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RFP for providing manpower to NPMU ITDA for National Jal Jeevan Mission
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation · New Delhi, Delhi2026_MDWS_919960_1
Written by TenderKart AI from the documents published when it was generated. Check the tender for later corrigenda before you bid.
30 Jul 2026
12 Sept 2026
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All important dates as they stand after corrigenda: publication, pre-bid/clarification deadline, bid submission deadline, bid opening, and bid validity period.
30 July 2026.
Clarification requests are due by 12 August 2026; the optional pre-bid meeting is on 13 August 2026 at 4:00 PM.
Online proposal submission closes on 29 August 2026 at 3:00 PM; bid submission opens on 14 August 2026 at 9:00 AM.
The technical bid opens on 30 August 2026 at 6:00 PM. Financial bids open later only for technically qualified bidders, on a separately notified date.
120 days after the proposal submission date; the Data Sheet also states validity up to 31 December 2026. Bid on 120 days and expressly confirm the date discrepancy before submission.
Tender value or estimated cost, EMD/bid security (amount, acceptable forms, validity), tender document fees, performance security, and key payment terms.
No tender value or estimated contract cost is disclosed; the draft SCC leaves the contract ceiling blank for insertion after selection.
INR 20,00,000, interest-free, valid for four months from the RFP due date. Clause 12 permits DD/BG/FDR/Banker’s cheque; the NIT additionally permits an Insurance Surety Bond. Instrument is in favour of Pay and Accounts Officer, DDWS, payable at New Delhi.
RFP document fee: nil; bid processing fee: nil.
5% of contract value, rounded up to the nearest thousand rupees, as an unconditional and irrevocable bank guarantee from a scheduled commercial bank in India. Submit within 15 days of award; validity is 60 days beyond all contractual liabilities, plus a three-month claim period.
No advance. Monthly time-based billing for manpower actually deployed; invoices are due within 30 days of receipt with supporting documents. Unsupported portions may be withheld, and unacceptable deliverables are unpaid until accepted.
Approved reimbursable expenses are paid at actual cost within the contract ceiling. Outstation TA/DA is excluded from Fin Form 4 and reimbursed under Government of India norms; key/non-key travel ceilings align to Director/Under Secretary cadres respectively.
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.
The proposal must be responsive and score at least 75/100 technically; only then is its financial bid opened. QCBS weights are 75% technical and 25% financial.
JV/consortium bids are prohibited, and subcontracting the services is not permissible.
Only assignments undertaken directly by the bidder count; sister/associate/subsidiary experience is excluded, and the contract/work order must have been issued exclusively by a Government Entity.
No minimum turnover is stated as an automatic pass/fail threshold. Average annual consultancy turnover over the last three financial years carries 5 marks, starting at INR 30–50 crore (1.5 marks) and rising to 5 marks above INR 120 crore.
All proposed resources must meet the prescribed education and experience; noncompliance earns zero for that resource and the bid must still clear 75/100. Team lead maximum age is 65; other experts maximum age is 60 at submission.
Bidders must disclose actual/potential conflicts, prior Code of Integrity transgressions during the last three years, and any debarment. The Technical Proposal letter also certifies that the bidder and proposed team are not suspended/debarred by Central, State or UT governments.
What is being procured: the work, supplies or services, deliverables and quantities, locations, phases, completion or delivery timelines, applicable standards, and notable exclusions.
Selection of an agency to provide a full-time NPMU–Information Technology and Data Analytics team for Jal Jeevan Mission 2.0, supporting DDWS and State/UT governments on day-to-day programme implementation.
Design, manage and integrate JJM digital platforms, databases, dashboards and applications; strengthen Sujalam Bharat; establish data governance; develop approved AI/ML analytics, GIS/mobile/citizen-feedback tools; integrate databases; and support cybersecurity, reporting and system maintenance.
Monitor KPIs and physical/financial progress; validate and consolidate State/UT data; produce dashboards/reports/review notes; track CIRP/AAP milestones and risks; and provide administrative coordination, meeting, records and action-tracking support at National, State and District levels.
Ten personnel for 27 person-months each: 1 IT Lead, 1 IT Systems & Digital Governance Expert, 1 AI/ML and Data Analytics Expert, 2 Full Stack/Application Developers, 1 Database & Dashboard Expert, 3 MIS & Data Analytic Experts, and 1 Programme Coordination Executive.
Assignment runs through December 2028, mutually extendable by six months subject to mission extension and satisfactory performance. DDWS may increase or decrease contract quantity/duration by up to 25%, and the agency is bound to accept the variation.
Base location is New Delhi, with temporary locations directed by DDWS and work potentially at State/District levels. DDWS provides seating, internet/Wi-Fi and telephone/intercom; the agency provides stationery, computers, printers, IT equipment and local conveyance, subject to DDWS security verification/audit.
Programme data cannot be uploaded to public/third-party AI, LLM, external API or cloud AI systems without approval, cannot train commercial models, and must be accessed only on DDWS-approved devices/systems. Outputs and digital assets belong to DDWS/NJJM and cannot be retained after completion without authorization.
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.
Submit only through CPP Portal. Upload Technical and Financial Proposals separately, duly digitally signed, by 29 August 2026 at 3:00 PM; do not include prices in the Technical Proposal. No offline proposal is required except the original EMD instrument.
Every proposal page must be sequentially numbered, initialled and stamped by the authorized signatory; submissions must have a contents list with page numbers and no interlineation/overwriting. The uploaded proposal must be digitally signed.
Upload a scan with the Technical Proposal and deliver the original EMD to DDWS by 30 August 2026 at 3:00 PM. The RFP gives the DDWS meeting/office address but does not print a distinct courier addressee for the original.
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 AI found nothing to report for this question.
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.
Tech Form 2 says 90 days, while the Data Sheet and Clause 8 require 120 days. The specific bidding instructions/Data Sheet prevail; use 120 days and amend the form wording or seek confirmation.
The Data Sheet equates 120 days after the 29 August 2026 deadline with 31 December 2026, although those statements are not arithmetically identical. The RFP gives no resolution; confirm whether the required fixed expiry is 31 December or a 120-day period.
The NIT accepts an Insurance Surety Bond, but the Data Sheet and Clause 12 list only DD/BG/FDR/Banker’s cheque. The NIT is part of the same RFP and no priority rule resolves this instrument conflict; bidders using a surety bond should obtain written confirmation.
SCC 18 says substitutions are capped at 30%, stated as six key personnel, but the staffing table has nine key experts (ten personnel including one non-key expert); six is not 30% of either count. Clarify the operative numeric cap and deduction bands.
GCC 44(d) first deems final acceptance after 60 calendar days, then refers to notice within a 90-day period. Neither is corrected in the SCC; obtain confirmation of the review/acceptance deadline.
GCC 44(h) allows penalties under 'clause 11', but GCC 11 concerns effectiveness and SCC clause 11 prohibits subcontracting; neither prints a penalty schedule. Payment withholding until acceptance is clear, but the extra penalty basis is not.
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.
Will DDWS accept an Insurance Surety Bond despite Clause 12/Data Sheet omitting it, and will it issue the referenced Bid Securing Declaration format plus exact physical-delivery addressee for exempt/non-exempt bidders?
Should bids expire exactly 120 days after 29 August 2026, on 31 December 2026, or after 90 days as printed in Tech Form 2? Please issue corrected form wording and an exact expiry date.
Please provide the monthly deliverables, objective acceptance/KPI framework, review turnaround, and the penalty schedule referenced by GCC 44(h); Appendix A currently defers deliverables/payment links to contract negotiations.
Does the ±25% option apply separately to each role or to total person-months, at what notice, and is the replacement cap 30% or six personnel? Also confirm payment impact when DDWS decreases resources.
Please issue the device, endpoint, cloud, software, audit and data-handling standards that bidder-provided IT equipment must satisfy, including who bears remediation/licensing costs after a DDWS security audit.
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.
DDWS can vary contract quantity/duration by up to 25%, and the agency is bound to accept. It may also reduce total resources during the contract, creating bench and revenue risk.
DDWS may suspend all payments after a performance failure with at most seven days to cure, and may terminate in its sole discretion for any reason on 30 days’ notice; poor-quality termination can follow CMC judgment.
No advance is available. Monthly invoices are payable within 30 days, but unacceptable deliverables receive no payment until resubmission and acceptance; the RFP references an undefined penalty clause. The SCC sets delayed-payment interest to 'NA'.
Agency must maintain backups and replace unsuitable resources within 15 days at its own incidental cost. Voluntary substitutions are nominally capped and trigger 2%, 4%, then 6% remuneration reductions for successive replacement bands through the initial tenure.
Initial remuneration is fixed with no price adjustment, while statutory labour compliance, EPF/minimum wages/contract labour obligations and liabilities remain solely with the agency. Indexation applies only in an extension.
Strict controls prohibit unapproved public AI/cloud/personal devices and require personnel confidentiality even against agency staff not directly engaged. All outputs belong to DDWS; breaches can require replacement and contractual remedies.
Professional liability insurance must cover at least the contract amount. Direct-loss liability is capped at contract value, but applicable-law exposure and performance-guarantee invocation remain material.
DDWS provides basic seating/connectivity, but the agency funds computers, printers, IT equipment, stationery and local conveyance and must satisfy security audits. Reimbursables cannot exceed the contract amount.
The inviting authority and relevant contacts: office, person, designation, address, phone and email — and which address receives physical submissions, if any.
Shri Sumit Jha, Under Secretary to the Government of India, National Jal Jeevan Mission, Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation, 4th Floor, Pt. Deendayal 'Antyodaya Bhawan', CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003. Emails: [email protected] and [email protected]. No phone number is provided.
The original EMD is to be submitted to DDWS; the stated DDWS venue/office is Pt. Deendayal 'Antyodaya Bhawan', CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003. The RFP does not identify a separate recipient or room for physical EMD delivery.