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1 of 50<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-2011Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.Clause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarification1 HP Education 9 Eligibility Criteria Serial no.03 This is a mandatory criteria or not. Yes, it is mandatory.services-East2 IL&FS Education 9 Eligibility Criteria Serial no.03 1. As majority of the projects are long term either 3 or 5 years, so Not accepted, conditions are mandatory.current projects should also be considered. Signed agreementshould be asked for documentary evidence. 2. We also requestthat the criteria given for Project experience be consideredseparately i.e. during the last five years bidder should haveimplemented (1) an order value of more than Rs. 30 crores or (2)3 IL&FS10covering at least 400 schools.Eligibility Criteria Serial no.08 We request that a Bank Guarantee be also considered for Not Accepted.EducationEMDthe purpose of EMD.4 IL&FS Education 15Scope of work- Design ofcomputer lab. Point no.1.1.We would request the department to define, what would beinclude under “minor repairing” 2.We would also request thedepartment to share the details of Mechanical works.7 IL&FS18 Scope of work- Security We would request the department that the basic physical Not Accepted.Educationsecurity should be the responsibility of the school during8 IL&FS Education 25 Service level agreement -Point non-working We request the hours department and vacations. to change the penalty clause to per Not Accepted.no.4 serial no.1.working day basis from per hour basis.One of the class room in every school building is tobe converted to computer lab, bidders are advisedto survey and assess.5 IL&FS15 Scope of work-Site1. We request the department to obtain the necessary Not Accepted. A separate/ new electricalEducationpreparation.clearances, as it will hamper the services delivery process. connection would have to be obtained by the2. We also request the department to clarify whether the bidder for each school and will have to pay theelectrical connection can be extended from the main line for monthly bills.each school or a new electrical connection would have to be6 IL&FS Education 16 Scope of work- Internet obtained We would by suggest the bidder that department for each school. procure the internetSuggestion not acceptedbandwidth.connection directly from ISP for the project.9 IL&FS26 Service level agreement – 1. We would request the department to provision for cases, 1 &2 Not AcceptedEducationHelp Desk services.where the part has to be replaced; the procurement of therequired part will take 2-3 days. 2. We would also requestthe department that the clause be read as Rs.100 per10 IL&FS Education 38 Quality & cost based analysis working 1.The criteria day for of delay evaluation unresolved stated under call. (3) and (4) are in 1. Not Accepted as both are different.Serial no. 3 & 4conflict. Please clarify the same.2.We would also suggest that the average turnover be 2. Not Accepted.considered from computer education/computer aidededucation, since the project involves implementation of11 IL&FS Education 59 Gen conditions of the contract- computer We request education the department program. to change the clause to 30% of the Not Accepted.Payment schedule. Point no.1. contract value payable on delivery and successful installation andacceptance test of all the equipments, as this is the norm for12 IL&FS99 Annexure-14 Price proposalCAL/ICT tenders in the industry.We would request the department to change this clause to Not AcceptedEducationPart 1.Taxes Extra as applicable..13 Core Projects 9 Eligibility criteria – Point no.1. We request the authority to consider: The bidder should be a Not Acceptedandcompany/firm/society/corporation registered and incorporated inTechnologiesIndia under the appropriate act. Consortium of max. 2partnersLtd.may be allowed, wherein at least one of the partners individuallyshall fulfill eligibility criteria and Prime bidder shall be wholly andseverely liable for the project and shall be the single point ofcontact for this project.

<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-20112 of 50Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.Clause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarification14 Core Projects 9 Eligibility criteria – Point no.1. We understand that bidder shall comprise of Prime bidder +and2 Partners in the consortium. Please clarify. Reasoning: AsTechnologiesper annexure-2 Deed of consortium, 3 consortium members15 Ltd. Core Projects 9 Eligibility criteria –Point no.2. are We request allowed. the authority to consider: Bidder should be dealing in Not Acceptedandcomputer Education/computer aided educationTechnologiesbusiness/information technology/IT, system integration in IndiaLtd.and should have been in the business for a period exceeding16 Core Projects 9 Eligibility criteria –Point no.3.three years as on date of bid submission.We request the authority to consider: The bidder (in case of Not Acceptedandconsortium at least one of the partners individually) shouldTechnologieshave completed/running/awarded at least one computerLtd.education project involving computer education/computeraided education, development/supply/deployment oftextbook based multimedia content and related computerhardware in schools in India during the last five (5) years for(1) an order value more than 20 crores & (2) covering atleast 400 schools. Reasoning: in QCBCA Page no. 37- projectexperience: The authority has already consideredcompleted/running/awarded projects against projectexperience for computer aided education/computereducation. 2. The order value depends on the deliverables in17 Core Projects 10 Eligibility criteria –Point no.8. the We request schools, the hence authority experience to consider in number Bank Guarantee of schools also in for an Not AcceptedandEMD issued by a Nationalized Bank/Scheduled commercial bank.TechnologiesReasoning: Bank Guarantee is considered in most of the ICT/CAL18Ltd.Core Projects 37 QCBCA-OrganizationprojectsWe requestby otherthe authoritystate Govts.to consider: (1)Number of years of Not Acceptedandcapabilities of the bidderpointoperation in India in comp.education/ comp. aided educationTechnologiesno.1.business/ Information Technology/IT systemLtd.Integration.Reasoning- please refer eligibility criteria no.2page 09 where the authority has already considered comp.education/comp. aided education business/ informationtechnology/IT system integration.(2) Minimum 3 years willbe awarded 3marks. For every additional 1 year of19 Core Projects 37 QCBCA- Project experience – operation, We request 1 the mark authority will be to awarded consider-(1) to a Number maximum of schools of 5 marks. in (1) & (2) Not Acceptedpoint no.1.andIndia where Comp. aided education/Comp. education program onTechnologiesBOOT is implemented by the bidder in India in last three years.Ltd.Completed/running/awarded projects as on date of bidsubmission. (2) 400 schools will be given 3 marks. For every20 Core Projects 37 QCBCA- Project experience –additional 100 schools 1 mark will be awarded to a max. of 5We request the authority to consider- (1) Number of State in Not Acceptedpoint no.2.andIndia where the bidder is executing/awarded computerTechnologieseducation/computer aided education.ICT/IT projects in lastLtd.three years till the date of bid submission. (2) For one state3 marks. For every additional state 1 mark will be awarded21 Core Projects 38 Project experience- point no.4. to We a request max. of the 5 marks. authority to consider- Average annual turnover of Not Accepted.andlast 3 FY of the OEM of computer supply, installation,Technologiescommissioning, operation and maintenance etc as on 31-3-201022Ltd.Core Projects 37 Evaluation-QCBCA-point no.1. We request the authority to consider photocopies signed and Not Accepted.Required eligible documents.andTechnologiessealed by the authorized signatory of the bidder or companysecretary of the bidder.Not Accepted . In Annexure-2 , what is given ismerely a format only.

<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-20113 of 50Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.32 Core Projects 73andTechnologiesLtd.33 Core Projects 113-114 Annexure-15andTechnologiesClause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarification23 Core Projects 15 Scope of work-We request the authority to clarify whether we need to propose Bidders are advised to survey and take decisionandsupply/Installation point no. false ceiling in each lab. We understood that for site preparation based on their observations.Technologies1.3.1activity as per technical specification for lab infrastructure, weLtd.only need to provide vinyl flooring along with minor repairs forany bulge from roof and whitewash in each lab. Please clarify.Alsorequest you to clarify on the scope of Partitioning required in each24 Core Projects 15 Scope of work- Design oflab.Please clarify on the requirement of physical security It means security of the laboratories.andcomp. lab Point no.1infrastructure.25 TechnologiesCore Projects 16Scope of worksupply/Installationpoint no.1.3.5We request authority to provide clarification and morespecification on the requirement of Database.Bidders are advised to take decision based onstructure of their contents and details given forteachers trainingandTechnologies26Ltd.Core Projects 17 Scope of work- Training of We request authority to specify the exact number of of PC’s Requirements have been documented in RFPandstudents- point no.1. and access nodes required for the lab27 TechnologiesCore Projects 32Instruction to bidders- 10.Submission of proposals.We request the authority to consider one prequalification bid andone technical bid for all the zones and three price forms as perannexure-14 for all the zones as the prequalification and technicalIt can be considered, but the bidders have to submitseparate EMD’s for each zone applied for.andTechnologies28Ltd.Core Projects 71 Technical specificationsbidsWe requestshall be theauthoritysame fortoallspecifyzones.the operating system Requirements have been documented in theandRequirement for operating required for the project.RFP29 TechnologiesCore Projects 71 systems….Technical specifications- We request authority to also consider the option of Open Office. Requirements have been documented in the RFPandRequirement for operating30TechnologiesCore Projects 72systems…. Point no.4.Technical specifications- : As per our understanding we may need to provide:-andComputing & Lab(1).3PC/server (2.)9 access/shared computing nodesTechnologiesinfrastructure. Point no. 1&3. connected to 3 PC /server. Please clarify. Also requestLtd.authority to specify on the specification of monitor to beattached to shared computing device. Request authority toclarify if speakers are required with access /shared31 Core Projects 86 Annexure-5 computing We request authority node. Also to please clarify as provide for which suggested software components Not acceptedandTechnologiesLtd.Technical specifications- Online UPS:the undertaking is required. In case the same is also required forOS and Office, we would like to mention that InternationalVendors like Microsoft do not provide such undertakings as pertheir policy Also the undertaking will not be required in case weare providing our own software or if we are providing open sourcesoftware..UPS rating has not been mentioned in the tender. It isrequested to kindly specify the UPS rating along withminimum VAH for the desired backup time, which will help toprovide a common platform to all vendors while ensuringthat the required battery backup is indeed provided. Wewould like to recommend a UPS capacity of 700VA (to caterto the specified load) with battery capacity of 1000 VAH for30 min. backup on full lab load. Input voltage range of160V-270V (on full load) is the industry norm & may kindlybe considered; input voltage range of 120-270V( on 50%load) can be specified. We recommend input power factor of≥0.95 as per Industry standard, which is sufficient for allWe request authority to clarify whether we can propose one ormore open source software to cater to the requirements therein.Requirements have been documented in theRFP, additional gadgets like speaker etc eitherinbuilt or external for CAL are to be provided bybiddersMinimum requirements have been documentedin the RFP, higher specification can be acceptedMinimum requirements have been documented inthe RFP

<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-20114 of 50Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.34 Inspira73 SwitchEnterprise35 India Brainsoft Pvt. Ltd. 72 Delivery of teacher trainingTechnologies (I)36Pvt.Ltd.Brainsoft73 DisplayTechnologies37 (I) Emerson Pvt.Ltd. 73 Online UPSNetwork Power(India) Pvt.Ltd.40 Intel73 Host personal computer.Technology41 India AMD India Pvt. Pvt. Ltd. 73 Host personal computer.Ltd.Clause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarificationNeed to know exact number of ports andtype(unmanaged/managed) of switch required.Please let us know the name of multimedia based technologytools that you want to teach your teachers. And who will procurethose32” displaytools.is not sufficient for a classroom of 20 students.So please explain uses of this product in concern of ICTprojects. I/P range- This shall be 160 to 270 Vac as per UPS IndustryMinimum requirements have been documentedin the RFPMinimum requirements have been documented inthe RFPMinimum requirements have been documentedin the RFP, higher specification can be acceptedMinimum requirements have been documented inthe RFP, higher specification can be acceptedstandard. O/P Voltage Regulation- This shall be 220/230+/-2% asper Ups industry standard. Third harmonic Distortion- This shall becorrected as Total Harmonic Distortion. Overall Efficiency- Thisshall be 88% as per UPS Industry standard. General- ISO 1400138 N computing 31 Website linkshall also be asked from the OEM.The mentioned website link does not work. If we can get the The mentioned website link is working.39 India. N computing 73 Network cabling proper You have link. mentioned that only CAT 6 cable to be used and the Requirements have been documented in the RFP.India.max. distance should be 10 metres but there is no mention of theother end of CAT 6 cable as one end is to terminate on accessdevice the other end needs to terminate on the host PC where acard is missing perhaps to complete the virtualization solution ofthe desktop (hostPC)We would request you to consider the Intel Core i3-540(3.06Ghz 4MB L3 cache) instead of Core 2 Duo 8400.You have asked for 6 MB L2 cache in that clause AMD can’tparticipate, at the same time department will take old generationMicroprocessor. All the new generation processors including thecore processors (core i3,i5 & i7) from Intel has no L2 cache, onlyL3 cache. So small corrigendum required 6MB L2 cache6MB L3 cache, Both the companies will be able to compete and42 Samsung India 73 Displaythe department will get max. benefit.Please add the following certifications-UL Certifications, FCCElectronics Pvt.Certifications, CE Certifications43 Ltd. Samsung India 73 Printer Laser Based Multi function Printers in place of Dot Matrix Printers.Electronics Pvt.44Ltd.NIIT Ltd. 9 Eligibility Criteria - Clause 2Minimum requirements have been documentedin the RFP, higher specification can be acceptedMinimum requirements have been documented inthe RFP, higher specification can be acceptedMinimum requirements have been documentedin the RFP, higher specification can be acceptedMinimum requirements have been documented inthe RFP, higher specification can be acceptedThe DPI invites bid from bidders those who are dealing in all Minimum eligibility to participate andIT related area, where as the evaluation is for Computer evaluation of strength of bidders are separate.Education and Computer Aided education. If the Departmentare going to consider all IT related companies, then forevaluation the Dept. has to take turnover only in ComputerEducation as per Technical Proposal mentioned in Page 95Clause-3. Please clarify. It is mentioned that the biddershould be in the business for a period of exceeding threeyears. This is contradictory to Page 38 evaluation criteria45 NIIT Ltd. 9 Eligibility Criteria - Clause 3 where It is mentioned it mentioned that the that bidders's 'last three experience years'. in Please schools clarify. in India Please see the clarification given herein aboveduring the last 5 lyears. This is contradictory to Page 38evaluation criteria where it is mentioned that last three years.Please clarify.

<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-20116 of 50Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.59 NIIT Ltd. 2566 NIIT Ltd. 72Clause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarification57 NIIT Ltd. 21 Availability of separate 1-phase The schools should be provided with electrical connection in the Not Acceptedraw power.computer Lab. Bidder applying for electrical connection will not befeasible and should be the responsibility of the school. It is58 NIIT Ltd. 23 Resource requirementsuggestedIt is suggestedto changethatthe1 perclausezonesuitably.located at the zone HQ. What Dedicated resources are required for thedoes it mean by NOC Engineer. Please clarify. Forproject by the successful bidders and they areinfrastructure support Bidder would have arrangement with to be stationed with the DPI.the OEM supplier for maintenance. Hence it is suggestedIT Infrastructure related servicelevels:that Power this availablility resource is personnel not in the control be removed of the from bidder. the 4 hours tender. ofpower availability will not be feasible when there is power shutdown as the UPS back up rating is only for 30 minutes. It issuggested that this clause be removed from the tender. Whatdoes it mean by each components? Please clarify.Power availablility of mnimum 4 hours in Lab isrequired and UPS back up rating is for 30 minutes.60 NIIT Ltd. 32 Submission of proposals- a & (a) Do we have to submit the Pre-qualification bid (Envelope- Separate EMD and Price bid for every zone isdA) and Technical Bid (Envelope-B) Zone-wise, as the prequalificationrequiredbid document and Technical Bid documents arecommon. We request the dept. to modify the clauseaccordingly. (b) As the pre-qualification & technical biddocuments are huge and scanning the signed copy andmaking a softcopy is consume lot of time. Also, we need to61 NIIT Ltd. 37 QCBCA clause 1&3 submit To get Gazetted soft-copy Govt. Zone-wise. officer attestation We request on the documents dept. to delete is very Please see the clarification given herein abovedifficult. The bidder will submit the required document withBidder's Authorized Signatory signature. As per Page 30 Clause(A) 4, the bidder has to submit the Power of Attorney grantingpersion signing the bid the right to bid the bidder as the'Consituted attorny of the Directorate'. Hence, we request the62 NIIT Ltd. 38 QCBCA clause 3&4dept. to change the clause suitably.Both the criteria are not asked for in the Eligibility Criteria Please see the clarification given herein aboveeven though it appears in technical proposal. In the eligibilitycriteria it is mentioned that '…average turnover of Rs.100crores in the last three financial years…'. Please clarify.63 NIIT Ltd. 38 QCBCA clause 4 This is a computer education tender whereas the clause is on the Please see the clarification given herein abovesupply of computer and its installation as on 31.03.2010 for thepast three years. This clause will help hardware suppliers themost to score maximum points. Since this is a computer educationproject, please consider changing this to similar educationprojects on BOOT basis in India as on 31.03.2010 for the past 364 NIIT Ltd. 55 Prices 20.1years.As the contract is for 5 years and the price is fixed there can No upward revisionof rate is permitted duringnot be any further negotiations every years or as desired by the entire period.65 NIIT Ltd. 58 Change of size /quantities DPI. Is this Please written clarify. consent must be applicable both for increase and Please refer to stores and purchase rules of CGdecrease of quantities/size.Computing and labinfrastructureThe Operating system soft ware, details as whether it is Requirements are based on courseware. PleaseWindows based / Linux based and Office application software refer Teachers training syllabus.details as whether it is MS-Office or Open Office to bespecified. Also whether Anti virus software is to be providedis to be mentioned.

<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-20117 of 50Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.Clause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarification67 NIIT Ltd. 73 Computing and labIn Clause 1, it is mentioned that each lab should be equipped with Minimum requirements of DPI have been specified.infrastructure- Virtualization 10 access points. In the Clause 3 it is mentioned that virtualizationshould be 1:3. This would mean 1:3 will have 3 sets resulting to12 Access points. Please clarify whether there should be only 10access points or 1:3 - 3 sets to make it 12 Access points. If it is 12Access points, the furniture & UPS quantity also is to be suitably68 NIIT Ltd. 73 Computing and labchanged.There are only 10 access points and hence 24 port switch is It is 16/24.infrastructure- Switch not required. Please make necessary changes to the clause.69 NIIT Ltd. 73 Online UPS It is suggested that UPS rating, battery rating and Quantity be Please see the clarification given herein abovespecified to avoid ambiguity. It is also suggested that for every1:3 access point one 1 KVA Line interactive UPS with 30 minutesback up be mentioned as specification of UPS instead of online70 NIIT Ltd. 74 CFL LampsUPS.The CFL bulb wattage to be changed. No CFL bulb at 60 3 CFL of 20 watts each may be providedwatts is available. It is suggested to have CFL of 14 to 2071 NIIT Ltd. 74 Separate electric connection Watts. Please clarify that the electric connection is 1 Phase or 3 Phase as It is 1 Single Phase.the charges for obtaining connections differ.72 NIIT Ltd. 74 ManpowerFor District coordinators, It is mentioned that there would be School coordinator means Instructors appointedSchool coordinators under them. There is no mention of in each of the 1900 schools.School coordinators' roles & responsibilities, number ofSchool Coordinators required. Also, number of District73 NIIT Ltd. 82 Annexure-2 Coordinators The Deed of Consortium required provides is to be provided.3 members even though they Please see the clarification given herein abovespecified two partners for the consortium. Please clarify.74 NIIT Ltd. 113 Annexure 15 SchoolShould we take the schools management software in the Cost is inclusiveManagement……costing as it is not mentioned anywhere else in the tender.75 NIIT Ltd. 115 Annexure 16 In School environment, the Visual studio software is not provided Not Accepted.and hence it is suggested that portion related to Visual Basic andMS-ACCESS be removed. Also, it is suggested to add coursemanual & certificate for teacher training be provided for76 NIIT Ltd.maximum 5 teachers per schoolComp.Education for students. No syllabus for Computer education services for class 9 to12 is provided. Also, whether bidder is supposed to providecourse Certificate is to be made clear. For course materialto be provided, average strength per school would be77 Everonn Ltd 15 Physical security infrastructure Whether required We to cost need for to give the material Physical security for all 1900 schools? Yes, as clarified earlier.78 Everonn Ltd 15& 1-phase supplyIt is as per the CG board Syllabus, a copy of thesame can be obtained by bidders.Please clarify on this point because it seems that bidder Yes, successful bidder has to ensure 1 phaseneed to take a separate single phase connection for the supply.Connection in the name of concernedcomputer lab and if it is yes then the electrical connection school is to be obtained.will be booked in whose name (Bidder/School Name) and theInstallation cost so incurred on it will be borne by whom79 Everonn Ltd 15 Design of computer lab bidder/School If Education HM. Department GOCG has planned a Standard The size of the room can vary as per the buildingsize and design for the computer lab then that should be known to specifications in each school. The average roombidders well in advance with all specification of Civil, Mechanical size is 15/20= 300 sq.ft.and Electrical works because the cost on all these work will vary80 Everonn Ltd 16upon the room size.Supply and Installation- 1.3.5 Requesting to provide us more clarity on this clause Please see the clarification given herein above

<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-20118 of 50Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.Clause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarification81 Everonn Ltd 17 Supply of training personnel Kindly provide us the list of Computer Education institutions in Not accepted.Chhattisgarh which GOCG consider as reputed and recognizedand beside this kindly let us know the minimum salary structurefixed (if any) for these computer professionals by the CG82 Everonn Ltd 17 Training of Govt.government.Teachers…..But no-where in the Tender it is mentioned, what will be thesuitable time/hours for the teacher’s training and whetherthe training should be individual or in combined manner. Inour belief to make teacher’s training more effective it shouldbe done, after the school’s final exams gets over in the mid83 Everonn Ltd 18 Security of Obviously April month bidder every will year. provide all security to protect the Clarified in query no.56equipments installed, data made, services, applications andinfrastructure from any malicious attack and theft duringworking hours of the School’s Computer lab. As in all schoolswatchmen are appointed through Janbhagidari samiti /School Administration hence after school hours and duringschool holidays this responsibility should be undertaken byschool HMs/administration because this project is of School84 Everonn Ltd 18 Help desk services Education To Provide a for Service mass desk benefit facility, hence whether this clause we have should to provide be all Yesthe 3 channels. Please clarify85 Everonn Ltd 79 Development of Multimedia Bidder is also not against the larger interest of the state Not accepted.-1.4citizen but the modification/Copying the contents with otherprograms or materials should be solely vested with Bidder86 Everonn Ltd 71 Requirement for Operating only. Operating system is not mentioned, but in software part asked for OS has to be as per the office suit specified.systemMS-office. Please clarify87 Everonn Ltd 72 Requirement for Operating Please make a clarity on the basic computer functioning, Please see the clarification given herein abovesystem- provide tutorials which type of tutorial, to whom and in which mode88 Everonn Ltd 73 Host personnel computer89 Everonn Ltd 73 Host personnel computer- The Display Should be either in TV or MonitorDisplay90 Everonn Ltd 73 Host personnel computer- In Printer 240 Cps seems monopoly, please make this as higher.Printer91 Everonn Ltd 73 Host personnel computerswitchSince it is a 3 host system, our suggestion is, we can use 8 Please see the clarification given herein aboveport switchitself.92 Everonn Ltd 72 Virtualization We are assuming 3 host PC and 8 terminals? Pl. confirm.94 Everonn Ltd Annexure 2,3&4Mentioned Processor E8400 is EOL, So Service support will be aproblem for next five yearsa.Teacher trainings will be held at DCECcenters b. Teacher training will be of 2 weeksduration. c. Syllabus provided in the tenderdocument.Minimum specification has been indicated. Biddersto specifiy as per required SLAOnly TV and wall mounted monitor has beenaskedMinimum requirements have been documented inthe RFP, higher specification can be acceptedNo, in case of virtualization it has to be 1:3 for allmachines.93 Everonn Ltd 73 Battery backup Two type of Battery Backup is mentioned, one in SLA(4 Hrs Clause is clear. It is 30 minutes .Battery Back up) and other in Technical Specification(30 minbattery back up) So what is the correct battery back up weneed to use itKindly clear the value of Stamp Paper on which the variousdeclaration is to be givenThe value of stamp paper is that which islegitimately applicable &acceptable.

<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-20119 of 50Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.Clause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarification95 Educomp9 Eligibility criteria- no.1 Apart from Prime Bidder fulfilling the eligibility criteria, we The clause is very clear.solutions Ltd.also suggest the other member forming the consortiumshould also have an expertise in executing CE & CAEprojects of similar mandate and its belongingness to theroots of education fraternity after looking into the vast scope96 Educomp10 Eligibility criteria- EMD of An implementing option among Demand CEP in 1900 draft and Schools Bank across Guarantee Chattisgarh should be to Not Accepted.solutions Ltd.provided to the bidder for submitting / furnishing the EMDs for allthe three prescribed zones. Bank Guarantee format has to bereleased by the DPI in the same context97 Educomp 15 Site preparationAccording to our expertise the ideal space required forsolutions Ltd.accommodating 20 students & teacher with 10 computers aminimum space of 20’x20’=400 Sq Ft area is desired. Werequest the department to specify the space to be providedfor setting up of the lab. We understand that the separateelectrical connectivity will have to be taken in the name ofschool. Obtaining connection for each of the sites willrequired additional time as necessary documents needs besubmitted at the local electrical sub-division, we request thedepartment to suitably add one week more instead of onlythree weeks. Or department can suggest us a process inliaison with the electrical department to get the connections98 Educomp16 Testing & commissioning- centrally Department instead is requested of applying to provide separately the schedule for each for Acceptanceof the Refer to time schedule given in RFPsolutions Ltd.1.5.1&1.5.2Test which will be followed after the completion of the site99 Educomp 17 Supply of training personnelpreparation.Department may kindly clarify the duration of PGDCA. Also Not acceptedsolutions Ltd.1.6.2The average size of the room is clarified inquery no.79.getting 2 yrs PGDCA candidate might be difficult in alllocations, department may suitably amend the clause orconsider candidates with lower qualifications on case to case100 Educomp17 Training of Govt Teachers…. basis. We apprehend that we need to train 5 teachers every year for a Clarified as query no.82solutions Ltd.period of 2 weeks for 6 hrs /day from each 1900 schools but werequest a clarify on the approximate nos of other schools to beidentified for training and also the details of the venue which willbe use for the training either it needs to be arranged by the101 Educomp 25 IT infrastructure relatedbidder or will be provided by the department.The technical requirement given in the tender is for 30 mins Please see the clarification given herein abovesolutions Ltd.service levelsbackup time. To avail 4 hrs backup time in case of powerdrop we need to suitably modify the technical requirementof the UPS. If it is the case of electricity and UPS then it alldepends upon the power situation of the locality. Underforce majeure where there is no power it will be difficult tomaintain the 4 hrs target.Department mayelaborate the term “Minor Civil Repairs”. Attending anyrepair works within 72 hrs is not practical as it involves102 Educomp 37 & 38 QCBCA resource In BOOT Model and manpower Projects of similar mobilization scope of also. work Department usually in quality may Not Accepted.solutions Ltd.QCBS [Quality Cost Based Selection] 70% weightage is given onTechnical Capabilities and 30% on Financial Bids. As execution ofprojects of this nature require more technical and groundexpertise we would suggest to consider 70% weightage forTechnical and 30% weightage for Financial.

<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-201110 of 50Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.Clause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarification103 Educomp 86 Annexure -5 Department may kindly clarify whether the same needs to Yessolutions Ltd.be provided for supply of multimedia educational contentwhich will be developed by the bidder in-house.104 Educomp87 Annexure-6solutions Ltd.107 Educomp 115-116 Annexure-16solutions Ltd.108 Educomp73 Host personnel computersolutions Ltd.109 Educomp 72solutions Ltd.110 Educomp75 Online UPSsolutions Ltd.111 Educomp 73 Displaysolutions Ltd.112 Educomp73 switchsolutions Ltd.All the required hardware items are not covered under IDCReports. Department may kindly clarify which are the hardwareitems for which the OEMs needs to submit the sameRequirements are clearly specified in the RFP,DGS&D / CSIDC empanneled hardware can also beprovided105 Educomp 92 Annexure-8, 4 & 5 The place of presence through franchisee/own centers has Not Accepted.solutions Ltd.no relevance with the scope of the tender, we would requestthe department to suitably amend the same and consideronly the proof having bidders own office as required under106 Educomp 113-114 Annexure-15eligibility The preferred criteria. front and back end tools for the School MIS has not Minimum requirements have been documented insolutions Ltd.been defined. Department may kindly clarify on the technical the RFPaspects of the MIS, whether it has to be standalone school base orcentralized, provision and availability of server if need to bedeployed centralized. Department may also kindly clarify on thedeployment of customized GPL based applications for the same.Computing and labinfrastructureThe syllabus also covers language-Visual Basic; where asdepartment has opted for only MS Office suite; departmentmay kindly clarify whether the bidder needs to provide VBsoftware; if so the version.Department kindly clarify on the following points: Core2 duo8400: Higher config. will be available with most of the OEMs, asthis is EOL product on Intel roadmap. Suggest deptt. to mentionthe exact CPU as available for such big qty and also specify theequivalent of AMD processor. Serial and parallel ports: Serial andparallel ports are not available in latest motherboards, usb portsare the standard config, recommend for USB ports.320 gb UltraHDD: may opt for SATA HDD, Dvd-rw: may opt for 8x or higher, 3pci slots: the standard mother boards are of 2 min slots; may optfor 2 or more instead of 3 PCI slots. 17” tft lcd: may opt for 17” orhigher as now a days commonly used is TFT with 18.5”, Keyboard:option for USB along with PS2 may be allowed, Mouse: option forUSB along with PS2 may be allowed , Speakers: watts may bedefined, Audio Card: now a days the audio is integrated with theDepartment may kindly clarify whether it is 4 Host and 11shared nodes or 3 host and 8 shared nodesDepartment may kindly clarify the ratings for the UPS andwhether full load lab including 32”TV, fan and CFL needs to beconnected. The ratings and the quantity may kindly be clarified I/pRange - 145 t0 270 on Full load: This shall be 160 to 270 VAC asper UPS Industry standard, O/p Voltage Regulation - 220/230 +/-1%: This shall be 220/230 +/- 2% as per UPS Industry standard,Third Harmonic Distortion: This shall be corrected as TOTALHARMONIC DISTORTION, Overall Effficiency -> 90%: This shall be88% as per UPS Industry standardDepartment may clarify whether we need to supply LCD,PLASMA or LED TV, also the connectivity thru PC, Direct, USBport is required or not to play the contents directly may beclarified.Department may kindly clarify how many uplink ports are reqd. 1or 2 and also confirm 16 or 24 port switch is requiredMinimum requirements have been documentedin the RFPPlease see the clarification given herein aboveMinimum requirements have been documented inthe RFP, higher specification are acceptableAll host are to be connected to 3 shared nodesin case of virtualized solution being offered.Please see the clarification given herein aboveMinimum requirements have been documented inthe RFP, higher specification are acceptablePlease see the clarification given herein aboveMinimum requirements have been documentedin the RFP, higher specification are acceptableMinimum requirements have been documented inthe RFP

<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-201111 of 50Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.113 Educomp 73 Networkingsolutions Ltd.Clause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarification114 Educomp74 chairs Chair specification may kindly be defined. Moreover chairs are to The clause is clear.solutions Ltd.be supplied only for students, teachers chair is not requested for.115 Educomp 74 White washsolutions Ltd.Department may please clarify whether structured cablingwith Rack needs to be provided. If so please elaborate therequirement in terms of IO Box, Patch Pannel, SMB etc.The requirement –distemper or paint is not clear-departmentmay kindly clarify along with the approximate dimension ofthe lab room116 EducompConsumables Consumables to be delivered annually to all schools may kindly be As per the need.solutions Ltd.defined along with the list of deliverables and schedule for117 NICT Indore. 9 Eligibility Criteria Point-1delivery.The eligibility criteria for the consortium shall be redefined & Not Acceptedbeing a consortium the party shall fulfill the eligibility jointlyas a consortium bidder and the consortium is treated assingle unit, which can be defined by the prebid consortiuminstrument then only the purpose of allowing consortiumshall be fulfill otherwise allowing consortium will not serve118 NICT Indore. 9 Eligibility Criteria point-3 the As per purpose the scope & limit of work the in no. order of eligible to have participants a fair and equal limiting Not Acceptedcompetition the order value instead of fix term 30 Cr. Should bemade as a ranging from 25 to 30 cr. And schools covering shouldbe in the range if 400 to 500 because how it can be justify that aperson having implemented a project of 27cr.is not eligible andthe person having project implemented 30 cr is eligible for suchproject. This will not limit the no. of participant and all the sizableorganization working in ICT in education shall be given equalchance and opportunities it is further recommended . In case ofNGO having experience of successful project the order value maybe between the range of 20-25 cr. More over in this point theexperience of providing computer teacher at least in 1000 schoolsshall be made essential i.e. 50% of requirement of tender whichPoint-3is going to be the backbone of for the sustainability of project forAlternatively it should be drawn as per the value of each Not Acceptedzone & for one zone 25-30 cr Two zone 30-35 cr and for all 3zone 75-100 cr is strongly recommended.119 NICT Indore. Eligibility Criteria Additional Marks for NGO should be added or criteria must be Not Accepted.relaxed where as the quality standard and experience in suchtype of project may be made essential for NGO’s.120 NICT Indore. 10 &80 Eligibility Criteria Point-6 In case of NGO’s the successful completion certificate of at Not Accepted.least 1 such project shall be made essential with thecorporate funding arrangement instead of positive net worthbecause NGO works on no profit no loss basis. Positive Net121 NICT Indore. 21& 22 Time schedule worth The time should line delivery be relaxed is too for stringent NGO and requested as follows: Not Accepted.Time for site survey and availability should be merged andincreased to T+15 , Procurement time should be atleast T+45 for100% , 100% installation & running/commencement of training122 NICT Indore. 23 Resource requirementshould be T+90 days.District coordinators should be added as it was mentioned Not Accepted.on page no.76-77123 NICT Indore. 74 Instructor table Chair for instructor should be added Not AcceptedNICT Indore. Printer Table should be added. Not Accepted.Minimum requirements have been documentedin the RFPIt may be distemper/paint. ApproximateDimension of the room is clarified as in queryno.79

<strong>Clarifications</strong> on the queries provided in the Pre-Bid Conference on 22-3-201112 of 50Each applicant should conduct its own investigation and analysis and should check the accuracy, reliability and completeness of the information contained in RFP & this document. The bidders are requested toobtain independent advice from appropriate sources.S.No.Name of thefirmQuerypageNo.Clause no/paragraph Clarification/changes sought DPI’S clarification124 NICT Indore. 74 CFL CFL Lamps of 60 watts-04 no’s should be used.125 NICT Indore. 75 District coordinators SC or SC’s should be replaced by computer Teacher /faculty Clarified as in query no.72126 NICT Indore. 17 Training of Students Class wise students strength required in order to access volume of Not Acceptedcourseware to be distribute the student strength school wise may127 NICT Indore. 17kindlyConsumablesbe provided.for printer like paper rim ribbons need to be Not Accepted128 NICT Indore. 15 Supply/Installation UPS specified. battery replacement cycle should be specifiedSuccessful bidder has to ensure SLA for the entire 5year period.129 NICT Indore. 59 Payment schedule 10% of the contract value should be replaced by 20% and Not Acceptedaccordingly QGR will be 4% instead of 4.5% (As major ha/wequipments are installed at schools.)Minimum requirements have been documented inthe RFPDirectorPublic InstructionChhattisgarh