- The request for proposal document said that MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and IT) seeks proposals from bidder to design, manufacture, supply and maintain Integrated NavIC and GPS chips and ensure deployment of Integrated NavIC and GPS receivers
- As per the document, the last date for submission of the bid is 11th January and pre-bid meetings will be held on 14th December
The government has invited proposals for design, manufacturing, supply and maintenance of 10 lakh integrated NavIC and GPS receivers. The request for proposal document said that MeitY (Ministry of Electronics and IT) seeks proposals from bidder to design, manufacture, supply and maintain Integrated NavIC and GPS chips and ensure deployment of Integrated NavIC and GPS receivers. As per the document, the last date for submission of the bid is 11th January and pre-bid meetings will be held on 14th December.
Provide subsidies to the qualified bidders.
It added that integrated NavIC and GPS receiver chips will improve overall signal availability and position accuracy in urban areas and will also support additional messaging facilities unlike GPS-only receiver chips. The NavIC system is totally under Indian control, which is a major requirement for a sovereign country. The government will also provide subsidies to the qualified bidders.
The document said that the bidder/s should design, manufacture, supply and maintain awarded quantities of Integrated NavIC and GPS receivers; and ensure deployment of Integrated NavIC and GPS receivers. The total awarded quantity is 10 Lakh. MeitY reserves the right to place parallel contracts on two or more vendors/bidders based on the pricing of the lowest technically compliant offer.
