Service Description

The ACSA allows eligible government agencies to buy public cloud services from AWS under standardised terms.

Benefits

• The agreement leverages the scale of New Zealand’s government agencies as a single customer.
• The agreement simplifies contractual processes for agencies.
• Services can be purchased direct from AWS or via an AWS Solution Provider or distributor.

Lead Agency

Te Tari Taiwhenua Department of Internal Affairs

Status

Operational

Adopting the Service

Eligible agencies can adopt the ACSA by co-signing an affiliate Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with DIA and an Affiliate Addendum and Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA).

To request the MoU and agreement sign-up details, contact subscriptions@dia.govt.nz.

Eligibility criteria — Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment

Procurement

The ACSA is not a common capability agreement. This means your organisation may need to consider a primary procurement to procure goods and services from the ACSA.

Government Procurement Rules — NZ Government Procurement

Adopting agencies buying new cloud services are required to undertake procurement obligations and risk and assurance requirements.

A small administration fee of 1.75% of the total spend by agencies will be applicable. This fee is used to manage the contract on behalf of all government agencies.

Lead Agency Agreement Summary

• Cloud Services
• Framework Agreement

Lead Agency Agreement Details

The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) has entered into an agreement with AWS to supply public cloud services to eligible government agencies.

The initial agreement commences in July 2022. The agreement is evergreen with termination right provisions for DIA and AWS.

Supplier information

Amazon Web Services New Zealand Inc.

Cloud Computing Services — Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon contact: Tim Dacombe-Bird

Email: timdb@amazon.com

AWS Partner Network (APN) solution providers

For indirect accredited APN solution providers, refer to the AWS Partner Network solutions finder.

For more information about APN solution providers, contact Amazon Web Services New Zealand Inc.