Rule 166 — GEM

General Terms and Conditions on GeM 4.0 (Version 1.26) dt 06th November, 2025

(a) In case a Govt. Buyer on GeM wants to make procurement on proprietary basis on the GeM Portal after obtaining the requisite approvals / PAC certificate from their competent authority as per Rule 166 of GFR-2017 or the Procurement Guidelines of the respective Organisation, as the case may be, the Buyer can use PAC filter provided on GeM for selecting a specific model/ make available from a particular GeM Seller. The Buyer should ensure before procuring the goods under PAC Buying that the Proprietary Article Certificate as per the conditions laid down in GFR or the Procurement Guidelines of the respective Organisation, as the case may be, is available with the Buyer. It is the responsibility of the Buyer to ensure compliance with GFR or the Procurement Guidelines of the respective Organisation while procuring goods on proprietary basis through the GeM Portal including ensuring the certificate to be in proper format as per GFR or the Procurement Guidelines of the respective Organisation, as the case may be.