Para 4.12 — GOODS_MANUAL

lowvalue, 1. Procurements do not exceed the threshold (for each requirement) of Rs. 50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand) for each case. This limit for Scientific Ministries/ Departments has been enhanced74 to Rs 1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh) for scientific equipment and computers on each occasion; 2. The requirement is urgent but was not covered in the procurement plan. 3. The requirement is for off-the-shelf goods of simple and standard specifications. Examples of procurement are the day-to-day needs of the office and field units, and so on.

(Rule 154 of GFR 2017) 72As stipulated in Department of Expenditure OM No. 6/1/2018-PPD dated 19.01.2018. 73Notified vide OM No. F.6.18.2019-PPD issued by Department of Expenditure dated 11.06.2021. 74Notified vide OM No. F.20/42/2021-PPD issued by Department of Expenditure dated 20.05.2024. Scientific Ministries/ Departments on which this OM is applicable are

(i) Department of Science and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Department of Scientific & Industrial Research, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Defence Research & Development Organization, Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), including its affiliated institutions and Universities, Department of Health Research (DHR), including Indian Council of Medical Research (including all Autonomous Bodies under these Ministries/ Departments)

(ii) Educational and Research Institutes conducting post-graduate/ doctoral level courses or research, under any Ministry/ Department.

(iii) It is also clarified that GFRs are not applicable to the projects executed by State level Institutions or by the Private Universities/Institutions/Organisations, even if they are funded by Ministries/ Departments/ Organizations mentioned above.

(iv) In such cases, it is for the Ministry/ Departments/ organization to put in appropriate financial controls to achieve the intended purpose.

4.12. Direct Procurement without Quotation Direct procurement of goods without formal quotations is normally done for the smallest value procurements. This is also called petty purchase. It should be used for off-the-shelf goods with simple and standard specifications and when the required goods (of required specification or within the required delivery period, etc.) are not available on GeM72. However, for procurement outside GeM, it is mandatory for a buyer to generate a “GeM Availability Report and Past Transaction Summary” (GeMAR&PTS)73 with a unique ID on the GeM portal (please refer to para 4.17.2-8) using his login credentials on GeM for procurement outside GeM. The procedure is the simplest and quickest, but VfM may be poor; hence, it is suitable only for urgent and simple requirements in the following situations: