Expendable Engine Manufacturing, Assembly, and Delivery Partnership Program

This tender, referenced as GTRE/27DCT002/CMS I, is issued by the Department of Defence Research and Development for the "Manufacturing Assembly and Delivery of Expendable Engine Through Additional Industry Partners." The tender is an open tender with a fixed-rate contract and requires a two-cover bid submission process. The bidding authority is the Director GTRE, located at GTRE DRDO MOD GoI C V Raman Nagar, Bangalore, Pincode 560093. Critical dates include the document download period from August 4, 2026, 05:10 PM to October 19, 2026, 12:30 PM, with bid submissions accepted from September 2, 2026, 10:15 AM until October 19, 2026, 12:30 PM. The bid opening is scheduled for October 20, 2026, at 01:00 PM at GTRE DRDO. A mandatory Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on September 1, 2026, at 10:00 AM at the MMG Conference Hall, GTRE. The Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) is fixed at ₹58,00,000, payable to DIRECTOR GTRE in Bangalore, with EMD exemption allowed via Bank Guarantee or Standby Letter of Credit. The tender fee is ₹0.00. The work is described as manufacturing, assembly, and delivery of expendable engines with a contract period of 1095 days. The bid validity period is 180 days. Interested bidders must submit scanned copies of the Tender Acceptance Letter, commercial terms and conditions, Appendices A, B, and C, the scope of work, and the price bid in the specified formats. NDA requirements are as per Part IV of the RFP.