NeGD is currently inviting applications for the following positions purely on Contract basisinitially for a period of 1 year which is further extendable as per the requirement of the project.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Coordination with Project and Functional Leads: Once the procurement request is raised, review the requirements and refine/ define it with clarity and in reasonable details; this shall primarily cover the context, objective, scope of work, as-is vs tobe details, eligibility conditions (PQ) and technical evaluation parameters (TQ).
• Request for Proposal (RFP) Drafting: Create a comprehensive and clear RFP document. This shall involve merging the project specific requirements/clauses with the standard document/ clauses with relevant modifications/ tweaking.
• Solicitation Management: Oversee the entire solicitation process, including publishing the RFP, managing communications with vendors (potential bidders), and facilitating pre-bid meetings and queries-responses to ensure fairness and transparency.
• Bid Evaluation: Lead the bid evaluation process by establishing a clear scoring methodology and evaluation matrix. This involves collating/compiling/recording, reviewing, analyzing and comparing bidders submitted proposals (documents), against laid down criteria, typically under below listed 03 categories/ heads:
a) Pre-Qualification (Eligibility) Evaluation – Evaluate submitted PQ/Eligibility
documents against the laid down PQ criteria that typically covers bidder
experience, past performance and financial stability.
b) Technical Bid Evaluation – Evaluate submitted technical proposals against the laid down parameters that typically covers proposed solution, methodology, technical capabilities etc.
c) Financial Bid Evaluation – Evaluate submitted commercial/ financial proposals in accordance with the laid down criteria that typically covers itemized pricings/discounts, working out the bid value against furnished BoM and commercial conformance of the bid with the RFP.
• Recommendation: Prepare detailed evaluation reports, convene/coordinate meeting(s) of the Bid Evaluation Committee and make recommendations for contract award.
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation: Create a comprehensive and clear Contract/ MSA (Master Service Agreement) Document aligned with the published RFP. Participate in negotiations with winning bidder to finalize the contract terms & conditions.
• Compliance & Documentation: Ensure all procurement activities adhere to organization policies, regulations, and ethical standards. Maintain meticulous records of the entire process for audit purposes.
• Stakeholder Collaboration, Management & Mentoring: Work closely with various internal departments (e.g., finance, legal, operations) and different projects to understand their needs, provide expert guidance and mentorship on procurement best practices.
• Formulations of Procurement Policies & Guidelines: Create standard and simplified policies and guidelines for procurement complying with the industry best practices and regulatory/ ethical requirements

Qualifications:

Any Graduate: but the one in Business, Supply Chain, Procurement or a related field shall be preferred.
Certifications: Certified Professional in Supply Management is preferred (CPSM or similar)

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About National e-Governance Division (NeGD)

The National e-Governance Division (NeGD) is an independent business division under the Digital India Corporation, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology. NeGD has been playing a pivotal role in supporting MeitY in Programme Management and implementation of e-Governance projects and initiatives undertaken by various Ministries/ Departments, both at the Central and State levels.

NeGD has been spearheading several innovative initiatives under the aegis of the Digital India Programme. Those have been developed keeping the vision areas of Digital India at the core- providing digital infrastructure as a core utility to every citizen, governance and services on demand and in particular, digital empowerment of the citizens of our country; some of these initiatives include DigiLocker, UMANG, Poshan Tracker, OpenForge Platform, API Setu, National Academic Depository, Academic Bank of Credits, Learning Management System.