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Part II – Essential Details of Items/Services required
17. Schedule of Requirements. The details of the Services expected from the
Consultant in assisting the Indian Navy is as follows:-
Phase I (Decision regarding Approach)
(a) Understand the processes and functions of various verticals of NAMS through
assimilation of the User Requirement Specifications (URS) and Software / Systems
Requirements Specifications (SRS) Documents, interaction with nominated officers
and visits to essential location(s) if necessary and process / system studies.
(b) Study the existing ILMS (Air) system (its database, entity relationships, workflow
etc.) and advise the Navy on the methodology of interfacing ILMS (Air) to NAMS
with a view to ensure that eventually, a SINGLE-system is available to the users for
carrying out Operations, Maintenance and Logistics functions and maintenance /
administration efforts are optimized. Director ILMS (Air) / Project Director NAMS at
Kochi shall provide assistance for the same.
(c) Carry out analysis of various COTS products (at least five products) available in
the market wrt to their ability to meet the Navy‟s URS/SRS and carry out a GAP
analysis.
(d) Having analysed the various COTS products available in the market, carry out
comparison of “Bespoke / „Ground Up‟ development” (using the latest
platforms/development tools available) vis-à-vis “COTS / Customisation” for
implementing NAMS. Main factors to be considered: Ability to meet user
requirements, time for „roll-out‟, Cost Benefit Analysis, security aspects, Total Cost of
Ownership, support from more than one vendor and Change Management.
(e) Advise / assist the IN in finalisation of the NAMS solution considering the
following aspects – approach to hardware and software selection, training for core
team, design of the system, method of data capture to be followed, testing, roll-out
strategy and plans, user acceptance test parameters and go-live parameters, enduser
training and support.
(f)
Suggest the Hardware architecture for NAMS.
Phase II (Preparation of Draft RFP)
(g) Carry out market survey (through Expression of Interest/Request for
Information) and identification of suitable vendors for the chosen approach (Bespoke
or COTS/Customisation).
(h) Prepare the analytical criteria / Qualitative Requirements (QRs) based on which
effective selection of the NAMS platform and the vendor can be carried out.
(j) Prepare draft RFP in the latest DPP / DPM format to include: the detailed
implementation methodology, deliverables and timelines, vendor‟s qualifications /
requirements expected, technical evaluation criteria for vendors, etc.
Phase III (Placing of NAMS Order)
(k) Scrutiny of the bids received in response to the RFP. Technical evaluation of
the bids with respect to the criteria outlined in the RFP. Clarifications to be obtained
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