In keeping with the Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017,as amended, and in terms of clause 2.4.2, 2.4.5 and 2.4.6 of Instructions to Tenderers Rev. 1.21 of April 2024, Public procurement of this item is restricted to Class - I and Class-II local suppliers only. Thus, only class-I and class-II local supplier as defined under the public procurement (preference to Make in India) Order, 2017, as amended shall be eligible to bid in this tender. Offer from vendors who do not quality to be Class - I (Local Content :minimum 50% ) or Class-II (Local Content: minimum 20% but less than 50%) local supplier, shall be summarily rejected and, therefore, such vendors should not participate in the tender. In case any vendor who does not qualify to be a Class - I or Class-II local supplier for the tendered item participates in the tender, such a bidder does so at its own risk and cost and Railways shall not be liable for any loss or damage caused to the bidder on this account. NOTE -: As per Public Procurement (Preference to Make in India) Order, 2017, procurements where the estimated value to be procured is less than Rs 5 lakhs shall be exempt from this Order.