RFP for facility expected shortly
In order to boost domestic defence and aerospace manufacturing, Ministry of Defence (MoD) will shortly issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for a Defence Testing Infrastructure Scheme (DTIS) with an outlay of Rs.400 crore. The scheme is for creating state-of-the-art testing infrastructure in partnership with the private industry.
The 5-year scheme, launched by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on 8 May 2020, envisages setting up of 6-8 Greenfield Defence Testing Infrastructure facilities that are required for defence and aerospace related production, said the Ministry on 16 Aug 2021.
The projects under the scheme will be provided with up to 75% Government funding in the form of ‘Grant-in-Aid’.
The remaining 25% of the project cost will have to be borne by the Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) constituents of which will be the Indian private entities and state governments.
In this regard, Department of Defence Production/Directorate General of Quality Assurance (DDP/DGQA) has published eight Expression of Interest (EOIs) catering to setting up of defence test facilities in selected domains.
The same has been uploaded on https://eprocure.gov.in and https://ddpmod.gov.in.
The Request for Proposal (RFP) for the defence test facility for selected aid domains will be issued shortly and published on the above websites, said the Ministry.
A project consultant for the scheme has been hired, who can be contacted on email id vishal.kanwar@pwc.com, shruti.arora@pwc.com and project officer from DDP/DGQA can be contacted on email: dtis-dqawp@navy.gov.in and ks.nehra@navy.gov.in for any clarification on the scheme, EOI or RFP terms and conditions. #tenders #projects #manufacturing #investment /fiinews.com
