Directorate Of Agriculture And Food Production Tender

Work Description - Engagement Of Field Facilitating Agency At District Level For The State Sector Scheme Revival And Sustainable Intensification Of Forgotten Food And Neglected Crops In Odisha For 5 Years From 2025-26 To 2029-30.

The Directorate of Agriculture and Food Production, a State Government of Odisha undertaking, invites open tenders for the engagement of a Field Facilitating Agency at the District Level for the State Sector Scheme aimed at the Revival and Sustainable Intensification of Forgotten Food and Neglected Crops in Nuapada, Odisha, for a period of five years, spanning from 2025-26 to 2029-30. This project, valued at ₹13,50,000, seeks to empanel an agency to provide crucial services to support this initiative. The tender, identified by reference number CDAO NPD 02/2025-26 and Tender ID 2026_AGRIL_126952_1, requires bidders to submit a tender fee of ₹5,000 and an Earnest Money Deposit (EMD) of ₹1,50,000, payable to the Chief District Agriculture Officer, Nuapada, via specified offline payment methods. The tender documents, including the NIT and DTCN, can be downloaded from 07-Mar-2026 to 17-Mar-2026 (05:30 PM). Interested parties are encouraged to attend the pre-bid meeting scheduled for 10-Mar-2026 at 10:00 AM at the office of the C.D.A.O, Nuapada. The final date for bid submission is 17-Mar-2026 (05:30 PM), and the bid opening is scheduled for 24-Mar-2026 at 10:00 AM in Nuapada. Bidders should ensure that the bids remain valid for 30 days and be aware that EMD exemption is allowed through BG/ST or other valid exemptions.