TOR of Consultancy in ICT Services

1.
Introduction

COPEDU
LTD was created in 1997 as a saving and
Credit Cooperative (Sacco),
transformed into a limited liability company in 2012.
It is registered as a company in Rwanda development Boord (RDB) and
licensed by the National Bank of Rwanda.

COPEDU
LTD wishes to recruit the experienced company or independent consultant for
server, network and security management related services.

2.
Purpose

The
purpose of the consultancy is to set up secure computing environment
centralized and controlled environment for saving and sharing corporate
valuable information trough virtualization.

3.
Objectives

The
consultant will configure the ICT equipments including servers, SAN storages,
tape backups, switches, and firewalls for primary and disaster recovery sites.

4.
Scope of Work

The
scope of the work includes but not limited to:

Reconfigure
clustered and storage environment at primary site [Microsoft Hyper-V ,
Dell servers & SAN Storage ];
Migrate
VM and non Virtual machines for new virtualized system (Cluster);
Installing,
configuring backup tape [DELL LPO] at primary site and train for its
usage;
Create
and configure DMZ Network;
Configure
all network equipments for network security best practices ;
Installing
and configuring Firewalls [DELL SONIC WALL];
Create
and configure LAN Switches for VLANs and VPN for external connections
Installing
and configuring a disaster recovery site [Server, storage, KVM switch and
Firewall];
Develop
effective disaster recovery plan and ensure availability through
appropriate backup and restoration systems and procedures;
Create
Active directory, group based policies, register all users on the domain
and train users for the use;
Create
DNS, file Servers, a centralized sharing area, implement intranet and
train users for the same;
Improving
messaging systems ( Microsoft Exchange and External Mail systems);
Train
COPEDU LTD’s IT Team for management and troubleshooting of primary and
disaster recovery sites.

5.
Deliverables

Network
topology and diagrams ;
Configuration
documentation ;
Disaster
recovery plan and procedures;
User
Manual where required.

6.
Skills required

COPEDU
LTD seeks firm/consultant with at least 5 years of experience
in the field of Server management and
virtualization particularly in Dell products installations and configurations,
Microsoft Hyper-V virtualization system, development of policies, procedures
and similar works done.

7.
Work duration

The
duration of this consultancy is fixed for 30 days calendar maximum

8.
Tender documents and proposals submission

Interested
firm/consultant (National)   should
submit his offers including
technical    and    financial
in two different
envelopes   well closed
and    marked “Technical
proposal” or “Financial
proposal” with the name
and address of the firm/consultant. The
Technical Proposal should contain:

Consultant’s
Curriculum Vitae (CV).
Work
completion certificates.
Training
certificates.
Methodology
and Timeframe.

The
proposals shall be submitted to the following address:

COPEDU
LTD

African
Union Road, KN 3Rd Road ,

B.P
4053 KIGALI -RWANDA,

TEL:
(+250) 0252570143 /0252570149, Email: info@copedultd.rw

Proposals
must be presented in 2 two copies (Original and copy),
addressed to the above mentioned
address not later than July 28Th
, 2017 at 3:00 PM local time. Late
proposal shall be rejected.

9.
Proposals opening

The
proposals opening will be held in the
presence of consultants or their
representatives wishing to attend, in the
COPEDU LTD conference room on 28Th July
2017 at 3:30 PM local time.

10.
Selection and contract signing

After
analysis of proposals, COPEDU LTD will notify the winner in writing and call
for contract signing. The work is expected to start immediately after contract
signing.

COPEDU
LTD reserves the right to cancel any or all the proposal without assigning any
reason thereof.

Done
at Kigali, 21 July 2017

Sign

GASIGWA
Festus

Director
General