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Other items which are not reserved to be procured from RDSO/PUs/CORE approved sources: i. Bulk order will be placed on the manufacturer or its authorized agent. The manufacturer firm must have satisfactorily executed at least one single purchase order for a minimum of 20 percent of the total tender quantity of Zonal Railways/ PUs/ CORE for the tendered item [OR] for the items having same specification, but of different sizes/ ratings/capacities, during 5 (five) previous financial years and current financial year up to date of tender closing. Purchase Officers can consider such firms for bulk order duly keeping in view the overall performance of the firm. ii. All other offers, who are otherwise not eligible for regular bulk order(s) due to their not meeting with the eligibility conditions mentioned in Para 2.2(i) above and provided they are able to demonstrate their Capacity-cum Capability to manufacture the tendered item, can be considered only for developmental order up to 20 percent of the net procurable quantity. For this purpose, they should submit along with their offer, documented past performance reports of same or similar items of equivalent rating or equivalent performance parameters, details of M&P, testing facilities, QAP (if M&P, testing facilities, QAP (if available), technical manpower available with them, registration for same/similar item(s) with other Government agencies or PSUs etc. or any other details as may be warranted as per the technical specification and drawing. Such tenderers are to note that non submission of such documents as per Annexure shall be taken as their not having any such past performance and/or capacity, and their offer shall be considered further as per extant rules and no back reference in this regard will be made to them. iii. The onus of submission of requisite documents (such as copies of Receipt note for stock items, receipt & acceptance for non-stock items, capacity & capability credentials, M&P required for manufacturing tendered item, T&P, technical manpower, in house testing facilities, MSE credentials, financial credentials, PAN no/ ITCC etc.) along with their e-offer regarding 'Bulk order' or 'Developmental order' lies with the tenderers. In case the tenderers do not submit the requisite documents as detailed above along with their e- offer, the tender will be decided on the basis of their past supply performance records as available with Northeast Frontier Railway [if any]. iv. Only Manufacturers or their authorized dealers/ distributors need to quote with Tender specific authorization from the manufacturers failing which offer will be summarily rejected. v. In case tenderers participates as an authorized agent, then the performance as required above shall be that of the principal, authorizing the agent. It may so happen that the agent has credentials of past supply for a different Principal but this will not be considered as performance for placing bulk order in case of change of Principal

Time is the essence of contract. As time is the essence of contract, the bidder is to note that the delivery schedule given in the bid document and quote accordingly. Vague delivery period i.e. 2-28 weeks, 3-8 months etc. or a very high delivery period compared to Railways specific delivery period in bid document ma y be considered commercially unresponsive and offer is liable to be ignored.

Delivery at single point is not acceptable. In case tenderer quote for delivery of entire tendered quantity to one consignee against Railways present requirement of delivery to multiple consignees, such offer shall be considered valid only for quantity required as per tender schedule by the consignee to whom delivery is offered by the tenderer and it shall be considered that there is no offer for the remaining consignees.

T h i s tender complies with Public Procurement Policy (Preference to Make in India) Order No P- 45021/2/2017-PP (BE-II) 2019 dated 16/09/2020 of Ministry of Commerce. Under this policy it is found that there is sufficient local capacity and competition in supply of the tendered item towards required quality hence procurement of this item will be restricted to Class I local suppliers only ( i.e. having local content equal to or more than 50%) and the vendors who do not qualify to be Class I local suppliers should not quote in this tender as their offer shall not be considered for any ordering. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be Class I local supplier for this 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.

Trading enterprises and authorised agent/ dealers of OEM will not be extended any MSE benefits. Such enterprises are required to deposit E.M.D. mandatorily else their offer will be considered as unresponsive and will be summarily rejected

Any firm quoting on behalf of OEM must submit valid & tender specific authorization certificate from their OEM along with their offer and agree for inspection by the nominated agency (as the case may be) at the premises of their principal, failing which their offer is liable to be rejected.

Validity of offer shall not be less than 60 days.

Please enter the percentage of local content in the material being offered. Please enter ) 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. Bidders to sign the following : Bid securing declaration to be signed by bidders availing exemption from submission of E.M.D. 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 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 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.

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.