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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST - II Telangana Fiber Grid Project

Short-listing of OEMs of Optical Fiber Cables and

GPON Equipment for T-Fiber

Issued by TELANGANA STATE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES LTD. (TSTSL)

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Telangana Fiber Grid Project (T-Fiber)

Government of Telangana | ITE&C Department 2 | P a g e

Contents

Table of Contents .......................................................................................................................................... 2

1. Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................ 4

2. Disclaimer.............................................................................................................................................. 6

3. About the EoI Document ....................................................................................................................... 7

4. Intent ..................................................................................................................................................... 8

5. Control Sheet ........................................................................................................................................ 9

6. Project Background ............................................................................................................................. 10

6.1 Current NOFN Status .................................................................................................................. 11

6.2 Current Project Status ................................................................................................................. 11

6.2.1 Mission Bhagiratha .............................................................................................................. 12

6.2.2 Duct Integration Testing RFP .............................................................................................. 12

7. Geographical Scope ............................................................................................................................ 12

8. Technology Solution Architecture for T-FIBER ................................................................................... 13

8.1 Key guiding principles for T-FIBER implementation ................................................................... 13

8.2 Indicative Services to ride over T-Fiber ...................................................................................... 13

8.3 Network Design ........................................................................................................................... 14

8.4 High level network architecture for state of Telangana ............................................................... 15

8.4.1 Network Topology ............................................................................................................... 15

8.4.2 Network Architecture ........................................................................................................... 15

9. Project Plan, Implementation Schedule & Timelines .......................................................................... 17

10. Instruction to Participants .................................................................................................................... 18

10.1 Issue of EoI document ................................................................................................................ 18

10.2 Bidder participation ..................................................................................................................... 18

10.3 EoI preparation cost .................................................................................................................... 18

10.4 Number of EoI submission .......................................................................................................... 18

10.5 Right to accept and reject any or all the EoI ............................................................................... 18

11. Preparation and submission of EoI document .................................................................................... 18

11.1 Language .................................................................................................................................... 18

11.2 Clarifications on EoI documents ................................................................................................. 19

11.3 Amendment of EoI document ..................................................................................................... 19

11.4 Alternative EoI documents by the Applicants.............................................................................. 19

11.5 Submission of EoI DOCUMENT ................................................................................................. 19

11.6 Authority to Sign .......................................................................................................................... 19

11.7 Items to be kept in mind while furnishing details......................................................................... 19

11.8 Confidentiality .............................................................................................................................. 19



11.9 EoI due date ................................................................................................................................ 20

11.10 Late/ Delayed EoI response ........................................................................................................ 20

11.11 Modification/ Substitution/ Withdrawal of response .................................................................... 20

11.12 Evaluation of the Proposals ........................................................................................................ 20

11.13 Clarifications on the Proposals ................................................................................................... 20

12. Qualification Criteria’s ......................................................................................................................... 20

12.1 GPON Equipment - Qualification Criteria .................................................................................... 21

12.2 Optical Fiber Cables – Qualification Criteria ............................................................................... 22

13. Proforma.............................................................................................................................................. 23

13.1 Proforma 1: Cover Letter for OEM’s ........................................................................................... 24

13.2 Proforma 2: Firm Details ............................................................................................................. 25

13.3 Proforma 3: Declaration by Bidder .............................................................................................. 26

13.4 Proforma 4: Power of Attorney .................................................................................................... 27

13.5 Proforma 5: Compliance Matrix & Document Check List for pre-qualification criteria ................ 28

Check List - Pre-qualification for OEM of GPON Equipment .............................................................. 28

Check List - Pre-qualification for OEM of Optic Fiber Cables ............................................................. 28

13.6 Proforma 6: Suggestions from Bidder ......................................................................................... 30

13.7 Proforma 7: Checklist for EoI Response ..................................................................................... 33

13.8 Proforma 8: Firm Details ............................................................................................................. 34



1. Abbreviations

Term Definition

BBNL Bharat Broadband Nigam Limited

BHQ Mandal Headquarter

BSNL Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited

CAPEX Capital Expenditure

CPSU Consortium of Public Sector Undertakings

Cr Crore

DHQ District Headquarter

DPR Detailed Project Report

G2C Government to Citizen

G2G Government to Government

GB Giga Byte

GDP Gross Domestic Product

GIS Geographical Information System

GoI Government of India

GoT Government of Telangana

GP Gram Panchayat

GPS Global Positioning System

HQ Head Quarters

ICT Information and Communication Technology

IP Internet Protocol

ISP Internet Service Provider

IT Information Technology

ITE&C, GoT Information Technology, Electronics & Communications Department, Government of Telangana

ITES Information Technology Enabled Service

ITU International Telecommunication Union

LCO Local Cable Operators

Ltd. Limited



Term Definition

Mbps Megabits per second

MSI Master System Integrator

MSO Multi System Operators

MSP Managed Service Provider

MVNO Mobile Virtual Network Operators

NKN National Knowledge Network

NOC Network Operation Centre

NOFN National Optical Fiber Network

NPV Net Present Value

O&M Operations and Maintenance

OEM Original Equipment Manufacturer

OFC Optical Fiber Cable

OFN Optical Fiber Network

OPEX Operational Expenditure

PGCIL Power Grid Corporation India Limited

PoP Point of Presence

RWS&SS Rural Water Supply & Sanitation Department

SHQ State Headquarter

SOC Security Operations Center

SPV Special Purpose Vehicle

SWAN State Wide Area Network

TRAC Telangana State Remote Sensing Applications Centre

TRAI Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

TSP Telecom Service Provider

VNO Virtual Network Operators

VSAT Very Small Aperture Terminal



2. Disclaimer

This Expression of Interest (EoI Document) for “Shortlisting of OEMs of Optical Fiber Cables and GPON

Equipment for T-Fiber for Telangana Fiber Grid Project” contains brief information about the Project and

qualification process for short listing of OEMs for T-Fiber. The purpose of the document is to provide the

applicants with information to assist the formulation of their EoI application or response to EoI Document

(“the Application”).

While all efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of information contained in this EoI Document,

this document does not purport to contain all the information required by the Applicants. The Applicants

should conduct their own independent assessment, investigations and analysis and should check the

reliability, accuracy and completeness of the information at their end and obtain independent advice from

relevant sources as required before submission of their EoI application. Telangana State Technology

Services Ltd. and Department of Information Technology Electronics and Communication, Government of

Telangana (ITE&C, GoT) or any of its employees or advisors shall incur no liability under any law, statute,

rules or regulations as to the accuracy or completeness of the EoI Document.

ITE&C department reserves the right to change any or all conditions/ information set in this EoI Document

by way of revision, deletion, updation or annulment through issuance of appropriate addendum as the

department may deem fit without assigning any reason thereof.

The department reserves the right to accept or reject any or all applications without giving any reasons

thereof. ITE&C department will not entertain or be liable for any claim for costs and expenses in relation to

the preparation of the EoI applications to be submitted in terms of this Document.



3. About the EoI Document

This EoI document is in addition to the EoI process already concluded as on November 17, 2017 and

subsequent corrigendum document for aforesaid EoI document.

Considering the large scope of project and to promote local manufacturing of Optical Fiber Cable and

GPON equipment in order to develop domestic entrepreneurs and local employment potential,the following

are considered in pre-qualification criteria in the EoI dated November 17, 2017:

• Government of Telangana encourages OFC and GPON manufacturers to setup manufacturing unit

in the state of Telangana in order to develop domestic entrepreneurs and local employment

potential which was part of the earlier EoI process as well as the right to shortlist more OEMs under

these categories was reserved through RFP and subsequent corrigenda/addenda/Errata

• Domestically Manufactured Electronic Products (DMEP) manufacturers shall be treated at par with

original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in line with the policy notification no. 33(3)/2013-IPHW

dt.23-12-2013 and further guidelines dt. 16-11-2015 of Ministry of Communications and Information

Technology, Department of Electronics and Information Technology, New Delhi.

Furthermore, the document carries all the necessary information regarding Telangana Fiber Grid project

and serves the purpose of an indicative guide to the holistic approach for the implementation of the project

in the state of Telangana.

• The document begins with control sheet and subsequently describes the intent for the EoI for

shortlisting of OEMs who will be further invited to submitted technical proposal for supply of OFC

and GPON Equipment for Telangana Fiber Grid Project in the State.

• The document provides a brief on the project background which talks about the vision and the

critical factors pertaining to the successful implementation of the project. It summarizes the whole

project so as to enable the participants to know about the project

• The document clearly defines the intent for which the document is released. The

categories/domains for OEMs are defined under which the participants can apply and the

procedure is enlisted for the selection under these categories

• Stakeholders are clearly defined in the document for the various aspects of the process and

procedure. Various important key dates, venue details, contact information for inquiries etc. are

listed under the control sheet

• The scope of the project comprises of the planning, implementation, operations, maintenance and

geographical scope. The details of various other government initiatives that T-Fiber project intends

to undertake are also provided as part of the document

• The pre-qualification criteria for respective categories/domains are part of EoI document and shall

be evaluated independently.



4. Intent

The Government of Telangana intends to setup an Optical Fiber Network from the State Head Quarters to

Zones (10 Zones, covering 31 Districts), Zones to Mandals, Mandals to Gram Panchayats and Gram

Panchayats up to every Household across the State. The ITE&C Department invites Applicants to submit

their Expression of Interest (EoI) to set-up and operate the project.

The ITE&C Department desires to shortlist qualified applicants for each category of service and who will be

responsible for Implementation, Operations and Maintenance of Active and Passive Infrastructure for

Telangana Fiber Grid Project in the State. The project would involve design, supply, installation, testing,

commissioning, 24/7 operational support for a period of 7 years of a robust, reliable and state-of-art network

infrastructure for the entire State of Telangana in totality after implementation period of 1 year for the entire

fiber network. Applicant shall integrate with existing infrastructure systems such as State Wide Area

Network, State Data Centre, NOFN, National Knowledge Network and other networks related to Central

and State Government Initiatives.

The interested participants are thereby invited to submit their responses in accordance to the terms and

conditions mentioned in the EoI document.

The Key Objectives of the Project will be:

• Create a scalable, robust, resilient, secure and long-lasting digital infrastructure (to deliver various

services, applications, content from govt. and service providers)

• Provide high speed broadband connectivity to over 3.5 Cr. people and institutions in Telangana by

connecting 10 zones (31 Districts), 584Mandals, 8778 Gram Panchayats and 10,128 Villages

• Install the entire digital infrastructure starting from state headquarters all the way to the households,

government and private institutions

• Establish Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) network from State HQ to District to Mandal to Gram

Panchayats forming a ring architecture wherever possible and viable and further connectivity up

to the households shall be on a linear architecture

• Deployment of Optical Fiber Cable will predominantly be underground (approximately 85%).

However, at places where underground deployment is not feasible or where incremental fiber is

required for ring formation, aerial implementation of Optical Fiber Cable to be done (Approximately

15%)

• The rings at zonal (cluster of districts) level &Mandal level shall be based on MPLS technology and

the connectivity from the gram panchayat up to the households & institutions shall be based on

GPON

• Horizontal connectivity to be provided to all government Institutions and other public & private

service institutions

• Connectivity shall be provided to cellular towers operated by various Telecom operators

• Bandwidth to be provisioned for TSPs/ISPs, Govt. & other private & public service Institutions. The

network should be capable of delivering 16-20Mbps bandwidth to each households and 100Mbps

bandwidth to each institutions and enterprises

In view of the project goals and objectives and with the aim to promote local manufacturing, the

ITE&C department would shortlist additional OEMs of OFC and GPON, based on defined pre-

qualification criteria as mentioned in this EoI document.



5. Control Sheet

Name of the Client ITE&C DEPARTMENT, GOVERNMENT OF TELANGANA

Name of the Tendering Agency Telangana State Technology Services (TSTS)

Name of the EoI Expression of Interest – II for Short-listing of Additional OEMs for OFC & GPON Equipment for Telangana Fiber Grid Project

EOI Reference Number TSTS/CS/T-Fiber-MSI/2017

Contact Details for Queries [email protected], [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

EOI-II Notification Date 09.10.2018

Last Date for receipt of Queries 15.10.2018 , upto 05:00 PM

Last date for Submission of Proposals to EoI

20.10.2018 @ 05:00 PM at TSTS, 4th Floor, BRKR Bhavan, Hyderabad.

EoI Document Fee Rs. 30,000/- in the form of DD payable to The Managing Director, Telangana State Technology Services, Hyderabad.

mailto:[email protected]

mailto:[email protected]



6. Project Background

BharatNet is a project initiated by the

Government of India and funded by the

Universal Service Obligation Fund with an

aim to provide broadband connectivity to

over two lac fifty thousand (250,000) Gram

Panchayats of India. The project aims to

provide internet access using existing

optical fiber and extending it to the Gram

panchayats. The project is intended to

enable the Government of India to provide

e-services and e-applications nationally.

Providing universal and affordable access

through broadband to every citizen of India

is one of the most critical and important

action item for Digital India. Digital India is

an exciting and visionary program that

through various specific projects linked to

financial inclusion, e-governance and

citizen services, can truly transform India.

With almost a billion mobile phones assuring unprecedented reach, the telecommunication revolution and

Aadhaar provide the means to implement many of these services. However, underlying this has to be the

network – the very foundation – which provides the required connectivity. It is this basic infrastructure that

BharatNet aims to provide.

BharatNet project will form the basic platform for the provision of a number of services like e-governance,

e-health, e-commerce, e-banking, video on demand, etc. Universal access to the internet is a must to

empower our citizens. It will not only enable them to connect with their friends, family and communities, but

also use the online tools and information to help find jobs, start businesses, access healthcare, education

and financial services. Citizens of Telangana State will be able to effectively participate in the digital

economy.

Government of Telangana has decided to follow the ‘State Led Implementation Model’ for the layout of

optical fiber in the state. As the first step towards implementation of BharatNet, a detailed planning exercise

leading to preparation of a Detailed Project Report (DPR) had been undertaken, along with formation of

Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV), i.e. T-FIBER has been initiated to implement, operate and maintain the

project, as well as rollout of e-services across the state. Under the State led model, T-FIBER shall be

formulated for deployment of fiber infrastructure across the state and will own the end-to-end infrastructure.

T-Fiber shall provide high speed broadband connectivity to over 3.5 Cr. people and institutions in Telangana

by connecting the 10 Zones (31 Districts), 584 Mandals, 8778 Gram Panchayats, 10,128 Villages. The

objective is to create a scalable, robust, resilient, secure and long-lasting digital infrastructure to deliver

various services, applications, content from govt. and service providers. In consideration to the same, it is

essential to maintain the network infrastructure of this scale efficiently and effectively.

T-FIBER SPV shall be the primary body for the implementation of Telangana Fiber Grid project. It shall

provide end-to-end connectivity till the household level in the state of Telangana. The network shall be

capable of delivering 16-20Mbps to every household and on-demand 100 Mbps to institutions and

enterprises. In order to ensure accomplishment of objectives of T-FIBER, a layered topology for T-FIBER

network architecture has been planned. Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) network from State HQ to District to

Block to Gram Panchayats forming a ring architecture wherever possible and viable and further connectivity

up to the households shall be on a linear architecture.



It is planned to have a 100G MPLS ring connecting districts, a 40G MPLS ring is planned for Mandal level

and 10G MPLS ring for GP level. Every household shall be further connected to the network over GPON

that would involve extending of Optical Fiber Cable up to every household and installation of CPE for each

house for delivery of G2G, G2C & telecom services. The approach for fiber estimation, adopted herein,

relies primarily on the use of GIS maps. Based on the target connectivity requirement and proposed network

topology, the GIS mapping has been done to identify the fiber required to connect the Zones, Mandals and

GPs in ring/linear architecture while ensuring that maximum locations are connected with underground fiber

along the RWS&S routes.

The implementation of Telangana Fiber Grid project shall be done by the MSI on-boarded by the SPV. The

scope of work for the MSIshall include rolling out fiber from SHQ to DHQ, DHQ to BHQ, BHQ to GPs, GPs

to Households and installing active infrastructure for provision of high speed broadband connectivity.

Once BharatNet project is rolled out across the State, the perceived benefits shall include - improved public

services through e-services for governance, agriculture, health, etc. across the state. This initiative shall

enable the government to deliver services and provide access to information to the public using electronic

means, at Gram Panchayat level. The initiative shall also provide opportunity to integrate Government

schemes towards achieving common goals for social upliftment through enhanced government outreach.

6.1 Current NOFN Status

As per NOFN Guidelines, BharatNet was

conceptualized as a project for connecting DHQ to

BHQ and BHQ to GPs using existing fiber of

CPSU’s – BSNL and PGCIL and also laying

incremental fiber up to the GP to bridge the

connectivity gap.

Out of the total 8778 GPs in the state, the NOFN

Phase – I target was to connect 2097 GPs across

03 districts. Out of this, till date the fiber cable has

been laid upto 1641 GPs

In NOFN Phase – I, BBNL had adopted Linear

Topology for designing the fiber rollout. As per

BBNL records, a total of 3579 Km (approx.) out of

the projected 4602 km (approx.) across the 03 district Phase – I Districts has been accomplished. 24 core

cable has been used as an incremental fiber from BHQ to Gram Panchayats (GP’s)

6.2 Current Project Status

This sections provides brief information regarding the current status of the project. The ITE&C department

is committed to the success of the project and the same needs to be realised.

The Government of Telangana has initiated the implementation of the project, ongoing two major activities

are as under:

S.No District No of Active Block No of Active GPs Existing OFC (Kms)

1 Nizamabad 36 594 1814

2 Rangareddy 33 623 730

3 Khammam 40 424 1475

Districts covered under NOFN phase 1



6.2.1 Mission Bhagiratha

In accordance to the project objective, The HDPE duct is currently being laid along freshwater pipelines to

each household in Rural Telangana as part of Mission Bhagiratha. The current status of the duct laid by

Mission Bhagiratha agencies is shown below for your reference:

6.2.2 Duct Integration Testing RFP

In order to ensure health & continuity of duct being laid ITE&C department in collaboration with TSTS, has

finalised the vendor for duct integration testing for the existing HDPE PLB duct.

7. Geographical Scope

Telangana is a diverse state in terms of its geography, demography and population spread. The

Geographical area of Telangana State is 1,14,840 Sq. Km. Out of this approx. 23.89% of the total landmass

is under forest cover.

Earlier, while the state of Telangana was carved out on the map, there were 10 districts including

Hyderabad as a capital. In 2016, the TS government had decided to form 21 new districts for the

development of the state. Smaller districts can be managed effectively in terms of resource distribution and

administration services. The state currently has 31 districts, 584 mandals, 8778 GPs, 10,128 villages and

47, 18,909 households in the rural area.

For this project, the ITE&C department has segregated these newly formed 30 districts into 9 Zones for the

convenience of the network design.The following table represents the high level zone considerations:

S. # Zone Districts

1. Adilabad Adilabad, KomaramBheemAsifabad, Nirmal,Mancherial

2. Karimnagar Karimnagar, Peddapalli, Jagitial, RajannaSiricilla

3. Khammam Khammam, BhadradriKothagudem,

4. Mahabubnagar Mahabubnagar, Nagarkurnool, Wanaparthy, JogulambaGadwal

5. Medak Medak, Siddipet, Sangareddy

6. Nalgonda Nalgonda, Suryapet, YadadriBhongir

7. Nizamabad Nizamabad, Kamareddy

8. RangaReddy RangaReddy, Vikarabad, MedchalMalkajgiri

9. Warangal Warangal – Urban, Warangal – Rural, Jangoan, Mahabubabad, JayashankarBhupalpally

Table 1 - High level mapping of zones to newly formed districts



8. Technology Solution Architecture for T-FIBER

8.1 Key guiding principles for T-FIBER implementation

T-FIBER project has been conceived with the ambitious vision of providing connectivity to the yet unreached

in rural Telangana and entails massive investment on the infrastructure creation across the state which

would serve as the information highway for decades to come. The choices made today with respect to

network design and technology specifications shall not only have implications with respect to the immediate

quality and robustness of the network infrastructure but also determine the future possibilities and potential

of the T-FIBER project. Therefore, it is imperative to identify the key priorities which shall determine the

technology architecture of the network infrastructure in the context of state of Telangana.

Some of the key considerations to be used for designing network infrastructure are detailed as under:

• Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) network from State HQ to Zones (cluster of districts), Zoneto Mandal, and

Mandal to Gram Panchayats forming ring architecture wherever possible and viable

• Gram Panchayat to households to be linear fiber connectivity on GPON

• Alternative medium such as wireless connectivity to be explored where laying OFC is not feasible

because of terrain constraints

• Broadband speeds from 16 to 20 Mbps to be provided to all households

• Bandwidth estimations from State headquarters up to every household

• All Institutions to be provided with on demand bandwidth from 20Mbps up to 100Mbps on a non-

discriminatory basis for smooth operations

• Rolling out e-Services in the state to increase uptake of internet connectivity and digitization

8.2 Indicative Services to ride over T-Fiber

Service Type Connectivity

Type Characteristics

e-Health MP2MP L3 Based connectivity

Video based Traffic with IP Multicast Capabilities

Flexible enough to add Sites/End Points on the fly in same CUG

Scalability at both L2 and L3

Granular QoS

e-Education MP2MP

e-Skills MP2MP

e-Samvad(Video Conferencing) MP2MP

e-Governance

P2MP

or

MP2MP

L3 VPN capability at Block Level

Eliminates need for additional MPLS routers at Central Location & Govt. Institutions in Villages

Eliminate L2 broadcasts in the network

Granular QoS

Community WiFi P2MP L2/L3 Connectivity

3G/4G Mobile Backhaul P2MP

or

MP2MP

Scalability and synchronization

Granular QoS

Multicast Capabilities for eMBMS

L2 or L3 based Multipoint Connectivity

Open Access WiFi for TSPs/ISPs P2MP L2/L3 Connectivity

Media Based QoS

Video Broadcast for IPTV/MSOs P2MP IP Multicast Capability

Granular QoS



Service Type Connectivity

Type Characteristics

SME Connectivity for Rural Banking MP2MP L3 VPN Capability

Scalability and flexibility

Cloud Based ASPs MP2MP L3 VPN Capability

IP Multicast Capability

Flexibility

8.3 Network Design

The overall network is designed considering the critical network design parameters i.e., capacity, resiliency,

scalability, manageability, reliability, interoperability and security requirements. Considering these factors

and to have an end to end service oriented network delivery, a MPLS based Service delivery network to be

deployed for T-FIBER project up to the Gram Panchayat. Following key considerations taken into account

for designing the network architecture for the state of Telangana

Mission Bhagiratha Smart Water Grid- A mammoth 1.26 lakh km stretch of pipelines would be laid to

quench the thirst of Telangana towns and villages apart from providing water for the people needs. This

project aims to provide water to about 25000 rural habitations and 67 urban habitations. The main trunk

pipelines of this project would run about 5000 KM, and the secondary pipelines running a length of about

50000 KM would be used to fill service tanks in habitations. From here the village-level pipeline network of

about 75,000 KM would be used to provide clean drinking water to households. T–Fiber has proposed to

lay fiber along Rural Water Grid (Mission Bhagiratha) routes wherever possible.

• Network connectivity till last mile – T-FIBER envisages availability of network connection for every

Gram panchayat and rural household in the state. Implementing agencies to develop a hybrid

solution which can make use of different mediums of connectivity, such as OFC, radio, satellite,

and different topologies, such as ring, mesh, linear – depending on the ground realities

• Vision of a robust and failure tolerant network – It is abundantly clear that while the linear topology

entails lesser financial burden on state and central government, the benefits of ring topology, in

terms of network redundancy and minimization of points of failure, makes it operationally more

prudent and preferable to adopt for connecting the State, Districts, Mandals and the Gram

panchayats. New OFC infrastructure will encourage private participation, as assured SLAs will

enable private/public players to develop profitable business models. In order to give a certain

degree of confidence to private and public players who are expected to ride their services on this

infrastructure, it is necessary that fault tolerant capabilities are built into the system

• Cost vs Scalability considerations – While the argument in the favor of creating excess capacity

within the system - to cater to the future requirements - is certainly an important consideration,

there has to be a judicious mix of cost efficient and scalable network components to ensure that

cost considerations are taken care of while not compromising on the scalability potential of the

network

• Active components, can be scaled up dynamically and therefore estimates should be more realistic

and in-line with the immediate needs of the end-users. These components add up substantial cost

to the overall infrastructure and careful planning shall ensure efficient use and optimum utilization

of the network while not impacting the scalability whenever required

• Enabling competition and inter-operability - The network shall be open to the private players to

provide their services and therefore the technology component should be inter-operable with a wide



spectrum of technology solutions so that they are not unfavorably biased towards a particular type

of service providers

• Catering to multiplicity of services riding on the network – The network shall serve as the backbone

on which a wide variety of services ranging from e-Governance services to education and health

related online services would ride. Network configurations should thus be capable of providing

different kind of services with different quality of service parameters. Therefore due considerations

have to be given to these factors while deciding the network architecture and technology

• Monitored network with capability to localize faults and enable better maintainability - The central

network operations center (NOC) shall have capabilities to identify and localize faults in the system.

This shall help minimize the time and cost of repair and maintenance

• Security considerations – As this shall be a pan state network which shall serve as the backbone

of the entire state broadband infrastructure, it is imperative that security considerations – including

data security, data integrity – to be addressed adequately

8.4 High level network architecture for state of Telangana

Based on the considerations identified above and to ensure accomplishment of objectives of T-FIBER, a

layered topology for T-Fiber network architecture should be adopted.

8.4.1 Network Topology

The indicative network architecture is divided into following layers:

• Core backbone – SHQ to Zone (District)

• Mandal layer – Zone to Mandal

• Gram Panchayat layer – Mandal to Gram Panchayats

• Access layer – Last mile connectivity on GPON to every household

8.4.2 Network Architecture

As depicted in the network architecture diagram shown below it is planned to have a 100G MPLS ring

connecting all Zones, however the actual bandwidth calculations may differ at the time of network

implementation. A 40G ring is planned for Mandal level and 10G for GP level. It is planned that GP level

ring shall include at least 50% gram panchayats in redundancy depending on feasibility and user density.

Alternate mediums such as wireless connectivity shall be planned where fiber connectivity is not feasible.

S. No Details Household Gram Panchayat Mandal Zone

1. Overview ~47 lakhs 8778 584 10

2. Technology GPON GPON & MPLS MPLS MPLS

3. Active Network Hardware

ONT OLT & Router Router Router + DWDM

4. Minimum Fiber 2F 24 F core 48F 96F

5. Topology Liner Ring Ring Ring

6. Bandwidth 16-20 Mbps 2.5Gbps & 10G 40G 100G

7. Laying of Fiber duct Laying of Fiber optic cables ducts by leveraging the trenches being dug up for laying of fresh water pipelines up to every household that is part of Mission Bhagiratha However, at places where underground deployment is not feasible, aerial implementation of Optical Fiber Cable shall be done



• 96 or above core fiber for District ring, 48 or above core fiber for Mandal ring, 24 or above core

fiber for GP ring and 24/2 core for GPON connectivity

• MPLS Network with adequate security features & services

• MPLS should be technology of choice for Zone-Mandal layer & Mandal-GP layer

• Fully Redundant Router (Control, Switch, Power Redundancy) at zone and SHQ with Node

Redundancy

• DWDM provisioned at zonal ring

• GPON in the Last mile Access for GP to Household with Liner architecture

• OLT at GP and ONT for Residential Triple Play (Data, Voice & Video)

• NOC, SOC services & Managing the network for 7 years

Figure 1 – Network Architecture Diagram



9. Project Plan, Implementation Schedule & Timelines

MSI will prepare and submit a detailed project plan for the entire project duration. The project plan should

clearly cover entire scope along with project milestones &responsibility matrix.

MSI will prepare a communication & escalation plan with complete schedule and mode of communication.

Escalation plan will represent complete hierarchy till the leadership of the organisation. This plan is of

immense importance given the significance of stakes of the project from the government of Telangana.

MSI will submit detailed Implementation schedule and timelines for the entire project scope. The final project

plan, implementation schedule & timelines will be approved by the ITE&C department which will govern the

overall framework in terms of strategy& timelines of implementation of complete scope.

Integration with NOFN

The active infrastructure will be required to be integrated with NOFN infrastructure in three Zones covered

under NOFN. Detailed implementation plan shall be submitted by the MSI as part of the planning step.

MSI will have to assess the current state of NOFN Phase-I and take cognizance of inventory available and

include the same in the main network diagram. The MSI will also be responsible to validate and to ensure

the compatibility of the existing infrastructure, in order to mitigate any non-compliance and performance

issues at a later stage.

MSI is also expected to establish NOC and provide required connectivity as per details provided during

RFP stage.



10. Instruction to Participants

10.1 Issue of EoI document

10.1.1 EoI document can be downloaded from the website www.tsts.telangana.gov.in .

The EOI Proposals are to be submitted in sealed covers on or before submission closing date &

time to the tendering agency. However, the RFP document shall be released on eProcurement

portal.

10.2 Bidder participation

10.2.1 Public limited company, private limited company or limited liability Partnership entities can submit

their proposals to the EoI.

The term ‘Bidder / Applicant’ used hereinafter would therefore apply to Applicant.

10.3 EoI preparation cost

10.3.1 The Applicant shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of the response

to the EoI. Neither ITE&C department, GoT or TSTS nor its advisors will in any case be responsible

and liable for sub-costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the EoI process

10.3.2 All papers / documents submitted with the EoI are neither returnable nor claimable

10.4 Number of EoI submission

10.4.1 Each Applicant, should submit only one (1) EoI response for the respective category.

10.5 Right to accept and reject any or all the EoI

10.5.1 Notwithstanding anything contained in this EoI Document, TSTS or ITE&C department, GoT

reserves the right to accept or reject any EoI response and to annul the qualification process and

reject all the EoIs, at any time without any liability or any obligation for such acceptance, rejection

or annulment, without assigning any reason.

10.5.2 TSTS reserves the right to reject any EoI if:

• At any time it is found that a material misrepresentation is made by the applicant, or

• The applicant does not respond promptly and satisfactorily to the requests for supplementary

information required for the evaluation of the EoI.

10.5.3 The misrepresentation/ improper response may lead to the disqualification of the Applicant.

11. Preparation and submission of EoI document

11.1 Language

11.1.1 All information in the EoI must be in English. Information in any other language, if not accompanied

by an authenticated translation in English, shall not be considered. In the event of any discrepancy

between the offer in a language other than English and its English translation, the English

translation shall prevail.



11.2 Clarifications on EoI documents

11.2.1 ITE&C department reserves the right not to respond to any question or provide any clarification, in

its sole discretion, and nothing in this Clause shall be taken or read as compelling or requiring the

Authority to respond to any question or to provide any clarification.

11.2.2 The ITE&C department may also on its own motion, if deemed necessary, issue interpretations and

clarifications to all Applicants. All clarifications and interpretations issued by the ITE&C department

shall be deemed to be part of the EoI. Verbal clarifications and information given by ITE&C

department or its employees or representatives shall not in any way or manner be binding on the

ITE&C department.

11.3 Amendment of EoI document

11.3.1 Before the deadline for submission of EoI, the EoI document may be modified by the ITE&C

department by issue of Addendum / Corrigendum.

11.3.2 Any Addendum / Corrigendum issued shall be part of the EoI Document and it will be publicized

through the TSTS and ITE&C Dept website.

11.3.3 To give prospective Applicants reasonable time in which to take the Addendum/ Corrigendum into

account in preparing their EoI, extension of the deadline for submission of EoIs may be given as

considered necessary by the ITE&C department.

11.4 Alternative EoI documents by the Applicants

11.4.1 The applicants shall submit the responses which comply strictly with the requirements of the EoI

document. Alternatives or any modifications shall render the response invalid.

11.5 Submission of EoI DOCUMENT

11.5.1 Bidders shall submit a signed and complete response to EoI document comprising the documents

and forms in accordance with guidelines specified in this document. The submission can be done

manually as per the procedures specified in the document.

11.6 Authority to Sign

11.6.1 An authorized representative of the bidder organisation shall sign the submission letters in the

required format for the response to EoI. The authorization shall be in the form of a written power of

attorney attached with the response.

11.7 Items to be kept in mind while furnishing details

11.7.1 While filling in the Information, following should be kept in mind

• There shall be no additions or alterations except those to comply with the instructions issued by

the ITE&C department or as necessary to correct errors, if any, made by the Applicants.

• Conditional EoI will be rejected

11.8 Confidentiality

11.8.1 All documents issued and information given to the Applicant shall be listed as Confidential

11.8.2 Information relating to the examination, clarification, evaluation and recommendation for the short-

listed Applicants shall not be disclosed to any person not officially concerned with the process.



11.9 EoI due date

11.9.1 EoI response must be submitted by the applicant at the time and date as mentioned in the control

sheet.

11.9.2 The ITE&C department may extend the deadline for submission of EoI response by issuing an

amendment in writing/notification in which case all rights and obligations of the ITE&C department

and the Applicant previously subject to the original deadline will be subject to new deadline.

11.10 Late/ Delayed EoI response

11.10.1 Any response submission after the specified date and time of receipt will not be allowed.

11.11 Modification/ Substitution/ Withdrawal of response

11.11.1 The Applicant will not be allowed to modify, substitute or withdraw its response to EoI after expiry

of the deadline for receipt of the EoI response.

11.12 Evaluation of the Proposals

11.12.1 The evaluation of the received Proposals shall be undertaken by the Techno-Financial Committee

(TFC) established through G.O Rt No 413 Dt 23.08.2014

11.12.2 For short listing process, the Committee will determine whether each EoI DOCUMENT is

responsive to the requirements of the EoI Document. The EoI response shall be considered

responsive if it contains all the information, documents in formats specified in this EoI Document

as per appended annexures.

11.12.3 ITE&C department reserves the right to reject any EoI response which is non-responsive and no

request for alteration, modification, substitution or withdrawal shall be entertained by the Committee

in respect of such EoI response and such decision of the Committee in this regard shall be binding

on all applicants.

11.12.4 Proposals meeting all the respective Pre-qualification criteria as stipulated in this EoI document

shall be evaluated and successful bidders will be considered as ‘Qualified’ for receiving the RFP

document and further participate in procurement process.

11.12.5 The Committee shall pursue and finalise the Technical Solution required for the project for which

the qualified bidders from EOI stage shall be requested to indicate their Technical and Commercial

Proposal through RFP document.

11.12.6 ITE&C department will notify the shortlisted applicants for interaction with MSIs and implementation

process of the project.

11.13 Clarifications on the Proposals

11.13.1 To assist in the process of evaluation of EoI response, the Committee may, at its sole discretion,

ask any Applicant for clarification on its EoI response. The request for clarification and the response

shall be in writing over email. No change in the substance of the EoIwould be permitted by way of

such clarifications.

12. 0 Qualification Criteria’s

Interested Applicants should qualify all the below mentioned criteria



12.1 GPON Equipment - Qualification Criteria

Notes: 1. The bidders submitting response for this Category can be Indian/Global Company with after

sales service centre / Spare equipment depot in India.

2. GPON manufactures having or committed to have manufacturing unit in the state of Telangana

shall only be entertained for this Expression of Interest.

3. MSI shall be eligible to procure from the OEMs selected through this EoI process, only after

approval and clear communication on short-listing.

S.No Criteria Criteria Documents to be Submitted

1 Financial Criteria

Cumulative Annual turnover of the bidder should be at least INR 60 Cr. from sales, services and maintenance of IT/network equipment in the last 03 financial years, i.e. FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18

Certificate from Authorized Signatory of the bidder mentioning the turnover in the last three financial years.

For listed entities, in case the published audited annual reports contain the detailed breakup of financial as required, a copy of such annual reports certified by the authorized signatory may be provided.


Cumulative Annual turnover of the bidder should be at least INR 30 Cr. from the sale of OLT / GPON in the last 03 financial years,

i.e. FY 14-15, FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18

Certificate from authorized signatory mentioning the turnover in INR from the sale of OLT/ GPON in the last03 financial years

i.e. FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18

3 Technical Criteria

The bidder should be the official manufacturer of the equipment for GPON and the equipment should not be white labelled.

Certificate on company letter headsigned by authorized signatory

4 Presence in India

The bidder should have an after sales service centre / Spare equipment depot in India

Certificate on company letterhead signed by authorized signatory mentioning the complete details of such centres / depots

5 Certification The bidder should have ISO 9001:2008/TL 9000 certification

Copy of Valid Certificate(s) issued by competent authority

6 Blacklisting The bidder should not have been blacklisted by any Govt. department or any PSU in India as on the date of bid submission

Certificate on company letterhead signed by company secretary / Managing Director / CEO


Net worth of the bidder should be positive as per the audited financial results for each of the past 03 financial years i.e.- FY 15-16 , FY 16-17, FY 17-18

The offer of the bidder whose net worth is “Negative” in the any of the last 03 financial years shall not be considered for further evaluation.

Certificate from authorized signatory of the company stating that the company’s Net Worth is positive as per the audited financial statements for the last three financial years

i.e. FY 15-16 , FY 16-17, FY 17-18



12.2 Optical Fiber Cables – Qualification Criteria

Notes: 1. The bidders submitting response for this Category can be Indian/Global Company with Depot/Manufacturing unit in India.

2. OFC manufacturers having or committed to have manufacturing unit in state of Telangana shall only be entertained for this Expression of Interest.

3. MSI shall be eligible to procure from the OEMs selected through this EoI process, only after

approval and clear communication on short-listing.

S.No Criteria Details Documents to be SubmittedSupporting Documents


Cumulative turnover of the bidder should be at least INR 400 Cr. from sales of Optical Fiber Cables in the last 03 financial years, i.e. FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18 with a minimum of INR 100 cr. in each of the years

Certificate from Authorised signatory/Company Secretary of the Bidder mentioning the turnover in the last three financial years.

If the requirement are explicitly mentioned in the published Financial reports in case of listed companies, the reports can be countersigned by the Company Secretary / Statutory Auditor.

2 Capacity The Bidder should have an annual production capacity of minimum 1,00,000 KMs of 24F+ Optical Fiber Cable and Minimum 25,000 KMs of less than 24F Optical Fiber Cable

Certificate on company letterhead signed by company secretary. ITE&C dept. shall have inspection for verification on the production capacity evaluation at its discretion

3 Acceptability The bidder should have supplied a cumulative of minimum 50,000Kms of Optical Fiber Cable to private telecom operators or / and Public Telecom operators or/and BSNL or / and Railways or/and other PSUs in the last three financial years i.e. FY

15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18

Certified copy of the relevant supply order(s) and certificate(s) (on the letterhead of the company issuing the certificate) with details from the client(s) stating quantity that has been supplied

4 Presence in India

The bidder should have depot/manufacturing unit in India

Certificate on company letterhead signed by company Secretary mentioning the complete details of depot/manufacturing unit






Net worth of the bidder should be positive as per the audited financial results for each of the last 03 financial years i.e.- FY 15-16 , FY 16-17, FY 17-18


Certificate from authorized signatory or company secretary of the company stating that the company’s Net Worth is positive as per the audited financial statements for the last three financial years i.e.- FY 15-16 , FY 16-17, FY 17-18

It may be noted:

• Bidder company turnover would be considered for only 100% subsidiary / division / sub-division /

branch / business unit. In case the Bidder is a subsidiary company, the parent company’s financials

shall be considered.



• The financial turnover will be taken as given under the head “Income” in audited Profit and Loss

Account and excluding non-recurring income, income from other sources and stock. It is clarified

that Financial Turnover means relevant revenue as recorded in the Income Side of Profit and Loss

Account. It does not mean Profit.

• Foreign currency Turnover will be converted into Indian Rupees based on RBI reference rate

applicable as on the date of opening of proposals without assigning any weightage factor.

• Closing stocks in whatsoever manner should not form part of turnover.

• The financial year for global firms, wherein the start and end date of the financial year is different

from 1st April to 31st March, are eligible to submit documentary proof against pre-qualification criteria

as per their financial year.

• In case of foreign currency conversion to INR for reports, as on the date of financial closure the

respective conversion rate of RBI for INR shall be considered.

• All participating MSI’s/MSP’s/OEM’s have to submit copy of the registration certificate along with

details of participating entity.

• A single bidding entity participating in more than one categories shall only submit the EoI document

fee of Rs30,000/- only as per control sheet.

13. 00 Proforma

All the bidders should submit their bids in the attached formats only.

Proformas applicable:

Proforma1:Cover Letter for OEMs

Proforma2: Firm Details

Proforma3: Declaration by Bidder

Proforma4: Power of Attorney

Proforma5: Compliance Matrix & Document Check List for pre-qualification criteria

- As per respective category

Proforma6: Suggestions from Bidder - Optional

Proforma7: Checklist for EoI Response

Proforma8: Manufacturing Unit details



13.1 Proforma1: Cover Letter for OEM’s

[On the Letterhead of the Applicant]

To,

The Managing Director

Telangana State Technology Services Ltd.,

Ist Floor, BRKR Bhavan

Tankbund Road, Hyderabad – 500 063

Subject: Response to the EoI for “Supply of OFC & GPON Equipment for Implementation of

Telangana Fiber Grid Project”

Dear Sir,

Having examined the EoI Document, the receipt of which is hereby duly acknowledged, we, the

undersigned, offer to “Supply of OFC & GPON Equipment for Implementation of Telangana Fiber Grid

Project” and to meet such requirements & provide such services as are set out in the .EoI

We hereby attach the response as per the requirements of the EoI document.

We undertake, if our response to EoI is accepted, to adhere to the requirements put forward in the EoI or

such adjusted requirements as may subsequently be mutually agreed between us and TSTSL /ITE&C or

its appointed representatives. If our EoI is accepted, we will participate in the succeeding stages as per the

requirement set out in the EoI document.

We agree that you are not bound to accept the lowest or any Bid Response you may receive. We also

agree that you reserve the right in absolute sense to reject all or any of the products/ services specified in

the Bid Response or any/all bids without assigning any reason whatsoever.

It is hereby confirmed that I/We are entitled to act on behalf of our corporation/company /firm/organization

and empowered to sign this document as well as such other documents which may be required in this

connection.

We also certify that the period of validity of bids is 180 days from the last date of submission of proposal

Dated this …………………………. Day of …………………..2018

(Signature) (In the capacity of)

Duly authorized to sign the Bid Response for and on behalf of: ……………………………………………….

(Name and address of the Bidder) Seal/Stamp of Bidder



13.2 Proforma2: Firm Details

i. Details of the Firm/ Applicant

• Name of Firm/ Applicant : _______________________________________

• Address : _______________________________________

• Tel No. (with code) : _______________________________________

• Contact person : _______________________________________

• Name and Designation : _______________________________________

• Address, Telephone No. and : _______________________________________

Email address

ii. Type of Company (Public Limited/ Private Limited) : [with supporting]

iii. Date of incorporation with documentary evidence (or equivalent certificate):

iv. Registration detail of firm with documentary evidence (or equivalent certificate):

v. GSTN Number and copy of the last return filed (or equivalent certificate): [with supporting]

vi. Brief description of the firm and organization structure and business.

On Behalf of (Name of the Applicant/ Lead Member)

________________________________

Signature of the Authorized Person

Name:

Designation:



13.3 Proforma3: Declaration by Bidder

[Affidavit on Non-Judicial Stamp Paper of INR 10 duly attested by Notary/ Magistrate]

This is to certify that We, M/s. __________ ___________, in submission of this offer confirm that:

We have not made any misleading or false representation in the forms, statements and attachments in

proof of the qualification requirements;

We do not have records of poor performance such as abandoning the work, not properly completing the

contract, inordinate delays in completion, litigation history or financial failures etc.

Business has never been banned with us by any Central/ State Government Department/ Public Sector

Undertaking or Enterprise of Central/ State Government.

We have submitted all the supporting documents and furnished the relevant details as per prescribed

format.

The information and documents submitted with the EoI response by us are correct and we are fully

responsible for the correctness of the information and documents submitted by us.

We hereby declare that all the information and statements made in this EoI are true and accept that any

misinterpretation contained in it may lead to our disqualification.

________________________________

Signature of the Authorized Person

Name:

Designation:

Note:In case the Bidder is not registered in India, the Bidder shall be required to provide equivalent judicial

document from the country of its original registration along with a self-certified Declaration, signed by the

Authorized Signatory on the company's letterhead.



13.4 Proforma4: Power of Attorney

FORMAT FOR POWER OF ATTORNEY TO AUTHORIZE SIGNATORY

POWER OF ATTORNEY

[To be executed on non-judicial stamp paper of the appropriate value in accordance with relevant Stamp

Act. The stamp paper is to be in the name of the company who is issuing the power of attorney.]

We, M/s.______ (name of the firm/company with address of the registered office) hereby constitute, appoint

and authorise Mr./Ms.______ (Name and residential address) who is presently employed with us and

holding the position of ______, as our Attorney to do in our name and our behalf all or any of the acts,

deeds or things necessary or incidental to our EoI for the Project _____ (name of the Project), including

signing and submission of the EoI, participating in the meetings, responding to queries, submission of

information/ documents and generally to represent us in all the dealings with Client or any other

Government Agency or any person, in connection with the works until culmination of the process of bidding

till the Project Agreement is entered into with ____________ (Client) and thereafter till the expiry of the

Project Agreement.

We hereby agree to ratify all acts, deeds and things lawfully done by our said Attorney pursuant to this

power of attorney and that all acts, deeds and things done by our aforesaid Attorney shall and shall always

be deemed to have been done by us.

(Signature and Name of authorized signatory)

___________

(Signature and Name in block letters of all the remaining partners of the firm Signatory for the Company)

Seal of firm Company

Witness 1: Witness 2:

Notes:

• To be executed by all the members individually.

• The Mode of execution of the power of attorney should be in accordance with the procedure, if any

laid down by the applicable law and the charter documents of the executant(s) and when it is so

required the same should be under common seal affixed in accordance with the required

procedure.

• In case the Bidder is not registered in India, the Bidder shall be required to provide equivalent non-

judicial document from the country of its original registration along with a self-certified Declaration,

signed by the Authorized Signatory on the company's letterhead.



13.5 Proforma5: Compliance Matrix& Document Check List for pre-qualification criteria

The following are the particulars of compliance from the requirements of the EoI pre-qualification

Check List - Pre-qualification for OEM of GPON Equipment

S.No

Criteria Criteria Documents to be Submitted Compliance

(Yes/No)

Documents Submitted


Cumulative Annual turnover of the bidder should be at least INR 60 Cr. from sales, services and maintenance of IT/network equipment in the last 03 financial years, i.e. FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18




Cumulative Annual turnover of the bidder should be at least INR 30 Cr. from the sale of OLT/ GPON in the last 03 financial years, i.e. FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18

Certificate from authorized signatory mentioning the turnover in INR from the sale of OLT/ GPON in the last03 financial years, i.e. FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18

3 Technical Criteria

The bidder should be the official manufacturer of the equipment for GPON and the equipment should not be white labelled.

Certificate on company letterhead signed by authorized signatory

4 Presence in India

The bidder should have an after sales service centre / Spare equipment depot in India

Certificate on company letterhead signed by authorized signatory mentioning the complete details of such centres / depots






Net worth of the bidder should be positive as per the audited financial results for each of the last 03 financial years i.e.- FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18


Certificate from authorized signatory of the company stating that the company’s Net Worth is positive as per the audited financial statements for the last five financial years i.e:-FY 15-16 , FY 16-17, FY 17-18

If the requirements are explicitly mentioned in the published Financial reports in case of listed companies, the reports can be countersigned by the authorized signatory.

Place: Date:

Bidder’s Signature and seal:



Check List - Pre-qualification for OEM of Optic Fiber Cables

S.No

Criteria Details Documents to be Submitted Compliance

(Yes/No)

Documents Submitted


Cumulative turnover of the bidder should be at least INR 400 Cr. from sales of Optical Fiber Cables in the last 03 financial years, i.e. FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18 with a minimum of INR 100 Cr. in each of the years



2 Capacity The Bidder should have an annual production capacity of minimum 1,00,000 KMs of 24F+ Optical Fiber Cable and Minimum 25,000 KMs of less than 24F Optical Fiber Cable

Certificate on company letterhead signed by company secretary. ITE&C dept. shall have inspection for verification on the production capacity evaluation at its discretion

3 Acceptability The bidder should have supplied a cumulative of minimum 50,000 kms of Optical Fiber Cable to private telecom operators or/and Public Telecom operators or/and BSNL or/and Railways or/and other PSUs in the last three financial years, i.e. FY 15-16, FY 16-17, FY 17-18

Certified copy of the relevant supply order(s) and certificate(s) (on the letterhead of the company issuing the certificate) with details from the client(s) stating quantity that has been supplied

4 Presence in India

The bidder should have depot/manufacturing unit in India

Certificate on company letterhead signed by company Secretary mentioning the complete details of depot/manufacturing unit

5 Certification

The bidder should have ISO 9001:2008/TL 9000 certification





Net worth of the bidder should be positive as per the audited financial results for each of the last 03 financial years i.e.- FY 15-16 , FY 16-17, FY 17-18


Certificate from Statutory Auditor/Company Secretary of the Companystating the Net worth of the Bidder for the last 03 financial years.

Place: Date:

Bidder’s Signature and seal:



13.6 Proforma6: Suggestions from Bidder

Name of Bidder: _______________________________________________________

Category: _______________________________ Date: __________________

13.6.1 Most suitable Network Topologyand indicative BOQ required for the proposed Network technology

based on your understanding of the requirements for Telangana Fiber Grid?

13.6.2 Proposed technology solution at each layer (Core, Aggregation & Access) of the requirements for

Telangana Fiber Grid?



13.6.3 Proposed technology and design parameters which are to be considered in order to establish an

optimized yet reliable, robust and scalable network infrastructure?

13.6.4 What kind of equipment/equipment features you recommend that should be considered in order to

achieve the objectives of T-Fiber based on your understanding of the requirements for Telangana

Fiber Grid?



13.6.5 What are the different types of services, other than the ones listed under clause 10.2 of the EoI

document, those can be offered over T-Fiber network to government departments / service

providers (ISPs, TSPs, MSOs, LCOs, etc.), public & private businesses and households?



13.7 Proforma7: Checklist for EoI Response

EoI response should constitute of following sections:

1. EoI Document Fee

2. Cover Letter as per Proforma 1

3. Firm Details as per Proforma 2

4. Declaration by Bidder as perProforma3

5. Power of Attorney as per Proforma4

6. Compliance Matrix & Document Check List for pre-qualification criteria as per Proforma5 (as per

applicable category)

7. Suggestions from Bidder as per Proforma6 (optional)



13.8 Proforma8: Manufacturing Unit details

Reference document from Government of Telangana (with documentary evidence)

Address of Production Unit or Proposed : ____________________________________________

Production unit in Telangana state

Coordinator of the Production Unit / : ____________________________________________

Proposed Production Unit (State Head)

Contact Person (with code) : ____________________________________________

Actual/Committed date of establishment of : ____________________________________________

Manufacturing unit at Telangana:

Planned production capacity of Telangana Plant : _________________________________________

(av. per month) (With actual documentary

evidence – Actual / Planned)

On Behalf of (Name of the Applicant/ Lead Member)

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