Australian Research Councol - IRAP Assessment

⁠⁠⁠Australian Research Council – IRAP Assessment of the core network and gateway.

Overview

The ARC is seeking the services of a qualified, experienced and registered IRAP partner to conduct a security assessment of its ICT environment, gateway and connectivity to Microsoft services (M365 and Azure).

Location requirements

Work will be a mixture of onsite and remote. The ARC office is located at 11 Lancaster Place, Canberra Airport ACT, 2609.

Deliverables

A report of compliance against the latest Information Security Manual that outlines the findings of the IRAP assessment is to be provided to the ARC.

Scope

• Assessment of the ARC’s internal enterprise computing environment, gateway and connectivity to M365 services on the effectiveness of ICT controls against the latest Information Security Manual (version to be agreed prior to commencement).
• Findings Report on the effectiveness of ICT controls and recommendations to address or mitigate non-compliance. and make certification recommendation to the Certification authority – to be completed by Friday 3 May, 2024.

Skills Requirements

• CVs of nominated staff are to be included with the proposal. Minimum of 5 years industry experience required for nominated staff.
• Minimum baseline clearance required.
• Must be an ASD certified IRAP assessor.
• Pricing of fixed deliverable to be provided.

Evaluation

Specialists will be evaluated on the following metrics.

• Work history
• References
• Qualifications
• Ability to deliver within stated timeframe
• Price