Section 31B
Procedure For Procurement To Be Made At The Rate Specified By The Producer Or Authorized Seller (catalogue Shopping Method)
(1) A public entity may procure any heavy equipment, motor vehicles, tools, machineries, equipment, medical devices required for health services such as X-ray and MRI or similar other mechanical goods through competition upon giving a written notice of seven days in minimum to fifteen days in maximum to the companies which produce or distribute the goods of similar standards or their authorized sellers.
(2) Upon receipt of the notice pursuant to sub-rule (1), the manufacturing company or its authorized seller who wishes to sell such goods shall register an application with such a public entity, attaching therewith the description (catalogue or brochure) containing the official specification, quality, price and facilities of the product.
Provided that the bid security shall not be required for such registration of the application.
(3) A list of manufacturing companies of the products of similar specifications and quality or their authorized sellers shall be prepared having regard to the descriptions (catalogues or brochures) containing the specification, quality, price and facilities submitted by the manufacturing companies or their authorized sellers who have been registered pursuant to sub-section (2).
(4) An invitation shall, specifying the quantity of the goods to be procured on the basis of the list referred to in sub-rule (3), be made to financial proposals, along with an offer to make discount in the price or addition to the facilities out of the price and facilities specified by the manufacturers or authorized sellers.
(5) Upon receipt of the proposals referred to in sub-rule (4), the lowest evaluated substantively responsive proponent shall be selected upon making evaluation pursuant to this Regulation on the basis of, inter alia, the offered discount in the price and addition to the facilities.
(6) The procurement contract shall be made with the proponent selected pursuant to sub-rule (5), against the performance security pursuant to Rule 110.
(7) The method referred to in sub-rule (1) shall not be used in the procurement actions requiring the multi-year contract.