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• Microsoft Volume Sourcing Arrangement
  
  On 30 January 2008, the Australian Government signed a Volume Sourcing Arrangement (VSA) with Microsoft Operations Pte Singapore. The Microsoft VSA is the first of the Australian Government’s Coordinated Procurement Contracting Framework Initiatives.
  
  The Microsoft VSA provides pricing and licensing conditions for the supply of Microsoft products to Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997 agencies and Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Act 1997 bodies (excluding Government Business Enterprises).
  
  For further information on the Microsoft VSA please see:
  • VSA Fact Sheet PDF version [ 1.8 MB]
  • VSA Fact Sheet RTF version [ 22 KB]
  
  
• e-Procurement
  

  On 15 June 2006, the then Special Minister of State the Hon Mr Gary Nairn released the Strategic Guide to e-Procurement. The Guide is designed to assist and encourage agencies to develop e‑procurement options, understand business cases, and develop e‑procurement plans that suit their needs and the needs of their suppliers.
  
  Finance (AGIMO) has completed two reports on e-procurement in government, which describe various approaches and key lessons learnt from e-procurement projects.

• Guide to ICT Sourcing

  The Guide to ICT Sourcing for Australian Government Agencies is intended to assist agencies to deal with any Information and Communication Technology (ICT) sourcing issues.

  It provides clear and objective information and describes how agencies might manage ICT sourcing based on a four-phase lifecycle, which starts with a decision about whether to change the current sourcing strategy, and concludes with an approach for transitioning to, and managing, a new sourcing solution.

• SourceIT model contracts
  
  The SourceIT model contracts have been developed in response to a growing need among agencies for clear and objective information about ICT sourcing and contracting issues. This need was recognised as a priority issue by the then Information Management Strategy Committee (IMSC) and the Chief Information Officer Committee (CIOC).
  
  The model contracts provide templates for Australian Government agencies to develop sound commercial agreements efficiently and effectively for a range of simple ICT procurements. It is expected that this will encourage good business practice and minimise the risk of conflict and disagreements between agencies and suppliers.

• GITC4 []
  

  GITC4 is version four of the Government Information Technology and Communications contracting framework. It is a legal framework that has been developed as a cooperative effort between Australian industry representatives and the Australian Government.

  GITC is based on standard Terms and Conditions for the purchase of products and services in the information technology (including major office machines) and telecommunications fields. The framework is designed to assist government buyers and industry suppliers to develop contracts in the most efficient and effective manner. GITC4 differs from SourceIT in that GITC4 allows one to build a customised contract from a list of clauses.

• ICT Management Consultant Multi Use List
  

  The ICT Management Consultants multi use list was established to enable Australian Government agencies to improve the quality of their business case development and benchmarking, corporate governance, project management and delivery of ICT investments. This will be achieved by offering agencies the opportunity to view prequalified supplier information for nine niche ICT management consultant service categories. Where the service category described in the multi use list is consistent with a proposed procurement, agencies may use the multi use list in a streamlined procurement process.

• Australian Government Telecommunications Arrangement (AGTA)
  

  AGIMO manages Australian Government Telecommunications Arrangements on behalf of the Australian Government. These arrangements aggregate the Australian Government's buying power in telecommunications carriage services to achieve cost and other efficiencies in voice, data, mobiles, Internet and facilities management services.

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