Bid publication date
Bid document dated 13-07-2026 (GEM/2026/B/7769203).
- No corrigendum alters this date in the available documents.
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Custom Bid for Services - Development of Certifiable Software for Sonar Signal Processing Similar Category Hiring of Agency for IT Projects- Milestone basis Hiring of Professionals for Application Development and Maintenance Software Support Services 2.0
NPOL DRDO · Ernakulam, Kerala9586474
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13 Jul 2026
5 Aug 2026
₹7.1 Cr
₹21.3 L
All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
Bid document dated 13-07-2026 (GEM/2026/B/7769203).
Pre-bid meeting on 24-07-2026 at 11:00:00 at NPOL, Thrikkakara, Kochi; attendance is mandatory for bid consideration.
Bid End Date/Time is 05-08-2026 09:00:00.
Bid Opening Date/Time is 05-08-2026 09:30:00.
Bid Offer Validity is 180 Days from Bid End Date.
Contract Period is 1 Year(s); SOW milestone plan runs to T0 + 52 Weeks.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
Estimated Bid Value is INR 7,11,54,000 (inclusive of all taxes).
EMD Amount is INR 21,34,620; Advisory Bank State Bank of India; favour The Director, NPOL, Kochi-682021.
ePBG Percentage is 3.00% for Duration of ePBG required 26 Months; Advisory Bank State Bank of India.
No tender/bid participation fee is provided in the bid commercial fields; GeM disclaimer treats asking for tender/bid participation fee as a voiding ATC practice.
Stage-wise milestone payments within 30 days on production of delivery acceptance note; ECS e-payment mandatory.
MSE Purchase Preference is Yes with L1+15% band; if eligible MSE is within band of non-MSE L-1, 100% order quantity may be awarded to such MSE subject to matching L1 price.
Every pass/fail eligibility and qualification requirement: experience and past performance, turnover/net worth, registrations and certifications, consortium/JV rules, and debarment or blacklisting conditions.
Minimum Average Annual Turnover of the bidder (For 3 Years) is 220 Lakh(s) / at least Rs.2.2 Crore.
Past Experience of Similar Services required: Yes — 3/2/1 similar completed services at 40%/50%/80% of estimated cost over current FY + last three FYs ending March prior to bid opening.
Only bidders that attend the pre-bid meeting will be considered for further processing and evaluation.
Award is stated on Combined Quality Cum Cost Based System (CQCCBS); Minimum Qualifying Marks in Technical Score is 70.
Bidder should not be under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings, and should not be bankrupt; upload undertaking with bid.
Any bidder from a country sharing a land border with India is eligible only if registered with the Competent Authority; false declaration is ground for immediate termination and legal action (GeM GTC clause 26).
No assignment or sub-contract of the Contract in whole or part without prior written consent of buyer; seller remains jointly and severally liable with assignee/sub-contractor.
Supplier must ensure background checks and security clearance for professionals engaged on this defence-lab contract.
No consortium or joint-venture rules are specified in the bid pack.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Custom Bid for Services — Development of Certifiable Software for Sonar Signal Processing for NPOL (DRDO), project/lumpsum based, quantity 1.
Eight principal service activities from requirements through IV&V, LDRA analysis, PDI tool, tool qualification and CEMILAC certification support at DAL C.
Nine work packages from T0+10 Weeks (plans/standards) through T0+52 Weeks (SCI/SLECI/SAS); ~25,000 executable SLOC for Signal Processing Component.
DO-178C Level C / DO-330 tool qualification; supplier secure development environment and DO178C processes; OS/boot and COTS C++ libraries out of certification scope.
The complete checklist of documents to submit — mandatory vs conditional, with any prescribed formats, proformas or annexures — plus how to submit: portal and mode, envelope/cover structure, digital signature requirements, signing and attestation rules, and physical originals with their deadline.
Online two-packet bid on GeM portal under Bid Number GEM/2026/B/7769203; Bid to RA enabled with H1-Highest Priced Bid Elimination rule.
Intimate names of up to 02 pre-bid representatives 02 days prior; provide single email id as SPOC; only attendees’ bids are processed.
Participation is through GeM seller login; GTC treats Aadhaar-based e-sign as at par with digital signatures under IT Act Amendment 2008 for GeM user verification/e-signing.
Every corrigendum/addendum in order — what changed (original vs amended value), its impact, and the action for the bidder — ending with the values that finally apply.
The available tender document set contains no corrigendum or addendum; original bid values continue to apply.
Genuine conflicts within and across the documents (original vs corrigenda, clause vs annexure, tender document vs BOQ): both sides with citations, and which value prevails.
Bid header states Evaluation Method as Total value wise evaluation and enables Bid-to-RA with H1 elimination, while SOW/ATC mandates CQCCBS with technical weight 0.7, financial weight 0.3 and min technical score 70.
ATC prints Final Score S = {Sf × Wf} + {Sf × Wf} and labels both Technical Score and Financial Score as (Sf), and both weights as Wf.
Bid Clause 5 uses last three years ending 31st March of the previous financial year; ATC PQC uses ending on 'Dec 2025'.
Evaluation criterion text says vendor shall have worked on at least 10 DO-178B/C Level A–C programs, but marks are awarded for >2 / 1–2 / 0 certified products/services, with extra marks per project above 2.
Deliverables table calls for SCI & SLECI, while payment milestone table refers to SCI, SECI and SAS.
Only critical, tender-specific pre-bid queries that could materially change bid/no-bid, pricing, eligibility or contractual risk. Skip generic or obvious questions the documents already answer clearly.
Please confirm whether award is CQCCBS (70:30, min technical 70) or Total value wise evaluation with Bid-to-RA H1 elimination, and how MSE L1+15% preference is applied under the chosen method.
Confirm that non-attendance at the 24-07-2026 pre-bid will result in outright non-consideration of the bid, and whether online/remote attendance is permitted.
Clarify whether experience on at least 10 DO-178B/C Level A–C programs is mandatory pre-qualification, or only a descriptor while marks can still be earned with fewer certified projects.
Confirm whether MSE/Startup complete relaxation from Experience/Turnover also relaxes ATC technical scoring expectations (DO-178, CMMi Level 5, AS9100, etc.) or only the GeM header experience/turnover gates.
Confirm who provides/pays for LDRA latest version, other DO-330 tools, and the supplier-side secure/air-gapped development infrastructure and licenses.
What background check/security clearance standard is required for supplier engineers, expected lead time, and whether non-Indian nationals or offshore work are barred?
Commercial, legal and execution risks a bidder should weigh: liquidated damages and penalties, unusual or one-sided clauses, tight timelines, and payment or security risks.
Failure to attend the 24-07-2026 pre-bid meeting causes the bid to be excluded from processing — hard process risk with short notice from 13-07-2026 publication.
EMD of INR 21,34,620 and 3% ePBG for 26 months create significant working-capital and forfeiture exposure.
GeM GTC LD: 0.5% of contract value of delayed quantity per week or part week, capped at 5% normally and 10% for inordinate delay (>25% of completion period).
Full DO-178C DAL C lifecycle with tool qualification and CEMILAC evidence is compressed into T0+52 Weeks; payments depend on NPOL delivery acceptance notes.
All work-package IP vests solely in NPOL; supplier cannot seek IP rights; NDA failure can terminate; secure/air-gapped environment and personnel security clearance are supplier obligations.
Niche DO-178 / CMMi L5 / AS9100 scoring plus conflicting L1-vs-CQCCBS rules create bid/no-bid and pricing uncertainty.
Bid states Arbitration Clause No and Mediation Clause No; disputes fall back to GeM GTC dispute-resolution mechanism.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Naval Physical and Oceanographic Laboratory (NPOL), Department of Defence Research & Development; beneficiary The Director, Thrikkakara P.O., Kochi-682021.
HOD grievance email [email protected]; Buyer email [email protected].
Mr. Vijay Gopal G, Sc-F (0484 2572305, 9446021559, [email protected]) and Mr. Sooraj K Ambat, Sc-F (0484 2572366, 9447912653, [email protected]).
Mr G. Radhakrishna Pillai, To-D, Division Head (MM) (0484 2571320, +91 9497679493, [email protected] / [email protected]) and Mr Jiffy Jose, SSO-II (+91 9539388422, [email protected] / [email protected]).
Naval Physical Oceanographic Laboratory, Thrikkakara, Kochi, Kerala 682021; pre-bid 24-07-2026 11:00:00.