Request for Proposal For Supply, Installation, Integration, Commissioning and Maintenance Of LOAD BALANCERS (with SSL ACCELERATOR,COMPRESSION AND CACHING) For the EPS Project of Life Insurance Corporation of India. Ref : CO/IT/RFP_LB_SSLACC/2009-10/ED(IT/SD) Dated: 20/04/2009 SR.No. RFP Reference ( Page No/Clause No) RFP Clause Query/Clarification Sought LIC's Response Memory Why only 2GB? We recommend 1 Req Specification 17 Up to 8GB 2 Req Specification 13 Type of Load What does this "Type" Signifies? Hardware Based LoadBalancer to be Proposed. Balancer System Throughput Why only 3GB? We recommend 3 Req Specification 19 up to 4 Gbps SSL Throughput Why only 500 Mbps? We 4 Req Specification 20 recommend upto 1Gbps 5 Req Specification 21 Compression Throughput Why only 400 Mbps? We recommend upto 2Gbps 6 Req Specifiaction 22 HTTP Requests /Sec Why 12500? We recommend upto 100000 7 Req Specification 23 SSL Transactions/sec We recommend upgradable to 7500 Dashboard Is web based console(gui) for Applicance must have real time web based information 8 Req Specification 34 appliance OK?? display on all important aspects. Global Server Load We recommend having Separate LIC is looking for Integrated device. Balancing device for Global Server load balancing due to security concerns. Having a separte appliance for Global Server Load Balancing is the best practice. 9 Req Specification 35 10 Req Specification 37 Next hop router per VIP Would like to know the need of this feature?? Failover Configuration. 11 Req Specification 37 Full and trasparent proxy mode Partially Provide details on deviation.
12 Req Specification 42 13 Req Specification 43 14 Req Specification 47 15 Req Specification 48 16 Req Specification 49 17 Req Specification 50 18 Req Specification 50 Multi Secure Protocol support Ability to Offload protocols Power Supply Cooling Fans Minimum 3 Support Partners for the OEM available in Mumbai with OEM Certified Engineers for the Product Support. Provide Partner details. Bidder must have supplied, installed and managed same product in Bank/Insurance ( Similar Environment) for at least two installation in last 3 years( 2006,2007 and 2008 ). Bidder should have atleast 2 OEM Certified engineers on the products based in Mumbai. Would like to know the need of FTP Would like to know the need of FTP When LIC is going for two nos of appliance for redundancy, then why is the redundant power supply required for single appliance? When LIC is going for two nos of appliance for redundancy than why redundant cooling fans is required for single appliance? LIC want product Specialist Engineer or any OEM certificate will sufficient? Refer Corrigendum. Refer Corrigendum. Dual Power Supply requirement is made optional. Dual Cooling fan requirement is made optional. Self Explanatory Hope LIC will allow the bidder to Self Explanatory show the installation experience of any load balancer in any sector as a reference irrespective of the product which bidder is quoting? LIC want product Specialist Engineer or any OEM certificate would be sufficient? Self Explanatory
19 A.2.11 Req Specification 14 20 Req Specification 15 21 Req Specification 17 22 Bid Security Form Processor Ethernet Ports (Gigabit Ethernet ) Memory Request you to specify a date till which the BG should be valid instead of mentioning the no. of days from the opening date the BG should be valid The device should have high resiliency architecture. It should be made mandatory to have dual active/active processors for high performance and redundancy. We strongly recommand to have the Dual processor in proposed Solution. There should be option to populated fiber if required in future to have a option of fiber connectivity without chaning the Hardware on the proposed solution. Coexistance of GigaEthernet & Gigafiber will help having ethhersegment & fiber segment behind this device. 2 GB memory is not sufficient to handle content switching, Session management & content acceleration as desired in the specifications below so the device should have minimum 4 GB memory or higher. The bid security shall be in Indian Rupees and shall be in the form of a bank guarantee issued by a scheduled commercial bank only, shall be in form acceptable to the Corporation and valid for 45 days beyond the validity of the bid.
23 Req Specification 23 24 Req Specification 35 SSL Transactions/sec Global Server Load Balancing The proposed solution should have option to upgrade the SSL TPS in future without changing the Hardware applicnce. It should have option to upgrade to min.10000 TPS. The proposed solution should be able to do the Active-Active geographical load balancing between minimum 4 sites for the future requiement on the same hardware appliance.
The bidder must have implemented at least two similar projects with the proposed products in insurance/bank/financ ial organization within the country during last 3 years and the applications should be live. Client certificate (including client s contact person names and contact details) for the same should be submitted along with the technical bid. Purchase Order and corresponding Installation Certificate should be furnished as per technical bid requirement. We request LIC to allow PO Proofs for other verticles where we have implemented the similar projects with similar equipments 25 A2.6 We request LIC to consider 26 C.26.1.1 Delivery:3 Weeks Delivery as 6 weeks We request LIC to consider 27 C.26.1.2 Installation and Operat Installation as 3 weeks Compliance to the stated requirement is required. Refer Corrigendum. Not Accepted.
28 D.13.8 In the event of any correction of defects or replacement of defective material (hardware and Software ) during the warranty period, the warranty for corrected/replaced material shall be extended to a further period of 36 months We request LIC to remove this This will be applicable only when the applicance itself is caluse as we have other replaced with a new applicance. warranty clauses and LD clauses to take care of Solution Performance and functinality EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(IT/SD).