T-4165-B/26/ABZ PRE-QUALIFICATION OF TESTING SERVICE PROVIDER (FIRM/AGENCY/COMPANY) (AS PER TERMS OF REFERENCE)

INVITATION FOR PRE-QUALIFICATION PROCUREMENT OF NON-CONSULTING SERVICES 1. The Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (Procurement) has reserved Funds for the procurement planned for FY 2026-27. The Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (Procurement) intends to apply part of the proceeds of this Fund to cover eligible payments under the contract for the "T- 4165-B/26/ABZ PRE-QUALIFICATION OF TESTING SERVICE PROVIDER (FIRM/AGENCY/COMPANY) (AS PER TERMS OF REFERENCE)" with the reference of "P74299" 2. The Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (Procurement) intends to pre-qualify service providers for Invitation to Bid(s), and sign the contract agreement(s) with the selected bidder(s) subsequent to the bidding process. 3. The objective of the intended pre-qualification is the provision of "T-4165- B/26/ABZ PRE-QUALIFICATION OF TESTING SERVICE PROVIDER (FIRM/AGENCY/COMPANY) (AS PER TERMS OF REFERENCE)" through subsequent signing of contract with successful bidders, and the purpose of this Pre-qualification Notice is to provide the very basic information to enable potential applicants to decide whether or not to respond to this Prequalification Notice. 4. Only the pre-qualified applicants shall be entitled to participate in the procurement proceedings, and it is expected that the Invitation to Bids will be made to the Pre-qualified Applicants. 5. The pre-qualification process is open to all National Applicants subject to fulfilling the eligibility requirements mentioned in the respective Prequalification Documents. Interested Applicants may obtain further information from the Pakistan Security Printing Corporation (Procurement) through EPADS v2.0 during office hours. A complete set of Pre-qualification Documents may be accessed by interested Applicants through EPADS v2.0 at https://epads.gov.pk/opportunities/federal/procurements/74299. 6. The application, prepared in accordance with the instructions in the Prequalification Documents, must be submitted through EPADS v2.0 on or before Thursday, August 27, 2026 11:00 AM. E-applications will be opened e-Pak Acquisition and Disposal System (EPADS) generated document | © 2026 Page 1 of 63 using EPADS v2.0 on the same day at Thursday, August 27, 2026 11:30 AM. Manual submission of applications shall not be entertained. Those service providers who have not yet registered on the new version of EPADS v2.0 may register themselves at https://vendors.epads.gov.pk/. A tutorial to explain the registration process is available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNW6T38v7tc . In terms of Rule 48 of Public Procurement Rules, 2004, a Grievance Redressal Committee (GRC) is notified for the subject procurement and the notification copy is available on the procuring agency’s website and on Authority’s website at (www.ppra.org.pk).