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These acquisition categories are listed in decreasing order of
priority. They are prioritised based on the relative importance of
indigenisation. Apart from enhancing the minimum IC requirements,
the DAP 2020 also seeks to increase the indigenous availability of
high-end military materials and special alloys for future needs.
4 For this, the DAP 2020 has proposed
that public sector platform manufacturers, and research and
development establishments identify various materials that can be
indigenously developed by them or through transfer of technology
under the offset clause.
5 The DAP
2020 also seeks to utilise indigenous software for running
applications on equipment/systems and mandatorily include them
under the Buy (Indian – IDDM) and Buy (Indian) categories.
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The Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020 ( DAP )
released by the Ministry of Defence ( MoD ) on September
30, 2020 supersedes the Defence Procurement Policy 2016 with effect
from October 1, 2020. All new defence acquisitions will be governed
by DAP. However, if the Request for Proposals ( RFP ) has
already been issued then the vendor will be governed by the defence
procurement policy under which the RFP was issued. DAP has been
introduced to ensure timely acquisition of military equipment,
systems and platforms as required by the armed forces in terms of
performance, capabilities, and quality standards, through optimum