1. But he would say that, wouldn't he?
Australian Government ICT procurement
7 September 2011
Procurement on the Blog

2. Scope Questions welcome at any time
Coordinated Procurement Microsoft, Desktops, Invoice Reconciliation, Mobiles, Telecommunications Management, Internet Based Network Connections
Data Centre Strategy Migration Services, Facilities, DCaaS, Cloud
Policies OSS, Gateways, COE, Benchmarking, Opt-Out
New Stuff Multi-Use Lists, Social Media

3. Coordinated procurement

4. Microsoft VSA/LAR LAR Agreement expires 15 October 2012
VSA expires 30 June 2013

5. Desktop Hardware

6. Invoice Reconciliation
Fastlane Software Pty Ltd
KNet Technology Pty Ltd
PriceWaterhouseCoopers
Vizibill

7. Mobile Phones TransACT Communications Pty Ltd
Teledesign Australia Pty Ltd (hardware only)
Telstra Corporation Limited (carriage only)
Optus Networks Pty Limited

8. Telecommunications Management Services
Requirements analysis, design and specification of telecommunications services
Consolidated telecommunications help desk support services
Consolidated service level management
Consolidated telecommunications billing and inventory management.
Contract management activities
Enhanced operations management 
Specialist advisory
Support activities
Alcatel-Lucent Australia Limited Boeing Defence Australia Ltd Bridge IT Engineering Pty Ltd Broadreach Services Pty Ltd Business Strategy Review Pty Limited Cisco System Australia Pty Limited Consultel IT & T Pty Ltd Cordelta Pty Ltd Dimension Data Australia Pty Ltd Electroboard Solutions Pty Ltd Envista Pty Limited Fujitsu Australia Pty Ltd Gibson Quai – AAS Pty Limited Housley Consulting Pty Limited NEC Australia Pty Ltd Optus Networks Pty Limited Rob Dobson & Associates Pty Limited Soul Pattinson Telecommunications Pty Ltd Stratatel Limited Telsoft Pty Ltd Telstra Corporation Limited The Strategic Directions Group Transpire Pty Ltd UXC Limited Veridian Solutions Pty Ltd Verizon Australia Pty Ltd

9. Internet Based Network Connections*
Internet Based Network Connections
Scope: packetized data travelling public infrastructure
Services:
Network Carriage Services (NCS);
Virtual Connection Management Services (VCMS);
IP Carriage Services (including both NCS and VCMS); and
Major Internet Connection Services.
* Disclaimer: Icons in alphabetical order, aligned left, width constant, height in proportion to avoid IP infringement

10. Data Centre strategy

11. Facilities Canberra AusAid ACC AEC ARC ComCar DAFF DEEWR FAHCSIA
Finance
DoHA
Family Law Courts
IP Australia
Perth
Fujitsu (Malaga)
Canberra
ADC (Mitchell)
CDC (Hume)
TransACT (Dickson)
Brisbane
iseek (Airport)
NEC (Springfield)
Sydney
Datacom (North Ryde)
Equinix (Alexandria)
Global Switch (Ultimo)
Macquarie Telecom (Sydney)
Melbourne
EDC (Mitcham)

12. Migration Services  Panellist Requirements Definition Procurement
Design
Data centre project management and logistic planning
Installation and logistics
Commissioning data centre ICT infrastructure
Decomissioning vacated data centre
Data centre metrics & capacity management
APC 
Colliers International
Dell Australia
Dimension Data
Fujitsu Australia
Hewlett Packard
The Frame Group
IBM

13. Data Centre Optimisation Targets
PUE
Applies
Target
Weighted individual agency average
1.9
Individual agency data centre
1.7 – 2.2
PUE targets to be achieved by July 2015, current baseline estimated to be > 2.5
If an agency doesn’t report, they will have a default PUE of 3
Server utilisation targets to be achieved by July 2014
Utilisation
Item
Applies
Wintel
30% monthly average
UNIX
Mainframe
75% of monthly average
Hypervisor
70% of monthly peak

14. Data Centre as a Service (DCaaS)
50 smallest IT expenditure agencies; Leverage data centre optimisation practices & opportunities.

15. Cloud
“Cloud computing is an ICT sourcing and delivery model for enabling convenient, on-demand network access to a shared pool of configurable computing resources (e.g. Networks, servers, storage applications and services) that can be rapidly provisioned and released with minimal management effort or services provider interaction.”
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

16. Policies

17. Open Source Software OSS policy released in January 2011.
Agencies must consider all types of solutions including OSS.
Suppliers need to outline their consideration and/or exclusion of open source software.
Agencies are to participate in OSS communities where appropriate.
Provides sample clauses to be written into RFT and evaluation documents.
Revised Guide to use of OSS in Government released in June 2011.

18. Internet Gateways (http://bit.ly/rkA524)
Consolidate 124 gateways to 8 (May 2010).
Provides improved security, reliability and operational efficiency.
Applies to Australian-based FMA Act agency gateways.
Eight lead agencies offer consolidated gateway services.
Agencies to transition progressively by end 2014.
Eighteen agencies transitioned to their lead agency.

19. Common Operating Environment Policy
“A set of standards and principles based on open standards, where practical”
Optimise the number of desktop SOEs across government
Improve Agency ability to share services and applications
Support the government’s e-Security policy
SIGB endorsed 21 Dec 10
Reviewed annually: be revised from October, updates released Dec 2011

20. Benchmarking Whole-of-government ICT benchmarking since 2007-08
measure progress in improving efficiency and effectiveness of ICT
inform other whole-of-government ICT policy initiatives
Release of benchmarking data planned before 31 Oct
subject to protecting agencies’ commercial interests
Australian governments collaborating on cross-jurisdictional benchmarking

21. Opt-Out Policy (http://bit.ly/qJCvwv - PDF)
Valid reasons to opt out are:
The policy cannot be implemented legally;
The policy has a measurable adverse impact on identified Government policies;
The application of the policy would create a tangible threat to national security;
The ability to respond to external ICT related issues and trends is improved;
The ability to manage and leverage the Government’s information assets, having due regard to privacy concerns where appropriate, is enhanced;
Compliance costs and regulatory burden on citizens and business is reduced.

22. New stuff

23. Multi-Use List Consolidation
& IT Services Panel update
One comprehensive list
Reduced administrative & legal costs
Standardised, templated procurement forms & processes
Responsive & flexible procurement tool
Increased opportunity for engagement between Industry and Government
Panel Optimisation
portfolio based approach
Government decision due end of September 2011
Reduced costs to Government & Industry
ICT Management Consultants Multi Use List (AGIMO)
ICT Multi-Use List (FMG)

24. Social Media Australia - http://bit.ly/ar34nK
USA – BetterBuy -

25. Questions