Tender Overview
The Indian Army under the Department Of Military Affairs seeks procurement of a broad range of office stationery and accessories, including Paper Adhesives and Office Paste Type (V2), Paper Clips (V2), Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes with Plastic Base (V4), Erasers (V2), Staple Pins/Staples (V3), Register (V2), Plain Copier Paper (V3), Sticky Notes (V2), Correspondence Envelopes (V3) and Poker or AWL. All items must conform to specified IS standards (e.g., IS 2257, IS 5650, IS 13262, IS 13892, IS 14490, IS 10375, IS 1848 Part 1) or ISI marks. Estimated value and EMD are not disclosed in the excerpt; the package targets bulk government procurement with strict conformity to IS specifications. The tender highlights required packaging, color, gram-mage, and binding standards as critical differentiators, with emphasis on test reports from NABL/ILAC-lab acceptance where applicable. This is a government supply contract aimed at uniform office readiness across army establishments. Unique requirements include inner paper specifications, test reports availability, and specific item dimensions. The option clause permits quantity variation up to 25% with contractual price adjustments, impacting delivery planning and logistics. Keywords include tender in [location] and Indian Army procurement for office supplies.
Technical Specifications & Requirements
- Product range and standards: IS 2257 (Q3) for Paper Adhesives; IS 5650 (Q4) for Paper Clips; IS 13262 (Q4) for Pressure Sensitive Tapes; IS 13892 (Q4) for Envelopes; IS 14490 (Q4) for Copier Paper; IS 10375 (Q4) for AWL; IS 1848 Part 1 inner paper specification; additional IS/ISI markings for other items.
- Packing, dimensions, and quality metrics: packing size; shapes and sizes of clips; tape width (mm) and length (m); eraser length/width/colour; staple pin size and count per box; register grammage and cover board grammage; sticky note dimensions and GSM; envelope size symbol and window/cloth lining.
- Test and compliance: availability of test reports from Central Govt/NABL/ILAC accredited labs covering declared IS parameters.
- General item attributes: paper colour, binding of registers, number of pages, printing language, paper size and grammage, unit packing, and overall product type.
- Quality and performance: minimum hardness and blade dimensions for blades (if applicable to poker), and other material specifics.
- Brand/OEM considerations: conform to specified IS standards; optional OEM authorizations may be required.
Terms, Conditions & Eligibility
- EMD requirements: details not disclosed in the excerpt; bidders should expect an EMD as per standard government tender practice.
- Delivery terms: option to increase quantity up to 25% during contract; delivery period calculated from last date of original delivery order with minimum 30 days extension, and possible further extension aligned with original delivery period.
- Payment terms: typical government structure (not specified here); bidders should expect milestone-based or single-payment terms on delivery.
- Documentation: GST registration, PAN, experience certificates, financial statements, technical bid, OEM authorizations, and NABL/NILAC-compliant test reports where required.
- Eligibility: must demonstrate capability to supply ISI/IS compliant stationery and office products in bulk to military facilities; adherence to packaging and dimension specs is mandatory.
- Warranty/after-sales: not specified; bidders should verify warranty terms during bid submission.
- Compliance risk: vendors must comply with all terms, including quantity flexibility and delivery scheduling as invoked by the Purchaser.
