As part of the Australian Taxation Office’s IT Strategic Sourcing Program multiple bundles of work, the ATO is seeking the provision of Main requirements. This Request For Tender (RFT) seeks Tender responses for Options, as follows:

•               Option 1- Main as a Service (MFaaS); and / or

•               Option 2:

        o Option 2.A - Main Hardware (MFH); and

        o Option 2.B - Main Services (MFS).

The ATO utilises the Main Environment primarily to provide access to application backend data. The function of the Main System is to provide services for data processing for ATO Applications that are dependent on the data hosted within the Environment (DB2).

The Main system comprises an IBM zSeries processor with the associated storage, virtual tape, and switching infrastructure. The Main uses TCP/IP to connect to devices within ATONet. The Main has been split into numerous logical partitions (LPARs) which host one or more application environments.

The ATO is seeking a Service Provider to provide a Main as a Service (MFaaS) offering (Option 1). Alternatively, the ATO intends to acquire Main Hardware (Option 2.A) and Main Services (Option 2.B) separately. In all Options, the ATO is also seeking to directly license a number of software packages not provided as part of any of the above Options.

For more detailed information on the statement of requirements, please refer to Part 2 Statement of Requirements.