Sealed tenders are invited for supply, installation, development, customisation and operationalisation of Computer Systems, System Software and Application Software for Integrated FOREX Management System (IFMS), of the Exchange Control Department (ECD), Reserve Bank of India from System Integrators and solution providers.

The proposed (IFMS) is expected to provide access to timely and uniform information to the department. The IFMS system will be developed in uniform and standard package and will have the facility to receive/generate data/reports in bilingual form (English and Hindi).

A System Requirement Study (SRS) for developing IFMS to meet the functional requirements of ECD has already been done by consultants appointed by ECD.

Only such of those bidders who qualify the following criteria for this tender are eligible to participate.

• Bidders must have successfully executed a complete life cycle of at least one web based Enterprise Application Integration system of a similar nature spanning across the different offices of an organization involving integration of different systems using middleware. The system should have extended beyond the organization to external users accessing the system via Internet or private networks. The project should have encompassed supply, installation and operationalisation of the system including Hardware, Software and Application development costing not less than Rs. 1.00 crores in a single order.

• Bidder must be a registered corporate in India, registered under the Companies Act 1956.

• Bidders must have a minimum annual turnover of Rs. 100.00 crore from Computer business during last three accounting years. Audited Balance sheet and Profit and Loss account (amount in Rupees) for last three years should be submitted.

• Bidder’s company/firm/organisation should be a profit-making company during the last two accounting years.

• Bidder must warrant that it is financially solvent i.e. it is able to meet all its debts as and when they fall due.

• Bidder must demonstrate the ability to complete the project within six months from date of signing the contract for development and implementation of IFMS.

• Bidder must have the capability to ramp up the team size (resources) at any time during the Project life Cycle to meet the project objectives in a timely fashion.

• Bidder’s Application Software development processes must be certified at least ISO 9000/SEI-CMM Level 5/similar certification. The certification should be currently valid. Proof for the same may be submitted.

Interested eligible bidders may obtain the prescribed ‘Tender Document’ from the Office of the Chief-General Manager-in-Charge, Reserve Bank of India, Exchange Control Department, Computer Division, Central Office, 5^th Floor, Amar Building, Mumbai – 400 001 up to 1.00 pm on May 31, 2003 on all working days, on making a written application furnishing the following documents:

Separate technical and commercial bids in duly sealed and addressed to the Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Exchange Control Department, Computer Division, Central Office, 5^th Floor, Amar Building, Mumbai – 400 001 will be received up to 3.00 pm on June 16 2003. The technical bids shall be opened on the same day at 4.00 pm.

The Reserve Bank of India will not undertake to dispatch the ‘Tender Document’ to any eligible or otherwise bidder by post or by courier under any circumstance. Similarly, Reserve Bank of India will not be responsible for the delay in receipt of the ‘Tender Document’ due to postal or otherwise delay, if any, if a bidder chooses to submit the sealed ‘Tenders’ by post and or by courier, etc. Tender received after the stipulated time (3.00 pm on June 16, 2003) will not be entertained under any circumstance.

The ‘Tender Document’ issued to any of the eligible bidders by the Reserve Bank of India is not transferable to any third person/s, company/ies or firm/s under any circumstances.

The Reserve Bank of India reserves the right to accept or reject any or all of the Tenders in full or in part without assigning any reasons.

Further, it is proposed to hold a Pre-bid meeting on the proposed IFMS for the benefit of prospective vendors on May 31, 2003 at 11.00 AM at Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai. The prospective vendor may send their point for clarification, if any, in advance to Deepak Kumar Phone (022) 22665248