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Terms of Reference (Pre-qualification)

O-124-021-C57, Building LAN for the Hub
9/26/2022

1. Background

AIIB has initiated building an Interim Operational Hub (the Hub) in United Arab Emirates (UAE). It has about
750 sqm of office space, accommodating around 50 people working simultaneously. The address close to: Al
Khatem Tower, Abu Dhabi Global Market Square (ADGM Square), Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, UAE.

To meet the office needs of employees in the next three years, AIIB needs to build a small local area network
involving Wi-Fi access, Wired access, cloud dedicated line connection, security protection, and related
supporting services.

2. Target Solution Outline

2.1. What to Procure

• Subscription service of AWS DX dedicated lines to the Bahrain region.

• Local area network equipment with a 3-year warranty and related accessories.
• Network equipment installation and commissioning services.
• Network support service for three years.

2.2. User Context

Number of Users
User Role Use Cases (verb + noun to express user’s goals)
Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
staff 50 50 50 Connect to the network to access various application resources.
operators 5 5 5 Connect to the network equipment to monitor and operate.

Notes: (1) Year 1 starts from Day 1 Go-live (please refer to “c. Day 1 Go-Live” in the timeline section). (2) The
number above is AIIB’s best estimate. It shall be delivered according to the Bank’s notification. Payment will be
made on actual number of consumptions.

2.3. System Context

Existing/ Up/ EOD or Meaning of the connection
Surrounding System
Planned Downstream Intra-day (content and mechanism)
Network Up and monitoring and collecting the network
existing Intra-day
management system Downstream device status in real time.
Configuration deployment and
FortiManager existing Up Intra-day
monitoring.
FortiAuthenticator existing Downstream Intra-day Identity and Access Management

2.4. Timeline

a. Contract Signing b. Start of Delivery c. Day 1 Go-Live d. Delivery e. Lifespan

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Duration
December 2022 1 1 1 36
Tentative month/year months from a. months from b. months from b. months from c.

3. Procurement Evaluation Data Sheet

Proposed Pre-  Invitation for Pre-qualification (IPQ) Due Date and Time.……..… 23:59, Nov.01, 2022
qualification  Evaluate IPQ submissions and shortlist bidders for Invitation for Bidding
Schedule (IFB)…………………..……………………………………………………………………………….Nov.08, 2022
 Notify shortlisted top 4 bidders for IFB………………..………..…………………..Nov. 11, 2022
 IFB commencement date (estimated) ……….…………...……………………….. Nov.18, 2022
Evaluation and  The Bank will evaluate your submissions upon the item 4 defined in the ToR. The
Qualification
evaluation criteria have been identified in item 4 either.
Process
 Bidders ranked at top 4 after the Pre-qualification evaluation will be shortlisted for
the next round of IFB estimated to start on Nov.18, 2022.
 When been invited for IFB session, AIIB will provide detailed technical
requirements and IFB evaluation criteria.

4. IPQ Evaluation Criteria and Weight

Bidders ranked at top 4 after the evaluation will pass the IPQ.

4.1 Bidder qualification (55 points)

Please submit relevant documents in Ariba.
ID Evaluation Criteria Weight
4.1.1 UAE issued license for telecommunication service. Cut off
4.1.2 More than 10-year operation records. 5
4.1.3 Registered capital, profit and revenue on Telecommunication and Network fields 5
over last three years.
4.1.4 Proof of being a global company with world-wide branches or technical support 10
teams coverage in AIIB member countries, including mainland China, Asia, Middle
East, Europe, Africa, North America, and South America, Oceania, etc.
4.1.5 Capability of providing global 7*24*365 multilingual call center service; 5
5*8 on-site technical support service.
4.1.6 Bidder has a PoP in mainland China and has sufficient bandwidth resources to 15
global PoPs.
4.1.7 Has a good cooperative relationship with other large multinational telecom service 5
providers.
4.1.8 Provide ICT services including various dedicated line services, equipment sale, 10
network system integration, cloud networking connection services, colocation
services, and IT outsourcing, etc.

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Total 55

4.2 Solution qualification (30 points)

Please submit relevant documents in Ariba.
ID Evaluation Criteria Weight
Relevance of at least 5 reference cases. The cases should cover one of below
functions at least:
1) Network system integration solution
4.2 30
2) multi-Cloud/hybrid-cloud interconnection solution
3) Cross-border dedicated line interconnection solution
4) IT outsourcing service.
Total 30

4.3 Service team qualification (15 points)

All CVs should be submitted via Ariba.
ID Evaluation Criteria Weight
Project Manager:
1) Demonstrate at least 3 relevant project experience in relevant solutions.
2) Over 5 years of IT project management experience.
3) Industry experience in ICT service territory.
4.3.1 4) Experience in establishing cross-department communication, coordinating 5
the meetings, drafting meeting materials and presentation decks,
facilitating the meeting discussions, etc.
5) Experience in cloud interconnections, cross-border dedicated line
connections, and traditional IP network.
Technical Specialist:
1) Demonstrate at least 2 relevant project experience.
2) Over 5 years of ICT Industry experience in relevant project.
4.3.2 5
3) Experience in cloud implementation.
4) Relevant technical certifications from manufacturers are preferred, such
as AWS, Azure, Fortinet, Cisco, Huawei, etc.
Other requirements:
1) English and Mandarin Chinese proficiency.
4.3.3 5
2) Follow AIIB working calendar.
3) At least 2 members working on-site during the implementation phase.
Total 15

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