Supply of Soil Analysis Chemicals and Reagents for ICAR

This tender seeks the supply of a comprehensive range of high-quality chemicals essential for sophisticated soil analysis, as part of a procurement initiated by the Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare. The Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) is the procuring organization, with the ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science in Bhopal serving as the office responsible for this bid. The bid, numbered GEM/2026/B/7770014, opens on November 11, 2026, at 4:00 PM and closes on November 12, 2026, at 4:00 PM. The Bill of Quantities (BOQ) details a total of 117 distinct items, including critical reagents such as phenol crystal, glucose, sulfosalicylic acid, toluene, citric acid anhydrous, tri-sodium citrate dihydrate, methylcellosolve, acetone, potassium sulphate, selenium metal powder, various indicators like bromocresol green and methyl red, boric acid, potassium permanganate, sodium bicarbonate, activated charcoal, L-ascorbic acid, antimony potassium tartrate, para nitrophenol indicator, magnesium chloride dihydrate, potassium nitrate, ammonium acetate, potassium chloride, magnesium oxide powder, gum acacia, fluorescein diacetate, barium chloride dihydrate, manganous sulphate solution, sodium hydroxide pellets, triphenyl tetrazolium chloride, methanol, triphenylformazon, potassium dichromate, ferrous ammonium sulphate, DTPA, triethanolamine, and various metal powders and compounds including zinc, copper, iron, manganese, lead, chromium, arsenic, and their oxides/salts. Additionally, the tender includes chemicals for specific analytical procedures like sodium borohydride, potassium iodide, sodium nitrite, p-nitrophenyl sulphate, sulfanilamide, 1-naphthylamine, ethylene diamine hydrochloride, urea, PMA (phenyl mercuric acetate), DAM (diacetyl monoxime), and TSC (thiosemicarbazide). This broad spectrum of chemicals is vital for the accurate and effective execution of soil analysis methodologies by the ICAR-Indian Institute of Soil Science.