Export Credit Insurance Corporation of South Africa Limited Tenders & RFQ's

The export credit insurance corporation of south africa (soc) limited (ecic) invites proposals for the provision of cybersecurity managed services and licenses for a period of three years. The successful bidder will deliver managed cybersecurity services, including two annual in-person interactive awareness sessions (one for staff in october/november and one for management on a date to be confirmed), and must quote for a total of 260 hours per year. The tool must be cloud-based and not require ecic to provide infrastructure such as servers. Only the license subscriptions specified under the scope of work must be quoted for. The contract may be terminated by ecic with not less than 90 days' prior written notice. The evaluation follows three phases: phase one (compliance), phase two (functionality, with a minimum threshold as indicated in paragraph 12.4 And an overall minimum score of 75), and phase three (80/20 preference point system). Bidders must submit evidence for third-party risk assessment and provide documentation for specific goals claims. Ecic will not award to bidders restricted from doing business with the state, in the employ of the state without permission, or with undisclosed business interests. Tax compliance is required. Bidders may not subcontract more than 25% of the contract value to an enterprise that does not qualify for the same points, unless the subcontractor is black owned, black women owned, black youth owned, or owned by black persons with disabilities. Ecic may award to more than one bidder, may not accept the lowest price, and may declare the bid closed if NO proposal is accepted. Enquiries must be in writing only and must reference specific paragraph numbers. Electronic submissions must be in pdf, under 20mb (or split if larger), and submitted before the closing date and time. The validity period is as stated in the bid; if a bidder does not agree to extend, ecic will stop evaluating. All dates and times are south african standard time. Ecic will process bidders' personal information for evaluation purposes, and by submitting a proposal, bidders consent to this processing.