We have carefully reviewed the tender document, including the terms and conditions and technical specifications, and respectfully seek clarification on the following points to ensure proper understanding and compliance. Regarding the Bid Validity, the tender document mentions both 180 days and 30th June 2027; kindly confirm which one shall be considered the applicable bid validity period. Similarly, the Bid Security is mentioned as both PKR 275,000 and 3% of the total bid value; kindly confirm whether the bid security should be submitted as the fixed amount of PKR 275,000 or as 3% of the total bid value. Regarding the Photocopier, the printing speed is specified as 25/30/35 CPM; generally, 25 CPM machines come with comparatively lower specifications, particularly in terms of duty cycle and overall performance, while the specified duty cycle of 153,000 pages per month is generally associated with higher-speed machines. Therefore, we respectfully request that the requirement may kindly be revised to 30 CPM or above with a duty cycle of 145,000 pages per month or above. Furthermore, the specified simplex and duplex scanning speeds appear to be the same; however, in practical operation, duplex scanning speed is generally lower than simplex scanning speed. Kindly clarify the intended requirement and consider specifying the duplex speed accordingly. The requirement for keypad and touch screen may also kindly be reconsidered, as modern photocopiers are equipped with advanced touch-screen interfaces that include an on-screen keyboard; therefore, touch screen only may kindly be accepted where it provides the required functionality. The specification “Gradation Scale: 512 MB” may kindly be revised as grayscale/gradation is not measured in MB. For the Color Photocopier, the specified duty cycle of 107,000 pages per month may kindly be revised to 100,000 pages per month or above to allow technically equivalent machines to participate. The specified duplex scanning speed of 80 ipm may kindly be revised to 40 ipm or above, considering that duplex scanning speed is generally lower than simplex speed, while the simplex requirement of 80 ipm may remain unchanged. Finally, Bluetooth (iBeacon) is not a standard feature available across all photocopier models; therefore, we respectfully request that this requirement may kindly be removed from the mandatory specifications. We shall be grateful for your kind clarification and consideration of the above points to ensure clear interpretation of the tender requirements and participation of technically equivalent equipment from multiple manufacturers.