NEW DELHI: A team of Defence Ministry officials had found in 2015 that Rafale-maker Dassault Aviation was not the lowest bidder for the UPA government’s medium multi-role combat aircraft (MMRCA) tender and that its bid should have been rejected at the technical evaluation stage itself, the CAG observed in its audit report on Wednesday.
In its much-awaited report on the controversy-hit purchase of Rafale fighter jets from the French company, the government auditor said the MoD panel had also noted that the price bid of France’s Dassault Aviation “was non-compliant as it was incomplete and not in the prescribed format” and a contract cannot be concluded with them.
The panel further found that the proposal from another bidder EADS was also not compliant with the RFP (Request for Proposal), as per the CAG report.
