Spin-on Fuel Filter

Special Eligibility Criteria

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   1) The Purchaser reserves the right to procure either entire or bulk quantity (minimum 80% of Net Procurable Quantity) from the BLW Approved Vendors as available on U-VAM for Item ID 2200152, Sub item ID -NIL Unified PL 16240390. The approval status of the firm for the said item will be reckoned as on the date of tender opening and not thereafter. But, in case of downgrading/removal/suspension/banning etc. after opening of tender, such changes shall be taken into account while considering the offers. Bidders should submit documentary evidence failing which offer is liable to be ignored. 2) The offers from "developmental vendors" may be considered for developmental orders totalling upto 20% of the net procurement quantity will only from those sources who have been registered under developmental source by BLW for such ordering i.e. developmental sources either before or on the date of tender opening.. Ref: Clause 3.0 of Section II of CENTRAL Railway BID DOCUMENT (Updated Latest). JANUARY 2024 . 3) Offers from authorized dealers - if any, quoting on behalf of the principals (BLW approved sources) will only be considered if accompanied with Tender Specific Authorization from OEM duly uploaded / attached with the offer. The status of the vendor (i.e. approved or developmental vendor) shall be reckoned as available in U-VAM on the date of tender closing date and not thereafter. However, cases of downgrading/removal/suspension/banning etc., after closing date of tender, shall be taken into account while considering the offers.

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   Where there are not more than three Indian suppliers categorized as approved vendor for a particular item, vendors categorized as developmental vendors can be considered for placement of bulk order, without any quantity restrictions, considering factors such as past performance, capacity, delivery requirements, quantity under procurement, nature of item, outstanding order load etc. in a transparent manner, in terms of Clause 3.3.4 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY 2024.
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   The firms/tenderers who are not appearing in U-VAM as Approved/Developmental Vendors of nominated vendor/source approving agencies will not be considered for ordering. However, such firms willing to participate, are advised to approach the concerned Vendor Approving agency for getting their name registered as approved/developmental vendor in the vendor directory maintained in U-VAM.

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Check List

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   This is an e-tender. Manual Offers/Bids for this tender will not be accepted under any circumstances, only electronic Offers/Bids shall be accepted
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   Have you mentioned MAKE/BRAND of the manufacturer(s) ?
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   Have you indicated the HSN code of your offered product?
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   Have you kept your offer validity as per "Condition for Responsiveness of Offer"?
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   Have you indicated the percentage of Local Content in the relevant column?
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   Have you submitted the details of location(s) where local value addition is made
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   Have you attached relevant document for MSE if you claimed benefits and preferential treatment as MSE firm?

Commercial-Compliance

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   Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) shall be as per Clause 23.0 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY 2024. EMD is compulsory and offers without EMD, except those exempted, will be summarily rejected. Vendors (other than those appearing on Vendor Panels of Approving Agencies) seeking exemption from EMD, shall have to attach scanned copy of requisite document alongwith offer in support of their claim for exemption, failing which their offer will not be considered eligible for exemption from EMD. Bidders claiming exemption shall also be required to sign the bid securing declaration as follows:- I/We certify that, my/ our offer is eligible for exemption from submission of bid security/ Earnest Money Deposit, in terms of the tender conditions. In case my/our claim to exemption from submission of bid security/Earnest Money Deposit is not found valid as per terms of the tender, I/we understand and accept that Railways has unquestionable right to summarily reject my bid and my offer shall not be considered for ordering. Further, I/we hereby understand and accept that if I/we withdraw or modify my/our bids during the period of validity, or if I/we are awarded the contract and on being called upon to submit the performance security/Security Deposit, fail to submit the performance security/Security Deposit before the deadline defined in the request for bid document/Notice Inviting Tender, I/we shall be debarred from exemption of submitting Bid Security/Earnest Money Deposit and performance security/Security Deposit for a period of 6 (six) months, from the date I/we are declared suspended disqualified from exemption from submission of EMD/SD, for all tenders for procurement of goods issued by any unit of Indian Railways published during this period .

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   Bidders must agree to furnish SECURITY DEPOSIT as applicable as per Clause 24.0 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY2024. The SD amount shall be @ 5% as mentioned in Claus e 24.3 o f Section I I of CENTRAL RAILWAY B I D DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY2024.

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   AUTHORISATION: Participation by Manufacturers is preferred. Participating Agents/Dealers must provide authorization letter issued by the the manufacturer(s). Authorization letter should preferably be tender specific. In case of general authorization letter, it must clearly indicate the validity period/expiry date. Offers with general authorization letter silent on validity period/expiry date will not be considered for placement of order and such offers are liable to be ignored. Bidders must upload above authorization letter along with their offer failing which the offer is liable to be ignored. i) In a tender, either the authorized agent/dealer on behalf of the Principal/the manufacturer(s) or the Principal/the manufacturer(s) itself can bid, but both cannot bid simultaneously for the same item in the same tender. Further, against a particular tender, one Principal/the manufacturer(s) should not issue Tender Specific Authorization to more than one agent/dealer. Such offers with different terms against a particular product if treated as ambiguous offers, the bidder(s) or their Principal/the manufacturer(s) will have no right to lodge any claim. ii) If an authorized agent/dealer submits bid on behalf of the Principal/ the manufacturer(s) , the same agent/dealer shall not submit a bid on behalf of another Principal/the manufacturer(s) in same tender for the same item/product.

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   Wherever SD has been exempted, for any reason, and the supplier fails to supply goods as per conditions of the contract, as amended from time to time, purchaser shall have the right to levy damages on the supplier for failing to comply with the contractual conditions, not by way of penalty, an amount equal to SD amount, as would have been applicable if the contract was with a non- exempted vendor. These damages shall be treated as recoveries outstanding against the vendor and dealt with accordingly.

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   Goods & Services Tax (GST): As per Clause 9.0 and all sub-clauses of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY2024. All tenderers to quote correct HSN code and corresponding GST rate for the item/items quoted. Misclassification in HSN code, if quoted by any bidder, shall be dealt as per Clause 9.0(iv) of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY2024.

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   In case the successful tenderer is not liable to be registered under CGST/IGST/UTGST/SGST Act, the Railway shall deduct the applicable GST from his/their bills under Reverse Charge Mechanism [RCM] and deposit the same to the concerned tax authority.

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   Bidders shall also give Declaration as below:- I/We agree to pass on such additional input tax credit as may become available in future under GST scheme, in respect of all the inputs used in the manufacturing and/or supply of final goods/services on the date of supply by way of reduction in price and advise the purchaser accordingly.

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   Benefits to Micro & Small Enterprises (MSEs) shall be as per Clause 4.0 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY2024.

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   Vendors claiming to avail benefits and preferential treatment extended to Micro and Small Enterprises [MSEs] must necessarily upload relevant documents with their offer in terms of Clause 4.0 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY2024.

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    Criteria for classification of enterprises based on investment and turnover vide Gazette Notification dated 26.06.2020, as amended time to time,issued by Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises is applicable in the tender. In case, conditions contained in the above notification contradict with any of the tender conditions, conditions contained in the above notification, as amended, shall prevail in terms of Clause 4.4 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY2024.

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    LAND BORDER CLAUSE: All bidders shall confirm declaration as below in terms of Clause 5.15 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY2024 in compliance of restrictions under Rule 144(xi) of GFR- 2017 :- a) I have read the clause regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of country which shares a land border with India. b) I certify that this bidder is not from such a country or, if from such a country, has-been registered with the competent authority. c) I hereby certify that this bidder fulfills all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered. (Where applicable, evidence of valid registration by the competent authority is attached). If the bidder fails to give such declaration, as above, then it will be presumed that the contents of above declaration have been read and unconditionally agreed and accepted by the tenderer. If any tenderer is not agreeable to this declaration they have to categorically mention about the disagreement in Techno Commercial Deviation

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    Bidders to submit details of location(s) where local value addition is made. In case no details are furnished, it will be presumed that works address(es) of manufacturing in India are the location(s) of local value addition

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    1. Undertaking/declaration from bidders: By submitting bid against this tender I/we understand and declare as follows: I/we have carefully gone through the IRS conditions of contract (included and uploaded along with the bid document) particularly Para 2500 pertaining to 'Code of Integrity, Misdemeanour and Penalties. I/We hereby certify that no other sister concerns or affiliates (such as having common partner/director/promoter/owner/holding company decision control etc.) have participated in this tender which can give rise to a conflict of interest or fall under anti-competitive practices. We understand that the offers of all such sister concerns including ours are liable to be rejected in terms of the relevant provisions of IRS terms and conditions. I/We, affirm that we shall abide by the Code of Integrity in general, with specific reference to conflict of interest [Para 2502 (e)], anti competitive practices [Para 2502(c)] and obligation to proactive disclosures [Para 2503]. I/We understand that we are fully responsible for the above declaration and it shall not be the Railway's responsibility to verify the same. I/We are aware that we shall be liable for all consequences of violation of Code of Integrity, if detected, at any stage." Note to Bidders:Bidders are advised to carefully review the contents of the Undertaking/declaration prior to signing, as the submission of false information could lead to rejection of the bid.

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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. Public Procurement Policy for Preference to Make in India shall be as per Clause 5.0 of Section I I of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated Latest) This tender complies with Public Procurement Policy (Make in India) Order 2017, dated 15/06/2017, issued by Department of Industrial Promotion and Policy, Ministry of Commerce, circulated vide Railway Board letter no. 2015/RS(G)/779/5 dated 3/08/2017 and 27/12/2017 and amendments/ revisions thereof.

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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.

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   Validity of offer: Validity of offer should be strictly as per Clause 1.8.5 of Section II of CENTRAL RAILWAY BID DOCUMENT (Updated) JANUARY2024 (or) as stipulated in the tender document, whichever is longer. Offers quoted with lesser validity shall be deemed as commercially unresponsive and shall be summarily rejected.

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   Bidders must quote on FIRM price basis only as price is not subject to any variation. Offers quoted with Price Variation Clause (PVC) will be considered unresponsive and will be summarily rejected.