Rule 149 — GFR

Rule 149. Government e-Market place (GeM). Government of India has established the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) for common use Goods and Services. GeM SPV will ensure adequate publicity including periodic advertisement of the items to be procured through GeM for the prospective suppliers. The Procurement of Goods and Services by Ministries or Departments will be mandatory for Goods or Services available on GeM. The credentials of suppliers on GeM shall be certified by GeM SPV. The procuring authorities will certify the reasonability of rates. The GeM portal shall be utilized by the Government buyers for direct on-line purchases as under:

(i) [Up to [(Rs.50,000/-)4]5 through any of the available suppliers on the GeM, meeting the requisite quality, specification and delivery period].

Note: In case of automobiles, procurement under this sub-rule is permitted without any ceiling limit.

(ii) Above [Rs.50,000/- and up to Rs.10,00,000/-6]7 through the GeM Seller having lowest price amongst the available sellers of at least three different manufacturers, on GeM, meeting the requisite quality, specification and delivery period. The tools for online bidding and online reverse auction available on GeM can Ministry/Department, notified vide Department of Expenditure OM No. F. 20/42/2021-PPD dated 18.07.2024. 6 Amended vide Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance (MoF) OM No. F/1/3/2024-PPD dated 10.07.2024. 7 Replace with above Rs. 1,00,000/- and up to Rs. 10,00,000/- in case of Scientific Ministries/Departments /Organisation of Government of India which are Department of Science and Technology, Department of Bio-technology, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR), including its affiliated institutions and Universities, Department of Health Research (DHR), including Indian Council of Medical Research, Educational and Research Institutes conducting post-graduate/doctoral level courses or research, under any Ministry/Department, notified vide Department of Expenditure OM No. F. 20/42/2021-PPD dated 18.07.2024. [Amendment notes: 1 Amended vide Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance (MoF) OM No. F.7/10/2021-PPD dated 23.02.2023. 2 Amended vide DoE OM No. F.1/26/2018-PPD dated 02.04.2019. 3 Deleted vide DoE OM No. F.1/26/2018-PPD dated 02.04.2019. 4 Amended vide Department of Expenditure (DoE), Ministry of Finance (MoF) OM No. F/1/3/2024-PPD dated 10.07.2024. 5 Replace with upto Rs. 1,00,000/- in case of Scientific Ministries/Departments/Organisation of Government of India which are Department of Science and Technology, Department of Bio- technology, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Defence Research and Development Organisation, Indian Council of Agricultural Research(ICAR), including its affiliated institutions and Universities, Department of Health Research (DHR), including Indian Council of Medical Research, Educational and Research Institutes conducting post- graduate/doctoral level courses or research, under any]

be used by the Buyer even for procurements less than [Rs 10,00,000]8.

(iii) Above [Rs.10,00,000/-]9 through the supplier having lowest price meeting the requisite quality, specification and delivery period after mandatorily obtaining bids, using online bidding or reverse auction tool provided on GeM.

(iv) The invitation for the online e- bidding/reverse auction will be available to all the existing Sellers or other Sellers registered on the portal and who have offered their goods/services under the particular product/service category, as per terms and conditions of GeM.

(v) The above-mentioned monetary ceiling is applicable only for purchases made through GeM. For purchases, if any, outside GeM, relevant GFR Rules shall apply.

(vi) The Ministries/Departments shall work out their procurement requirements of Goods and Services on either "OPEX" model or "CAPEX" model as per their requirement/ suitability at the time of preparation of Budget Estimates (BE) and shall project their Annual Procurement Plan of goods and services on GeM portal within 30 days of Budget approval.

(vii) The Government Buyers may ascertain the reasonableness of prices before placement of order using the Business Analytics (BA) tools available on GeM including the Last Purchase Price on GeM, Department's own Last Purchase Price etc.

(viii) A demand for goods shall not be divided into small quantities to make piecemeal purchases to avoid procurement through L-1 Buying / bidding / reverse auction on GeM or the necessity of obtaining the sanction of higher authorities required with reference to the estimated value of the total demand.