Closed ATM View - CSIRO RFT2021031 v2
Scientific Computing Goods and Services Panel
Canberra, Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane, Darwin, Hobart
The proposed panel will include the following broad categories of Goods:
- Scientific Compute hardware such as blade servers and chassis, and rack mounted systems
- Data Hardware including massively scalable data storage solutions
- Tape Libraries and Tape Media
- Interconnects and Storage Fabrics
- Scientific Compute Software Licenses
- Specialist Cooling systems for Data Centres
- Containerised, prefabricated High-performance Compute (HPC) data centres solutions
- Data Centre Analysis and Control Hardware
The panel will also include the following broad categories of Services:
- Specialist HPC Technical resources
- Support Services for Hardware
- Provision of externally hosted High-performance Compute capability as a utility service
- Provision of maintenance and support for existing hardware.
Tenderers to note, this ATM replaces the previous published CSIRORFT2021031 RFT.
Subject to clause 5.7 of the RFT2021031 Head Document, Unintentional Errors of Form, CSIRO will exclude a Tenderer from further consideration and evaluation if CSIRO considers in its absolute discretion that the conditions for participation set out in this clause have not been met by the Tenderer. Notwithstanding anything else contained in this RFT, only requirements listed in this clause will be deemed conditions for participation.
a. the Tenderer exists as a legal entity at the RFT Closing Time and Date
b. at the time of lodgement of their Tender, Tenderers must not have been:
i. precluded from tendering for Australian Government funded work or
ii. subject to a judicial decision against them relating to employee entitlements (not including decisions under appeal, and have not paid the claim
c. the Tenderer must either:
i. hold a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record by the RFT Closing Time and Date; or
ii. have a receipt demonstrating that a Statement of Tax Record has been requested from the Australian Taxation Office prior to the RFT Closing Time and Date, and holds a Valid and Satisfactory Statement of Tax Record no later than 4 business days from the RFT Closing Time and Date.
Note: Tenderers are to note, this requirement also applies to all new businesses and foreign Tenderers that do not have an Australian tax record of at least four years.
Tenderers are to inform themselves of the requirements relating to STR. Further information and guidance have been provided in clause 5.8.
d. the Tenderer must comply with all Mandatory Requirements identified in the Attachment A - SOR (Statement of Requirements).
5.1.2 Tenderers, and where applicable their subcontractors, should appl
CSIROs intent is that the proposed panel will commence on 1 September 2021 for an initial 3 year term.