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Request for Proposal (RFP)
For
Selection of Agency for Tracer Study of
Pass-out Students of
Government Polytechnics and Government ITIs in
Odisha
RFP No.960 / Dated 10.05.2023
STATE COUNCIL FOR TECHNICAL EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL
TRAINING, ODISHA (SCTE&VT)
Near Raj Bhawan, Unit-8,
Bhubaneswar- 751012
Email Id: secretarysctevt@gmail.com
Website: https://sctevtodisha.nic.in/en/
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DISCLAIMER
This RFP document is neither an agreement nor an offer by the State Council of Technical
Education and Vocal Training (SCTE &VT) Odisha, (hereinafter 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 toconsider the particular needs of each party who reads or uses this document. RFP
includes statementsthat 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 andanalysis and check the accuracy, reliability, and
completeness of the information provided in this RFPdocument and obtain independent advice
from appropriate sources.
SCTE&VT, Odisha will 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 will 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 will 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 for 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 will be made available on the SCTE&VT
website : https://sctevtodisha.nic.in/
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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
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
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Table of Contents
1. Critical Information. 7
1.1. Critical Information regarding the Bidding. 7
2. Introduction . 8
3. Information on the RFP . 8
3.1. Purpose & Background. 8
3.2. Invitation to Bid. 9
4. Instruction to Bidders. 9
4.1. Right to Terminate the Process . 10
4.2. Prebid Meeting and Clarification. 10
4.3. RFP Document & Processing Fees . 11
4.4. Earnest Money Deposit . 11
4.5. Submission of Proposal. 12
4.6. Adherence to the Annexures . |