Sealed tender in two bids system (Technical Bid & Financial bid) is invited from bonafide, resourceful and eligible manufacturers/exclusive distributors of Monochromator of following specifications 15^th October, 2011 up to 1.00 P.M and will be opened on 17^th October, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. in the room no. 146A, Physical Chemistry. Manufacturers/ exclusive distributors should have past history of supplying this type of instrument to this or other Scientific Organizations.

Tender Form: Tender should be submitted to Professor T. Chakraborty, Physical Chemistry Department, IACS, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032 in plain paper or Letter Head separately in the forms of Technical and price Bids both enclosed in a single envelop. 

A).       TECHNICAL BID:  

 “Technical Specifications for a Scientific Monochromator with control software  

Focal Length 550 mm 

Aperture f/6.4 

Spectral Range: 150 to 750 nm w/2400 g/mm grating 

Grating Size 76 mm x 76 mm 

Number of Gratings that can be accommodated on Turret: 3 

Resolution with Exit Slit and PMT 0.02 nm 

Spectral Dispersion better than 0.9 nm /mm 

Stray Light better than 1 x 10^-5 

Computer Interface Hi-Speed USB

Installation/Demonstration /Application Training at site : Free of cost by the supplier 

Warranty: 1 year 

B).  FINANCIAL BID:  

The financial bid should be super scribed as “Finance Bid” on the outer cover of the envelope.  

C) GENERAL INSTURCTIONS:  

1. There should be two separate envelopes duly sealed for two bids and should be super scribed with (a) Technical Bid, and (b) Financial Bid and both these sealed envelopes are to be put in a bigger envelope which should also be sealed.

2. Tender Notice Number should clearly be written on the envelope.

3. The tender submitted shall remain valid at least for three months from the date of opening the tender. Validity beyond three months from the date of opening of the tender shall be by mutual consent

4. The tender addressed to Professor T. Chakraborty, Physical Chemistry Department, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, 2A Raja S. C. Mullick Road, Jadavpur, Kolkata-700032 may be dropped at the tender drop box.

5. Incomplete tenders will be summarily rejected.

6.  Acceptance of Tender: IACS authority does not bind itself to accept the lowest tender and reserves the right to reject any or all the tenders received without assigning any reason thereof.