Running Contract For Manufacture and supply of Thick Web Switches RDSO Drg. no. T-9775.

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   This item is reserved for purchase from firms approved by RDSO Item ID/Sub ID: 3100582001 , THICK WEB SWITCHES.

   Confirmation required
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   As per RDSO letter no. CT/PTX/TWS/Design dated 13.03.2026 regarding exemption from approval of prototype: 1.The requirement of prototype approval for all the new drawings of Thick Web Switches is withdrawn. All the approved/developmental vendors of Thick Web Switches should be considered approved/ developmental vendors for supply of switches of all the new drawings whether their prototype is approved or not. 2.All the approved/developmental vendors of Thick Web Switches will be eligible for supply of switches of all the new drawings issued by RDSO.

   Confirmation required
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   This Tender complies with Public Procurement Policy Order,2017(along with revisions/addendums/additions issued from time to time ) with respect to Make In India Policy. Only Class I local suppliers will be eligible for order placement and Bidders shall be required to indicate percentage of local content and provide self-certification that the item offered meets the local content requirement for Class-I local supplier.
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   The participation of authorized dealers/traders will not be entertained. Bids received from OEM authorized dealers/traders on behalf of eligible RDSO approved sources will be summarily rejected.

Commercial-Compliance

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   Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter 0 for fully imported items, and 100 for fully indigenous items. The definition and calculation of local content shall be in accordance with the Make in India policy as incorporated in the tender conditions.

   Document optional
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   The bidder shall give self- certification for local content in the quoted item (goods/works/services) at the time of tendering. However, at the time of execution of the project, for all contracts above INR 10 Crores, the contractor/ supplier shall be required to give local content certification duly certified by cost/ chartered accountant in practice. The certificate should have valid UDIN mentioned in certificate. Such certificates shall be required to be submitted by the contractor along with their each online bill in IREPS. The supplier must include 'PO number & PO date', name of item, name of firm, local content percentage, and details of the location(s) at which the local value addition is made, in the certificate. In case the contractor/ supplier does not meet the stipulated local content requirement and the category of the supplier changes from Class-I to Class-II/ Non-local or from Class II to Non-local, a penalty up to 10% of the contract value may be imposed. However, contract once awarded shall not be terminated on this account.

   Document required

General Instructions

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   The contractor shall be GST compliant and claim the applicable GST in their bills, which will be paid by the Railways.
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   1.Clarifications, if any, regarding specifications etc. may be obtained from Office of PCMM/HQ/NWR 2.A copy of relevant specifications and drawings can be obtained on payment by the tenderers from the D irecto r General (Track), RDSO, Manak Nagar, Lucknow. The relevant drawings and specifications can be seen in the office of PCMM/HQ/NWR
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   The Specification IRS T 62 2025 for Thick Web Switches Specification shall be referred at" S No T 62 2025 " document appended with this tender.
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   The special technical requirement for STR Thick Web switches condition shall be referred at" Thick switches spl tech requirement" document appended with this tender.
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   The Standard Technical requirement for Thick Web Switches STR TDG 0038 shall be referred at" Schedule of Tech Requirements" document appended with this tender.
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   The Specification IRS T-10-2025 for Thick Web Switches Specification shall be referred at" S No T 10 2025 " document appended with this tender.
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   The bidders are advised to go through the document appended with this NIT with the name "Prototype Inspection of TWS" which details out recent modifications done by RDSO in the approval of QAP and prototype of the tendered item.

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   Price Variation Clause: No deviation from the Price Variation Clause stipulated in the tender is permitted.

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   Validity of Offer: No deviation from the offer validity period stipulated in the tender is permitted.