purchase of organic fertilizers by the department of agriculture of himachal pradesh on annual rate contract basis for the year 2026-27. vermicompost: a) moisture, percent by weight: 15.0- 25.0 b) colour: dark brown to black c) odour: absence of foul odour. d) particle size: minimum 90% material should pass through 4.0mm is sieve. e) bulk density(g/cm3): 0.7 - 0.9 f) total organic carbon percent by weight, minimum: 18.0 g) total nitrogen (as n) percent by weight, minimum: 1.0 h) total phosphate (as p4o5 )percent by weight, minimum: 0.8 i)total potassium (as k2o) percent by weight, minimum: 0.8 j) heavy metal content, (as mg/kg), maximum: cadmium (as cd ) =5.0 chromium ( as cr) =50.0 nickel ( as ni )= 50.0 lead (as pb) =100.0 , vermicompost 10 kg , vermicompost 25 kg , phosphate rich organic manure (prom) a) moisture, percent by weight maximum: 25.0 b) particle size: minimum 90% material should pass through 4.0mm is sieve. c) bulk density (g/cm3): less than 1.6. d) total organic carbon, percent by weight, minimum; 8.0 e) total nitrogen (as n) percent by weight, minimum: 0.4 f) total phosphate (as p4o5 ) percent by weight, minimum: 8.0 g) c:n ratio; less than 20:1 h) ph (1:5 solution) maximum: 6.7 i) conductivity (as dsm 1) not more than: 10 j) heavy metal content, (as mg/kg), percent weight maximum: arsenic(asas2o3) = 10.00 cadmium (as cd ) =5.00 chromium ( as cr ) =50.00 copper (as cu) = 300.00 mercury (as hg) = 0.15 nickel (as ni) = 50.0 lead(as pb) =100.0 zinc (as zn) =1000.00 , phosphate rich organic manure (prom) 10 kg , phosphate rich organic manure (prom) 25 kg , organic manure a) moisture, percent by weight maximum: 25.0 b) particle size: minimum 90% material should pass through 4.0mm is sieve. c) bulk density (g/cm3) : 1. d) total organic carbon, percent by weight, minimum; 14 e) total nitrogen (as n) percent by weight, minimum: 0.5 f) total phosphate (as p4o5 ) percent by weight, minimum: 0.5 g) total potash (as k2o)percent by weight minimum: 0.5 h) npk nutrients- total n, p2o5 and k2o nutrients should not be less than: 3% i) c:n ratio; 20 j) ph: 6.0-8.5 k) pathogen: nil l) heavy metal content, (as mg/kg), percent weight maximum: arsenic(asas2o3) = 10.00 cadmium (as cd ) =5.00 chromium ( as cr ) =50.00, copper (as cu) = 300.00, mercury (as hg) = 0.15, nickel ( as ni ) = 50.0 zinc (as zn) =1000.00 , organic manure 10 kg , organic manure 25 kg