Tender Overview
Directorate Of Historical And Antiquarian Studies invites bids for paper-based printing services including printing with material, booklets, and offset work in Assam with an estimated value of ₹302,500. The contract covers delivery to the Assam Directorate address in Panbazar, Guwahati. Bidders must align with the buyer’s service-locality requirement and file attachments referenced in the SOW. A notable clause allows a ±25% change in quantity or contract duration pre-issuance and post-issuance, obligating bidders to accept revisions. The absence of a BOQ suggests a broad scope for printing materials under the specified category. This procurement targets qualified vendors capable of on-site commissioning and seamless handover at the specified Assam location.
Technical Specifications & Requirements
- Product category: Paper-based printing services; printing with material; offset methods for books/booklets.
- Estimated value: ₹302,500; no explicit EMD shown.
- Delivery location: DIRECTORATE OF HISTORICAL AND ANTIQUARIAN STUDIES ASSAM, Panbazar, Guwahati-1; installation/delivery at the consignee site.
- Service-provider requirements include maintaining a local office in the state to support the project; evidence must be submitted.
- SOW references a file attachment detailing scope; ensure alignment with state-based service presence and adherence to terms.
- Payment and compliance: vendor salaries for deployed staff must be paid first, with subsequent reimbursement to be claimed from the Buyer along with statutory documents.
Terms, Conditions & Eligibility
- EMD amount not disclosed; bidders must meet the certificate/document upload requirement as per ATC & Corrigendum.
- Office presence: must establish an office in Assam or state of consignee; documentary evidence required.
- Salaries/wages clause: agency pays salaries to contracted staff at site first, with claims for reimbursement to Buyer; include PF/ESIC documentation.
- Quantity variation: bid response must accept ±25% change in quantity or duration; post-award revisions allowed within 25%.
- Link to SOW attachment for detailed scope; ensure submission of all required certificates and documents.
