Embassy of India
Kabul, Afghanistan

Corrigendum to 'Request for Proposal (RFP) for Outsourcing of Visa Services'

This has reference to the above mentioned RFP published on 23.02.16. Following amendments are being madeto the said RFP;

i)    Para V.8-MANDATORY CRITERIA

In sub-clause 'q', the phrase, "(Para V.8.q-Mandatory Criteria)" appearing at the end is deleted.

ii)    Para VI.9- AWARD OF CONTRACT TO MORE THAN ONE COMPANY

In sub-clause 'a', the sentence beginning with,' If a company which takes part in the tender process on the basis of a two Service Provider model, refuses to honour the selection and award of Contract, the Mission reserves the right to debar such a Company from future tenders.,"is amended to read as:

“If a company which takes part in the tender process on the basis of a two Service Provider model refuses to sign the Contract after confirming its willingness, the Mission has the right to debar such a Company from future tenders.”

iv)    Para X.13-BANK GUARANTEES

In sub-clause 'c', the formula is corrected as below:

“Service Fee x 180 days x number of applications per day, based on the figures pertaining to the preceding 12 months of the Mission, for the purpose mentioned at Para XV.19.b”

v)    Para XI.14-VALUE ADDED SERVICES

In sub-clause 'a', under S.No.v, the following modification is made:

“Online Form filling on IVFRT System: Price quoted by Mission or equivalent to Service Fee whichever is lower.”

vi)    Annexure-C

Under Section B, column F, the ‘formula iscorrectedto read as 4D+ E’.

vii)    Annexure-D : Mandatory Criteria

III. Scope of the work and deliverables required

Items under S.No. 1,2,3,4, 5 and 10 is amended to read as below;