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["ANNEXURE A -  RFP FOR Long-term Archive Storage System FOR THIRTY SIX (36) MONTHS\nRFP No: "]
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[null,"                           Guidance notes: Bidders to complete ONLY column F [PROOF OF EVIDENCE REFERENCED (appendix reference or required answer for specific requirements in that row)]   "]
["Criteria Number","Technical Evaluation Criteria","Proof/Evidence","Weighting (%) out of 100%","Scoring Guide","PROOF OF EVIDENCE REFERENCED (appendix reference or required answer for specific requirements in that row) \n\nor \n\nIndicate a \"Yes\" or \"No\" for acceptance of other requirements"]
["1. Project Experiences and Technical Resources"]
[1.1,"The bidder must demonstrate successful supply, commissioning, and maintenance of a private cloud data center for at least three (3) years cumulative experience since 20 September 2018, evidenced by three (3) customer reference letters.","Each reference letter (on customer letterhead, signed, and dated) must confirm:\n\n•  Customer company name and contact details.\n•  Project scope of work (including supply,  commissioning, and maintenance of private cloud data center).\n•  Project start and end dates.\n•  Contract value.\n•  Services rendered since September 2018.\n\nTransnet reserves the right to contact the client to verify and validate the accuracy of the information provided.",15,"15 Points =Three (3) valid customer reference letters confirming full scope (supply, commissioning, maintenance), dates, and contact details.\n\n10 Points =Two (2) valid customer reference letters confirming full scope and details.\n\n5 Points = One (1) valid customer reference letter confirming full scope and details.\n\n0 Points = No valid reference letters submitted or letters do not confirm required scope and details.\n\n*Non submission of the relevant certified contactable customer documentation required to confirm reference information will result in that reference to be discarded for evaluation purposes."]
[1.2,"The bidder must provide one qualified and certified personnel with a minimum of three (3) years in their respective space for each category for the duration of the project, covering the following roles:\n\n1. Certified Cloud Specialist (OEM certification required)\n2. Certified Hardware Specialist (OEM certification required)\n3. Migration Specialist\n4. Data Protection Engineer / Information Security Professional\n5. Project Manager (PMBOK, Prince 2) At least (3) years experience in ICT-related projects\n\nEach role must demonstrate relevant experience in similar projects and valid certifications where specified.","Bidder to provide a list of all key staff that will be servicing the Transnet account, with the qualifications/Certifications and a minimum three years (3) relevant experience of each key staff member in a form of a CV:  \n• Full name and surname.\n• Relevant certifications (OEM certificates for Cloud and Hardware Specialists).\n• Years of experience in similar projects.\n• Key technical skills and project involvement.\n• Project Management (PMBOK, prince 2)\n\n",10,"2 points = Bidder to provide a certified cloud specialist for the proposed solution and Architecture with a minimum of three (3) years relevant experience. Bidder must provide/ submit relevant certification from the OEM\n\n2 points = Bidder to provide certified hardware specialist for the proposed solution and Architecture  with a minimum of three (3) years relevant experience. Bidder must provide/ submit relevant certification from the OEM\n\n2 points = Bidder to provide migration specialist for the proposed solution and Architecture  with a minimum of three (3) years relevant experience. Bidder must provide/ submit relevant certification from the OEM\n\n2 points = Bidder to provide data protection engineer/information security professional for the proposed solution and Architecture  a minimum of three (3) years relevant experience. Bidder must provide/submit relevant certification from the OEM.\n\n2 points = Bidder to provide experienced project manager with relevant qualification and three (3) years of experience in ICT related projects."]
["2. Archiving Solution requirements"]
[2.1,"The proposed archiving solution must:\n\n1. Provide capacity for both current Huawei Cloud Stack solution and Transnet historical data.\n2. Support data flow from current Huawei Cloud Stack to the new archiving system.\n3. Enable data migration from Transnet’s current backup storage to new archive storage.","Bidder to submit supporting documents (e.g., OEM datasheets, architecture diagrams, white papers, screenshots) confirming:\n\n• Capacity for Huawei Cloud Stack and historical data.\n• Data flow capability between Huawei Cloud Stack and new archiving system.\n• Migration process from current backup storage to new archive storage.",10,"10 Points = Evidence confirms all three requirements: capacity, data flow, and migration ability.\n\n5 Points = Evidence confirms any two of the three requirements (Capacity and Data Flow) as they are foundational for the solution to function and integrate with Huawei Cloud Stack.\n\n0 Points = No evidence that support the requirement"]
[2.2,"The proposed solution must:\n\n1. Integrate with Huawei Cloud Stack (critical).\n2. Support centralized alarm management for physical devices (critical).\n3. Enable unified monitoring and management of data resources (locations, alarms, performance).","Bidder to submit supporting documents (e.g., OEM datasheets, architecture diagrams, screenshots) confirming:\n\n• Integration capability with Huawei Cloud Stack.\n• Centralized alarm management for physical devices.\n• Unified monitoring and management of data resources.",10,"10 Points = Evidence confirms all three requirements: integration, centralized alarm management, and unified monitoring.\n\n5 Points = Evidence confirms two critical requirements\n\n0 Points = No evidence provided or evidence does not confirm any of the requirement"]
["3. Infrastructure  requirements"]
[3.1,"The proposed solution must:\n\n1. Provide built-in backup and archiving software as part of the infrastructure.\n2. Ensure no additional third-party backup or archiving software is required for core functionality.\n3. Support unified management by Transnet current unified management platform.","Bidder to submit supporting documents (e.g., OEM datasheets, architecture diagrams, screenshots) confirming:\n\n•  Built-in backup and archiving capability.\n•  No dependency on external backup or archiving software.\n• Unified management platform support.",15,"15 Points = Evidence confirms all requirements: built-in backup, Unified management platform support and No dependency on external backup or archiving software.\n\n10 Points = Evidence confirms two requirements: Unified management platform support, and No dependency on external backup or archiving software.\n\n0 Points = No evidence provided or evidence does not confirm any of the requirements"]
[3.2,"The proposed system must:\n\n1. Be deployed in a cluster architecture.\n2. Support scalability to at least 32 nodes.\n3. Provide a unified management UI.\n4. Ensure High Availability (HA) with tolerance for one node failure.","Bidder to submit supporting documents (e.g., OEM datasheets, architecture diagrams, screenshots) confirming:\n\n• Cluster deployment capability.\n• Scalability to 32 nodes.\n• Unified management UI.\n• HA with one node failure tolerance.",10,"10 Points = Evidence confirms all four requirements: cluster deployment, scalability (≥32 nodes), unified management UI, and HA with one node failure.\n\n5 Points = Evidence confirms three critical requirements (Cluster deployment capability, Scalability to 32 nodes and Unified management UI)\n\n0 Points = Two or No evidence provided or evidence does not confirm any of the requirements."]
["4. Reliability and Information Security"]
[4.1,"The proposed solution must:\n\n1. Support dual-controller active-active redundancy architecture (critical for reliability).\n2. Support disk enclosure expansion.\n3. Support 3-disk failure for RAID in archive storage.:","Bidder to submit supporting documents (e.g., OEM datasheets, architecture diagrams, screenshots) confirming:\n\n•  Active-active redundancy architecture.\n•  Disk enclosure expansion capability.\n•  RAID configuration supporting 3-disk failure.",10,"10 Points = Evidence confirms all three requirements: redundancy architecture, disk enclosure expansion, and RAID 3-disk failure support.\n\n5 Points = Evidence confirms two critical (Dual-controller active-active redundancy architecture and RAID support for 3-disk failure) requirements\n\n0 Points = One or no evidence evidence provided or evidence does not confirm any of the requirements."]
[4.2,"The proposed solution should support must Support built-in ransomware protection capabilities, including:\n\n1. Ransomware detection (critical)\n2. Secure snapshot (critical)\n3. WORM (Write Once Read Many\n\nInclude a perpetual data license covering required capacity.","Submit supporting documents (e.g., OEM datasheets, architecture diagrams, screenshots) confirming:\n\n•  Built-in ransomware detection.\n•  Secure snapshot capability.\n•  WORM functionality.\n•  Perpetual license details.",10,"10 Points = Evidence confirms all three ransomware protection features (ransomware detection, secure snapshot, WORM) and perpetual license.\n\n5 Points = Evidence confirms two critical ransomware protection features: Ransomware detection, Secure snapshot and perpetual license\n\n0 Points = One or no evidence provided or evidence does not confirm any of the requirements."]
["5.Energy consumption and space savings"]
[5.1,"The proposed solution must:\n\n1. Support high deduplication and compression ratio (≥50:1).\n2. Support multi-layer variable-length deduplication.\n3. Support multiple compression technologies.","Bidder must submit supporting documents (e.g., OEM datasheets, architecture diagrams, screenshots) confirming:\n\n•  Deduplication and compression ratio ≥50:1.\n•  Multi-layer variable-length deduplication.\n•  Multiple compression technologies.",10,"10 Points = Evidence confirms all requirements: Deduplication and compression ratio ≥50:1, Multi-layer variable-length deduplication, Multiple compression technologies.\n\n5 Points = Evidence confirms two critical requirements: Deduplication and compression ratio ≥50:1 and Multi-layer variable-length deduplication\n\n0 Points = One or no evidence provided or evidence does not confirm any of the requirements."]
["TOTAL SCORE",null,"Threshold 75%",100]