Requirements of the Proof of Value (POV):

• All technical resources supplied must hold at minimum an Australian NV1 clearance
• There is no specific requirement for work to be carried out in the corporate office, work may be completed remotely with escort / guidance from Austrade relevant SME
• Vendor to define process steps, timeline and costing for completing the POV within the current financial year of FY24-25.
• The POV requirements will be mapped from the Requirements Traceability Matrix (RTM) attached to the RFQ. (attachment A)
• The vendor, in conjunction with the relevant Austrade SME should confidently present or showcase the requirements outlined in the RTM
• Any specific requirements for running the POV need to be provided by the Vendor, such as:
• Relevant SMEs required
• Any laptops or mobile devices
• Test accounts
• Admin accounts, roles and access requirements
• Specific configuration requirements of the platform
• Provide a closure report and recommendation for a Bill of Materials to approach the market for a final solution, including a review of the current zScaler licensing tiers for ZIA, and how the solutions may be bundled together.
• Austrade to provide test applications within its corporate network to simulate Private Access for both Web, and non-web based requirements. 

Estimated start date: Monday, 17 March 2025

Initial contract duration: 3 months

Extension term: 3 months

Number of extensions: 1

Working arrangements: Remote