HQ_Med_Cath_ZRC_Zonal Rate Contract for supply of PH (153054) Balloon Expandable Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) Device for Cathlab Use.

Only firms registered with PCMD, South Central Railway as on date of tender opening are eligible to participate in the tender.

The firm should submit valid authorization letter from original manufacturer.

The offered product should possess ISI /BIS/ISO( Product Certificate ) or CE or US-FDA certificate and firm has to submit valid above document/ certificate. If this condition is not applicable for the tendered item, the firm should clearly indicate the same in their offer. The applicability or waival of this condition is at the discretion of Railway(user department) which will be final. Firm has to provide images/outer cartons of offered product while participating in the tender. And sample has to be arranged on the advice of Medical Officer certifying technical suitability (to access compatibility & Quality), if required.

Have you read the Security Deposit (SD) condition at Para 14.0 of Instructions to tenderers attached with this tender document and uploaded relevant document for seeking exemption from submission of SD.

If not, are you ready to pay Security Deposit ?

Have you read and accepted tender conditions?

Have you furnished the statement of deviations?[preferably nil]

Have you quoted delivery period correctly and precisely?

Have you submitted authenticated copy of the document authorizing the signatory to submit offer and commit on behalf of tenderers?

Have you quoted the discount, if any, in the specified column only, in IREPS?

Have you furnished Bank account details such as Name of the Bank and address, account no., MICR, IFSC code and type of account to facilitate EFT payment?

Tenderers are advised to check our website till the tender opening time, whether any corrigendum to the tender has been issued or not.

Firm to indicate make-model-brand offered, if any.

Have you kept your offer valid for 120 days?

EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT (EMD) shall be deposited by all vendors for tenders with estimated value above Rs.25 Lakhs and up to Rs. 50 Crore @2% of the estimated value of the tender subject to a maximum Rs. 20 Lakh, except for exemptions of EMD as per Para 13.0 of "Instructions to tenderers for etenders" attached to this tender document. EMD amount shall be mentioned in all tenders irrespective of the nature of the tender as per the EMD amount mentioned in para 13.2 of "Instructions to tenderers for e-tenders" attached to this tender document or as decided by the purchaser under the policy. There shall be no exemption from submission of EMD for any tender or by any tenderer, subject to provisions under para 14.6 of "Instructions to tenderers for e- tenders" attached to the tender document, except following: (a) EMD shall normally not be called against limited tenders with estimated value upto Rs.25 lakhs (including single tenders, global limited tenders). If considered necessary, authority If considered necessary, authority competent to issue tender may incorporate the condition to call for EMD even in such limited tenders, on case-to-case basis. (b) Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) registered for the tendered item in terms of Railway Board's letter No. 2010/RS(G)/363/1 dated 05.07.2012 (c) Other Railways and Government Departments in terms of Railway Board's 2004/ RS(G)/779/11 dated 24.07.2007. (d) Indian Ordnance Factories in terms of Railway Board's letter No. 92/RS(G)/363/1 dated 08.04.1993. (e) PSUs owned by Ministry of Railways and PSUs for the group of items that are manufactured by them in terms of Railway Board's letter No. 2003/RS(G)/779/5 dated10.09.2004. (f) Vendors registered with Railways for the trade group of the item tendered. (g) Vendors appearing on the approved vendor lists of RDSO/PUS/CORE (As available on IREPS/UVAM), subject to approval status being valid on the date of tender closing. (h) Vendors registered with Railways for supply of medicine, medical equipment and consumables shall be exempted from submission of EMD for these items. (i) In tenders issued against PAC, OEM in whose favour PAC has been issued shall be exempted from submitting EMD. KVIC and ACASH shall be exempted from EMD for items supplied by them. (Please refer Para 13.0 of "Instructions to tenderers" attached to this tender document for further details on this clause)

SECURITY DEPOSIT : Security Deposit is applicable as per Para 14.0 of "Instructions to tenderers for e-Tenders" attached with the tender document. The Security Deposit amount shall be 5% of the value of the contract subject to a maximum of Rs. 50 lakhs for contracts valuing up to Rs. 50 crores. Please refer Para 14.0 of "Instructions to tenderers for e-Tenders" attached to this tender document for further details on this clause

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 shall be ignored. [Denial of this condition not recommended].

[a] All the bidders/tenderers should ensure that they are GST compliant and their quoted tax structure/rates are as per the GST Law. Firms must indicate its GST registration number along with their offer. [b] 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. [c] The firm should indicate the tariff code (HSN Code) for claiming GST for the tendered item. [d] The offer shall be evaluated based on the GST rate as quoted by each bidder and same will be used for determining the interse ranking. While submitting offer, it shall be the responsibility of the bidder to ensure that they quote correct GST rate and HSN number. [e] It shall be the responsibility of the bidders to quote correct HSN number and corresponding GST rate. The Purchaser shall not be responsible for any misclassification of HSN number or incorrect GST rate, if quoted by the bidder. [f] Wherever, the successful bidder invoices the goods at GST rate or HSN number which is different from that incorporated in the Purchase order, payment shall be made as per GST rate which is lower of the GST rate incorporated in the Purchase order or billed. [g] Vendor is informed that she/he would be required to adjust her/his basic price to the extent required by higher tax bill as per invoice to match the All inclusive Price as mentioned in the Purchase order. [h] Any amendment to GST rate or HSN number in the contract shall be as per the contractual conditions and statutory amendments in the quoted GST rate and HSN number, under SVC.

Firm agrees to pass on such additional set off / input tax credit as may become available in future under the GST provisions in respect of all the inputs used in the manufacture of the tendered item on the date of supply, by way of reduction in price and advise the purchaser accordingly.

1) Bidders are instructed not to indulge in any anti-competitive practices. As per the provisions of Competition Act,2002, Railways can make a reference to the Competition Commission of India for making an enquiry in case of suspected anticompetitive behaviour by the bidders. 2) Collusive bidding, Bid Rotation, Bid Suppression, Complementary bidding, Market Allocation and Subcontracting arrangements fall under the purview of "Bid rigging" which would cause appreciable adverse effect on competition. 3) Competition Commission of India can impose heavy penalties such as: Penalty upto 10% of the average turnover for the last three preceding financial years upon each of such enterprises which are parties to bidrigging and can even order the parties to cease and desist.

The Bidder confirms that other than financial terms, deviations (if any) to be quoted in the relevant columns of technical deviation and commercial deviation template provided on techno-commercial offer form . Deviations, if any, quoted at any other places, are liable to be ignored. Firm may note that conditions deviating from the tender conditions/ description/specifications may render the offer liable to be passed over.

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.

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.