Entities having NSIC certificates are exempted from Vendor Assessment on GeM Portal.
• Issue of the Tender Sets free of cost.
• Exemption from payment of Earnest Money Deposit (EMD).
• In tender, participating MSEs quoting price within the price band of L1+15 percent shall also be allowed to supply a portion up to 25% of requirement by bringing down their price to L1 Price where L1 is non-MSEs.
• Every Central Ministry / Department / PSU shall set an annual goal of a minimum of 25 percent of the total annual purchases of the products or services produced or rendered by MSEs. Out of the annual requirement of 25% procurement from MSEs, 4% is earmarked for units owned by Schedule Caste / Scheduled Tribes, and 3% is earmarked for the units owned by Women entrepreneurs. SPRS registered units are an integral part of the supply chain to the Government.
• In addition to the above, 358 items are also reserved for exclusive purchase from the MSE Sector.
• Provides access to many schemes & benefits.

Single Point Registration Scheme
• Consortia & Tender Marketing
• Procurement Marketing Scheme
• Performance and Credit Rating Scheme
• Bill Discounting Scheme
• Credit Facilitation by Banks
• Marketing Intelligence
• Raw Material Assistance Scheme
• Procurement and Marketing Assistance Scheme
• Infomediary Services
• Skill Development Service

Under Single Point Registration NSIC Certificate granted to MSMEs remains valid for 2 years which is renewed after the expiry of such 2 years. You must also note that Provisional NSIC certificate granted to MSMEs with a pecuniary limit of INR 5 Lakhs is valid for 1 year from the date of issue of the Certificate.