Unless the subject or the context otherwise requires, in this Regulation,-
(a) "Act" means the Public Procurement Act,2007 (2063).
(b) "Multi-year contract" means a contract of which term exceeds one year.
(c) "Sealed quotation" means a description, also quoting the price, which is submitted in a sealed envelope by a person, firm, company or organization that is interested to execute any works or provide goods or other services pursuant to the notice of the public entity.
(d) "Secretary" means the secretary of a Ministry, and this term also includes the chief secretary of the Government of Nepal and other special class officer of the Government of Nepal who performs the functions equivalent to that of a secretary.
(e) "Superior office" means the office which is higher in level than the concerned office.
(f) "Treasury Controller Office" means the treasury controller office under the Office of the Financial Comptroller General.
(g) "Rate fixation committee" means the committee referred to in Rule 148.
(h) "Head of department" means an official who serves as the head of a department or other office equivalent thereto under any Ministry.
(i) "Ministry" means a Ministry of the Government of Nepal, and this term also includes the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers.
(j) "Standing list" means the list referred to in Rule 18.
(k) "Users' committee" means a committee which is formed by the persons who are direct beneficiaries of a construction work from among themselves in order to build, operate and maintain any construction work.
(l) "Management contract" means the contract referred to in clause (f) of Schedule-4.
(m) "Evaluation committee" means the committee referred to in Rule 147.
(n) "Bid price" means an amount which is fixed upon the examination of a bid.
(o) "Sub-contractor" means a construction entrepreneur, supplier, consultant or service provider who, after executing a separate contract with the construction entrepreneur, supplier, consultant or service provider who
has entered into a procurement contract, carries out any work under that procurement contract.
(p) "Proprietary goods" means any accessory equipment and spare parts manufactured by the manufacturer of any goods, machinery or equipment for the operation or maintenance such goods, machinery or equipment.
(q) "Contract price" means the procurement price set forth in a procurement contract, and this term also includes the price fixed from the measurement of the work carried out under the variation order where such order has been issued and the procurement price fixed from the price adjustment where such adjustment has been made, under such a contract.
(r) "Framework or unit rate contract" means the contract referred to in clause (b) of Schedule-3.
(s) "Force account" means any construction work to be executed by a public entity itself.
(t) "Review committee" means the committee formed pursuant to sub-section (1) of Section 48 of the Act.
(u) “Medicinal goods” means medicines, injections or vaccines, syringes, blood bags, reagents to be used in laboratories, health related equipment to be used for the production of family planning hormonals or diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
(v) “Electronic bid” means a bid submitted by a bidder by using the electronic procurement system.
(w) “Electronic procurement system” means the procurement system established, operated and managed by the Public Procurement Monitoring Office by using electronic means of communication pursuant to Rule 146.
(x) “Electronic means of communication” means the electronic communication technology, system or medium applied by the Public Procurement Monitoring Office to establish, operate and manage the electronic procurement system.
(y) “Government fund” means the Federal Consolidated Fund, Province Consolidated Fund or Local Consolidated Fund, and this term also includes any other government fund established in accordance with the prevailing law.