Data Centre System Integrator Services

1.1.The Reserve Bank of Australia ABN 50 008 559 486 (Reserve Bank), invites Tenders for the provision of Systems Integration Services in relation to the design and implementation of a Data Bunker, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Request for Tender (RFT).

1.2.As part of its role as Australia's central bank, the Reserve Bank of Australia operates infrastructure critical to the Nation's payment systems which requires the provision of ‘continuously available’ and ‘highly available’ externally facing technology services.

1.3.In order to enhance the resiliency of these key business technology services in the event of data loss or corruption, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has determined to establish a Data Bunker to sequester certain data. This is been undertaken as recent events have highlighted the risk of prolonged outages through:

a.Extended loss of utilities or other essential services to the primary data store;

b.Data not being accessible due to corruption of the primary data store; or

c.Denial of service or other similar nefarious actions.

2.1.Tenderers are required to respond to this RFT by completing and lodging each of the Tender Schedules provided in Part 5 of this RFT, in accordance with the requirements of this RFT.

3.1.The Supply required is summarised below.

a. The RBA has determined to engage a Systems Integrator to implement the Data Bunker. The Services that the Systems Integrator will provide are the subject of this RFT and include:

i.Plan: Designing the Data Bunker;

ii.Build: Implement the Data Bunker and supporting components; and

iii.Run: develop operational procedures, policies and tools, and support the RBA in operating the Data Bunker for the initial 12 months of its operation.

3.2.Detailed requirements of the Supply required by the Reserve Bank are contained in the Statement of Requirements in Part 3.