"The request for proposal, or RFP, has been sent to Category A shipyards, including Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Ltd, Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers, Goa Shipyard Ltd and Cochin Shipyard Ltd, according to CNBC-TV18.
The tender marks a change in the way the Navy is procuring major surface warships. CNBC-TV18 reported that Project 17B is the first major Indian Navy warship programme of this kind to be put through competitive bidding."