ no. [insert date and the Department's RFQ number]

Vendor account manager [insert name and contact details]

Specified Personnel [insert name(s) of each candidate on offer.

Personnel Category (skill set) [insert from Department's RFQ (eg ICT Infrastructure Management – software and middleware developers)]

Subcontractors [insert names, ABNs and ACNs of any subcontractors that the Vendor proposes to use to perform the Services. Otherwise insert ‘Not applicable’]

Note: The Vendor must provide information about any proposed subcontractor as requested by the Department (ie this information may be requested after submission of the Quotation to assist in the Department's evaluation of the Quotation. To avoid doubt, this will include any independent contractors engaged by the Vendor.

Reduced activity period [insert response to the reduced activity period(s) specified by the Department in the RFQ.]

Business Hours [insert response to the Business Hours specified by the Department in the RFQ]

Vendors must provide the information set out below for EACH CANDIDATE/SPECIFIED PERSONNEL offered under this Quotation:

Name of candidate/Specified Personnel [insert full name]

Responses to selection criteria specified [insert responses to the selection criteria specified in the RFQ (eg If in the RFQ the criteria in the RFQ is designated as 'essential' and 'mandatory' provide your response to each of the criteria as follows:] Essential Criteria:

[insert list and response to each of the criteria] Desirable Criteria:

[insert list and response to each of the criteria]

ICT Contractor Services Panel Request for Quote: 710 Fee structure [include details of the fee structure required in the RFQ (e.g. hourly rates on a GST exclusive/inclusive basis)]

Note: The rates specified here must not exceed the Capped Rates.

Curriculum Vitae [attach CVs]

Referees [insert contact details for at least 2 professional referees]

Other requirements [insert response to items listed under 'Other requirements' of the RFQ]

ICT Contractor Services Panel Request for Quote: 710