CCTNS RFP FOR SI VOL III.pdf - National Crime Records Bureau

Crime & Criminals Tracking Network and Systems ProjectSikkim Police(b)(c)(d)(e)Testing and Certification Agency‖) for conducting final acceptance testing andcertification;Such Final Testing and Certification Agency will lay down a set of guidelinesfollowing internationally accepted norms and standards for testing andcertification for all aspects of project development and implementation coveringsoftware, hardware and networking including the processes relating to thedesign of solution architecture, design of systems and sub- systems, coding,testing, business process description, documentation, version control, changemanagement, security, service oriented architecture, performance in relation tocompliance with SLA metrics, interoperability, scalability, availability andcompliance with all the technical and functional requirements of the RFP and thisAgreement;The Final Testing and Certification Agency will be involved with Project from thedevelopment stage to ensure that the guidelines are being followed and to avoidlarge scale modifications pursuant to testing done after the application is fullydeveloped;The Final Testing and Certification Agency may engage professionalorganizations for conducting specific tests on the software, hardware,networking, security and all other aspects;The Final Testing and Certification Agency will establish appropriate processesfor notifying the System Integrator of any deviations from the norms, standards orguidelines at the earliest instance after taking cognizance of the same to enablethe System Integrator to take corrective action;(f) Such an involvement of and guidance by the Final Testing andCertification Agency shall not, however, absolve the System Integrator of thefundamental responsibility of designing, customizing/ developing, installing,testing and commissioning the various components of the Project to deliver theservices in perfect conformity with this Agreement2.7.5 The Parties shall each ensure that the range of the Services under the SLA shall not bevaried, reduced or increased except with the prior written agreement between the Clientand System Integrator in accordance with the Change Control Schedule set out inSchedule II of this Agreement. Save for the express terms of the Terms of PaymentSchedule set out as Schedule VI of this Agreement, Client or its nominated agencies andits users may purchase any particular category of Services that may become necessaryas per the Change Control Schedule set out in Schedule II of this Agreement, without theneed to go for a separate procurement process.2.8 Representations and Warranties2.8.1 Representations and warranties of the System IntegratorThe System Integrator represents and warrants to the Client or its nominated agencies that:(a)(b)it is duly organized and validly existing under the laws of India, and has full powerand authority to execute and perform its obligations under this Agreement andother agreements and to carry out the transactions contemplated hereby;it is a competent provider of a variety of information technology and businessprocess management services;Volume III Request for Proposal for Selection of System Integrator Page 15 of 132