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WORLD TRADE GPA/IC/W/7/Add.10
21March 1995
ORGANIZATION(95-0606)
Original: English Interim Committee onGovernment Procurement
QUESTIONNAIRE ONINFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
INGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Response byIsrael
TheattachedcommunicationcontainstherepliesfromthedelegationofIsraeltothequestionnaire
onInformation Technology inGovernment Procurement contained indocument GPA/IC/W/4/Rev.1,
dated 16September 1994.GPA/IC/W/7/Add.10
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INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INGOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT
Replies received from Israel
1. Could delegations giveabriefdescription ofanystepstaken orplanned tointroduce information
technology (electronic commerce) intopublic procurement? Ifso,doesthiscover contracts which
arecovered under theAgreement presently inforce, orunder thenewly-signed Agreement? Atall
levels ofgovernment? Intheevent thatdelegations arenotconsidering introducing information
technology intopublic procurement, could theyexplain thereasons?
Israel isconsidering building adatabase thatwillinclude allpublic procurement ofgoods and
services covered bythenewly-signed Agreement.
2. What function(s) would information technology serve insuchsystems andwhowillbetheusers?
Noinformation iscurrently available.
3. Could delegations describe thetechnical aspects ofthesystems inuseorplanned? Inparticular
asregards infrastructure/hardware-software anditsoptions/standards?
Thetechnological aspects oftheplanned system arenotavailable yet,asthesystem isstill
under consideration.
4. Could delegations describe anylimitations affecting access toinformation available inasystem?
Howwideispotential access tointerested suppliers? What aretheaccess possibilities forsuppliers
ofother signatory countries? What possible obstacles toaccess might arise forsuppliers inother
signatory countries?
TheIsraeli Information System onGovernment Procurement willbedesigned tomeetaswide
arange aspossible ofpotential users; itistherefore planned toobtain ahighlevel oftechnical
accessibility.
5. Hasanythought beengiven tothequestion ofinteraction between electronic tendering and
theobligations concerning publication andtime-limits imposed bytheAgreement?
When designing theinformation system, theGovernment ofIsrael willtakeintoconsideration
allquestions ofinteraction between electronic tendering andtheobligations concerning publication
andtime-limits imposed bytheAgreement.
6. Forthose delegations whouseadatabase which listsgovernment procurement opportunities:
(i) What isthename ofthisdatabase?
(ii) Howlonghasthedatabase beenoperational andhowmany suppliers usethedatabase?
(iii) Isafeecharged tosuppliers using thissystem? Ifso,howmuch, andwhatisincluded
inthefee?
(iv) Cansuppliers obtain tender documentation electronically? Ifso,how?GPA/IC/W/7/Add.10
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(v) How isinformation onthedatabase organized?
(vi) Does thedatabase offer anyother features?
(vii) What istheapproximate number ofprocurement opportunities listed onthedatabase
annually?
(viii) Isthesystem managed bythegovernment oraprivate company?
Noinformation iscurrently available.