NTPC Limited
(A Government of India Enterprise)
EOC Noida Office
NOTICE INVITING TENDER (NIT)
FOR
Refresh of IT Security Set up of NTPC Ltd
(Domestic Competitive Bidding)
NIT No: NTPC/EOC/9900181903 Date: 30.07.2019
1.0 NTPC invites on-line bids from eligible Bidders for aforesaid package, as per the scope of
work briefly mentioned hereinafter:
2.0 Brief Details
NIT Date
31.07.2019
NIT No.
NTPC/EOC/9900181903
Document download Commencement Date & Time
01.08.2019
Last Date and Time for Bid submission
27.08.2019, 15:00PM
Technical Opening Date & Time
29.08.2019, 15:00PM
Price Bid Opening Date & Time
shall be intimated separately. For
any corrigendum and extension of
date of bid submission, please visit
the website.
Cost of Bidding Documents in INR
Rs. 7875/-
EMD/Bid Security
Rs 50,00,000/-
Pre-Bid Conference Date & Time
20.08.2019
Last Query Date
09.08.2019
Reverse Auction
Not Applicable
3.0 Bid Security and Integrity Pact (if applicable) shall be submitted in a sealed envelope
separately offline/online by the stipulated bid submission closing date and time at
the address given below. Any bid without an acceptable Bid Security and Integrity
Pact (if applicable) shall be treated as non-responsive by the employer and shall not
be opened.
4.0 The bidding document is available online. A complete set of Bidding Documents may
be downloaded by any interested Bidder from the NTPC tender website
https://eprocurentpc.nic.in.
The Bidder would be required to register in the website. First time users are required
to register themselves on NTPC tender website after filling up the required details.
Users whose email address has not been linked to a vendor code allotted by NTPC/
first time users not allotted any vendor code by NTPC, should send a copy of the
registration details to the e-mail address specified in this NIT under Address for
Communication with following details at least three working days prior to Technical
Opening Date:
i. Request on the letter head of the Company
ii. Copy of GST Registration,
iii. Copy of PAN no.,
iv. email ID and Contact No.
v. Name and Designation of the contact person
vi. Cancelled cheque & E.F.T form duly verified by bank
Note: Format of E.F.T (Electronic Fund Transfer) is attached along with bidding
documents.
5.0 Brief Scope of Work & other specific detail
The scope of work includes supply, installation and integration of the following solutions:
Network firewalls
Firewall management system
SIEM (Security Information and event management) Solution
Secure remote access solution
Secure Web gateway solution
Secure Email gateway solution
Server Security solution
Endpoint Security Solution
The scope of work also includes providing support services for the above security solutions
for the entire contract period
6.0 Qualifying Requirements for Bidders:
6.1.0 The bidder should have a valid ISO27001 certificate for Security Operations Center
(SOC) / Managed Security Service (MSS) as on the date of opening of techno-
commercial proposal
6.2.0 The bidder should have executed any one of the following ‘Similar’ Works in
preceding seven years as on the date of opening of techno-commercial proposal:
One Work of value not less than Rs. 2311 Lacs
Or
Two Works of value not less than Rs. 1444 Lacs each.
Or
Three works of value not less than of Rs. 1155 Lacs each.
Note: ‘Similar’ work means any work which includes Implementation or Management or
Supply & Installation of Security devices /solution which includes at least one or more of the
following: ·
· Endpoint Security solution, Antimalware, Antivirus solution. ·
·Server Security Solution , HIPS (Host Intrusion prevention system)
·SIEM (Security Information and Event Management) solution.
·Secure Web gateway solution , URL Filter solution
·Secure Email Gateway Solution
· Firewall, UTM (Unified threat management) solution
· IDS (Intrusion detection system), IPS (Intrusion prevention system).
·Anti-APT Solution, Sandbox Solution, Anti-Phishing tools/service.
· VPN / Secure Remote access solution
·Network forensics, Network behavior analysis, Network threat analysis solution.
·DLP (Data Loss prevention) solution , DAM (Database Activity Monitoring)
· EDR (Endpoint detection & remediation) solution
· DoS/DDoS devices and Services
· DNS Security solution
· Security Operation Center (SOC) solution and services
·Privileged Identity Management , Privileged User Management solution
· WAF (Web Application Firewall), Application delivery controller
· Load balancer
· GRC (Governance, risk and compliance) solution.
· Vulnerability assessment tools/services, Vulnerability management solution
· Security Orchestration, Automation and Response (SOAR) solution
·Threat intelligence services
·Incident response solution/services
To arrive at the executed value towards meeting the similar work criterion, the value
pertaining to non IT-Security items like PC, printers, Ethernet Switches, Routers, Servers,
Storage, Cabling would be excluded.
6.3.0 Financial criteria
a) The average annual turnover of the bidder in the preceding three financial years as on
the date of Techno commercial opening of bid shall not be less than Rs.2592 Lacs (Rupees
TWO Thousand Five Hundred Ninety Two Lacs).
In case the bidder does not satisfy the average annual turnover criteria, stipulated above
on its own, its Holding Company would be required to meet the stipulated turnover
requirements as above, provided that the net worth of such Holding Company as on the
last day of the preceding financial year is at least equal to or more than the paid-up share
capital of the Holding Company. In such an event, the bidder would be required to furnish
along with its bid, a Letter of Undertaking from the Holding company, supported by the
Holding Company’s Board Resolution as per the format enclosed in the bid documents,
pledging unconditional and irrevocable financial support for the execution of the
Contract by the Bidder in case of award.
b) The Net Worth of the bidder as on the last day of the preceding financial year should
not be less than 100% (hundred percent) of its paid-up share capital. In case the Bidder
does not satisfy the Net Worth criteria on its own, it can meet the requirement of Net
worth based on the strength of its Subsidiary (ies) and/or Holding Company and/or
subsidiaries if its Holding company wherever applicable. In such a case, however, the
Net worth of the Bidder and its subsidiary (ies) and/or Holding Company and/or
subsidiary (ies) of the Holding Company, in combined manner should not be less than
100% (hundred percent) of their total paid-up share capital. However, individually, their
Net worth should not be less than 75% (seventy five percent) of their respective paid-up
share capitals.
Net worth in combined manner shall be calculated as follows:
Net worth (combined) = (X1+X2+X3)/ (Y1+Y2+Y3) x 100
Where X1, X2,X3 are individual Net worth which should not be less than 75% of the
respective paid up share capitals and Y1, Y2, Y3 are individual paid up share capitals.
c) In case the bidder is not able to furnish its audited financial statements on standalone
entity basis, the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder can be
considered acceptable provided the bidder further furnishes the following documents for
substantiation of its qualification:
1a) Copies of the unaudited unconsolidated financial statements of the bidder along with
copies of the audited consolidated financial statements of its Holding Company.
2.b) A Certificate from the CEO/CFO of the Holding Company, as per the format enclosed
in the bidding documents, stating that the unaudited unconsolidated financial
statements form part of the consolidated annual financial statements of the Holding
Company.
In case where audited results for the last financial year as on the date of bid opening are
not available, the financial results certified by a practicing Chartered Accountant shall be
considered acceptable. In case, Bidder is not able to submit the certificate from a
practicing Chartered Accountant certifying its financial parameters, the audited results
for the three consecutive financial years preceding the last financial year shall be
considered for evaluating the financial parameters. Further, a Certificate would be
required from the CEO/CFO as per the format enclosed in the bid documents stating that
the Financial results of the Company are under audit as on the date of bid opening and
the Certificate from the practicing Chartered Accountant certifying the financial
parameters is not available.
Notes for clause 3.0:
i) Net worth means the sum total of the paid up share capital and free reserves. Free
reserve means all reserves credited out of the profits and share premium account
but does not include reserves credited out of the revaluation of the assets, write
back of depreciation provision and amalgamation. Further any debit balance of
Profit and Loss account and miscellaneous expenses to the extent not adjusted or
written off, if any, shall be reduced from reserves and surplus.
ii) Other income shall not be considered for arriving at annual turnover.
iii) “Holding company and “Subsidiary Company” shall have the meaning ascribed to
them as per Companies act of India
For annual turnover indicated in foreign currency, the exchange rate as on seven
(7) days to the date of bid opening shall be used.
7.0 Issuance of Bidding Documents to any bidder shall not construe that bidder is
considered qualified.
8.0 NTPC reserves the right to reject any or all bids or cancel/withdraw the NIT for the
subject package without assigning any reason whatsoever and in such case no
bidder/intending bidder shall have any claim arising out of such action.
9.0 Address for Communication
Additional General Manager (CM)
NTPC LTD., 6th Floor, EOC,
Plot no. A-8A, Sector 24
NOIDA (UP), India-201 301
Ph.0120- 4946682/2410861
Fax-0120- 2410026
spandey@ntpc.co.in
OR
Manager (CM)
