Nitrogen

Nitrogen

Compressed Gas and Liquid conforming to IS 1747 (Q3) MSE Exemption for Years of Experience and Turnover No Startup Exemption for Years of Experience and Turnover No Document required from seller Experience Criteria

Bidder Turnover

Certificate (Requested in ATC)

OEM Authorization Certificate

OEM Annual Turnover

Additional Doc 1 (Requested in ATC)

Additional Doc 2 (Requested in ATC)

Additional Doc 3 (Requested in ATC) *In case any bidder is seeking exemption from Experience Turnover Criteria

the supporting documents to prove his eligibility for exemption must be uploaded for evaluation by the buyer ? ? Do you want to show documents uploaded by bidders to all bidders participated in bid? No -- Minimum number of bids required to disable automatic bid extension 1 Bid Number : GEM/2025/B/6365006 Dated : 03-07-2025 Bid Document 1/15

-- Number of days for which Bid would be auto -- extended 7 Bid to RA enabled Yes RA Qualification Rule H1-Highest Priced Bid Elimination Type of Bid Two Packet Bid Time allowed for Technical Clarifications during technical evaluation 3 Days ( )/Inspection Required (By Empanelled Inspection Authority/Agencies pre-registered with GeM) No Evaluation Method Total value wise evaluation Arbitration Clause No Mediation Clause No Bid Details EMD Detail Advisory Bank ICICI EMD Amount 700000 ePBG Detail Advisory Bank State Bank of India (%) ePBG Percentage(%) 5.00 ( ) Duration of ePBG required (Months). 14 (a). EMD EXEMPTION: The bidder seeking EMD exemption

must submit the valid supporting document for the relevant category as per GeM GTC with the bid. Under MSE category

only manufacturers for goods and Service Providers for Services are eligible for exemption from EMD. Traders are excluded from the purview of this Policy. (b).

EMD & Performance securityshould be in favour of Beneficiary

wherever it is applicable. Beneficiary : CHIEF MANAGER FINANCE Thal

Department of Fertilizers

Rashtriya Chemicals and Fertilizers Limited (RCF)

Ministry of Chemicals and 2/15 Fertilizers (Cm Finance) Splitting Splitting Splitting Applied Yes

Maximum No. Of Bidders Amongst Which Order May Be Split 4 Split Criteria based on which quantity will be distributed As per detailed in technical condition. MII Purchase Preference MII Purchase Preference Yes MSE Purchase Preference MSE Purchase Preference Yes 1. Preference to Make In India products (For bids < 200 Crore):Preference shall be given to Class 1 local supplier as defined in public procurement (Preference to Make in India)

Order 2017 as amended from time to time and its subsequent Orders/Notifications issued by concerned Nodal Ministry for specific Goods/Products. The minimum local content to qualify as a Class 1 local supplier is denoted in the bid document. If the bidder wants to avail the Purchase preference

the bidder must upload a certificate from the OEM regarding the percentage of the local content and the details of locations at which the local value addition is made along with their bid

failing which no purchase preference shall be granted. In case the bid value is more than Rs 10 Crore

the declaration relating to percentage of local content shall be certified by the statutory auditor or cost auditor

if the OEM is a company and by a practicing cost accountant or a chartered accountant for OEMs other than companies as per the Public Procurement (preference to Make-in -India) order 2017 dated 04.06.2020. Only Class-I and Class-II Local suppliers as per MII order dated 4.6.2020 will be eligible to bid. Non - Local suppliers as per MII order dated 04.06.2020 are not eligible to participate. However

eligible micro and small enterprises will be allowed to participate .The buyers are advised to refer the OM No.F.1/4/2021-PPD dated 18.05.2023. OM_No.1_4_2021_PPD_dated_18.05.2023 for compliance of Concurrent application of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order

2012 and Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order

2017. 2. Purchase preference will be given to MSEs having valid Udyam Registration and whose credentials are validated online through Udyam Registration portal as defined in Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) Order

2012 dated 23.03.2012 issued by Ministry of Micro

Small and Medium Enterprises and its subsequent Orders/Notifications issued by concerned Ministry. If the bidder wants to avail themselves of the Purchase preference

the bidder must be the manufacturer/OEM of the offered product on GeM. Traders are excluded from the purview of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises and hence resellers offering products manufactured by some other OEM are not eligible for any purchase preference. In respect of bid for Services

the bidder must be the Service provider of the offered Service. Relevant documentary evidence in this regard shall be uploaded along with the bid in respect of the offered product or service and Buyer will decide 3/15 eligibility for purchase preference based on documentary evidence submitted

while evaluating the bid. If L-1 is not an MSE and MSE Seller (s) has/have quoted price within L-1+ 15% (Selected by Buyer) of margin of purchase preference/price band defined in relevant policy

such MSE Seller shall be given opportunity to match L-1 price and contract will be awarded for 25% (selected by Buyer) percentage of total quantity. The buyers are advised to refer the OM No. F.1/4/2021-PPD dated 18.05.2023 OM_No.1_4_2021_PPD_dated_18.05.2023 for compliance of Concurrent application of Public Procurement Policy for Micro and Small Enterprises Order

2012 and Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order

2017. Benefits of MSE will be allowed only if seller is validated on-line in GeM profile as well as validated and approved by Buyer after evaluation of documents submitted. 3. Estimated Bid Value indicated above is being declared solely for the purpose of guidance on EMD amount and for determining the Eligibility Criteria related to Turn Over

Past Performance and Project/Past Experience etc. This has no relevance or bearing on the price to be quoted by the bidders and is also not going to have any impact on bid participation. Also this is not going to be used as a criteria in determining reasonableness of quoted prices which would be determined by the buyer based on its own assessment of reasonableness and based on competitive prices received in Bid/RA process. 4. Reverse Auction would be conducted amongst all the technically qualified bidders except the Highest quoting bidder. The technically qualified Highest Quoting bidder will not be allowed to participate in RA. However

H-1 will also be allowed to participate in RA in following cases: i . If number of technically qualified bidders are only 2 or 3. ii . If Buyer has chosen to split the bid amongst N sellers

and H1 bid is coming within N. iii . In case Primary product of only one OEM is left in contention for participation in RA on elimination of H-1. iv . If L-1 is non-MSE and H-1 is eligible MSE and H-1 price is coming within price band of 15% of Non-MSE L-1 v . If L-1 is non-MII and H-1 is eligible MII and H-1 price is coming within price band of 20% of Non-MII L-1 Pre Bid Detail(s) Pre-Bid Date and Time - Pre-Bid Venue 10-07-2025 10:00:00 Admin building

RCF Thal Alibag

Raigad

Maharastra-4022028 Nitrogen

Compressed Gas And Liquid Conforming To IS 1747 ( 2200 cubic meter ) ( 1 2 Minimum 50% and 20% Local Content required for qualifying as Class 1 and Class 2 Local Supplier respectively) Technical Specifications * As per GeM Category Specification Specification Specification Name Bid Requirement (Allowed Values) Requirements Form of Supply Liquid Grades of Nitrogen with Purity (%) N 5.0 grade – 99.999 % pure (liquid and gas) Packing & Marking Mode of Supply Liquid Nitrogen Tanks Additional Specification Parameters - Nitrogen

Compressed Gas And Liquid Conforming To IS 1747 ( 2200 cubic meter ) 4/15 Specification Parameter Name Bid Requirement (Allowed Values) Physical Characteristics LIQUID NITROGEN

PRESSURE 6 TO 7 KG/CM2G. PURITY 99.9 MOLE % MINIMUM. 1) MOISTURE LESS THAN 5 PPM 2) HYDROCARBONS LESS THAN 2 PPM. 3) OXYGEN LESS THAN 10 PPM 4) CO (CARBON MONOXIDE) NIL * Bidders offering must also comply with the additional specification parameters mentioned above. Consignees/Reporting Officer and Quantity .... S.N o. Consignee Reporting/Officer Address Quantity Delivery Days 1 Sushil Kumar 402208

STORES

RCF Ltd Thal

Alibag

District Raigad 2200 365 Special terms and conditions-Version:1 effective from 13-11-2024 for category Nitrogen

Compressed Gas and Liquid conforming to IS 1747 1 . Petroleum and Explosives Safety Organisation (PESO)

nodal agency for regulating safety of hazardous substances such as explosives

compressed gases and petroleum

has framed various rules for delivery or dispatch of cylinders or possession of cylinders under Gas Cylinder Rules 2016 framed under Explosives Act

1884. The PESO Guidelines are to be followed by the buyer and seller/vendor/bidder. Latest modifications ordered by the CIE

PESO

DPIIT

MoC&I

GoI may be checked from time to time in this regard. Buyer and Seller to follow all the relevant PESO guidelines/rules including following: Rule 10 : Restriction on delivery or dispatch of cylinder:- (1) No person shall deliver or dispatch any cylinder filled with any compressed gas to any other person in India who is not the holder of a licence to possess such gas cylinder or to his authorised agent unless he is exempted under these rules to possess compressed gas cylinder without a licence. (2) The gas cylinder delivered or dispatched by a person under sub-rule (1) shall be of the type for which he is licensed and shall not exceed the quantity which the person to whom it is delivered or dispatched is authorised to possess under these rules. (3) Nothing in sub-rules(1) and (2) shall apply to the delivery or dispatch of gas cylinder to the defence forces of the Union

port authorities or railway administration and other paramilitary forces: Provided that this sub-rule shall not be applicable for co-operative societies run by the welfare associations of these organisations. Rule 43: Licence for filling and possession (1) No person shall fill any cylinder with compressed gas and no cylinder filled with compressed gas shall be possessed by anyone except under and in accordance with the conditions of a licence granted under these rules. (2) The licensee shall be responsible

for all operations connected with the filling and possession of cylinders in the licensed premises. Rule 44: No licence needed for possession in certain cases.- Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 43

licence shall not be necessary for- 5/15 (a) possession of any cylinder filled with a compressed gas by a carrier or other person for the purpose of transport in accordance with the provisions of these rules; (b) possession of cylinders for own use and not meant for sale or trading filled with

- (i) any flammable and non-toxic gas when the total number of cylinders containing such gas does not exceed twenty five or the total weight of gas does not exceed 200 kg.

whichever is less

at a time; (ii) any non-flammable non-toxic gas when the total number of such cylinders does not exceed two hundred at a time; (iii) any toxic gas when the total quantity of such cylinders does not exceed five at a time; (iv) acetylene gas contained in cylinder in dissolved state when the total quantity of such cylinder does not exceed twenty five at a time. (c) The provisions of sub-clause 44(b) shall not be applicable for liquefied petroleum gas when the total quantity of gas does not exceed 100 kg at a time for own use

distribution or sale from a sales room belonging to the dealer or distributor of respective oil marketing company. Notwithstanding anything contained in rule 43

licence shall not be obligatory for working places where LPG cylinders are directly connected to the manifold

but the requirements of IS :6044 Part-1 shall be complied with

such manifold installations and shall be constructed adapting the sound engineering practices and the quantity of the LPG at any point of the time shall not exceed the limits prescribed in IS- 6044 Part-1. Buyer Added Bid Specific Terms and Conditions 1 . Buyer Added Bid Specific ATC Buyer Added text based ATC clauses Tender AU-85670 for supply of Liquid Nitrogen (2200 MT) EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT (EMD) for Rs. 7

00

000/- is to be deposited as per following instructions

ONLINE DEPOSIT : EMD to be deposited online in Rashtriya Chemicals and fertilizers Ltd (RCF’s) account through payment gateway available on our website at: www.rcfltd.com under ‘ Portals ’ à ‘ EMD Payment ’ (“Click here” for EMD payment). Submit the acknowledgement/receipt of online EMD Payment along with your offer . If exempted from submission of EMD

then upload a valid certificate issued by ‘National Small Scale Industries Corporation (NSIC)/MSME certificate/Udyam registered certificate. Please note EMD and Integrity pact shall not be accepted after bid submissi on due date and non-submission of the same along with bid shall lead to rej ection of your offer. No communication shall be done for the same Pre-Qualification Criteria: A. TECHNICAL CRITERIA: a. For Manufacturer only: Bidder will submit self- attested PO copies and/or invoice c opies as evidence of manufacture and supply of 550 MT of Liquid Nitrogen

manufactu red and supplied during any one of the last 3 years . b. For Non-Manufacturers: PO copy of Liquid Nitrogen supplied during last Seven year s from the date of tender satisfying minimum one criteria as follows: i. Single PO copy of minimum quantity 880 MT. ii. Two PO Copies of minimum quantity 550 MT each . iii. Three PO Copies of minimum quantity 440 MT each . 6/15 c. Relaxation in Experience criteria for eligible MSEs/STARTUPS 1. For MSEs- Relaxation of 25% in prior experience shall be provided to the qual ifying MSEs . 2. For Start-ups – No Prequalification criteria except for criteria defined by Gove rnment of India for definition as Start Up like certificate from DIPP

Maximum years from incorporation and turnover criteria. Vendor shall be start up for it em under procurement and maximum 10% additional qty. to be awarded to t hem B. FINANCIAL CRITERIA: i. CA certified Turnover during last three financial years 2021-22

2022-23

2023- 24 or 2022-23

2023-24

2024-25 (Required minimum Avg . turnover of Rs. 110.46 lakh) . The Turnover should be issued by practicing CA with Membership Number

seal and signed with UDIN In case the date of constitution/incorporation of the bidder is less than 3 ye ars old

the average turnover in respect of the completed financial years after the date of constitution shall be taken into account. In this case

the financial turnover during last financial year/the average financial turnover during preceding two fin ancial years should be at least Rs. 110.46 lakh. ii. Relaxation in Experience criteria for eligible MSEs/STARTUPS 1. For MSEs- Relaxation of 25% in Annual financial turnover shall be provided to the qualifying MSEs. 2. For Start-ups – No Prequalification criteria except for criteria defined by Gove rnment of India for definition as Start Up like certificate from DIPP

Maximum years from incorporation and turnover criteria. Vendor shall be start up for it em under procurement and maximum 10% additional qty. to be awarded to t hem iii. The net worth of the Bidder firm (manufacturer or principal of authorized represent ative) should not be negative on ‘The Relevant Date’. It means the net worth of th e Bidder should not be negative in the balance sheet of last financial year. AND Net Worth of bidder should have not eroded by more than 30% (thirty percent) in the last three years

ending on ‘The Relevant Date’. It means the net worth of last financial year s hould not be less than 70% compared to the 3rd last financial year. In case the date of constitution/incorporation of the bidder is less than 3 years old

the fol lowing will be applicable: Ø The Net Worth in each of these years should not be negative. Ø Net Worth in respect of the immediate previous financial year should not have eroded more 30 per cent than that of it’s previously audited financ ial statement. In case the Bidder has completed financial statements of only preceding year

the clause of net worth erosion will not be applicable “The Relevant Date” means 31-03-2024 for block of FY 2021-22

2022-23

2023- 24 and 31-03-2025 for block of FY 2022-23

2023-24

2024-25. (The financial soundness should be CA Certified or Audited financial statement certified by CA with UDIN) C. MAKE IN INDIA CLAUSE: As per revision dt 16.09.2021 of ‘Public Procurement polic y 2017’

Non-local suppliers cannot participate in tenders having estimates less than R 7/15 s. 200 crores. Offers of Class-I and Class-II Local suppliers as per Make in India pol icy can only be considered for evaluation and award of contract . D. Integrity Pact duly signed with date and stamped on each page. Upload in relevant pa cket of this tender. Signing the Integrity Pact is a prerequisite for prequalification. Integrity Pact and NIT c onditions will form part of the contract. Security Deposit: The supplier receiving the LoA is required to furnish the required performance security

in the pres cribed form by the specified date; failing this necessary action including forfeiture of EMD will be t aken against the supplier Supplier shall submit the security deposit for 5% of the order value (basic contract value without t axes) within 15 days of the P.O. date in the form of DD or bank guarantee as per R.C.F. format fro m R.C.F. approved banker valid for a period of delivery period plus 60 days for claim period. Or Per formance security may be furnished in the form of Insurance Surety Bond

account payee demand draft

fixed deposit receipt from a commercial bank

bank guarantee issued/confirmed from any of the commercial bank in India

or online payment in an acceptable form. If the supplier/contractor fails to submit the performance security as indicated above

Performance Security will be deducted from running bills The performance security will be forfeited and credited to the procuring entity’s account in the eve nt of a breach of contract by the contractor. It shall be refunded to the contractor without interest

after he duly performs and completes the contract in all respects but not later than 90(ninety) day s of completion of all such obligations including the warranty under the contract. Bank guarantee to be addressed and submitted to: Chief Manager Finance

RCF Thal Unit

Alibag

Raigad 402208. Technical Conditions: 1 LIQUID NITROGEN

PRESSURE 6 TO 7 KG/CM2G. PURITY 99.9 MOLE % MINIMUM. 1) MOISTURE LESS THAN 5 PPM 2) HYDROCARBONS LESS THAN 2 PPM. 3) OXYGEN LESS THAN 10 PPM 4) CO (CARBON MONOXIDE) NIL 1 I. COMPLETION SCHEDULE: 8/15 2 DELIVERY : A. For regular Plant Consumption: Our average daily consumption is in the range of 3 to 4 M TPD

therefore Nitrogen to be supplied in staggered manner over a period of 12 months as per t he RCF requirement. The material shall be supplied within 1-2 days of intimation. B. For Shutdown jobs: Supplier has to deliver Liquid Nitrogen as per delivery schedule given. The schedule shall be given prior to 72 hours. during working hours i.e. 9 am to 6pm. In case of delay in supply of required quantity

a penalty of 5% on the quantity instructed for the day shall be applicable . Note: The estimated requirement during the shutdown is a maximum of 100MT per d ay

which will be distributed among the suppliers based on the NIT. The approximate quantity per supplier is between 25-40 MT per day. C. In case of sudden trip of plant/emergency : Supplier has to deliver 20 MT Liquid nitrogen within 24 Hrs after intimation from RCF given during working hours i.e. 9 am to 6pm

a penalty o f 5% on the quantity instructed for delivery shall be applicable . 3