UIDAI invites bids for CIDR, MSP

December 20, 2009 at 8:53 pm | Posted in In the public domain, Nandan Nilekani, News Articles on ID cards, The Market | Comments Off on UIDAI invites bids for CIDR, MSP

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UIDAI invites bids for CIDR, MSP
The move is aimed at appointing consultant for designing a programme management strategy and implementing the roadmap for the UID project
Published on 12/16/2009 – 08:48:34 AM
By Pravin Prashant

New Delhi: The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has invited proposals from IT consulting companies for providing consultancy services to UIDAI for setting up of Central ID Data Repository (CIDR) and selection of managed service provider (MSP).

The consultancy firm will focus on designing a programme management strategy and implementation roadmap for the UID project. It will also formulate strategy, business models, and implementation roadmap for CIDR of the UID project.

The authority has floated three requests for proposal (RFPs). First, RFP focuses on selection of data center construction agency to design, construct, erect, and commission the CIDR facilities (physical infrastructure). Second one focuses on procurement of interim co-location facilities for the CIDR and the third RFP focuses on selection of managed service provider (MSP) to implement and manage CIDR.

Details of the RFPs are available on UIDAI website.

The UIDAI will be the regulatory authority managing CIDR which will issue UID numbers, update resident information, and authenticate the identity of residents as required.

In addition, the authority will partner with central and state government departments and private sector agencies who will act as Registrars for the UIDAI.

The registrars will process UID applications, and connect to the CIDR to de-duplicate information regarding residents and receive UID numbers. These Registrars can either be enrollers, or will appoint agencies as enrollers, who will interface with people seeking UID numbers.

The Government of India (GoI) has embarked upon an ambitious initiative to provide a Unique Identification (UID) to every resident of India and has constituted the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) for this purpose.

The timing of this initiative coincides with the increased focus of the government on social inclusion and development through massive investments in social sector programs, and transformation in public services delivery through e-Governance programs.