Date: November 15, 2023

Ref: RFI/Update/2023-11-15

To: All interested applicants

Subject: Notice on Extension of Request of Information (RFI) due dates

The Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) hereby informs all
stakeholders interested in the for Request For Information (RFI) released that due to numerous
requests for an extension, DICT is extending the RFI due dates to as follows;

New closing dates:

OLD CLOSING NEW CLOSING

RFI ISSUED RFI REFERENCE DATE DATE
eGoverment Portal RFI/eGoverment Citizen Portal/2023-11-03 17/11/20231 08/12/2023
Digital ID RFI/Digital ID Solution /2023-11-03 17/11/20231 08/12/2023
Internet Payment RFI/Internet payment Gateway
17/11/20231 08/12/2023
Gateway Solution/2023-11-03
Interoperability and
RFI/INTEROPERABILITY-SDE/2023-11-03 17/11/20231 08/12/2023
Secure Data Exchange
Cyber Advisory RFI/CYBER-ADVISORY/2023-11-23 17/11/2023 17/11/2023
Cyber NCSC RFI/CYBER-NCSC/2023-11-07 21/11/2023 08/12/2023
Cyber N3C RFI/CYBER-N3C/2023-11-07 21/11/2023 08/12/2023

This extension is aimed at accommodating the needs of all valued stakeholders and ensuring
that we receive the highest quality of information from all interested parties.

Important note

These RFIs are for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute an
expressed or implied solicitation or a commitment by the PNG Department of ICT to procure
any products or services.

Any procurement that may arise from these RFI will be subject to separate solicitations,
adhering to the public sector procurement best practices, including transparency, fairness,
and competitiveness.

Both national and international Service Providers are invited to participate in the RFI.
We appreciate your interest and look forward to receiving your response before the new
respective closing dates.

We appreciate receiving your response.

Sincerely,

Steven Matainaho
Secretary