Intel Server RFP 2016

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2016

CSC E-Governance Services India Limited

www.csc.gov.in

Request for Proposal

for

Supply, Installation and

Commissioning of ServersReference: CSC/TECH/DC-RFP/CSC 2.0/2016/001


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RFP for Procurement of Server 2016

CSC E-Governance Services India Limited |RFP 2

Disclaimer

All information contained in this Request for Proposal (RFP) provided / clarified are in goodinterest and faith. This is not an agreement and is not an offer or invitation to enter into an

agreement of any kind with any party.

Though adequate care has been taken in the preparation of this RFP document, the interested

firms shall satisfy itself that the document is complete in all respects. The information is not

intended to be exhaustive. Interested Bidders are required to make their own enquiries and

assumptions wherever required. Intimation of discrepancy, if any, should be given to the

specified office immediately. If no intimation is received by this office by the date mentioned

in the document, it shall be deemed that the RFP document is complete in all respects and

firms submitting their bids are satisfied with the RFP Document in all respects.

CSC-SPV, reserves the right to reject any or all of the applications submitted in

response to this RFP document at any stage without assigning any reasons whatsoever.

CSC-SPV also reserve the right to withhold or withdraw the process at any stage with

intimation to all vendors submitted the BID document. CSC-SPV reserves the right to

change/ modify/amend any or all of the provisions of this RFP document. Such changes

would be posted on the website(www.csc.gov.in)

Neither CSC-SPV, nor its employees and associates will have any liability to any prospective

respondent interested to apply or any other person under the law of contract, to the

principles of restitution or unjust enrichment or otherwise for any loss, expense or damage

which may arise from or be incurred or suffered in connection with anything contained in this

RFP document, any matter deemed to form part of this RFP document, the award of the

assignment, the information and any other information supplied by or on behalf of CSC-SPV or

their employees and bidder or otherwise arising in any way from the selection process for the

assignment.

Information provided in this document or imparted to any respondent as part of the RFP

process is confidential to CSC-SPV and shall not be used by the respondent for any other

purpose, distributed to, or shared with any other person or organization.
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Bid DetailsS.No. Description Detailed Information

1. Name of Project RFP for Supply of Server

2. Tender Reference Number CSC/TECH/DC-RFP/CSC 2.0/2016/001

3.

Date of commencement of sale

of Bidding Document

(Document can be downloaded

from CSC SPV website)

21 Jan 2016

4.Last date and time for receipt Of

Bidding Document08 Feb 2016 at 1100 hours

5.Date and Time of Technical Bid

Opening08 Feb 2016 at 1500 hours

6.

Last Date and time for seeking

clarification in writing 01 Feb 2016 at 1500 hours

7.Date , time and location of Pre

bid

01 Feb 2016 at 1500 hours

CSC e-Governance Service India Ltd

3rd Floor, 161B/4, Gulmohar House

Yusuf Sarai Commercial Complex,

New Delhi 110049

8.Place of opening of Bids &

Address for communication

CSC e-Governance Service India Ltd

3rd Floor, 161B/4, Gulmohar House

Yusuf Sarai Commercial Complex,

New Delhi 110049

9. EMD

EMD Rs. 4,00,000/-(Four lakh Rupee only )in

the form of Demand Draft in favour of CSC e-

Governance Service India Ltd payable at New

Delhi valid up to 90 days. EMD should be

enclosed in Technical Bid. EMD can also be paid

in the form of BG of scheduled commercial

Bank valid upto 180 days from date of bid

submission.

10. Cost of RFP

Rs 1,145/- (Rs 1,000 + Taxes@ 14.5 %) in theform of Demand Draft in favour of CSC e-

Governance Service India Ltd payable at New

Delhi. The Demand Draft should be submitted

at the time of bid submission.

11. Contact to Bidders

Mr. Abhishek Ranjan

Email Id:[email protected]

Phone: +91-11 - 49754911

Note:Bids will be opened in presence of the bidders representative who wishes to attend.
mailto:[email protected]:[email protected]:[email protected]


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Checklist

The following items must be checked before the Bid is submitted:

1. Demand Draft / Pay Order for RsRs 1,145/- (Rs 1,000 + Taxes@ 14.5 %) in favour of

CSC e-Governance Service India Ltd payable at New Delhi towards cost of Bid

document in Envelope A

2. Demand Draft / Bankers Cheque / Bank Guarantee of EMD Rs.4,00,000/-(Four lakh

Rupees Only) towards Bid Security in Envelope A Earnest Money Deposit (EMD)

3. Eligible, Technical and Commercial Bids prepared in accordance with the RFP

document.

4. Envelope A Eligibility Criteria Response and Technical Response

5. Envelope B Commercial Bid.

6. All the pages of Eligibility Criteria Response, Technical Bid and Commercial Bid duly

sealed and signed by the authorized signatory.

7. Copy of this RFP document duly sealed and signed by the authorized signatory on

every page and enclosed with Envelope A.

8. Prices to be quoted in Indian Rupees (INR).

9. All relevant certifications, audit reports, to be enclosed to support claims made in the

Bid must be in relevant Envelopes.

10.All the pages and submitted document as part of Bid must be duly sealed and signed by

the authorized signatory.


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Table of Contents

Disclaimer............................................................................................................................................. 2

Bid Details ............................................................................................................................................ 3

Checklist ............................................................................................................................................... 4

1. Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 7

1.1 About CSC SPV .......................................................................................................................... 7

1.2 Scope of Work ........................................................................................................................... 7

2. Section I: Instruction to Bidders ................................................................................................... 8

2.1 Introduction........................................................................................................................... 8

2.2 BID Documents ...................................................................................................................... 9

2.2.1 BID Documents .............................................................................................................. 9

2.2.2 Clarification of BID Documents ...................................................................................... 9

2.2.3 Amendment of BID Documents ................................................................................... 10

2.3 Preparation of BIDS ............................................................................................................. 11

2.3.1 Technical BID ................................................................................................................ 11

2.3.2 Financial BID ................................................................................................................. 11

2.3.3 BID Form ...................................................................................................................... 12

2.3.4 BID Prices ..................................................................................................................... 12

2.3.5 Documents Establishing Bidders Eligibility & Qualification ........................................ 13

2.3.6 Documents Establishing Goods conformity to BID Documents .................................. 13

3. BID Security ............................................................................................................................. 14

4. Validity of BID .......................................................................................................................... 15

4.1.1 Period of Validity of BID ............................................................................................... 15

4.1.2 Formats and Signing of BID .......................................................................................... 15

5. Submission of BID ................................................................................................................... 16

5.1.1 Sealing and Marking of BID .......................................................................................... 16

5.1.2 Submission of BID ........................................................................................................ 17

5.1.3 Deadline for Submission of BID ................................................................................... 17

5.1.4 Deadline for Submission of BID ................................................................................... 17

5.1.5 Modification and/or Withdrawal of BID ...................................................................... 18


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6. BID Opening and Evaluation ................................................................................................... 19

6.1.1 Opening of BID ............................................................................................................. 19

6.1.2 Clarification of BIDs ...................................................................................................... 19

6.1.3 Technical Evaluation .................................................................................................... 19

6.1.4 Financial BID Opening / Financial Evaluations and Comparison ................................. 20

6.1.5 Contacting the Purchaser............................................................................................. 20

7. Award of Contract ................................................................................................................... 21

8. Section II: General Conditions of the Contract ........................................................................... 22

9. Section III: Special Conditions of the Contract ........................................................................... 28

10. Schedule of Requirements ...................................................................................................... 30

10.1 Technical Specifications of Server .......................................................................................... 30

Annexure I: BID Form ......................................................................................................................... 32

Annexure II: Tender Form .................................................................................................................. 33

Annexure III: Server Specification Compliance .................................................................................. 35

Annexure IV: Declaration ................................................................................................................... 37

Annexure V: Letter of Authority ........................................................................................................ 38

Annexure VI: Certificate regarding near Relative .............................................................................. 39

Annexure VII: Checklist for Attached Documents ............................................................................. 40

FINANCIAL BID.................................................................................................................................... 41

Annexure VIII: Price Bid Format ......................................................................................................... 41


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1.Introduction

1.1About CSC SPV

The Government of India is implementing the National e-Governance Plan with the objectiveof creating a transparent and accountable governance. To achieve this mission, the

Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY), Government of India is

rolling out more than 100,000 CSCs on a Public-Private-Partnership (PPP) model. CSCs are

the front-end delivery points for government, private and social sector services to citizens of

India. CSC scheme provides a framework to build over a period of time, a model to meet local

developmental challenges in a manner that encourages private sector and local community

participation for creating sustainable livelihoods.

Under the CSC Scheme, a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has been formed, so that theGovernment can progressively migrate to an e-Governance platform and enable servicesthrough the CSC network.

CSC SPV named as CSC e-Governance Services India Limitedhas been incorporated under

the Companies Act 1956. The primary role of CSC SPV is to monitor the CSC Scheme and its

outcomes on behalf of the Government at the National and State levels. CSC eco-system

comprises of 1, 00,000 Village Level Entrepreneurs (VLEs) spread across the country, 30

Service Centre Agencies (SCAs), and 35 State Designated Agencies (SDAs).

1.2

Scope of WorkCSC-SPV is proposing to publish a RFP for finalization of qualified bidder for Supply,

Installation and Commissioning of Servers.

Bidder is expected to undertake maintenance and support of above mentioned server for

the 3 years of comprehensive on-site maintenance commensurate with the years of

warranty.

Bidder has to ensure that the Post Delivery Inspection will be made at the destination point.

The supplied items which dontcomply the Technical Specification will be rejected and the

full payment against the items will be held up by the respective indenting authority till

supply of the items with approved Technical Specifications by the bidder.

Bidder has to ensure that the cost of transportation & halts of the servicing staff of the

successful bidder and cost of any components that might require to be replaced in course of

clearing faults during warranty would be at successful bidder's cost. CSC-SPV or Indenter

will not be providing any additional funds to the bidder.

Bidder has to ensure that they undertake quarterly preventive maintenance during the

warranty period and AMC in addition to any breakdown calls. Bidder has to provide

Hardware as per the requirement specified in the RFP and should ensure that all the

equipments are supported and spares are available for the entire period of the warranty

and AMC.


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2.Section I: Instruction to Bidders

2.1 Introduction

2.1.1

Definitions

a. "The Purchaser" means the CSC e-Governance Services India Limited

b. "The Bidder" means the individual or firm who participates in this tender and submits

its bid.

c. "The Supplier" means the individual or firm supplying the goods under the contract.

d. "The Goods" means all the equipment, machinery, Computer Hardware / Software

and/ or other materials, which the Supplier is required to supply to the Purchaser

under the contract.

e.

"The Purchase Order" means the order placed by the Purchaser on the Supplier signedby the Purchaser including all attachments and appendices thereto and all documents

incorporated by reference therein. The purchase order shall be deemed as "Contract"

appearing in the document.

f. "The Contract Price" means the price payable to the Supplier under the purchase order

for the full and proper performance of its contractual obligations.

2.1.2

Minimum Eligibility Criteria

a. This invitation for bids is open to Original Equipment Manufacturers or their

Registered/Authorized Suppliers/Distributors/ Dealers/ Authorized Sales & Service

Partners. Authorization letter from the OEM (if OEM is not participating) to quote the

bid shall be enclosed with the bid.

b.

The bidder must submit his Central /Local Sales Tax Registration Certificate, PAN

Number / Service Tax registration number.

2.1.3

Cost of Bidding

The bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of the

bid. The Purchaser, will in no case, be responsible or liable for these costs, regardless of

the conduct or outcome of the bidding process.


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2.2 BID Documents

2.2.1 BID Documents

i. The goods required, bidding procedures and contract terms are prescribed in the Bid

Documents. The Bid Documents include :-

a. Tender Notice.

b. Instructions to Bidder.

c. General (Commercial) Conditions of the Contract

d. Special Conditions of Contracts

e. Technical Specifications and Schedule of Requirements

f. Format for Bid Form and Price Schedules

g. Format for Letter of authorization to attend bid opening

h.

Check lists of documents to be submitted by the bidders (Technical Bid/ Financial

Bid)

ii. The Bidder is expected to examine all instructions, forms, terms and specifications in the

Bid Documents. Failure to furnish all information required as per the Bid Documents or

submission of bids not substantially responsive to the Bid Documents in every respect

will be at the bidder's risk and may result in rejection of the bid. No Document shall be

accepted after the closing date/ time for receiving the bids.

2.2.2 Clarification of BID Documents

i. A prospective bidder, requiring any clarification of the Bid Documents shall notify

the Purchaser in writing at the Purchaser's mailing address indicated in the

Invitation for Bids. The Purchaser shall respond in writing to any request for

clarification of the Bid Documents, which it receives not later than 2 days prior to thedate for the submission of bids.

ii. Any clarification issued by CSC e-Governance Services India Limited in response to

query raised by prospective bidders shall form an integral part of bid document and

it may amount to an amendment of relevant clauses of bid document.


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2.2.3Amendment of BID Documents

i. At any time, prior to the date of submission of bids, the CSC e-Governance Services

India Limited may, for any reason, whether at its own initiative or in response to aclarification requested by a prospective Bidder, modify the bid documents by

amendments.

ii. The amendments shall be notified in writing or by Fax or by E-mail to all prospective

bidders on headdress intimated at the time of purchase of bid document from the

CSC e-Governance Services India Limited and these amendments will be binding on

them.

iii. In order to afford prospective bidders reasonable time in which to take the

amendments into account in preparing their bids, the CSC e-Governance Services

India Limited, at its discretion, may extend the deadline for the submission of bids

suitably.


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2.3 Preparation of BIDS

The bid prepared by the bidder shall comprise of (1) The Technical bid and (2)

Financial bid

2.3.1 Technical BID

The Technical Bid shall contain the following documents. The documents shall be

arranged in the same order as mentioned below with the checklist being on the top

documents. However, Bid Security should be submitted in a separate envelop along

with envelop for Technical Bid.

a.

Bid security in the form of Bank Draft for EMD Rs.4,00,000/-(Four lakh rupees only)

b. Authorization letter for participating in the bid opening procedure

c. Clause by Clause compliance demonstrating substantive responsiveness to the

commercial conditions by signing and stamping on all the pages of the original bid

document by authorized person(s)

d. Compliance to specifications of servers.

e. Certificate/ Authorization Letter from OEM

f. Certificate of Incorporation/ Firm registration certificate

g.

Article of Memorandum of Association / Partnership Deed / Proprietorship Deedh. Copy of Income Tax Return with PAN /Balance sheets for last 3 financial years

i. Sales tax registration

j. Service tax registration

k. Copy of property tax bill/electricity bill/telephone bill/Lease agreement

2.3.2

Financial BID

The Financial Bid shall contain:a. Bid Form

b. Price Schedule

Note:All the documents submitted (whether original or photocopy) in the bid must be

legible and signed and stamped by authorized signatory, otherwise the bid is likely to

be rejected.


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2.3.3 BID Form

The bidder shall complete the Bid Form and the appropriate Price Schedule furnished

in the Bid Documents, indicating the goods to be supplied, a brief description of the

goods and quantity.

2.3.4 BID Prices

i. The bidder shall give the total composite price inclusive of all levies and taxes

inclusive of VAT). The basic unit price and all other components of the price need to

be individually indicated against the goods it has proposed to supply under the

contract as per price schedule. The offer shall be given in Indian Rupees. No foreign

exchange shall be made available by CSC e-Governance Services India Limitedii. Prices indicated on the Price Schedule shall be entered in the following manner:

a. The price of the goods shall be quoted as total price (inclusive of all taxes and

levies & VAT) for all the items. It is mandatory to quote prices for all the

items mentioned in the price schedule

iii. The bidder shall quote only one price for the item. Rates for only Standard/requisite

configurations should be quoted and not for all the possible permutations and

combinations of configurations.

iv. The prices quoted by the bidder shall remain fixed during the entire period of

contract and shall not be subject to variation on any account. A bid submitted withan adjustable price quotation is likely to be treated as non-responsive and rejected.

v. The unit price quoted by the bidder shall be in sufficient detail to enable CSC e-

Governance Services India Limited to arrive at prices of equipments/ systems

offered.

vi. DISCOUNT, if any, offered by the bidders shall not be considered unless they are

specifically incorporated in the price schedule. Bidders desiring to offer discount

shall therefore modify their offers suitably while quoting and shall quote clearly the

Net Pricetaking all such factors like Discount, free supply, etc. into account.

vii. The price approved by the CSC e-Governance Services India Limited for

procurement will be inclusive of all levies and taxes and VAT, packing, forwarding,

freight and insurance as mentioned above. Break up in various heads like Custom

duty, Excise duty, Sales Tax, Insurance freight and other taxes paid/payable is for

the Information of CSC e-Governance Services India Limited and any changes in the

taxes shall have no effect on the price during the scheduled delivery period.


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2.3.5 Documents Establishing Bidders Eligibility & Qualification

i. The bidder shall furnish, as part of his Bid Documents establishing the bidder's

eligibility, all the following documents or whichever is required as per terms and

conditions of bid documents :-

a. Certificate of Incorporation/ Registration of Firm Certificate.

b. Articles of Memorandum of Association/ Partnership Deed/ Proprietorship

Deed as the case may be

c. Copy of Income Tax return and copy of PAN/ Audited balance sheet for last 3

years

d. Central / Local Sales Tax Registration Certificate.

ii. The turnover of the bidder should be more than 5 crores during the last 3 years.

iii.

The equipment offered must have ability to meet the technical specifications.

Necessary document to substantiate this shall have to be submitted along with the

offer by the supplier.

2.3.6

Documents Establishing Goods conformity to BID Documents

i. The documentary evidence of goods in conformity with the Bid Documents may be

in the form of literature and data and the bidder shall furnish a clause-by-clause

compliance on the CSC e-Governance Services India Limiteds Technical

specifications and commercial conditions demonstrating substantial responsiveness

to the Technical Specification and commercial conditions in the form of signing &

stamping all the pages of the original bid document by the authorized

person/persons.

ii. In Case of deviations, a statement of deviations and exceptions to the provision of

the Technical Specifications and commercial conditions shall be given by the bidder.

A bid without clause-by-clause compliance shall not be considered.


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3.BID Security

i. The bidders shall furnish, as part of his bid submission, a bid security for an amount of Rs

4,00,000/- (Four lakh Rupees Only)in the form of Demand Draft / Banker Cheque from any

scheduled Bank in Delhi in favour of CSC e-Governance Services India Limited.EMD can

also be paid in the form of BG of scheduled commercial Bank (PSU) valid upto minimum

180 days from date of bid submission

ii. A bid not submitted in accordance shall be rejected by CSC e-Governance Services India

Limited as non-responsive at the bid opening stage and returned to the bidder unopened.

iii. The bid security of the unsuccessful bidder will be returned at the earliest after expiry of

the final bid validity.

iv. The successful bidder's bid security will be discharged upon the bidder's acceptance of the

purchase order and furnishing the performance security.

v. The bid security may be forfeited :-

(a) If a bidder withdraws his bid during the period of bid validity specified by the

bidder on the Bid form or

(b)In the case of a successful bidder, if the bidder fails :-

to sign the contract in

to furnish performance security


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4.Validity of BID

4.1.1 Period of Validity of BID

i. Bid shall remain valid for 90 days after the date of bid opening prescribed CSC e-

Governance Services India Limited. A bid valid for a shorter period shall be rejected

by the Purchaser as non-responsive.

ii. In exceptional circumstances, the Purchaser may request the bidder's consent for

an extension to the period of bid validity. The request and the responses thereto

shall be made in writing. The bid security provided shall also be suitably extended.

A bidder may refuse the request without forfeiting his bid security. A bidder

accepting the request and granting extension will not be permitted to modify his

bid.

4.1.2 Formats and Signing of BID

i. The bidder shall prepare the Technical and Financial bids separately.

ii. The copy of the Bid shall be typed or printed and all the pages numbered

consecutively and shall be signed and stamped by the bidder or a person or

persons duly authorized to bind the bidder to the contract. The letter of

authorization shall be accompanied with written power-of-attorney. All pages of

the original bid shall be signed and stamped by the person or persons authorized

for signing the bid. The bids submitted shall be sealed properly.

iii. The bid shall contain no interlineations, erasures or overwriting except as

necessary to correct errors made by the bidder in which case such corrections shall

be signed by the person or persons authorized for signing the bid.


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5.Submission of BID

5.1.1 Sealing and Marking of BID

i. The bidder shall wax seal the Technical Bid and the Financial Bid in separate

envelops and keep them in a bigger wax sealed envelope. The Technical Bid shall

bear the name TECHNICAL Bid of Tender No: CSC/ TECH/DC-RFP/CSC

2.0/2016/001 Dated: 21-01-2016 on the envelope, while the Financial Bid shall

bear the name FINANCIAL Bid of Tender No : CSC/TECH/DC-RFP/CSC

2.0/2016/001 Dated: 21-01-2016 on the envelope for avoiding any mismatch.

The Technical and the Financial Bid should contain documents as laid down. The

bigger sealed envelope containing the Technical and the Financial Bid in separate

sealed envelopes shall be addressed to the Purchaser at the following address:

CSC e-Governance Services India Limited

3rdFloor, Electronics Niketan

Department of Electronic and Information Technology

6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

ii. All the envelopes shall bear the Tender name, the Tender NO. CSC/TECH/DC-

RFP/CSC 2.0/2016/001/Dated:.. .. and the words DO NOT OPEN BEFORE (due

date & time)

iii. The envelopes shall indicate the name and address of the bidders to enable the bid

to be returned unopened in case it is received late.

iv. Tender may be sent by Registered Post/ Speed Post/ Courier or delivered in

person. The responsibility for ensuring that the tenders are delivered in time

would rest with the bidder.

v.

Bids delivered in person shall be delivered to CSC e-Governance Services India

Limited, 3rd Floor, Electronics Niketan Department of Electronic and Information

Technology 6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003 on or before due

date and time tender box. The Purchaser shall not be responsible if the bids are

delivered elsewhere.

vi. If the envelopes are not sealed and marked as required the bid shall be rejected.


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5.1.2 Submission of BID

i. Bids must be received by the Purchaser at the address not later than the prescribed

time on due date.

ii. The Purchaser may, at its discretion extend this deadline for the submission of the

bids by amending the bid documents in which case all rights and obligations of the

Purchaser and bidders previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject

to the deadline as extended.

iii. Not more than one independent and complete bid shall be permitted from a bidder.

5.1.3

Deadline for Submission of BID

Bid must be received by CSC SPV at the address specified in Bid Document not later

than the specified date and time as specified in Bid Document. In event of the specified

date for submission of bids being declared a holiday for the Purchaser, the bids will be

received up to appointed time on next working day.

CSC-SPV may, at its discretion, extend this deadline for submission of bids by

amending the bid documents, in which case all rights and obligations of CSC SPV and

bidders previously subject to the deadline will thereafter by subject to the deadline as

extended.

5.1.4

Deadline for Submission of BID

Any bid received after the deadline for submission of bid prescribed by CSC SPV will be

rejected and/or returned unopened to the Bidder, if bidder desires so.


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5.1.5 Modification and/or Withdrawal of BID

The bidder may modify or withdraw its Bids submission, provided that written notice

of the modification or withdrawal is received by the purchaser prior to the deadline

prescribed for submission of bids.

The Bidders modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared, sealed, marked and

delivered in accordance to the provision of para Submission of Bids, with the

envelope additionally marked MODIFICATION or WITHDRAWAL as appropriate.

The withdrawal notice may also be sent by fax but followed by a signed confirmation

copy, post marked not later than the deadline for submission of bids. No bid will be

modified after the deadline for submission of bids.

No bid may be withdrawn in the intervening period between deadline for submission

of bids and expiration of period of bid validity specified by the bidder in the submitted

bid.

No bidder shall be allowed to withdraw the bid, if bidder happens to be successful

bidder.


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6.BID Opening and Evaluation

6.1.1 Opening of BID

i. The purchaser shall open technical bids in the presence of bidders or their

authorized representatives who chose to attend on opening date and time. The

bidders representatives, who are present, shall sign in an attendance register.

Authority letter to this effect shall be submitted by the bidders before they are

allowed to participate in bid opening.

ii. A maximum of two representatives for any bidder shall be authorized and

permitted to attend the bid opening.

iii. The Bidder's names, documents submitted, modifications, bid withdrawals and

such other details as the Purchaser, at its discretion, may consider appropriate; will

be announced at the opening.

iv. The date fixed for opening of bids, if subsequently declared as holiday, the revised

date of schedule will be notified. However, in absence of such notification, the bids

will be opened in the next working day, time and venue remaining unaltered.

6.1.2

Clarification of BIDs

To assist in the examination, evaluation, and comparison of bids the Purchaser may, at

its discretion ask the bidder for the clarification of its bid. The request for clarification

and the response shall be in writing. However, no post bid clarification at the initiative

of the bidder shall be entertained.

6.1.3

Technical Evaluation

i. Purchaser shall evaluate the technical bids to determine whether they are

complete, whether required sureties have been furnished, whether the documents

have been properly signed and whether the bids are generally in order.

ii. Prior to the Financial Bid opening, the Purchaser will determine the substantial

responsiveness of each bid to the Bid document. For purposes of these clauses, a

substantially responsive bid is one, which conforms, to all the terms and conditions

of the Bid Documents without material deviations. The Purchaser's determination


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of bid's responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the bid itself without

recourse to extrinsic evidence.

iii. A bid determined as substantially non-responsive will be rejected by the Purchaser

and shall not, subsequent to the bid opening, be made responsive by the bidder bycorrection of the nonconformity, or by submitting additional documents.

6.1.4

Financial BID Opening / Financial Evaluations and Comparison of

Substantially Technical Responsive BIDS

i. The purchaser shall shortlist those who are eligible and have submitted

substantially technical responsive bid for opening of financial bid. Successful

Bidders would be called to attend opening of financial bids. The Financial Bids ofTechnically unsuccessful bidders would not be opened and shall be destroyed

unopened in due course.

ii. Arithmetical errors shall be rectified on the following basis. If there is a

discrepancy between the unit price and total price that is obtained by multiplying

the unit price and quantity, the unit price shall prevail and the total price shall be

corrected by the Purchaser. If there is a discrepancy between words and figures,

the amount in words shall prevail.

iii. The evaluation and comparison of responsive bids shall be done on # TOTAL price

as indicated in the Price schedule

iv. The Purchaser reserves the right to waive any minor infirmity or non-conformity

or irregularity in a bid which does not constitute a material deviation, provided

such waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of any bidder

6.1.5

Contacting the Purchaser

i. No bidder shall try to influence the Purchaser on any matter relating to its bid,

from the time of the bid opening till the time the contract is awarded.

ii. Any effort by a bidder to influence the Purchaser in the Purchaser's bid evaluation,

bid comparison or contract award decision shall result in the rejection of the bid.


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7.Award of Contract

1. Placement of order

The Purchaser shall consider placement of orders for commercial supplies on those

bidders whose offers have been found technically, commercially and financially

acceptable and whose goods have been type approved/validated by the purchaser.

2. Purchaser's right to vary quantities at time of award

CSC e-Governance Services India Limited will have the right to increase or decrease

the quantity of goods and services specified in the schedule of requirements up to 50%

of the total quantity without any change in the unit price of the ordered quantities or

other terms and conditions at the time of award of contract.

3.

Purchaser's right to accept any bid and to reject any or all bids

The Purchaser reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the bidding

process and reject all bids, at any time prior to award of contract without assigning

any reason whatsoever and without thereby incurring any liability to the affected

bidder or bidders on the grounds for the Purchaser's action.

4. Signing of contract

i. The issue of final Purchase Order shall constitute the award of contract on the

bidder.

ii.

Upon the successful bidder furnishing of performance security, the Purchaser shall

discharge its bid security.

5. Failure of the successful bidder to comply with the requirement shall constitute

sufficient ground for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the bid security in

which event the Purchaser may make the award to any other bidder at the discretion of

Purchaser or call for new bids.

6. Purchaser reserves the right to disqualify the supplier for a suitable period who

habitually failed to supply the equipment in time. Further, the suppliers whoseequipment does not perform satisfactory in the field in accordance with the

specifications may also be disqualified for a suitable period as decided by the

purchaser.

7. Purchaser reserves the right to blacklist a bidder for a suitable period in case he fails to

honour his bid without sufficient grounds.


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8.

Section II: General Conditions of the Contract

1. Application

The General Conditions shall apply in contracts made by the Purchaser for the

procurement of Goods.

2. Standards

The Goods supplied under this contract shall conform to the standards prescribed in the

Technical Specifications mentioned in Annexure-I.

3. Patent rights

The Supplier shall indemnify the Purchaser against all third-party claims of infringementof patent trade mark or industrial design rights arising from use of the goods or any part

thereof.

4. Performance security

i. The supplier shall furnish performance security to the purchaser for an amount

equal to 10% of the value of purchase order within 7 days from the date of issue of

Advance Purchase Order by the Purchaser.

ii. The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to the Purchaser as

compensation for any loss resulting from the suppliers failure to complete its

obligations under the Contract.

iii. The Performance Security Bond shall be in the form of Bank Guarantee only issued

by a Scheduled Bank.

iv. The Performance Security Bond will be discharged by the Purchaser after a period

of sixty days beyond completion of the suppliers performance obligations

including any warranty obligations under the contract.

5. Inspection and tests

i. The Purchaser or his representative shall have the right to inspect and test the

goods as per prescribed test schedules for their conformity to the specifications.

Where the Purchaser decides to conduct such tests on the premises of the supplier

or its subcontractor(s), all reasonable facilities and assistance like Testing

instruments and other test gadgets including access to drawings and production

data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to the purchaser.

ii. Should any inspected or tested goods fail to conform to the specifications the

purchaser may reject them and the supplier shall either replace the rejected goods

or make all alterations necessary to meet Specification requirements free of cost to

the purchaser.

iii.

Notwithstanding the pre-supply tests and inspections prescribed the equipmentand accessories on receipt in the Purchasers premises will also be tested during


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and after installation before take over and if any equipment or part thereof is

found defective, the same shall be replaced free of all cost to the purchaser within 1

week.

iv. Nothing shall in any way release the Supplier from any warranty or other

obligations under this contract.

6. Delivery

i. Delivery of the goods and documents shall be made by the Supplier in accordance

with the terms specified by the Purchaser in its Schedule of Requirements and

conditions of the tender document and the goods shall remain at the risk of the

Supplier until delivery has been completed. The delivery of the equipment shall be

to the ultimate consignee as given in the purchase order.

ii. The Supplier should supply the items within 4 Weeksfrom the date of issue of the

final purchase order failing which the purchaser may cancel the order and forfeit

the performance security.

7. Warranty

i. Comprehensive onsite warranty for 3 years (including OS support) from the date of

commissioning of system including all peripherals and networking components.

The parts which are not covered under warranty if any has to be clearly mentioned.

ii. If any UTM is found defective or does not work for any reason, the supplier should

attend the call within one working Hrs. from the time of reporting through e-mail/

telephone / fax etc. and rectify the problem within 24 Hrs. thereof; failing which

penalty of Rs.1000 per day will be imposed subject to limit of 10% of total

Purchase Order.

iii. Replacement or repair under warranty clause shall be made by the supplier free of

all charges at site including freight, insurance and other incidental charges.

iv. The bidder has to include the cost of comprehensive annual maintenance charges

for an additional two years after completion of Warranty period in the financial bid.

These charges will be payable in quarterly instalments after completion of the

quarter and satisfactory service.

v. In case the authorised dealer/ supplier fails to fulfil the conditions of warranty (3

years) and annual maintenance contract (2 years) the OEM shall be responsible to

provide the services.


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8. Payment terms

i. Payment shall be made on successful completion of installation, configuration and

system integration with networking components to achieve end-to-end

connectivity. For claiming this payment the following documents are to be

submitted to the purchasing authority.a. Invoice

b. Delivery Challan/ Bills in duplicate duly pre-receipted

c. Supplier certificate for dispatch

d. Excise gate pass/ invoice or equivalent document in case of manufacturer.

e. Proof of payment of Octroi /entry tax etc., if any

ii. No payment will be made for goods rejected at the site on testing.

iii. Payment will be made after technical inspection by the purchaser to verify the

technical compliance of the item supplied and installation checklist.

9. Prices

i. Prices charged by the supplier for goods delivered and services performed under

the contract shall not be higher than the prices quoted by the Supplier in his Bid.

ii. In the case of revision of Statutory Levies/Taxes during the finalization period of

tender, the Purchaser reserves the right to ask for reduction in the prices.

iii. Prices once fixed will remain valid during the scheduled delivery period. Increase

of Taxes and other statutory duties will not affect the price during this period.

10.Changes in place of delivery

i.

The purchaser may, at any time, by a written order given to supplier, make changes

in the place of delivery within India.

11.Delays in the suppliers performance

i. Delivery of the Goods and performance of the services shall be made by the

Supplier in accordance with the time schedule specified by the purchaser in its

purchase order. In case the supply is not completed in the stipulated delivery

period, as indicated in the Purchase Order, purchasers reserves the right to short

close/ cancel the purchase order and/or recover liquidated damage charges. The

cancellation/short closing of the order shall be at the risk and responsibility of the

supplier and purchaser reserves the right to purchase balance unsupplied item at

the risk and cost of the defaulting vendors.

ii. Delay by the Supplier in the performance of its delivery obligations shall render the

Supplier liable to any or all of the following sanctions: forfeiture of its performance

security, imposition of liquidated damages, termination of the contract for default

and/or blacklisting of vendor.


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12.Liquidated damages

i. The date of delivery of the stores stipulated in the acceptance of the tender should

be deemed to be the essence of the contract and delivery must be completed no

later than the dates specified therein. Extension will not be given except in

exceptional circumstances. Should, however, deliveries be made after expiry of thecontracted delivery period, without prior concurrence of the purchaser and be

accepted by the consignee, such delivery will not deprive the purchaser of his right

to recover liquidated damage.

ii. Should the supplier fail to deliver the store or any consignment thereof within the

period prescribed for delivery, the purchaser shall be entitled to recover 0.5 % of

the value of the delayed supply for each week of delay or part thereof for a period

up to 10 (TEN) weeks. If vendor is not able to deliver the ordered quantity after the

stipulated period, the purchaser would be at liberty to purchase from any other

source and recover the difference from vendor for loss occurred.

13.Force majeure

i. If, at any time, during the continuance of this contract, the performance in whole or

in part by either party of any obligation under this contract is prevented or delayed

by reasons of any war or hostility, acts of the public enemy, civil commotion,

sabotage , fires, floods, explosions, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes,

lockouts or act of God (hereinafter referred to as events) provided notice of

happenings of any such eventuality is given by either party to the other within 21

days from the date of occurrence thereof, neither party shall by reason of such

event be entitled to terminate this contractor shall either party have any claim for

damages against other in respect of such non-performance or delay in

performance, and deliveries under the contract shall be resumed as soon as

practicable after such an event come to an end or cease to exist, and the decision of

the Purchaser as to whether the deliveries have been so resumed or not shall be

final and conclusive. Further that if the performance in whole or part of any

obligation under this contract is prevented or delayed by reasons of any such event

for a period exceeding 60 days, either party may, at its option, terminate the

contract.

ii.

Provided, also that if the contract is terminated under this clause, the Purchaser

shall be at liberty to take over from the Supplier at a price to be fixed by the

purchaser, which shall be final, all unused, undamaged and acceptable materials,

bought out components and stores in course of manufacture which may be in

possession of the Supplier at the time of such termination or such portion thereof

as the purchaser may deem fit, except such materials, bought out components and

stores as the Supplier may with the concurrence of the purchaser elect to retain.


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14.Termination for default

i. The Purchaser may, without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of contract,

by written notice of default, sent to the supplier, terminate this contract in whole or

in part

a.

If the supplier fails to deliver any or all of the goods within the timeperiod(s) specified in the contract.

b. If the supplier fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract;

and

c. If the supplier, in either of the above circumstances, does not remedy his

failure within a period of 15 days (or such longer period as the purchaser

may authorize in writing) after receipt of the default notice from the

purchaser.

ii. In the event the purchaser terminates the contract in whole or in part, the

purchaser would be at liberty to purchase from L2 and recover the difference from

vendor for loss occurred.

15.Termination for insolvency

The Purchaser may at any time terminate the Contract by giving written notice to the

Supplier, without compensation to the supplier. If the supplier becomes bankrupt or

otherwise insolvent as declared by the competent court provided that such

termination will not prejudice or affect any right of action or remedy which has

accrued or will accrue thereafter to the purchaser.

16.Arbitration

i. If any disputes or differences arises between the parties on the performance or

provisions of this Agreement, then the parties shall promptly and in good faith

negotiate with a view to amicably settle the dispute, which settlement shall be valid

only if signed by both parties. In the event the dispute is not resolved in the above

manner within 15 days from the date on which the dispute or difference arose, the

dispute shall be decided by binding arbitration under the Indian Arbitration &

Conciliation Act, 1996, by a mutually appointed sole arbitrator and the decision of

the said arbitrator shall be binding on the parties. Costs and fees other thanattorneys fees associated with mediation/arbitration shall be shared equally by

both parties. Each party shall be responsible for their Attorneys fees associated

with the arbitration.

ii. The mediation or arbitration shall be held at New Delhi.

iii. Neither party shall approach any court of law for the purpose of avoiding or staying

the arbitration process.


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17.Set off

Any sum of money due and payable to the supplier (including security deposit

refundable to him) under this contract may be appropriated by the purchaser or the

CSC e-Governance Services India Limited or any other person(s) contracting through

the CSC e-Governance Services India Limited and set off the same against any claim ofthe Purchaser or CSC e-Governance Services India Limited or such other person or

person(s) for payment of a sum of money arising out of this contract or under another

contract made by the supplier with the Purchaser or CSC e-Governance Services India

Limited or such other person(s) contracting through the CSC e-Governance Services

India Limited


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9.

Section III: Special Conditions of the Contract

a. The special conditions of contract shall supplement the Instructions to the Bidders as

contained inspection II & General (Commercial) Conditions of the Contract ascontained in Section III and wherever there is a conflict, the provisions herein shall

prevail over those in Section II and Section III.

b. In case where bid security is not submitted in the manner prescribed THE BID SHALL BE

REJECTED AND RETURNED TO THE BIDDER.

c. Purchaser reserves the right to disqualify such bidders who have a record of not meeting

contractual obligations against earlier contracts entered into with the purchaser.

d. Purchaser reserves the right to black list a bidder for a suitable period in case he fails to

honour his bid without sufficient grounds.

e. Any clarification issued by CSC e-Governance Services India Limited in response to

query raised by prospective bidders shall form an integral part of bid documents and it

may amount to amendment of relevant clauses of the bid documents.

f. The material shall be supplied in original packing from the manufacturer clearly

indicating manufacturing date, expiry date & price etc. The supply shall be completedwithin the delivery time as in clause 6 of Section III, from the date of placement of

purchase order.

g. The Performance Guarantee would be returned after satisfactory execution of the

contract and recovery cost charges, if any.

h. Since the quantity given are approximate selected contractors can have no right for the

quantity mentioned in the tender and CSC e-Governance Services India Limited reserves

the right to vary the quantity mentioned.

i. Award of contract will be done after the bidder selected if found to be technically,

commercially and financially acceptable to CSC e-Governance Services India Limited

j. CSC e-Governance Services India Limited reserves the right to:-

1. Accept or reject of any bid and annul the bidding process without assigning any

reason whatsoever at any time prior to the award of contract,


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2. Blacklist a bidder for a suitable period in case he fails to honour his bid without

sufficient grounds.

3. The bid security/Bid security of the bidder would be forfeited, in case he refuses to

honour the P.O. issued by the CSC e-Governance Services India Limited for supply

of the materials.


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10.

Schedule of Requirements

S. No Name of the item Description ofitem/make

Qty Required

1. Rack Server Detailed specs as per

Annexure I10 Nos.

2. Warranty Comprehensive

Warranty

3 years onsite

10.1Technical Specifications of Server

Rack Server-Make: HP/DELL/IBM

Number of items required 10 Qty

Specifications

S. NoComponent Description

1.Processor Server should be populated with 4Nos of Intel Xeon E7-8860 v3

2.2GHz,40M Cache,9.6GT/s QPI,Turbo,HT,16C/32T (140W)

2. Chipset Intel C602J Series Chipset or better

3.Memory Server to be populated with 256GB memory 2133 MT/s, Dual

Rank, x4 Data Width

4.DIMM Slots Server should support 96 DIMM Slots, capable of

accommodating 6TB RAM in total with using 64GB Module.

5.

MemoryProperty Advanced ECC memory protection, Memory mirroring orEquivalent

6. Hard Disk 4 x 600GB 10K/15K RPM 2.5" (Hot swappable) on Raid 6

7. Drives Server Chassis should support up to 24 Hard Drives

8.RAID Controller Integrated Hardware RAID controller and should support Raid

0,1,5,6,10,50 and with 2GB NV Cache

9. Optical Drive DVD-RW

10.Graphics

Controller

Minimum 8 MB Memory

11.

Ethernet Ports 4 * 1 GbE multifunctional network ports with support for iSCSI

protocols

based on future Data Center needs.


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12. PCI Slots Up to 10 PCIe Gen3 slots + 1 RAID slot + 1 NDC slot

13.Remote

Management

Ability to remotely configure machines completely via

command scripts with Advance Settings Utility

14.Redundant

Power Supply

2+2 Power Supply, Redundant Configuration, 1100W

15.RedundantCooling Fans

Hot-Swap redundant cooling fans. Fans should automaticadjust speeds depending on the temperature inside the server

chassis

16.

Failure Alerting

Mechanism

The server should be able to alert impending failures on

maximum number of components. The components covered

under alerting mechanism should at least include Processors,

memory, PCIe slots, VRMs, power supplies, fans, hard disk

drives

17. Cluster Support Should support High Availability Clustering

18. Form Factor 4U/2U

19.

OS Support &Certification

Should SupportMicrosoft Windows Server 2012 R2 (includes Hyper-V)

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (includes Hyper-V)

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Server

Red Hat Enterprise Linux

VMware vSphere ESXi

Certified with Windows / RHEL / Cent OS/ Suse Linux

20. Remote access Should have dedicated management port for remote access

21.

Server

Management

The server should come with systems management licensed

software

from the OEM with Remote Power On & Power Off, Remote

KVM and

other features, should have dedicated port for management

22.

Warranty 3 years Comprehensive onsite warranty. Pre-failure warranty

on CPU,

Memory & Hard disks

23.

Delivery All the necessary tools & tackles licenses, cables / connectors

for Ethernet / Fibre / USB / Power etc. required for making the

system operational shall be provided by the bidder.

24.Note The vendor has to give part nos. of every component which will

be cross verified with OEM.

25.Rails Must be supplied with cable Management arms and rails to rack

mount the servers


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Annexure I: BID Form

To

The Chief Technology OfficerCSC e-Governance Services India Limited

3rdFloor, Electronics Niketan

Department of Electronic and Information Technology

6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

Dear Sir,

Having examined the conditions of tender and specifications, the receipt of which is hereby

duly acknowledged, I/we, undersigned, offer to provide and install required server inconformity with the specifications of the tender document and as per the schedule of pricesattached herewith and made part of the Bid.

I/We undertake, if my/our Bid is accepted, to provide the server as per your Work order.

If my /our Bid is accepted, I/we will obtain the guarantees of a Scheduled Bank for a sum asspecified in the contract for the due performance of the Contract.

I/We agree to abide by this Bid for a period up to 60 days from the date fixed for Bid openingand it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiry of that

period.

Until a formal work order of contract is prepared and executed, this Bid together with yourwritten acceptance thereof in your notification of award shall constitute a binding contractbetween us.Bid submitted by me /us is properly sealed and prepared so as to prevent any subsequentalteration and replacement.

I/We understand that you are not bound to accept the lowest or any bid, you may receive.

Signature(In the capacity of)

Duly authorized to sign the bid for and on behalf of .

Tele No(s):-

Fax No(s)

E-Mail Address:-


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Annexure II: Tender Form

CSC-SPV e-Governance India Limited(Department of Electronic and Information Technology

New Delhi )

Tender FormDetails of the firm Participating in the Tender-

1. Name of Bidder

2. Name &

Designation of

Authorized

Signatory

3. Registered Office

Address

4. Factory/Go-down

Address

5. Year of

Establishment

6. Type of Firm Public Limited Private

Limited

Partnership Proprietary

Put enter "Yes"

7. Telephone

Number(s)/ Mobile

8.

Website9. Fax No.

10. Email Address

I. The Tender fee amounting to Rs. 4 Lakh Rupees/- (Rupees Five Lakh only) has been

Deposited

11. vide DD/ BankersCheque No.

12. Dated

II. Following documents are attached towards the proof of earnest money deposited.

Sl.No. Instrument of

EarnestMoney Deposited

(EMD)

FD/DD/Banker's

Cheque (Local

Only)

Amount Number Starting

date forEMD BG

Expiry

datefor EMD

BG

If

exemptedmark

(Yes)

__/__/__ __/__/__/

Note1: Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) for Rs. 4,00,000.00 (Four Lakh Only) as per details

given above, by Demand Draft/pay order/Irrevocable Bank Guarantee (valid for 6 months

from last date of submission of tender) of any nationalized bank drawn or others in favour

CSC e-Governance India Limited New Delhi


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III -OEM Authorization Certificate/Manufacturing Certificate-in case bidder is

manufacturer itself ) is given as per details

below:

S.No OEM Name &

address(to be

filled in caseBidder is Not

Manufacturer)

Manufacturer

Name &

address(to befilled in case

Bidder is

Manufacturer)

Date of

Certificate

Certificate

No.

Issuing

Authority

1.

2.

3.

4.

IV. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:a) Turnover criteria.

For Schedule-I VII Average annual turnover of more than Rs 5 Crore in last three financialyears. CA audited report must be submitted in support.

Details of the present / past turnover of our firm is given as below

S. No Turnover (In lakh Rs.) Year

1 2015-2016

2 2014-2015

3 2013-2014Copies of audited balance sheet attached: Yes / No

b) PAN - (Bidder must quote their PAN.) The details of bidders PAN is as follows:Name of the bidder PAN number

Copy of PAN is attached Yes / No

c) Service Tax Registration No (Bidder must quote their Service Tax Registration Number

of Manufacturer or bidder) The details are given below:

Name of the bidder Service Tax no allotted by Service Tax

Department

Copy of Service Tax registration is attached Yes / No

b) TAN - (Bidder must quote their TAN.) The details of bidders TAN is as follows:

Name of the bidder TAN number

Copy of TAN is attached Yes / No


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Annexure III: Server Specification Compliance

Number of items required 10 Qty

Specifications

S. No Component Description

Compliances

in Yes/No

Remar

k, if

any

26.

Processor Server should be populated with 4Nos of

Intel Xeon E7-8860 v3 2.2GHz,40M

Cache,9.6GT/s QPI,Turbo,HT,16C/32T

(140W)

27.

Chipset Intel C602J Series Chipset or betters

28.

Memory Server to be populated with 256GB

memory 2133 MT/s, Dual Rank, x4 Data

Width

29.

DIMM Slots Server should support 96 DIMM Slots,

capable of accommodating 6TB RAM in

total with using 64GB Module.

30.Memory

Property

Advanced ECC memory protection,

Memory mirroring or Equivalent

31.Hard Disk 4 x 600GB 10K/15K RPM 2.5" (Hot

swappable) on Raid 6

32.Drives Server Chassis should support up to 24

Hard Drives

33.

RAID

Controller

Integrated Hardware RAID controller and

should support Raid 0,1,5,6,10,50 and with

2GB NV Cache

34. Optical Drive DVD-RW

35.Graphics

Controller

Minimum 8 MB Memory

36.

Ethernet

Ports

4 * 1 GbE multifunctional network ports

with support for iSCSI protocols

based on future Data Center needs.

37.PCI Slots Up to 10 PCIe Gen3 slots + 1 RAID slot + 1

NDC slot

38.

Remote

Management

Ability to remotely configure machines

completely via command scripts with

Advance Settings Utility

39.Redundant

Power Supply

2+2 Power Supply, Redundant

Configuration, 1100W

40.

Redundant

Cooling Fans

Hot-Swap redundant cooling fans. Fans

should automatic

adjust speeds depending on the

temperature inside the server chassis


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41.

Failure

Alerting

Mechanism

The server should be able to alert

impending failures on maximum number of

components. The components covered

under alerting mechanism should at least

include Processors, memory, PCIe slots,

VRMs, power supplies, fans, hard diskdrives

42.Cluster

Support

Should support High Availability Clustering

43. Form Factor 4U/2U

44.

OS Support &

Certification

Should Support

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2

(includes Hyper-V)

Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (includes

Hyper-V)

Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise ServerRed Hat Enterprise Linux

VMware vSphere ESXi

Certified with Windows / RHEL / Cent OS/

Suse Linux

45.Remote

access

Should have dedicated management port

for remote access

46.

Server

Management

The server should come with systems

management licensed software

from the OEM with Remote Power On &

Power Off, Remote KVM andother features, should have dedicated port

for management

47.

Warranty 3 years Comprehensive onsite warranty.

Pre-failure warranty on CPU,

Memory & Hard disks

48.

Delivery All the necessary tools & tackles licenses,

cables / connectors for Ethernet / Fibre /

USB / Power etc. required for making the

system operational shall be provided by

the bidder.

49.

Note The vendor has to give part nos. of every

component which will be cross verified

with OEM.

50.Rails Must be supplied with cable Management

arms and rails to rack mount the servers


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Annexure IV: Declaration

1. I, son/daughter/wife of Shri Proprietor/Director/authorized

signatory of the Agency/firm mentioned above, is competent to sign this declaration and

execute the tender documents.

2. I have carefully read and understood all the terms and conditions of the tender and

undertake to abide by them;

3. The information/documents furnished along with the above application are true and

authentic to the best of my knowledge and belief. I/ we, am/are well aware of the fact that

furnishing of any false information/fabricated document would lead to rejection of

my/our tender at any sage besides liabilities towards prosecution under appropriate law

and forfeiture of EMD and Performance Guarantee.

Signature of the bidder / Authorized person

Date:

Place: Name & seal:


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Annexure V: Letter of Authority

To, Date:

The Chief Technology Officer

CSC e Governance India Limited,3rdFloor, Electronics NiketanDepartment of Electronic and Information Technology6, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110003

Dear Sir,

Project : Supply, Installation and Commissioning of Servers (Reference:

CSC/TECH/DC-RFP/CSC 2.0/2016/001)

We _____________________________________ hereby authorize following representative(s) to

attend to submit the bid and for any other correspondence and communication against

above Bidding Document:

Name & Designation _______________________ Signature _________________

Name & Designation _______________________ Signature _________________

We confirm that we shall be bound by all commitments made by aforementioned authorised

representatives.

Yours faithfully,

Signature

Name & Designation

For and on behalf of

NOTES:

A. This letter of authority should be on the letterhead of the bidder and should be signed by

a person competent and having the power of attorney to bind the bidder.

B. Not more than two persons are permitted to attend Unprice-bid, Price Bid.

C. Bidders authorized executive is required to carry a copy of this authority letter while

attending the pre-bid meeting.


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Annexure VI: Certificate regarding near Relative

I .............................. S/o ................................resident of

hereby certify that none of my near relative(s) as defined in

Clause 1.6 of Section I in the tender document is/are employed in CSC-SPV and its

subsidiaries. In case, at any stage, it is found that the information given by me is

false/incorrect, CSC-SPV shall have absolute right to take any action as deemed fit without

any prior information to me.

Signature of bidder with name and address

(In case of proprietorship firm the certificate is to be given by the proprietor, for partnershipfirm by all partners and in case of limited company by all the directors of company)


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Annexure VII: Checklist for Attached Documents

Checklist

S. No Document Name Compliances in

Yes/No

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

14.

15.


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FINANCIAL BID

Annexure VIII: Price Bid Format

Reference No.:CSC/TECH/DC-RFP/CSC 2.0/2016/001

S. No Item

Description

Qty Unit Rate

(Rs)

Total Cost

of Item (Rs)

Taxes, duties

and othercosts (Rs)

Total

Value(Rs)

1. Rack Server 10

Total

Amount in Words:

Certified that the above rates are inclusive of statutory taxes as may be applicable

Certified that I agree to all the terms & conditions of the tender document

Signature of the Bidder with seal