Key Tender/EOI Details at a Glance

The EOI specifically directs interested agencies/partners to submit the completed proposal in the prescribed format along with required supporting documents by email to the two AMHSSC email addresses above.

1. Scope of Work

The proposed interventions are required to be demand-driven and industry-linked. According to the EOI, proposals should:

1. Be based on demonstrated industry demand for skilled manpower.
2. Be linked with identified industry partners, apparel manufacturing units or industry clusters.
3. Be implemented at suitable industry premises, clusters, CoEs or other locations permitted under PMKVY 4.0.
4. Be proposed on a district-wise basis, clearly identifying the State, District, training location and proposed target.
5. Provide details of industry demand and identify the industry partners, units or clusters proposed to be associated with the intervention.
6. Follow applicable PMKVY 4.0 guidelines, qualifications/job roles, eligibility conditions and operational requirements.

Training Components

The EOI permits proposals for:

1. Short-Term Training (STT)
2. Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
3. Both STT and RPL

For STT, the proposal template seeks information concerning job roles, qualification-pack codes, proposed candidates, batches, trainers, training centres, industry/OJT and placement linkages, SPOCs and post-training tracking.

For RPL, the proposal requires information about job roles, qualification-pack codes, candidates, batches, trainers, training centres and industries identified for RPL training at their premises.

2. Eligibility and Qualification Requirements

The EOI states that proposals may be submitted by interested agencies, industry partners, CoEs and other eligible entities meeting applicable PMKVY 4.0 requirements.

The key capability areas specifically identified by AMHSSC are:

1. Adequate/requisite infrastructure
2. Relevant industry linkage
3. Implementation capacity
4. Ability to undertake proposed interventions in accordance with PMKVY 4.0 guidelines
5. Ability to provide the required project and industry-demand information.

The proposal template also asks applicants to identify their entity type, with the available categories including Government, Private, Semi-Government or Government-aided entities.

Important qualification observation

The supplied EOI does not prescribe a conventional minimum experience requirement in years, nor does it provide a quantified technical scoring/evaluation matrix. Accordingly, SkillCouncils.com should not publish a specific number of years of experience as a mandatory qualification unless AMHSSC issues a subsequent clarification.

3. Financial Criteria

The document contains a project financials section, but it is different from the financial eligibility criteria normally found in a procurement tender.

Applicants are asked to provide:

1. Total Project Cost
2. CSR/Industry Contribution, if any
3. Fee from Candidates, if proposed
4. Fund Request from MSDE under PMKVY
5. Budget breakup based on candidates, expense heads and applicable common norms.

Financial Eligibility Table

Consultant's note: The presence of a project budget template should not be interpreted as a minimum turnover or net-worth eligibility condition. The supplied document contains no such thresholds.

4. Tender Fee and EMD

A review of the complete 10-page document shows that it does not prescribe a tender/EOI fee or Earnest Money Deposit (EMD).

Therefore, the following should be published accurately:

1. Tender/EOI Fee: Not specified in the EOI.
2. EMD Amount: Not specified.
3. EMD Payment Mode: Not specified.
4. EMD Exemption: No separate exemption provision is stated because the EOI itself does not prescribe an EMD.

This is important because the document is structured as an EOI/Call for Proposals rather than a conventional financial tender. AMHSSC expressly states that submission of a proposal does not constitute approval, sanction, empanelment or allocation of PMKVY 4.0 training targets.

5. Proposal Submission Guidelines

Interested and eligible agencies/partners must prepare their proposal using the prescribed formats.

The EOI identifies two principal submission templates:

1. Proposal Template – Word/document format
2. Demand Template – Excel format

Applicants are required to submit the completed proposal along with the required supporting documents.

Submission Email

atul.madan@sscamh.com
Vipul.wahal@sscamh.com

Proposal Information

The project proposal template requires information including:

1. Project name/title
2. Organisation name
3. Entity type
4. Organisation profile
5. Project background and rationale
6. Project details and objectives
7. Skill-gap study
8. Candidate mobilisation plan
9. Major activities
10. Target population and beneficiary numbers
11. Proposed job roles
12. Measurable outcomes
13. Implementation methodology
14. Trainer availability
15. Training-centre readiness
16. Project duration
17. Project financials and budget breakup.

6. Industry Linkage and Demand Documentation

Industry linkage is an important component of the proposal.

For RPL proposals, the template captures the industry name, location, LOI status, SPOC details and additional notes such as co-funding. It also requires details of identified industries for RPL training at their premises.

For STT proposals, the template captures industry/OJT and placement linkages, including industry/organisation details, location, LOI status, SPOC details and post-training tracking arrangements.

The annexures also provide draft formats for:

1. Industry demand letter for RPL
2. Industry manpower demand letter for STT

The RPL letter is intended to establish industry interest in facilitating training of employees/contractual staff under the RPL component.

The STT annexure provides a format for an industry's manpower demand, including job roles and estimated manpower demand.

7. Document Checklist for Applicants

Based strictly on the supplied EOI and its proposal templates, applicants should prepare the following checklist.

Document-checklist caution: The EOI says proposals must be submitted with “required supporting documents,” but it does not provide a separate exhaustive documentary checklist. Therefore, the table above distinguishes the information explicitly requested in the templates from supporting documentation that may be applicable under the prevailing PMKVY 4.0 framework.

8. Important Dates

The supplied 10-page EOI does not state specific calendar dates for publication, pre-bid interaction, proposal closing or proposal opening.

Applicants should therefore verify any subsequent AMHSSC clarification, amendment or extension before relying on a deadline. AMHSSC reserves the right to amend, extend, withdraw or modify the EOI/process, subject to applicable directions and requirements.

12. What This EOI Does Not Specify

For clarity to readers and prospective applicants, the supplied document does not specify:

1. Minimum average annual turnover
2. Minimum net worth
3. A minimum number of years of prior experience
4. Tender/EOI fee
5. EMD amount
6. EMD payment method
7. EMD exemption categories
8. Estimated tender/project cost as a fixed ceiling or value
9. Pre-bid meeting date
10. EOI publication date
11. Submission closing date
12. Proposal opening date
13. Conventional technical/financial bid scoring criteria

Accordingly, these fields should not be populated with assumed values when publishing the notice.

13. Important Disclaimer

This EOI should not be treated as a contract, work order, sanction, financial commitment or assurance of business by AMHSSC. The document states that training activities under PMKVY 4.0 may be undertaken only after the necessary approvals/authorisations and in accordance with applicable guidelines and conditions communicated by the competent authorities.

AMHSSC also reserves the right to seek clarification or additional information and to recommend, modify, consolidate or not forward proposals as considered appropriate under the applicable framework.

For consultation and advisory, please call and WhatsApp at 9630030343 or email at support@skillcouncils.com.