Advisory Services for the Implementation Tender in Malawi - 38323379

Tenders are invited for Advisory Services for the Implementation of a Government Data Centre
Period of assignment: (36 months intermittent)
The Consultant will Work in Close Collaboration with the Departments of Egovernment to Facilitate the Development and the Roll out of the Data Centre.

Specifically, this Exercise Aims at Building a Whole-of-Government Data Centre as a Service (Dcaas) of at Least Tier Iii Level as Mentioned above as a Shared Infrastructure with Necessary Capacity to Support Long Term Mdas Needs. The Dcaas should have a Noc, Automation Tools and, Also Allows Mdas to Integrate Their Own Tools. It should Provide a 99.999% Network and Facility Uptime and it should Use an N+1 Infrastructure. Apart from the Connectivity to the Gwan the Data Centre should have a Direct Link to the Malawi Internet Exchange (Mix).
(I) Services the Consultant will Define Professional Management of Every Facet of the Data Centre, Enabling Mdas’ to Focus on Their Core Mission While Department of Egovernment Focuses on the it Service Management. • Virtual Server Hosting • Physical Equipment Hosting • Gigabit Ethernet • High Performance Computing (Hpc) • Data Storage
(Ii) Security the Consultant will Define Data Centre Management Standards and Industryrecommended Practices to Ensure the Safety and Security of Government Computer Processing and Data Storage Equipment. • Authenticated Facility Access • Surveillance Cameras • Visitor Management System • Firewall and Intrusion Detection • off-Site Media Storage • Disaster Recovery • Environmental Management
(Iii) Power the Consultant will Define a Reliable and Redundant Infrastructure to Provide a High Level of Service Availability for Core Systems Supporting the Business of Government. • Protected Power Design • Sustained Power Design

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• Cooling Design
(Iv) Sustainability the Consultant will Define an Efficient Energy Solution While Minimizing the Impact on the Environment. • Virtualization: • Cold Aisle Containment • Energy-Saving Lighting (v) System Monitoring the Consultant will Define High-Performance Analytic Tools, Processes and Procedures • Capacity and Availability Service Monitoring • Critical System Monitoring