RFP for Supply of Sanitary Napkins for a period of 3 years to Womens Institutions of MSRLM and MAVIM

Introduction

In Maharashtra, Maharashtra State Rural Livelihood Mission (MSRLM) - UMED is working with the rural poor Households by layering livelihood activities on their institutions for improving and enhancement of their livelihoods. Enhancement of livelihoods is done through a four point approach including –

1. Increasing income
2. Increasing work days
3. Reducing Expenditure and
4. Reducing Risk

Objective of the Programme

a. To impart right knowledge and create awareness on Personal Hygiene among the women and young girls in villages through the platform of Self Help Groups (SHGs).

b. To make available, Sanitary Napkins, to the rural women and adolescent girls at a reasonable price, through Women’s Institutions.

c. To help Women Institutions increase their corpus through selling of sanitary napkins.

Implementation of the Programme

• UMED would float a tender for supply of Sanitary Napkins on Rate Contract basis from Primary Manufacturers.
• UMED would finalize the Rate Contract for the period of three (3) years and same will be communicated to the Women’s Institutions established (hereinafter referred to as Purchaser ) under the UMED & MAVIM.
• Women’s Institutions will procure the sanitary napkins from the selected bidder and sell it to the members of Self Help Groups (SHG), other womens , village girls ,adolescent girls of Zilla Parishad Schools etc in the state of Maharashtra, keeping some profit margin.

Eligibility Criteria

• The bidders shall fulfill all of the following eligibility criteria independently, as on the date of submission of bid
• The bidder must be a Primary Manufacturer (Henceforth, referred to as ‘Primary Manufacturer’ or ‘Tenderer’) registered as Micro and Small Scale Industry, having a valid registration with MSME / NSIC and having a valid Manufacturing license for the item quoted. Distributors/Suppliers/Agents/Authorized dealers etc. Are not eligible to participate in this tender. Loan Licensee is not eligible.
• The tenderer must possess a valid appropriate ISO certificate for the specified product, as on the date of submission of the bid.
• The Tenderer must have the Original Manufacturer’s Certificate that the product is being used in country of origin.
• The Tenderer must have in its name, a valid GST Registration Certificate.
• The Tenderer must have supplied atleast 4.5 Crore Napkins to any of their clients (through single or multiple orders) in any one financial year during the last 4 years including the current financial year
• The bidder must not have been blacklisted due to malpractice, misconduct, or debarred either by any State Government or Central Government Department/ Union Territory/ Local Authority/ Central and State Government Undertaking / Government Organizations, for manufacturing and supplying sanitary napkins, as on the date of submission of bid.

Last date & time for downloading the Tender document Date: 5th December 2017, Time: 11.30AM

Address –

Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods

Mission,

5th Floor, CIDCO Bhavan (South Wing),

CBD Belapur,Navi Mumbai – 400614,Maharashtra

Address for Communication

State Mission Manager-Procurement

Maharashtra State Rural Livelihoods

Mission,

5th Floor, CIDCO Bhavan (South Wing),

CBD Belapur, Navi Mumbai – 400614,

Maharashtra

Email: pravingodse.msrlm@gmail.com  

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