Incident Management Policy in Government e Marketplace (GeM)
Applicable w.e.f 06.04.2022
1.1 Government e-Marketplace (GeM) is a trust based system. As self-declaration is the key,
strong automated processes to penalize any deviant behavior at GeM platform is a must.
Similarly, good buyer behavior is a key component to generate seller confidence on GeM so
that they can offer the best price and quality. For this purpose, any action that is at variation
from the terms and conditions of procurement on GeM and relevant Government rules and
guidelines is termed as “deviation”.
1.2 This document lays down the Incident Management Policy which shall guide the on-line
mechanism for reporting and initiating action on any such deviation, and elaborates the overall
framework for identification and handling of deviations on GeM portal. This policy is issued in
supersession of all earlier instructions on the subject.
1.3 All administrative actions under this Incident management Policy, taken by GeM against
any of the stakeholders shall not cause any limitation on the legal and contractual remedies
including any financial recoveries, available to Buyers/Sellers/ Service Provider (SP) under the
Terms and Conditions of contract and/or GeM policies. In case the Buyer / Seller /SP choose to
pursue any of these remedies, GeM shall not be made party to such proceedings / remedial
actions taken by Buyer/Seller/Service Provider under the contractual provisions.
1.4 WHO CAN RAISE INCIDENT:
(i) Buyer
ii) Seller/Service Provider
(iii) GeM Admin (In case of raise of Post Contract incident by GeM Admin, the same
gets auto-escalated after 48 hours. GeM Admin may escalate any time after creation
of incident).
(iv) GeM portal – In case of raise of incident by GeM portal, the same procedure
as indicated in the policy would be applicable.
1.5 PROCESS FLOW:
1.5.1 Buyer / Seller / Service Provider can create incident and try to get a resolution within the
stipulated time from the party against whom the incident has been raised. In case of no
resolution at user end, the incident can be escalated to GeM Admin after completion of the
stipulated time. GeM Admin takes suitable action based on available facts and merit of the
case.
1.5.2 All the stakeholders shall comment/ respond on IM Dashboard only and no resolution /
response relating to incidents shall be provided through emails or any other mechanism. Also
the stakeholders shall not attach/indicate the details which reveal their identity such as name of
organization, name of any person or telephone numbers etc. on IM Dashboard.
1.5.3 No penalty shall be imposed for the same reason under the same Contract more than
once. However, in case of Services, more than one incident can be created for same reason of
the contract with different duration.
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