Indian Army

Tele : 03322627442 Mukhyalaya Purvi Kaman HQ Eastern Command Fort William, Kolkata-21 312511/16/Guwahati/ST-4 (2020-21) 22 November 2019 _________________________ _________________________ _________________________ NOTICE INVITING TENDER : CONCLUSION OF CONTRACT FOR PROCUREMENT OF REFINED IODIZED SALT / VACUUM EVAPORTED IODIZED SALT AND SALT ROCK FOR THE PERIOD FROM 01 APR 2020 TO 31 MAR 2021 Dear Sir (s)/Madam (s), 1. Online bids and manual tenders on single stage two cover system for “Supply of registered brand of Refined Iodized Salt / Vacuum Evaporated Iodized Salt and Salt Rock” confirming to Defence Food Specification No 531, BIS Specification No IS 7224 : 2006 and IS 920 : 1972 at the Sup Dep Guwahati are invited from bidders registered with Salt Commissioner, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Dept of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Delhi and having production / packaging and storage facilities accredited with HACCP / IS : ISO 22000 : 2005 for the period 01 Apr 2020 to 31 Mar 2021. 2. The title of above heading on DPP site https://eprocure.gov.in/ is “Supply of Iodized Salt / Vacuum Evaporated Iodized Salt and Salt Rock at “Sup Dep Guwahati”. 3. Registered ASC Tenderers / Firms for supply Refined Iodized Salt / Vacuum Evaporated Iodized Salt and Salt Rock to Army are advised to follow the instructions provided in the “Instructions to the Contractors / Tenderer for the e-submission of the bids online through the Central Public Procurement Portal for e-Procurement at https://eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app” before proceeding ahead. 4. Tendering will be carried out by e-procurement mode through NIC portal (https://defproc.gov.in). E-tenders will be opened at ST Branch, Headquarters Eastern Command, Fort William, Kolkata at 1210 hours onwards on the dates given below :- Ser No Tender Call Date of Opening of Tenders Executive Officer (a) 1st Call 12 Dec 19 MG ASC, HQ Eastern Command (b) 2nd Call 02 Jan 20 (c) 3rd Call 23 Jan 20 (d) 4th Call 13 Feb 20 5. Details of stations/items alongwith earnest money for contract are given as under:- Ser No Station / Depot Item Earnest Money (In Rs) Remarks (a) Sup Dep Guwahati Refined Iodized Salt / Vacuum Evaporated Iodized Salt and Salt Rock Rs 3,80,000/- 1 2 6. Critical Dates. Critical dates for the subject tender call on 12 Dec 2019 are as under:- Ser No Item Date Time (a) Published Date 22 Nov 2019 1800 hrs (b) Bid Document Download 22 Nov 2019 1800 hrs (c) Clarification Start 22 Nov 2019 1800 hrs (d) Bid Submission Start 22 Nov 2019 1800 hrs (e) Clarification End 10 Dec 2019 1800 hrs (f) Bid Submission End 12 Dec 2019 1200 hrs (g) Opening of Tender Box for Physical Verification of Documents 12 Dec 2019 1200 hrs (h) Financial Bid Opening start (On line) 12 Dec 2019 1215 hrs onwards 7. FDRs on account of Earnest Money for contracts being concluded at this Headquarters will be made in the name of Executive Officer i.e. MG ASC HQ Eastern Command, Kolkata-21 and it must be valid upto 14 May 2020. No FDR will be accepted unless the same is discharged by the firm(s)/contractor(s) duly affixed with the revenue stamp and official seal of the firm/ contractor. The earnest money of three lowest tenderers will be retained till sanction of the contracts, as applicable. 8 Detailed instructions to tenderers specific to contracts will be available post publication of tenders on Defence Procurement Portal (DPP) (https://defproc.gov.in). General instructions and guidelines for bidder enrolment are available on the said portal. All registered ASC contractors eligible to participate in tendering activity for contracts must register/ enroll themselves on the DPP. Post registration the contractors must confirm the same and inform their e-mail ID to this office ( ADS / Colonel Supplies - ST Branch, HQ Eastern Command, Fort William, Kolkata-21). Only those eligible registered ASC contractors who