This VOR arrangement should be used to meet the needs of customers who require vendors to deliver their I&IT projects, start to finish. Suppliers to this VOR arrangement will be required to provide and manage a project team comprised of their full-time employees and, if necessary, sub-contractors and/or other resources to provide IIT solutions consulting services for projects involving one or more of the service categories. listed below. This VOR arrangement should NOT be used for short-term or task-based tasks.
REMARKS
This User Guide is intended to provide guidance on the use of Vendor of Record Arrangement (VOR) #Tender_15176 for I&IT Solutions Consulting Services (Solutions). This VOR arrangement replaces the I&IT Solutions Consulting Services VOR Agreement (Tender_9951), which expired on December 31, 2022.
By replacing the expired VOR, the service categories and roles have been harmonized. Services and roles are generically available in this VOR arrangement, in two panes:
- Stream A means suppliers qualified to work on projects under $5 million only.
- Stream B means sellers qualified to work on projects of $5 million and above. Vendors qualified for Stream B are also automatically qualified for projects under Stream A.
SERVICE CATEGORIES FOR BOTH PATHS A AND B
- Business analysis and planning
- Architecture
- Solution development
- Testing and Quality Assurance (QA)
- Systems integration, deployment and operations
Effective date: 01-Jan-2023
Original expiry date: 31-Dec-2025
Current expiry date: 31-Dec-2025
The agreement is for a period of three (3) years beginning January 1, 2023 and ending December 31, 2025, with an option to extend.