Automated Bacterial Identification And Susceptibility Testing System

• 1.Experience Certificate for the supply of the same to any Govt/ PSU/ any renowned private organisation along with Supply/ Purchase Order.
• 2.If the agency is registered under MSME or NSIC, then EMD exemption certificate needs to be enclosed.
• 3.Make in india specific authorisation certificate needs to be enclosed.

Bidder financial standing: The bidder should not be under liquidation, court receivership or similar proceedings, should not be bankrupt. Bidder to upload undertaking to this effect with bid.

End User Certificate: Wherever Bidders are insisting for End User Certificate from the Buyer, same shall be provided in Buyer’s standard format only.

Bidders are advised to check applicable GST on their own before quoting. Buyer will not take any responsibility in this regards. GST reimbursement will be as per actuals or as per applicable rates (whichever is lower), subject to the maximum of quoted GST %.

Experience Criteria: The Bidder or its OEM {themselves or through reseller(s)} should have regularly, manufactured and supplied same or similar Category Products to any Central / State Govt Organization / PSU for 3 years before the bid opening date. Copies of relevant contracts to be submitted along with bid in support of having supplied some quantity during each of the year. In case of bunch bids, the primary product having highest value should meet this criterion.

Installation, Commissioning, Testing, Configuration, Training (if any - which ever is applicable as per scope of supply) is to be carried out by OEM / OEM Certified resource or OEM authorised Reseller.

Manufacturer Authorization:Wherever Authorised Distributors/service providers are submitting the bid, Authorisation Form /Certificate with OEM/Original Service Provider details such as name, designation, address, e-mail Id and Phone No. required to be furnished along with the bid

OPTION CLAUSE: The Purchaser reserves the right to increase or decrease the quantity to be ordered up to 50 percent of bid quantity at the time of placement of contract. The purchaser also reserves the right to increase the ordered quantity up to 50% of the contracted quantity during the currency of the contract at the contracted rates. The delivery period of quantity shall commence from the last date of original delivery order and in cases where option clause is exercised during the extended delivery period the additional time shall commence from the last date of extended delivery period. The additional delivery time shall be (Increased quantity ÷ Original quantity) × Original delivery period (in days), subject to minimum of 30 days. If the original delivery period is less than 30 days, the additional time equals the original delivery period. The Purchaser may extend this calculated delivery duration up to the original delivery period while exercising the option clause. Bidders must comply with these terms.

The successful bidder has to supply all essential accessories required for the successful installation and commissioning of the goods supplied. Besides standard accessories as per normal industry practice, following accessories must be part of supply and cost should be included in bid price: inclusive of all components .

IMPORTED PRODUCTS: In case of imported products, OEM or Authorized Seller of OEM should have a registered office in India to provide after sales service support in India. The certificate to this effect should be submitted.

Successful Bidder can submit the Performance Security in the form of Account Payee Demand Draft also (besides PBG which is allowed as per GeM GTC). DD should be made in favour of The Director, ICMR-NIPCR payable at Hyderabad-500101 . After award of contract, Successful Bidder can upload scanned copy of the DD in place of PBG and has to ensure delivery of hard copy to the original DD to the Buyer within 15 days of award of contract.

Successful Bidder can submit the Performance Security in the form of Fixed Deposit Receipt also (besides PBG which is allowed as per GeM GTC). FDR should be made out or pledged in the name of The Director, ICMR-NIPCR, Hyderabad-500101 A/C (Name of the Seller). The bank should certify on it that the deposit can be withdrawn only on the demand or with the sanction of the pledgee. For release of Security Deposit, the FDR will be released in favour of bidder by the Buyer after making endorsement on the back of the FDR duly signed and stamped along with covering letter. Successful Bidder has to upload scanned copy of the FDR document in place of PBG and has to ensure delivery of hard copy of Original FDR to the Buyer within 15 days of award of contract.

Bidder's offer is liable to be rejected if they don't upload any of the certificates / documents sought in the Bid document, ATC and Corrigendum if any.

Dedicated /toll Free Telephone No. for Service Support : BIDDER/OEM must have Dedicated/toll Free Telephone No. for Service Support.

Escalation Matrix For Service Support : Bidder/OEM must provide Escalation Matrix of Telephone Numbers for Service Support.

Without prejudice to Buyer’s right to price adjustment by way of discount or any other right or remedy available to Buyer, Buyer may terminate the Contract or any part thereof by a written notice to the Seller, if:

• i)The Seller fails to comply with any material term of the Contract. ii) The Seller informs Buyer of its inability to deliver the Material(s) or any part thereof within the stipulated Delivery Period or such inability otherwise becomes apparent. iii) The Seller fails to deliver the Material(s) or any part thereof within the stipulated Delivery Period and/or to replace/rectify any rejected or defective Material(s) promptly. iv) The Seller becomes bankrupt or goes into liquidation.
• v)The Seller makes a general assignment for the benefit of creditors. vi) A receiver is appointed for any substantial property owned by the Seller. vii) The Seller has misrepresented to Buyer, acting on which misrepresentation Buyer has placed the Purchase Order on the Seller.

Data Sheet of the product(s) offered in the bid, are to be uploaded along with the bid documents. Buyers can match and verify the Data Sheet with the product specifications offered. In case of any unexplained mismatch of technical parameters, the bid is liable for rejection.

Timely Servicing / rectification of defects during warranty period: After having been notified of the defects / service requirement during warranty period, Seller has to complete the required Service / Rectification within 3 days time limit. If the Seller fails to complete service / rectification with defined time limit, a penalty of 0.5% of Unit Price of the product shall be charged as penalty for each week of delay from the seller. Seller can deposit the penalty with the Buyer directly else the Buyer shall have a right to recover all such penalty amount from the Performance Security (PBG).Cumulative Penalty cannot exceed more than 10% of the total contract value after which the Buyer shall have the right to get the service / rectification done from alternate sources at the risk and cost of the Seller besides forfeiture of PBG. Seller shall be liable to re-imberse the cost of such service / rectification to the Buyer.

Buyer Added text based ATC clauses Buyer added Specific Additional Terms and Conditions (ATC) 1) Tender Inviting Authority: This tender enquiry for procurement of 01 unit of Automated Bacterial Identifi cation & Susceptibility Testing System is being invited by the Director, ICMR-NIPCR, Hyderabad to be suppl ied at the Institute. The bidders are requested to submit the most competitive quotation for the bid via Ge M portal as per the specifications / requirements and Buyer’s added terms & conditions (ATC) mentioned in the bid document, as follows. The bid documents must contain following duly signed documents on bidder’ s letterhead. Format 1 – Technical Specification Compliance Certificate Format 2 – Format Of Bid Security Declaration From Bidders In Lieu Of EMD Format 3 – Manufacturer’s Authorization Certificate Format 4 – Local service centre office of OEM & Escalation matrix Format 5 – Experience & Past Performance Certificate Format 6 – Bidder Legal & Financial standing Certificate Format 7 – Site visit certificate Format 8 – Letter for Letter of Undertaking-Acceptance of terms and Conditions Format 9 – Format Of Make-In-India Declaration Certificate Format 10- Format Under GFR 144 Land Border Clause 2) ICMR- NIPCR reserves the right to cancel the bid in part or full without assigning any reason and liability on the buyer. On such cancellation the decision of the Director, ICMR- NIPCR will be binding and final on th e subject. 3) The bidder must upload the duly signed Technical Specification Compliance Certificate in provide format on the bidder’s letterhead. (Format 1 - Technical Specification Compliance Certificate). 4) Bidders needs to sign a Bid securing declaration accepting that if they withdraw or modify their Bids dur ing the period of validity, or if they are awarded the contract and they fail to sign the contract, or to submit a performance security before the deadline defined in the request for bids/request for proposals document , they will be suspended for the period of 1 year for bids/request for proposals document from being eligibl e to submit Bids/Proposals for contracts with ICMR-NIPCR. . (Format 2 – Format Of Bid Security Declaration From Bidders In Lieu Of EMD). 5) Eligibility: The Bidder must be a Manufacturer or its authorized Agent .The bidder must upload the tend er specific authorization certificate (containing the GeM bid No.) issued by the respective original equipme nt manufacturer, OEM. The manufacturer s authorisation must be insisted upon on a tender specific basis, not general authorisation/ dealership, by so declaring in the bid documents clearly. In cases where the ma nufacturer has submitted the bid, the bids of its authorized dealer will not be considered. In cases of agent s quoting in offshore procurements, on behalf of their principal manufacturers, one agent cannot represent two manufacturers or quote on their behalf in a particular tender enquiry. One manufacturer can also auth orise only one agent/dealer. (Format 3 – Manufacturer’s Authorization Certificate). 6) Inspections and Tests: ICMR-NIPCR or its representative shall have the right to inspect and/or to test the Goods to confirm their conformity to the Contract specifications. Further, The Supplier may have an indepe ndent quality test conducted and the cost of such tests will be borne by the Supplier. b. Inspection of good s shall be carried out by representative of ICMR-NIPCR and they will issue an acceptance certificate. 7) Packing:

• (a)The Supplier shall provide such packing of the Goods as is required to prevent their damage or deterior ation during transit to their final destination, as indicated in the Contract. The packing shall be sufficient to withstand, without limitation, rough handling during transit and exposure to extreme temperatures, salt, a nd precipitation during transit and open storage. Packing case size and weights shall take into consideratio n, where appropriate, the remoteness of the Goods, final destination and the absence of heavy handling fa cilities at all points in transit
• (b)The packing, marking, and documentation within and outside t he packages shall comply strictly with s uch special requirements as shall be expressly provided for in the Contract, including additional requireme nts strictly as per Technical Specifications, and in any subsequent instructions ordered by the Procuremen t agency.
• (c)Packing and Marking shall be strictly as per Technical Specifications and will be inspected in terms of pr ovisions of specifications before clearing for dispatch. 8) Payment: 100% payment shall be made after receipt of complete goods/Equipment in good condition, a cceptance and successful installation of goods/Equipment and subject to submission of Performance Bank Guarantee. This payment is subject to recoveries, if any, either on account of statutory deduction/ taxes/ Li quidated Damages, if any and non-rectification of defects/ deficiencies not attended by the Supplier or oth erwise. The firm is required to submit the following documents to ICMR-NIPCR, Hyderabad for payment:
• (a)Copy of Purchase Order;
• (b)Copy of Extension Order (if any);
• (c)Invoice in original showing contract number, goods description, quantity, unit price and total amount;
• (d)Installation Report in original duly signed and sealed by the authorized officer of the consignee;
• (e)Acknowledgement of Receipt of Goods issued by the consignee Institute/ Center;
• (f)Performance Bank Guarantee 9) Settlement of Disputes:
• a)If any dispute or difference of any kind whatsoever shall arise between the Procurement agency and t he Supplier in connection with or arising out of the Contract, the parties shall make every effort to resolve amicably such dispute or difference by mutual consultation.
• b)If, after thirty (30) days, the parties have failed to resolve their dispute or difference by such mutual con sultation, then either the Procurement agency or the Supplier may give notice to the other party of its inte ntion to commence arbitration, as hereinafter provided, as to the matter in dispute, and no arbitration in r espect of this matter may be commenced unless such notice is given.
• c)Any dispute or difference in respect of which a notice of intention to commence arbitration has been giv en in accordance with this Clause shall be finally settled by arbitration. Arbitration may be commenced pri or to or after delivery of the Goods under the Contract. In the case of a dispute or difference arising betwee n the Purchaser/Consignee and a domestic Supplier relating to any matter arising out of or connected with the contract, such dispute or difference shall be referred to the sole arbitrator appointed by Director, ICMR -NIPCR.
• d)Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of procedure which are as follows.
• i.The venue of Arbitration shall be the place from where the contract is issued and the language of the arbitration proceedings and that of all councils and communications between the parties shall be English. ii. The decision of the majority of arbitrators shall be final and binding upon parties. iii. Settlement of disputes through pre-institution mediation and settlement in accordance with the comm ercial courts, commercial division and commercial appellate division of High Courts (Amendment) Act 2018 , No. 28 of 2018 Chapter IIIA.
• e)Settlement of Disputes: Notwithstanding any reference to arbitration herein, a. the parties shall continu e to perform their respective obligations under the Contract unless they otherwise agree; and The Procure ment agency shall pay the Supplier any monies due to the Supplier. 10) Consignee details (Place of Delivery, Installation, Commissioning) ICMR-National Institute for Pre-clini cal Research, Hyderabad 11) Insurance: Unless otherwise instructed, the supplier shall make arrangements for insuring the goods a gainst loss or damage incidental to manufacture or acquisition, transportation, storage and delivery in the following manner:
• (a)In case of supply of goods on Consignee site basis, the supplier shall be responsible till the entire stores contracted for arrival in good condition a destination. The transit risk in this respect shall be covere d by the Supplier by getting the stores duly insured. The insurance cover shall be obtained by the Supplier and should be valid till 3 months after the receipt of goods by the Consignee.
• (b)If the Equipment is not commissioned and handed over to the consignee within 3 months, the insuranc e will be got extended by the supplier at their cost till the successful installation, testing, commissioning a nd handing over of the goods to the consignee. In case the delay in the installation and commissioning is d ue to handing over of the site to the supplier by the consignee, such extensions of the insurance will still b e done by the supplier, but the insurance extension charges at actual will be reimbursed.
• (c)Insurance would be borne by the Supplier. Insurance Certificate for 110% of the value to be insured in f avour of Indian Council of Medical Research, covering all risks basis for the goods from supplier/ manufact urer warehouse to consignee warehouse. 12) If the supplier fails to deliver any or all of the goods or fails to perform the services within the time fra me(s) incorporated in the contract, the purchaser/consignee shall, without prejudice to other rights and re medies available to the purchaser/consignee under the contract, deduct from the contract price, as liquidit y damages, calculated individually on each delayed performance of the contract including delivery,installation, non-submission of documents, etc. a sum equivalent to 0.5% per week of delay or par t thereof until actual delivery or performance subject to a maximum of 10% of the contract price. Once the maximum is reached purchaser may consider termination of the contract. Since the Liquidated damages ar e in virtue of non-performance of services, it will attract GST or any other applicable taxes which in turn sh all be deducted from the Supplier. 13) GST will be applicable as per the latest GoI notification. 14) Delivery of Equipment means Supply, Installation, Testing and Commissioning of Equipment. 15) Following categories of Sellers are exempted from Years of Experience and Turnover:
• (a)Micro and Small Enterprises who are manufacturer of the Primary Product Category and give specific co nfirmation to this effect at the time of bid submission and whose credentials are validated online through U dyam Registration/ Udyog Aadhaar (as validated by Government from time to time) and through uploaded supporting documents.
• (b)Start-ups as recognized by Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP). 16) Offered product OEM must have Local service office and service support & detail to be filled in the pro vided format. (Format 4 – Local service centre office of OEM & Escalation matrix). 17) The Detailed original literature/broacher of quoted Model must be submitted, along with the technical bid and it must be available on public domain. 18) Bidder or its OEM {themselves or through reseller(s)} will submit relevant purchase orders of such pu rchase for three years has to be submitted with respect to the experience criteria. The Satisfactory perfor mance certificates issued by the respective buyer organization (only for the above purchase orders of PSU & Government organization which are being submitted in the bid) should be uploaded with the bid. (Forma t 5 – Experience & Past Performance Certificate). 19) Past Project Experience: For fulfilling the experience criteria, any one of the following documents may be considered as valid proof for meeting the experience criteria
• a.Purchase Order copy along with Invoice(s) with self-certification by the bidder that supplies against the invoices have been executed.
• b.Execution certificate by client with order value.
• c.Any documents in support of order execution like Third Party Inspection release note, etc.
• d.The Satisfactory Performance Certificates issued by the respective buyer organization (only for the above Purchase orders which are being submitted in the bid) should be uploaded with the bid. 20) Seller can deposit the penalty with to Buyer directly, else the buyer shall have a right to recover all s uch penalty amount from the Performance Security (PBG). Cumulative penalty cannot exceed more than 1 0% of the total contract value after which the Buyer shall have the right to get the service / rectification do ne from alternate sources at the risk and cost of the Seller besides forfeiture of PBG. Seller shall be liable t o re-imburse the cost of such service / rectification to the Buyer.
• a)Time Limit for Service/Rectification of defects shall be of 07 days from day of intimation.
• b)Penalty shall be per week of delay as 0.5% of unit price of product. 21) The tenderer must indicate the make, model and detailed specification of quoted equipment, failing which the tender will not be considered. 22) The jurisdiction for settlement of any legal dispute shall be referred to the District Court, Hyderabad and the decision of the court will be final. 23) Loading and unloading at Institute (location as mentioned in the bid) shall be under the scope of the s upplier/bidder. 24) The price and amount quoted by the Bidding party shall include for all cost including labour, Material, Transport charges or any other expenses to fulfil the obligations towards, Custom duty, Octroi, Excise dut y, Income Tax, Sale Tax, Turn over Tax, Service Tax, Professional Tax, or any other duties, levies, taxes or charges whatsoever to the state or central department or to the local bodies on the components or the co mpleted works or the defect liability of the work and for satisfactory performance of the Bidding party oblig ations under this contract. 25) The bidder must upload submit the self-declaration undertaking for Not Blacklisted & Not Banned sinc e last 10 years by any Central / State Government Organization / PSU / Public Listed Company. The bidder/ manufacturer and/or service provider firm should not have been declared Bankrupt by any statutory body. The bidders who have been suspended/ blacklisted/banned by Central Government Institution, State Government Institution, PSU etc shall be ineligible for participation in the bidding process. In this context, a declaration must be furnished by service provider’s firm that there is no complaint/vigilance inquiry agai nst them in any Government Department/PSU and they have not been black listed or debarred by any Gov ernment Department/PSU. (Format 6 – Bidder Legal & Financial standing Certificate). 26) Generic
• a.The Seller shall not assign the contract in whole or part without obtaining the prior written consent of b uyer.
• b.The Seller shall not sub-contract the Contract in whole or part to any entity without obtaining the prior written consent of buyer.
• c.The Seller shall, notwithstanding the consent and assignment/sub-contract, remain jointly and severally liable and responsible to buyer together with the assignee/ sub-contractor, for and in respect of t he due performance of the Contract and the Sellers obligations there under. 27) Source of supply: It shall be responsibility of seller to provide Documents regarding source of equipm ent such as copy of Proforma invoice or any other documents to establish that the products supplied are m anufactured by OEM indicated and sourced from them. 28) Payment will be released only after satisfactory delivery, acceptance and installation of goods at con signee location. Warranty period shall be counted after the date of installation. 29) Spare Parts / consumables: Seller shall provide materials, information etc. pertaining to spare parts /c onsumables manufactured and supplied by the OEM. It shall be ensured that the required spares/consuma bles are available for purchase from date of supplies. In case due to any reasons the production of the spar e parts is discontinued sufficient advance notice should be given to the buyer/consignee before such disco ntinuation to provide adequate time to purchase the required spare parts etc. Further, OEM and their servi ce centers/dealers shall carry sufficient inventories to assure ex-stock supply of consumables and spares f or the equipment so that the same are available. 30) The OEM or reseller shall always accord most favoured client status to the buyer/consignee and shall give the most competitive price for spares and consumables of its machines/equipment supplied. 31) Installation, Training, Manuals: The seller shall be responsible to carry out Installation & commissioni ng, Supervision and Demonstration of the goods during the time of installation. 32) Electrical safety checking: Sellers are required to make sure that they furnish the list of equipment fo r carrying out routine and preventive maintenance to buyer/consignee. They should make sure to periodic ally check the electrical safety aspects as per BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards) Safety Standards or equival ent. In case they do not have required equipment for such testing should ensure that the equipment check ed for electrical safety compliance through labs with facilities for such checking during every preventive m aintenance call. (Format 7 – Site visit certificate). 33) Software: All the software supplied should have a license version and its updates / version upgradatio n should be provided free of cost during warranty period. 34) The ATC in Letterhead must be submitted that all the terms and conditions of bid ATC are accepted. ( Format 8 - Letter of undertaking-Acceptance of terms and Conditions). 35) Declaration to be given with regard to local content percentage whether belonging to Class-I / Class-I I or Non-local supplier respectively in compliance to the Public Procurement (Preference to Make-in-India) Order 2017 issued by Department of Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (Public Procurement Section) , Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, dated 16.06.2020, 04.03.2021 & 19.07.2024, 0 8-07-2025 (as amended). (Format 9 -Format Of Make-In-India Declaration Certificate) 36) Bidder is requested to give undertaking Certificate regarding land border "I/ We have read the clause issued by Government of India regarding restrictions on procurement from a bidder of a country which sha res a land border with India; I/ We certify that the bidder is not from such a country or, if from such a count ry, have been registered with the Competent Authority. (Format 10 - Format Under GFR 144 Land Border C lause). 37) Bidder must provide self-declaration for authorised signatory letter for all submitted documents. 38) Conditional bid shall not be considered and will be summarily rejected. 39) No deviation certificate with data sheet of items. 40) If any of above certificates/ details not given by the Bidder, will be disqualified from the bid. 41) Bidder will be rejected due to reasons mentioned below.
• 1.Non submission of required Documents.
• 2.Conditional and / Or vague offers.
• 3.Unsatisfactory past performance of the bidder.
• 4.Submission misleading / Contradictory / False statement/information and fabricated / invalid document

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• 5.Bid document not uploaded properly.
• 6.Non submission of Manufacturer authorised letter.
• 7.Other than these terms and conditions, bidder will be rejected if not submitting any document which is mentioned in the Bid document. 42) Specifications for Automated Bacterial Identification & Susceptibility Testing System;
• 1.The proposed system must be a compact, tabletop, fully automated, walk-away, high-throughput analys er capable of random-access testing for bacterial species-level identification (ID) and antimicrobial suscept ibility testing (AST). It must employ advanced colorimetric or fluorometric or turbidometry technology for d etecting microbial growth or metabolism.
• 2.The analyzer should support a minimum of 30 or above tests per run and possess at least 30 or above c onfigurable sample positions for ID or AST at any given time.
• 3.The system should be designed and manufactured under ISO 13485 or ISO 9001 standards, be USFDA-cl eared / CEI for in vitro diagnostics, and be suitable for OECD-GLP compliant laboratories.
• 4.The system must provide reliable and accurate identification of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacter ia, yeasts, and anaerobic bacteria, with high inter-species discrimination. The identification database must include at least 3000-3500 reference phenotypes for comprehensive profiling, be regularly updated at no additional cost by the supplier, and support custom organism additions.
• 5.The minimum detection time for organism identification should be less than 24 hours.
• 6.The system must perform AST and provide quantitative Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) values. Based on the MIC values, the system should automatically interpret the results as Sensitive (S), Intermedia te (I), or Resistant (R).
• 7.The system needs to support a dedicated set of veterinary-specific AST panels and these panels should be tailored for both Gram-positive and Gram-negative organisms commonly encountered in veterinary sam ples, ensuring the use of relevant antimicrobials and breakpoints as per appropriate CLSI guidelines.
• 8.An integrated expert system module should be able to detect and alert for MRSA, ESBL, VRE, CRE, and other resistance mechanisms, as well as unusual or emerging resistance patterns.
• 9.The system must offer full automation, including sample inoculation, card/panel filling, internal barcode scanning, sealing, incubation, and reading. The sealing process should be irreversible to prevent leakage o r contamination, requiring no manual sealing or additional sealants. It should generate alerts for unusual r esistance mechanisms and ensure that waste is securely sealed for safe disposal.
• 10.The software must be pre-installed and user-friendly, offering workflow management, test result valida tion, real-time kinetic growth monitoring, custom programming for organisms and antibiotics. It must facilitate detection of antibiotic resistance, allow remote access for troubleshooting and software updates, and support data export in PDF, Excel, and HL7 formats. It should also enable testing to be halted for man ual validation by microbiologists.
• 11.The system must be supplied with ancillary equipment and hardware, including a computer with at lea st an Intel Core i7 processor, 16 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD or HDD, and Windows 11 (64-bit), along with a 24-inch FHD monitor and a color laser printer for reports and labels.
• 12.A digital densitometer with a range of 0.3 to 4.0 McFarland units must also be provided.
• 13.The system must operate within a temperature range of 15°C to 30°C and a relative humidity range of 20–80% (non-condensing), with power requirements of 220–240 V AC at 50 Hz.
• 14.Power backup should be ensured by an ISO-certified minimum of 6 kva online UPS with at least 4-6 hour backup capability.
• 15.The anaerobic culture system must include a minimum of five airtight and robust jars made of polycarb onate or stainless steel, each capable of holding 10–15 Petri dishes and equipped with anaerobic indicator strips. An initial supply of 500 anaerobic gas packs (CO₂ + H₂) compatible with the jars must be provided. Two nitrogen cylinders with 47-liter water capacity, pressure regulators, and tubing, compliant with Indian safety standards, are also required.
• 16.The tender must include an initial supply of all necessary reagents, like cards/panels, saline and diluen ts, to perform 500 tests, covering both organism identification and AST. This supply should be delivered in stages as needed. All reagents must be clearly labeled with their expiry date and lot number. After the initi al stock, the supplier must provide reagents on demand to ensure they are always fresh. The supplier mus t also guarantee that these reagents will be available and supported for at least five years after the syste m is installed.
• 17.Installation and calibration for the ID/AST system and anaerobic culture components must be ensured, along with on-site training for 3–5 personnel covering anaerobic culture handling, sample preparation, ope ration, and troubleshooting. Comprehensive manuals and SOPs for all components must be supplied.
• 18.After-sales support must include a 48-hour service response time, 3 warranty, and CMC coverage for 2 years, with a dedicated service and application support team. The above specifications are general and does not support or favor any vendor. The following attached documents must be duly signed and submitted on the bidder’s official letterhead. .

Buyer uploaded ATC document Click here to view the file.