) DEPARTMENT OF POSTS ~ INDIA From [To Postmaster General, All SSPOs/SPOs/SP (PSD, Chennai), Chennai City Region, Chennai City Region. Chennai - 600 002. No.Tech/27-1/GeM/Dlgs/2016 dated at Chennai 02 the 23.04.2019 Sub :Replacement of name of erstwhile DGS & D by GeM in GFR 20T7- reg. Kindly find enclosed, copy of Directorate’s letter no:3-1/2018FC (Posts) (Pt) dated 09.04.2019 regarding Amerided Rules of GFR 2017 for information and necessary action. Nate” 88 _(Fecti & SB), J. | ep O/o There General, AA Chennai City Region, Chennai - 600 002. Copy to: 7 All Group Officers, RO,CCR for information and necessary action, : 0 ha aS _ Asst. Director (Tech aesBr 4, | O/o the Postmaster General, *> \to Chennai City Region, Chennai ~ 600 002. SoNo. 3-1/2018-FC (Posts)(Pt) Government of India Ministry of Communications Department of Posts (Integrated Finance Wing) Dak Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi-110 001, Dated the Sub: Replacement of name of erstwhile DGS&D Wirectorate General of Supplies & Disposals) by GeM (Government Marketplace) in General Financial Rules (GFRs) 2017-reg, Tam directed to forward a copy of OM No.F.1/26/2018-PPD dated 02.04.2019 received from K Narayana Reddy, Under Secretary to the Govt. of India, Room No.512, Lok Nayak Bhawan, New Delhi, for information and necessary action Encl. As above A oe (WP Xaxa) Director (FA) To: CGM (BDCGM (MB)/COM(PLIVCCM (Pareel Directorate) Sr. DDG (PAP) . Secretary (PSBY/AIl DDsG, Postal Directorate CVO & Sr. DDG (Vig) All Chief Postmasters General Additional Director General, APS Clo 56, APO, R. K. Puram, Now Delhi Director, RAKNPA . Secretary (PSB) 9. All DDsG in Postal Directorate 10.AUl GM (Finance) aH 11.AU Postmasters General | 12.IFA to CGM (BD&MD), IFA to CGMC@LD, IFA to DDG (PMU), IRA to Secretary (PSB) : 13. Chief Engineer Dolhi/Bangalore, 14.All Directors of Accounts (Postal) 15.All Directors in Postal Directorate I 16. Directors of all Postal Training Centros 17.Director, CEPT, Mysore, with a request to upload the order on i India Post Website, j 18. All ADsG in Postal Directorate DB ww © ~~ Copy for information to: 1. Sr. PPS to Secretary (Posts) 2. PPS to Director General Postal Services 8. PPS to AS & FA (Posts)nani Poticy Divl Room.No.612, Lok Nayak Bhawat, New Dathi dated the. “Aptil, 2048, * OFFICE MEMORANDU! Subject: Replacement of 1 Supplies & Disposals} by Financial Rules (GFRs} 2017 - reg The undersigned is diracted to (Do) OM No. 1{1)/2012-Fol. Daied 20.08. to say thet the proposal of approval of Finance Minist ame of erstwhile DGS&D (Directorate General of ‘Gel (Governmant e-Marketplace) in General Supply Division, Qepartment of Commerce 2018 propasing changes in GFRs, 2017 and ¥ BoC has been examined and it has been decided with the fr 1o make changes to the GFRs, 2047 as tabulated below: '§.No. [ Existing Provisions of GFRs, 2017 Amended for AT Rule 147: Powers for procurement of | Rule 147: I goods: | goods: i | | i | the Ministries or Departments have | The Ministries oF Departments have | | | been delegated full powers to make {been delegated full powers to make \thor own arrangements for |thelr awn arrangements | procurement of goods. I aes, | procurement of goods ard services : [ however, @ Ministry or Department | that are not available on GeM. j | does not have the required expertise, | Common use, Goods and Services i | itmay project its indant w the Centra! | available an GoM are required to be | Purchewe Organisation (e.g. NGS&D) | procured mandatorily through GoM as | i | with the approval of. competent | por Rule 149, i | auttiority. The indent form to be | ! | utilized for this purpose wil be a per | | the standard form evolved by the) | Central Purchase Organisation. ___| _ EEE : ZT Rue 149 Government e-Marketplace | Rule 149 Government e-Marketplay ‘other agency ernment will host nt e-Marketplace tise Goats and iil ensure on (Gemy of Government India has | estibfished the Government @- | Marketplace (GeM) for_common use | Goods and Services. Geht SPV will Fensure adequate publicity including { [periadic advertiseman’ of the Hams 10 ! Page £085.“Existing Pri ai TA R Fadvertisenent ot isms Tbe procured i procured through Gi the | prospective suppliers. | prospective sunpller The | Procurement of Goods and Ser | Brocurement of Goods and Services | by Ministries. or Departments will be | oy Ministries. or Departmenis wil be Lmandatory for Goods er | Sericas, Linendalory for Goods or Servives | available of GeM. The oredentiale of + | available an GeM. Tha credentials of | suppliers on Gel shall be carted by | Suppliers on GeM shall be certiied by | GeM SPV..The procuring authorities ESRD, The procuiring authorities wil | will certity the reasonability of rates. | vended Rule | oerlily the reasonability of rates, The | The GoM portal shal be utikzed by the | y i ¥ i | through Ge Gel portal shall be utilized -by the Government buyers for direct online Government buyers for direct orrline ; purchases as under: i | purchases as under | 1) Up to Rs.50,000/- through any of | (2) Up to Rs.26,000 through any of the [he available suppliers on the GeM, | available suppliers on the GeM. meeting the requisite quality. ; meeting the requisite quality, | specification and delivery period, | specification and delivery period, i Qi) Above Rs.S0,000)- and up to }{il) Above Rs.25,000 and up to | | Rs.90,00,000/- through the Gotd Seller : Rs.5,00,000 through the Ge Seller | having lowest price amongst the | having fowest price amongst the | \ available sellers; of at least three / available sellers, (excluding i | Giferent. manufacturers, on Gel, | Automobiles where currant, mit of 20 | meeting the requisite — quality, | lakh will continue}, of al least tree specification and delivery period. The | cifferent manufacturers, on GoM. “eols for online bidding and: online | meting the — requisita quality, “reverse auction available on GeM can ; specification and delivery period. The ‘Ube used by the Buyer if decided by the | tools for online bidding and online | competent authority. reverse auction available on GeM can i @ used by the Buyers even for | procurements less than Rs 5,00,600, (le) Above R¢.30,00,000/- thraugh the { (i) Above Re.8,00.000 through the Supplier having lowest price meting | supplier having lowest price meeting the requisite quality. specification and | the raquisite quality, specification and delivery’ period after mandatorlly delivery period alter manktatorly Sbtaining bids, using online bidding or ; obtaining bids, using online bidding or reverse auction too! provided on GEM. . r@verse auction foo! provided on GeMt ‘excluding. Automobiles where current | iratt of 30 fakh vail continue), | Note: There is ne change in clauses | {iv} 10 (wil). Poge 20f §opines seraias ead of Ministry! may aio register ja and services which vail | arg specifically required by | that Dapartment of Olfice, periodically. ii) With vie 8 Fvormonty rsquicod fr | use, the Carts Purel | Organisation fe.g, | OGE&D) | prepara and maintain tenewise lists. of | | oligible and capable suppliers, Susir} Ragisttation af the supplier should be approved suppliers will be known ast done following a fair, transparent and [-Registered Suppliers’. All Ministfes or | reasonable procedure and after giving Dspartments may utilise these fists as/due — dublietty, Such registered and when necessary. Sush registerad | suppliers should be boarded an GeM | suppliers are prima facia eligible for | ae and when the Item of service gets Leonsideration for proairament of | listed on GeM : | goods through Limited Teaser Enquiry, | : [They sre also. ordinarily . exempted i + from furniahing bid security along with | their bids, A Head of Dapariment may | also register sunpiiers of yoods which ; ate. specifically required by thet | Department or Office, pericdically. | Registraiion of the supplier should be done following a fair, transparent and “reagonable procedure and after giving , due publicity 2s for (0) The fist of registered supptiars for | (v) The Hal of registered suppliers for the subject matter of grocurement be! (ie subject matter of procurement be exhibited on the Centra! Publig | exhibited on websites of the Proouring Procurement Portal and websites of | Entity! e-Procurement pnrtals. “the Procuting Enilly’ ¢-Procurement’ | | portats. iota: There is no change in clauses | | pio (vy __t Rule 185: Purchase of goads by! Purchase Committee: | Rule 785: Purchase “ef goods by | Purchase Committee: hy case a certain item is rio! available on the GeM portal, Purchase of goods | costing above Rs. 25,000 (Rupees / twenty five thousand only} and upte 0,600 (Rupees two lakh and fifty thousand only} on each occasion may ofa: Purchase of goods costing ahove Rs, | 28,000 (Rupees twenty five thousand | only) end upto Rs.2.60,000!- (Rupees | [two lakh and fifty thousand only) on | each occasion may be made on tie | recommendations of a duly constituted | Local Purch| I 207 “| Amended Rule | i an approptiaie! duly ~ constituted | level as decided by the Head of the! Committee consisting “of three | { Dspartinent. The commities wif survey | memiers of an appropriate level as | jthe market to ascerivin thé | decided by the Head of the | | feasanableness of rate, quality and. Dopartnent, The committee will survay | specifications and identify tive | the “market to ascertain the y appropriste——aupplier, “Before reasonableness of rate, quality arid | recommenting placement of the specifications and identify the : [purchase order, the members of the | appropriate supplier, Before | record a! placement of the committee with certificate 8a under jolntiy the members. of the Jointly record a val | committes Sertificaie a3 under: Cenified that we, members of the! *Cerllfied that we, members of the [purchase committee are jointly and; purchase cornmittes. are. jointly and jIndividually satisfied thatthe goods! individually satisfied that the gaods | | Tecommended for purchase ate of the | recommentied for purchese.are of the requisite specification -and. quality.{ requisite specification and < quality, priced at the prevailing market rate priced at the prevelling market rate and the supplier recommended is and the supplier recommendad is reliable and competent to supply the reliable and competent 10 supply the goods in question, and it is not! goods in question, and it is not dobarred by Deparment of Commerce : debarred by Department af Commarce | or Minisiny’ Department concerned. | or Ministry Department concerned,” | Rule 228 (lljr Copies of al Goniracis J and agreements for purchases of the v8 Lakhs and agreaments for purchases of the value of Rupees Twenty-five Lakhs 5 (aii) Copies of all Contracia > [value of Rupees Twenty-j | and above, and of all rate and running | and above entered into by civil j contracts entered into by civil departments of the Government, | departments of the Government other | should be sent to the Audit Officer and uihan the departments {ike the /or the Accounis officer as the case | Directorate General of Supplles and may be. | Disposals: for which a specie! audit | rocedure exists, should S¢ sent to the Audit Officer and jor the Accounts | offtosr as tha case may bi i 2 It-has been also decided to delete Rules £43,156,159(iv), 10(H), 173{xv) and 174{iv) of GFRs, 2017 related to rate contracts. 3. This OM is also avallabie"on our website www.doe.gov.in > Notification Circular ~» Procurement Policy OM,To a (iy : ( Narayana Re. w Under Searetary Seoreteries to All Central Government Ministries! Departments Financial Advisors of All Central Government Ministries! Depy a Govt. of India Telfay:-2482 1305 -kn.reddynic.in ements Page 5 of 5