(a) the current method used for evaluation of bids for procurement of defence equipment;
(b) whether the Government proposes to consider the use of Life Cycle Cost (LCC) along with capital cost as the basis for
evaluation;
(c) whether there is any database of Life Cycle Cost and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government intends to bind a supplier under a fixed price contract for a period of 40 years for spare and
quantify items like fuel and if so, the details thereof;
(e) whether the Government is taking into account the cost of upgrades of equipment in the LCC and if so, the details
thereof; and
(f) the reasons for non-adherence of Defence Procurement Policy clause which calls for payments to be evaluated using the
Net Present Value method?