| Description |
Request for Proposal
For
Selection of Agency for Implementation of Facial
Recognition Based Biometric Attendance System
in
Polytechnics & ITIs of Odisha
RFP No: 1375 Dated 27.06.2023
State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training,
Odisha (SCTE&VT)
Near Raj Bhawan, Unit-8, Bhubaneswar-751012
Email: secretarysctevt@gmail.com, sctevtpmu@gmail.com
Phone: (0674)-2392913
State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training, Odisha
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DISCLAIMER
This RFP document is neither an agreement nor an offer by the State Council of Technical Education
and Vocational Training (SCTE&VT), Odisha, (herein after referred to as “SCTE&VT, Odisha”) to
the prospective bidders or any other person. The purpose of this RFP is to provide information to the
interested parties that may be useful to them in the formulation of their proposal pursuant to this RFP.
SCTE&VT, Odisha does not make any representation or warranty as to the accuracy, reliability, or
completeness of the information in this RFP document and it is not possible for SCTE&VT, Odisha
to consider the particular needs of each party who reads or uses this document. RFP includes
statements that reflect various assumptions and assessments arrived at by SCTE &VT, Odisha in
relation to the statement of work. Such assumptions, assessments, and statements do not purport
to contain all the information that each bidder may require. Each prospective bidder should conduct
its assessment and analysis and check the accuracy, reliability, and completeness of the information
provided in this RFP document and obtain independent advice from appropriate sources.
SCTE &VT, Odisha shall not have any liability to any prospective bidder/ firm/ or any other person
under any laws (including without limitation the law of contract and tort), the principles of equity,
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 SCTE &VT, Odisha or their employees, any agency or
otherwise arising in any way from the selection process for the assignment. SCTE&VT, Odisha shall
also not be liable in any manner whether resulting from negligence or otherwise however caused
arising from reliance of any Bidder upon any statements contained in this RFP.
SCTE &VT, Odisha shall not be responsible for any delay in receiving the proposals. The issue of
this RFP does not imply that SCTE&VT, Odisha is bound to select a Bidder or to appoint the Selected
Bidder, as the case may be, for the services, and SCTE&VT, Odisha reserves the right to
accept/reject any or all of proposals submitted in response to RFP document at any stage without
assigning any reasons whatsoever. SCTE&VT, Odisha also reserves the right to withhold or
withdraw from the process at any stage with intimation to all who submitted RFP Proposal.
The information given is not exhaustive on account of statutory requirements and should not be
regarded as a complete or authoritative statement of law. SCTE &VT, Odisha accepts no
responsibility for the accuracy or otherwise of any interpretation or opinion on the law expressed
herein.
SCTE &VT, Odisha reserves the right to change/ modify/ amend any or all provisions of this RFP
document. Such revisions to the RFP / amended RFP shall be made available on the SCTE&VT
website: https://sctevtodisha.nic.in/
State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training, Odisha
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ABBREVIATIONS
RFP Request for Proposal
QCBS Quality and Cost-based Selection
SCTE&VT State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training, Odisha
EMD Earnest Money Deposit
AUA Authentication User Agency
TVET Technical & Vocational Education & Training
GST Goods & Services Tax
ITI Industrial Training Institutes
EPF Employee Provident Fund
ESIC Employee State Insurance Corporation
ISO International Organization for Standardization
MBA Master’s in Business Administration
PBG Performance Bank Guarantee
VC Vice Chairman
PAN Permanent Account Number
State Council for Technical Education & Vocational Training, Odisha
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TABLE OF CONTENT
1. CRITICAL INFORMATION . 6
1.1. CRITICAL INFORMATION REGARDING THE BIDDING . 6
2. INTRODUCTION . 7
3. INFORMATION ON THE RFP . 7
3.1. PURPOSE. 7
3.2. INVITATION TO BID . 8
4. INSTRUCTION TO BIDDERS. 8
4.1. RIGHT TO TERMINATE THE PROCESS .9
4.2. PRE-BID MEETING AND CLARIFICATION .9
4.3. RFP DOCUMENT & PROCESSING FEES .10
4.4. EARNEST MONEY DEPOSIT .10
4.5. SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL . 11
4.6. A |