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USV Data Transfer & Receiver Unit Procurement: India contract and delivery record

The procurement record for GEM/2026/B/7166186 shows RFMW Innovations Lab Limited as the L1 bidder following reverse auction on June 4, 2026. The reported L1 value is ₹28.81 lakh for one USV Data Transfer & Receiver Unit.

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Original development / event date: 4 Jun 2026

Programme
USV Data Transfer & Receiver Unit Procurement
System / platform
Unmanned Surface Vehicle Data Transfer & Receiver Unit
Supplier
RFMW Innovations Lab Limited
Customer / operator
DRDO Naval Science & Technological Laboratory
Geography
India
Domain
USV
Mission
Communications Relay
Activity
Contracts
Milestone stage
Bid selection / award-stage signal
Original value
INR 2,881,000 L1 value · INR
USD qualification
Not reliably recalculated in this audit
Quantity / scope
1
Production / shipment / delivery
Not applicable
Contract period
Not applicable — Not applicable
Contract duration
Not applicable

Interpretation: procurement conversion

Any volume or value must stay tagged to its awarded work package; mixed services, components and platform counts cannot be consolidated as vehicle deliveries.

Editorial responsibility: Tanish Prakash · Source review recorded 10 Oct 2026

Original references and evidence caveats

Original primary reference: https://tenderdekho.com/tender-detail/td-1kWfTpseE3

Original supporting reference: https://tenderkart.in/tender/9123fe4e-83ba-46ca-96d4-bc1c86baaf33

Tender result mirrors identify RFMW Innovations Lab as L1 after the Jun. 4 reverse auction at INR 2.881 million for one unit. No separate signed-contract document was located.

Reference notes are retained from the supplied source master. They do not establish independent verification of performance, deliveries, revenue or conversion.

Reported

Development and reported outcome

The procurement record for GEM/2026/B/7166186 shows RFMW Innovations Lab Limited as the L1 bidder following reverse auction on June 4, 2026. The reported L1 value is ₹28.81 lakh for one USV Data Transfer & Receiver Unit. Because a separate signed-contract document was not independently located, the milestone is retained as contractor selection/L1 result rather than contract signing.[S1] [S2]

Reported

Program, platform and stakeholders

Programme or contract: USV Data Transfer & Receiver Unit Procurement. Platform or product: Unmanned Surface Vehicle Data Transfer & Receiver Unit. Recorded supplier, developer or relevant organization: RFMW Innovations Lab Limited (reported headquarters/country: India). Recorded customer, operator or intended user: DRDO Naval Science & Technological Laboratory (reported headquarters/country: India).[S1] [S2]

Reported

Mission and technical scope

The following are classifications recorded in the source master, not additional claims of operational deployment: Mission/use-case classification: Communications Relay.

Reported

Contract, value and shipment signals

Original reported amount or scope: INR 2,881,000 L1 value. Original-currency label: INR. Recorded quantity, delivery, demonstration or volume signal: 1.[S1] [S2]

Limitations

Source verification and interpretation limits

UXV Searcher master source-coverage note: Tender result mirrors identify RFMW Innovations Lab as L1 after the Jun. 4 reverse auction at INR 2.881 million for one unit. No separate signed-contract document was located.

Interpretation boundary: The source-specific record should be used to distinguish award, arrival, commissioning and completed delivery; these stages are not interchangeable.[S1] [S2]

UXV Searcher analysis

UXV Searcher analysis — what the development changes

UXV Searcher interpretation — bid selection / award-stage signal: The India USV record for USV Data Transfer & Receiver Unit Procurement is best treated as a procurement conversion signal. A named selection or bid result narrows the opportunity but does not, by itself, verify a signed contract or delivery.

Traceability for buyers: The dataset associates RFMW Innovations Lab Limited with DRDO Naval Science & Technological Laboratory for Unmanned Surface Vehicle Data Transfer & Receiver Unit. This supports stakeholder mapping; supply-chain tier, exclusivity and signed-customer relationships need the underlying source before firm classification.

Client-use interpretation: For intelligence users tracking Communications Relay, the relevant next proof points are marine mission suitability, payload integration and measurable delivery or service outcomes. Confirm contract execution, awarded scope and subsequent acceptance documents before assigning contract revenue or installed-base units.[S1] [S2]

Calculation

Quantitative evidence, calculations and limits

Financial signal (master transcription): INR 2,881,000 L1 value. Classification: Bid/selection-price evidence; signed value and paid amount may differ. Quantity/scope signal: 1. Counting rule: Order/award context; not proof that hardware has shipped or entered service. Reproducible calculations: Reported L1 amount normalized to INR million: INR 2.881 million (2,881,000 INR / 1,000,000 = INR 2.881 million). Refer to the calculation cards for assumptions and limitations.

Any volume or value must stay tagged to its awarded work package; mixed services, components and platform counts cannot be consolidated as vehicle deliveries.[S1] [S2]

Calculations and assumptions

MetricValueFormulaInputsAssumptionsLimitationsSources
Reported L1 amount normalized to INR millionINR 2.881 million2,881,000 INR / 1,000,000 = INR 2.881 million
L1_bid_INR: 2881000
Recorded procurement is one data-transfer and receiver unit in this bid result.Bid-stage value, not independently confirmed signed contract, paid expenditure or complete USV platform price.[S1]

No win probability is assigned to this record.

Sources

Original reporting is credited to its publisher. The byline covers UXV Searcher's analysis only.

  1. [S1]Primary reference: tenderdekho.com
    tenderdekho.com
    Included in the provided master and its source notes; this export did not independently re-test the live URL or corroborate the claims.
  2. [S2]Supporting reference: tenderkart.in
    tenderkart.in
    Included in the provided master and its source notes; this export did not independently re-test the live URL or corroborate the claims.

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