REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ)

Sub: Request of quotation for Supply and Installation of Computer hardware and Software to IIC

1.       Quotation in sealed cover is invited for Supply and Installation of Computer hardware and Software as per the attached specifications.

2.       Your quotation must be received by the undersigned by 05 pm on 03/12/2025. The quotations will be opened by the Purchase Committee on a date fixed by the Purchase Committee. Validity of the offered rates should be for a minimum period of 90 days.

3.         Offers should be submitted complete in all respects, along with EMD of Rs 20,000/- which should be in form of bank guarantee/demand draft in favour of India International Centre.

4.       Sealed quotations, superscript with the item name, should be dropped in the Quotation Box kept at Room No 11 of the Main Centre or sent by post so as to reach this office by the due date and time. No responsibility will be taken for postal delays or non-delivery/non-receipt of the tender documents.

5.       The sealed quotations will be opened by the Purchase Committee on the due date and time. Any change in the time and date of opening the quotations will be intimated by the Purchase Officer to the bidders.

6.       Only those quotations which are in sealed envelopes and received by the due date and time, will be considered. It may be noted that responsibility to deliver quotations to the Purchase Officer before the due date and time lies entirely with the concerned bidder.

7.       In a two-bid system, commercial bids of only those bidders will be opened who have been declared technically qualified after evaluation of their technical bids.

8.       Order can be cancelled unilaterally by the IIC in case items are not received within the contract delivery period. The IIC, at its discretion, can extend the contract delivery period subject to certain conditions, including the application of Liquidity Damages wherever prescribed in the contract document.

9.       Company registration details, i.e., GST/PAN/EPF/ESI (as applicable) are required along with the quotation. A certificate of experience and company profile is also desirable.

10.       Commercial Aspects: Price must be quoted on FOR destination basis inclusive of packing & forwarding freight charges, insurance and other charges as applicable.

11.     Taxes & Levies: Details of taxes payable, if any, are to be indicated.

12.     Payment Terms: 100% after delivery of material.

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Dear Members,

This is to inform you that the India International Centre (IIC) has recently transitioned to a new set of email IDs. We have discontinued the use of a few earlier addresses and have now adopted ZOHO Mail, an Indian-based service provider, for improved communication and efficiency.

Kindly take note of the updated contact details mentioned below:

We regret any inconvenience this change may cause and request all members to kindly update their records and use the new email IDs for all future correspondence.

Thank you for your cooperation and continued support.

Warm regards,
 

(Kanwal Wali)
Secretary

VACANCY

Bharat Ki Soch – Foundation, a think tank promoted by ITC, is committed to protecting national heritage, art & culture, revitalizing the insights of Indian wisdom and applying them to contemporary policy challenges and governance frameworks, is desirous of supporting research in the following areas:

1. Governance

2. Economy, Commerce & Taxation

3. Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing

4. Agriculture and Food Security

5. Environment and Sustainability

6. National Security

To this end, Bharat ki Soch invites applications for the positions below:

Senior Research Fellow

Junior Research Fellow

Responsibilities and qualifications are outlined overleaf. Interested candidates may get in touch with Ms Swati Srivastava De (Bharat ki Soch Foundation), at contact@bharatkisoch.com cell no. 8130617576. Last date of receiving the application is 17^th November 2025.

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Senior Research Fellow (SRF)

 

Location: New Delhi, India

Responsibilities: Research, Publication and Outreach on any two of the following themes: 

Governance/Economy & Commerce/Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing/Agriculture and Food Security/

Environment and Sustainability/National Security 

The Fellow is expected to explore the areas above by consulting texts representative of the diversity of South Asian knowledge traditions, and outlining how the insights from early times might be relevant to contemporary policy and practice.

Tasks

• Identify texts that address the themes above 

• Synthesise existing studies on these to produce a literature review

• Select and introduce passages for sourcebooks

• Engage in conversation with experts on these areas, at events or for newsletters/blogs

• Convene masterclasses and workshops with experts on the areas selected

• Organize exhibitions, conferences, lectures for public outreach 

Outputs 

• Overviews (15,000 words) of studies on the areas identified

• Anthologies with excerpts from texts organised thematically 

• Translations of unpublished works/chapters from works

• Conferences, round tables, workshops, exhibitions

Commitment: Full-time, on all official working days 

Qualifications and Skills

• Essential

  • PhD Degree in History/Political Science/International Relations/Public Policy/Economics/ Development Studies/Environment/Agriculture

  • Competence in reading premodern sources in at least one South Asian language (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Farsi, Tamil…)

  • Excellent written and spoken skills in English or Hindi

  • Three to five years’ work experience 

• Desirable

  • Experience of university teaching/academic editing/exhibition curation/organising public lectures 

  • Ability to initiate and drive projects

• Remuneration

• Commensurate with the industry norms.

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Junior Research Fellow (JRF)
 

Location: New Delhi, India

Responsibilities: Research, Publication and Outreach on any two of the following themes: Governance/Economy & Commerce/Health, Nutrition and Wellbeing/Agriculture and Food Security/

Environment and Sustainability/National Security 

The Fellow is expected to explore the areas above by consulting texts representative of the diversity of South Asian knowledge traditions, and outlining how the insights from early times might be relevant to contemporary policy and practice.

Tasks

• Create databases of studies on the areas above, of scholars working on these, and of potential institutional collaborators

• Draft translations into Hindi and English for sourcebooks on the areas above

• Contribute to selecting content for exhibitions and drafting interpretive material

• Design social media posts and foster online communities

Outputs 

• Overviews (15,000 words) of studies on the areas identified

• Anthologies with excerpts from texts organised thematically 

• Translations of unpublished works/chapters from works

• Conferences, round tables, workshops, exhibitions

Commitment: Full-time, on all official working days 

Qualifications and Skills

• Essential

  • Masters degree in History/Political Science/International Relations/Public Policy/Economics/ Development Studies/Environment/Agriculture

  • Competence in reading premodern sources in at least one South Asian language (Sanskrit, Prakrit, Farsi, Tamil…)

  • Excellent written and spoken skills in English or Hindi

  • One to two years’ work experience

• Desirable

  • Creating content for social media

  • Video editing software, Canva

• Remuneration

• Commensurate with the industry norms.