Question NW3706 to the Minister of Home Affairs

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11 December 2017 - NW3706

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Waters, Mr M to ask the Minister of Home Affairs

Does the Independent Electoral Commission intend to purchase new (a) software and/or (b) hardware during the current financial year; if so, (i) what is the purpose of each purchase, (ii) which company has been awarded each contract, (iii) what is the total monetary value of each contract, (iv) in which country is each contractor based and (v) what is the total price of each tender that won the contract?

Reply:

(a) Yes. The present operating system is out of date and thus not subject to maintenance support and also outside Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) maintenance and support. The absence of maintenance and support will negatively impact on the reliability and performance stability of operating environment and systems, and also render our network security vulnerable. The upgrade of our Operating System (OS) necessitated the upgrade of all applications systems in the environment to ensure software compatibility and integration including access to new patches, bug fixes and security enhancements.

(a)(i-v) The information on the software are tabulated in the Annexure A attached.

(b) Yes. The present ICT hardware infrastructure (i.e. servers, backup devices, switches, printers, etc.) is out of date and thus not subject to maintenance support, most of the hardware is older than 10 years and also outside Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) maintenance support and availability of spare parts. The absence of maintenance, support and spare parts will negatively impact on the reliability and performance stability our ICT infrastructure and render our network security vulnerable.

(a)(i-v) The details of the hardware are tabulated in the Annexure B attached.

ANNEXURE A : SOFTWARE

 

Procurement Items

(i) what is the purpose of each purchase

(ii) which company has been awarded each contract

(iii) what is the total monetary value of each contract

(iv) in which country is each contractor based

(v) what is the total price of each tender that won the contract?

1. Enterprise Network Monitoring Solution

Upgrade enterprise network monitoring and replace current solution which is inadequate

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not established yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes. However, we always procure from local South African suppliers

The monetary value is not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

2. Network Access Management solution

Improve network security through an integrated network access control solution (NAC)

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not established yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes. However, we always procure from local South African suppliers

The monetary value is not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

3. Mobile Device Management Solution

Software solution to enable control and secure access to mobile devices and deliver services securely and

manage data on mobile devices.

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not established yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes. However, we always procure from local South African suppliers

The monetary value is not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

4. Vmware

Procure additional VMware licences to increase virtualisation capacity

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not established yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes. However, we always procure from local South African suppliers

The monetary value is not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

5. Identity Management Solution

Strengthen security and access control through a modern integrated identity management solution

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not established yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes. However, we always procure from local South African suppliers

The monetary value is not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

6. Security information and event management (SIEM)

Improve network and information security by replacing current solution which has reached end of life.

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not established yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes. However, we always procure from local South African suppliers

The monetary value is not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

ANNEXURE B: HARDWARE

 

Procurement Items

(i) what is the purpose of each purchase

(ii) which company has been awarded each contract

(iii) what is the total monetary value of each contract

(iv) in which country is each contractor based

(v) what is the total price of each tender that won the contract?

1. Servers

Replacing datacentre servers which are more than 10 years old, and out of maintenance support.

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not established yet, subject to market conditions, budgetary figure of

R20 660 000,00

Not established yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes. However, we always procure from local South African suppliers

The monetary value is not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

2. Provincial backup devices

Replacing backup devices at provincial offices which are too old, and out of maintenance support.

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not established yet, subject to market conditions, budgetary figure of

R2 800 000,00

Not established yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes. However, we always procure from local South African suppliers

The monetary value is not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

3. Wide Format Lazer printers

Replacing plotters and wide format lazer printers which are too old, and out of maintenance support.

Not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

Not established yet, subject to market conditions, budgetary figure of

R1 500 000,00

Not established yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes. However, we always procure from local South African suppliers

The monetary value is not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

4. Network switches

Replacing old network swithes to improve network management and security capability

Not awarded yet, but will be standardised on HP network switches.

Not established yet, subject to market conditions, budgetary figure of

R3 000 000,00

Not established yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes. However, we always procure from local South African suppliers

The monetary value is not determined yet, still subject to the outcome of procurement processes

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