Supply of Metal Cutting Gas Cylinders as "Nano Cut" of M/s IOC Ltd / "BHARAT CUTTING GAS" of M/s BPC Ltd. / Similar (Each cylinder containing 19 Kgs Gas with positive or negative variation in weight of Gas up to 300 Gms.) Make- IOCL / BPCL / Similar (Delivery up to the Point.) Note- The gas shall be filled in firm-owned eturnable cylinders with a capacity of 19 kg per cylinder and supplied to the Railway premises as & when required.

Firms should compulsorily attach a valid license ( license shall be valid on date of tender closing) to fill Liquefied Petroleum Gas in cylinders issued by the of Petroleum and Explosive Safety Origination (PESO) along with their offer, otherwise the offer will be summarily rejected.

PVC :-(1) Firm should quote basic rate based on RSP issued by IOCL/BPCL/HPCL of May-2026.(2) The Basic rate will vary based on RSP issued by IOCL/BPCL/HPCL on 1st of the month in which material will be supplied.(3)The firm should quote applicable GST separately.

TENDER SPECIFIC AUTHORIZATION: - Authorized agents of OEM must submit Tender Specic Authorization of the OEM. No back reference will be made in this regard & communication received after opening of tender will also not be entertained. The material supplied by the traders will be inspected at the OEM premises by the inspecting agency before supply.Neither one agent can represent two OEMs nor can one OEM authorize two agents. Purchaser reserves the right to reject both bids in such cases.In a tender either the Agent on behalf of the OEM or OEM itself can bid but both cannot bid simultaneously for the same item in the same tender. In cases where both OEM and their agent participate in bidding for same item, any or both the bids shall be liable to be rejected.

IN CASE BIDDER IS INDIAN FIRM OR FROM A COUNTRY THAT DOES NOT SHARE LAND BORDER WITH INDIA, SHALL CONFIRM AS UNDER:- I have read the clauses regarding restrictions on procurements from a bidder of a country which shares a land border with India as per Annexure F of WCRs eTENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver. 7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022) with Ministry of Finance Order (Public Procurement No. 4), F. No. 7/10/2021-PPD(1) dated 23/02/2023 circulated vide OM No. F.7/10/2021-PPD dated 23.2.2023 (copy enclosed as enclosed document) ; I certify that this bidder (in whose behalf I am submitting this bid) is not from such a country which shares a land border with India (Note:- Indian firms and firms from countries not sharing border with India, may please confirm as YES)

IN CASE BIDDER FIRM IS FROM A FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT SHARES LAND BORDER WITH INDIA, SHALL SUBMIT CERTIFICATE AS UNDER:- I certify that this bidder (in whose behalf Iam submitting this bid) is from such a country which shares a land border with India with regard to contents of Annexure F of WCRs e-TENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver. 7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022) with Ministry of Finance Order (Public Procurement No. 4), F. No. 7/10/2021- PPD(1) dated 23/02/2023 circulated vide OM No. F.7/10/2021-PPD dated 23.2.2023; and I further certify that this bidder has been registered with the Competent Authority. I hereby further certify that this bidder fulfills all requirements in this regard and is eligible to be considered. (Note 1; WHEREVER A BIDDER FROM SUCH A FOREIGN COUNTRY THAT SHARES BORDER WITH INDIA QUOTES, HE WILL NEED TO UPLOAD A COPY OF VALID REGISTRATION BY THE COMPETENT AUTHORITY (OR DOCUMENTARY EVIDENCE OF EXEMPTION AS PER NOTE 2 BELOW) WITHOUT WHICH THE OFFER SHALL BE SUMMARILY REJECTED.) (NOTE 2: Restrictions under this rule shall not apply to bids from such countries (even if sharing a land border in India) to which the government of India has extended lines of credit or in which the government of India is engaged in developmental projects. For updated lists of credit or in which line of credits have been extended or in which developmental projects are undertaken are given in the website of the Ministry of External affairs and in such firm will need to submit such documentary evidence.) The terms 'bidder' and 'bidder from a country which shares a land with India' shall be as defined in para II and III respectively of Annex III of Ministry of Finance Order (Public Procurement No. 4), F. No. 7/10/2021- PPD(1) dated 23/02/2023 circulated vide OM No. F.7/10/2021-PPD dated 23.2.2023.

(i)Code of Integrity, Misdemeanor and Penalties :- 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, Misdemeanor and Penalties". I/We hereby certify that none of our sister concern 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 concern or affiliates including ours are liable to be rejected as per 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: - May con rm as Yes , to certify all the above certification . )

(ii)Code of Integrity, Misdemeanor and Penalties :-In case your confirmation in commercial compliance regarding Code of Integrity, Misdemeanor and Penalties is No then provide/upload the names and addresses of your sister concerns or affiliates .

Failure Consequences:-In case, Purchase Order is cancelled on account of failure of its successful execution i.e. supply not made by the vendor within the validity of the contract, pre estimated damages shall be levied up to 10 percent of the contract value without proof of actual loss damage as General Damages. These damages shall be treated as recoveries outstanding against vendor & shall be recovered from any of vendor pending bills & dues. Any deviation in this regard quoted anywhere including in uploaded document will not be accepted. The purchaser may, at his discretion ignore any such deviation, if quoted, while issuing the contract. This will be in addition to other terms and condition as stipulated in IRS Terms & Condition of contract & Para 6.3 of Annexure- B of eTender document for supply contracts (Ver.7.0, applicable w. e. f. 31.10.2022.).

Jurisdiction of Court :- As per Para 2703 of IRS Condition of Contract the Courts of the place from where the acceptance of tender has been issued shall alone have jurisdiction to decide any dispute arising out of or in respect of the contract.

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.

EMD&SD :- EMD shall be governed by para 5.0 of Annexure-B & SD shall be governed para 6.0 of Annexure- B of eTender document for supply contracts (Ver.7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022.) (uploaded on IREPS website named Tender conditions applicable for all tenders published on or after 31102022 Version 7.0 which can be seen and downloaded from Home Page of IREPS Website https://www.ireps.gov.in/ > Downloads > Public Documents > Goods & Services > selecting Organization as Indian Railway, Zone as WCR and Department as Stores and Filtering the tab) with amendment as follows. Para 5.1 (vii) of Annexure- B : may be read as Vendors appearing on the approved vendor lists of RDSO/PUs/CORE for the tendered item, subject to approval status being valid on the date of tender losing. Para 6 (i) (g) of Annexure- B : may be read as Vendors appearing on the approved vendor list of RDSO/PUs/CORE for the tendered item,subject to approval status being valid on the date of vendor closing. Para 6 (ii) Note of Annexure- B :Deleted. Para 6.3 of Annexure- B : Deleted.

Financial Bid: - The bidder confirms that Rates and other financial terms quoted in relevant columns of financial bid will only be ruling terms for acceptance, and such terms quoted anywhere else should be ignored. (Denial of this condition not recommended). Firm should note that amount of charges related to forwarding, freight etc. are considered which are mentioned in financial bid. Charges mentioned at different location other than financial bid are not considerable and to be treated as Nil. Tenderers are required to quote in the same rate unit (i.e.Number, set etc.) as given in the tender schedule. Any deviation in this aspect will make the offer liable to be ignored. Also the rates and other financial terms quoted in relevant columns of financial bid will only be ruling term for acceptance. Such terms quoted anywhere else shall be ignored.

GST: - GST clause shall be applicable as per para 10.1 to 10.5 of annexure 'B' of e-tender document for supply contracts (Ver.7.0,applicable w. e. f. 31.10.2022.)

Preferential Treatment to MSEs:- Benefits/Preferential Treatment to MSEs:-Benefits/Preferential treatment to MSEs (Micro and Small Enterprises) under Public Procurement Policy will be applicable as per Para 1.9.1 of Annexure-B of WCR's eTENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver. 7.0, applicable w. e. f 31.10.2022). MSE firms owned by SC/ST have to indicate and upload SC/ST certificate issued by the district authority along with their offer for consideration, no back reference in this regard will be made.

Terms & Conditions of Contract:-The contract shall be governed by latest version (along with all correction slips) of IRS conditions of contract, and all other terms and conditions incorporated in the tender documents. IRS Conditions of Contract is available in Annexure-E of WCR's e-TENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver. 7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022). All other terms and conditions shall be applicable as per WCR's e-TENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver. 7.0, applicable w. e. f 31.10.2022) uploaded on IREPS website with file named Tender conditions applicable for all tenders published on or after 31102022 Version 7.0 which can be seen on Home Page of IREPS Website https://www.ireps.gov.in/ > Downloads >Public Documents > Goods & Services >by selecting Organization as Indian Railway, Zone as WCR and Department as Stores and Filtering the tab

Handling of Warranty Rejections :- Tenderers are advised to please note that Special Tender Conditions regarding Handling of Warranty Rejections as per Railway Board's Letter No.2022/RS(G)/779/7(3390005) dated 17.10.2022 have been incorporated as per Annexure-H of WCRs e-TENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS(Ver. 7.0, applicable w. e. f. 31.10.2022). The same shall be applicable. As per these instructions, a completely Online Integrated Warranty Management System has been proposed to be in place over entire Indian Railway. Till digitization process is complete, the same shall be followed manually in case of warranty rejections. The onus of marking and traceability of material as per purchase order shall be on vendor who shall ensure that material dispatch documents have details such as batch number, serial number, major sub-component of the item, date of manufacturing (in MM/YYYY), expiry date (wherever applicable), manufacturers marking, Make/Brand etc till digitization process is completed for vendor to indicate these details in IREPS

Bank Detail :-Bankers name, place, Core Banking Account No and Type of account,Branch Code, IFSC Code, MICR Code, PAN No, GSTIN No, Mobile No.Blank Cancelled Cheque etc. may please be mentioned in the bill to avoid delay in payment. The suppliers while claiming the payment will furnish the following certificate to the paying authorities for GST. We hereby declare that additional set offs / input tax credit to the tune of Rs._______ has accrued and accordingly the same is being passed on to the purchaser and to that effect the payable amount may be adjusted.

(i) Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017:- PREFERENCE TO MAKE IN INDIA policy will be applicable as per ANNEXURE-D of WCR's e- TENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver. 7.0, applicable w. e. f 31.10.2022) uploaded on IREPS website with file named Tender conditions applicable for all tenders published on or after 31.10.2022 Version 7.0 which is available on Home Page of IREPS Website https://www.ireps.gov.in/ > Downloads > Public Documents > Goods & Services >selecting Organization as Indian Railway, Zone as WCR and Department as Stores and Filtering the tab. The procurement of items for which sufficient local capacity and competition exists as per Railway Board's letter No. 2015/RS(G)/779/5(Vol.III) dated 22/06/2020, letter No. 2015/RS (G)/779/5(Vol.III) dated 12.07.2020, letter No. 2015/RS(G}/779/5(Vol.l) dated 24.09.2020 and other Railway Board's letters (incorporated in revised Annexure D of WCRs e TENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver.7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022)) shall be restricted to Class I Local Suppliers only and the vendors who do not qualify to be Class I Local Suppliers should not quote in the tender as their offers shall not be considered for any ordering. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be a Class I Local Suppliers for the tendered item participates in the tender it does so at its own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the vendor. Boards letter No. 2015/RS(G)/779/5(Vol.III) dated 22/06/2020 and letter No. 2015/RS (G)/779/5(Vol.III) dated 12.07.2020 (incorporated in revised Annexure D of WCRs e TENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver.7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022) ),only Class I Local Suppliers and Class II Local Suppliers shall be eligible to quote. Only in global tenders Non Local Suppliers will be eligible to quote along with Class I Local Suppliers and Class II Local Suppliers.

(ii) Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 In respect of para 10d of revised Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 dated 16.09.2020, intending tenderers may please note as under:- Entities of countries which have been identified by the Nodal Ministry/Department as not allowing Indian companies to participate in their Government Procurement for any item related to that Ministry/Department shall not be allowed to participate in Government procurement in India for all items related to that Nodal Ministry/Department, except for the list of items published by the Ministry/Department permitting their participation. The term entity of a country shall have the same meaning as in the FDI policy of DPIIT as amended from time to time. No o%uE02Ber of a supplier or bidder from a foreign country will be considered unless he furnishes a declaration (with regard to para 10d of revised Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 dated 16.09.2020) that his country does not disallow Indian suppliers to participate and/or compete in procurement of the tendered item in that country. The para 10d of revised Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India), Order 2017 dated 16.09.2020 shall be applicable in respect of items/countries notified by the Nodal Ministry relating to the tendered item. If an Indian supplier has information of any such notification in respect of tendered item, it will be necessary for him to submit copy of such notification along with his offer. In case, the Indian supplier does not have copy of notification, he shall provide documentary evidence of such restrictions placed by the foreign country for the Railway to act upon. Bidders may please note that - Entities of countries which have been identified by the Nodal Ministry/Department as not allowing Indian companies to participate in their Government procurement for any item related to that Ministry/Department shall not be allowed to participate in Government procurement in India for all items related to that nodal Ministry/Department, except for the list of items published by the Ministry/Department permitting their participation. The term entity of a country shall have the same meaning as in the FDI policy of DPIIT as amended from time to time.

Deviations: -Tenderers, in their own interest, are advised to avoid quoting of deviations as the deviations that are not acceptable to the purchaser may result in the o er being ignored/adversely considered. The decision as regards acceptability of a deviation shall life with the purchaser only.

lace of Inspection: - Tenderer should mention in their o er: - 1. Name of manufacture with complete address. 2. Place of inspection be indicated with complete address, option for inspections at go downs/outstation/multiple places be strictly avoided, and preferably be permitted only at manufacturers place.

RISK PURCHASE & General Damages(GD):- Provisions of Risk Purchase given in Para 23.0 , 23.1 of Annexure- B of WCR's eTENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver. 7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022) deleted , however Para 23.2 remains applicable . Provision of General Damages given in para 24.0 AnnexureB of WCR's e-TENDER DOCUMENT FOR SUPPLY CONTRACTS (Ver. 7.0, applicable w.e.f. 31.10.2022) deleted.

The offer shall be kept valid for acceptance for a minimum period of 90 days from the date of opening of the tender. In case the tenderer stipulates validity period of less than 90 days, the offer may be treated as unresponsive and is liable to be ignored.