PUBLIC KEY INFRASTRUCTURE AND CERTIFICATE LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT SERVICES FOR ONE (1) YEARClosed

Overview

SAMSA invites bids for Public Key Infrastructure and Certificate Lifecycle Management Services for one year. The award is open to providers with PKI/CLM implementation expertise, including integration with SAMSA’s internal CA, KMS/HSM readiness, post-quantum cryptography support, maintenance, training, and project delivery capabilities.

Requirements

• Valid accreditation certificate or official partner confirmation from SECTIGO or DigiCert (technical mandatory).
• Alignment with industry standards and regulations (NIST, ISO, POPIA, ECT Act).
• Proven ability to provision, implement, and support PKI and CLM for one year, including: secure communications, automation of certificate/key lifecycle, high availability, audit logging, and training.
• PKI components must support standard, multi-domain, wildcard, S/MIME, and private certificates; include interoperability with KMS/HSM (future) and SAMSA CA integration.
• CLM capabilities: central CSR management, automated discovery/issuance/renewal/revocation, key management, policy enforcement, secure storage, and reporting/auditing.
• Technical staffing: Service Manager/Account Manager with access to competent technical resources.
• Documentation and registrations: SARS tax PIN, CSD (or equivalent), BBBEE, CK1, ID copies for listed owners; consortium/JV details if applicable.
• Submissions must include pricing via Annexure B and all required supporting documents; inconsistent data may affect scoring.

How to Apply

• Submission deadline: 19 June 2026 at 11:00. Prices must remain valid for 60 days after closing.
• Submission method: all bid response documents must be emailed to rfqresponses@samsa.org.za (RFQ HO-1697.2 in subject line).
• Documents to submit (where applicable): Quotation; Signed RFQ forms; recent CSD (≤3 months); SARS tax PIN; valid BBBEE; CK1 (CIPC); ID copies for listed owners; proof of address (≤3 months); Consortium/JV forms; Annexure B pricing.
• Briefing: N/A.
• Where to obtain documents: RFQ HO-1697.2 package (RFQ - HO - 1697.2 - Public Key Infrastructure And Certificate Lifecycle Management Services For One Year.pdf).