Jharkhand Agriculture Department Dolomite & Agro Inputs Tender Dumka 2026 – Rate Contract with 3% Performance Security

Tender Overview

The Jharkhand Agriculture, Animal Husbandry and Co-operative Department invites bids for a broad catalog of agricultural inputs and pesticides, including dolomite, micronutrients, biofertilizers, organic manures, and common agro chemicals, for the Dumka, Jharkhand region. Estimated contract value is ₹1,000,000 with an EMD of ₹20,000. The procurement is structured as a rate contract supporting variable order quantities up to 25% of the bid quantity, across 45 listed items. A 3% performance security is mandated for PO-level commitments, under GeM GTC. The delivery schedule allows extensions aligned with option quantities, ensuring supply continuity through a flexible procurement framework.

Technical Specifications & Requirements

• 45 items comprising dolomite, borax, phosphogypsum, zinc sulfate, biofertilizers (Azotobacter, Azospirillum, PSB, BGA, Azolla, Rhizobium), composts (Vermicompost, City Compost), plant protection chemicals (Carbendazim, Mancozeb, Metalaxyl, Hexaconazole, Propiconazole, Tricyclazole, Chlorothalonil, Trifloxystrobin, Tebuconazole, Quinalphos, Spinosad, Imidacloprid, Chlorantraniliprole, Chlorpyriphos, Pendimethalin, Pretilachlor, Atrazine, Imazethapyr, Bispyribac Sodium, Nano Urea), Trichoderma spp., Neem-based pesticides, pheromone traps, yellow sticky traps, NPV, and related agro inputs.
• No explicit product specifications published in the tender text; bidders should align with standard regulatory and supplier catalogs for each item.
• Items are intended for supply under a rate contract, with quantity flexibility and delivery terms as per the option clause.
• EMD and estimated value indicate moderate-scale procurement; bidders should prepare standard compliance and qualification documents.

Terms, Conditions & Eligibility

• Delivery terms: Option to increase/decrease quantity by 25% at contract time, with proportional delivery timelines on extension; minimum additional delivery time 30 days.
• Performance security: 3% of total contract value for PO-level purchases under the rate contract.
• Rate Contract framework: Individual Purchase Orders to be issued by the buyer as per requirement; delivery period governed by contract terms.
• Eligibility and compliance: Bidders must participate under GeM GTC, adhere to specified clause on delivery extensions, and submit required security and performance guarantees.
• Key risk controls: Ensure supply reliability for agricultural inputs, with adherence to standard safety and regulatory norms applicable to Jharkhand state procurement.