1. The Department of Education - Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd- CAR), through the 2023 General Appropriation Act of FY 2023 intends to apply the sum of Three Million Nine Hundred Ninety Seven Thousand Pesos (P 3,997,000.00) Only being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Supply and Delivery of Supplies, Materials, ICT Equipment, and Other Equipment for the Disaster Risk Reduction Management (DRRM) Preparedness and Response Interventions of the DepEd – CAR with identification number DepEd-CAR RO CB-2023-10-014. The ABC for each of the lots are as follows:
a. Lot 1: One Million Nine Hundred Sixty-Eight Thousand (P 1,968,000.00) Only with identification number: DepEd-CAR RO CB-2023-10-014 - Lot 1
b. Lot 2: One Million Six Hundred Eighty-Nine Thousand (P 1,689,000.00) Only with identification number: DepEd-CAR RO CB-2023-10-014 - Lot 2
c. Lot 3: Three Hundred Twenty Thousand Pesos (P 320,000.00) Only with identification number: DepEd-CAR RO CB-2023-10-014 - Lot 3
Bids received in excess of the ABC per lot shall be rejected at bid opening.
2. The DepEd- CAR through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the goods is required within sixty (60) calendar days from the receipt of the Notice to Proceed. Bidders should have completed, within five (5) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II (Instructions to Bidders).
3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184.
a. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or organizations of a country the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA No. 5183.
4. Prospective Bidders may obtain further information from DepEd-CAR Regional Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 AM to 5:00 AM during working days.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders starting on October 20, 2023 (office hours only) from the BAC Secretariat and upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of:
a. Lot 1: Two Thousand Pesos (P 2,000.00) Only.
b. Lot 2: Two Thousand Pesos (P 2,000.00) Only
c. Lot 3: Five Hundred Pesos (P 500.00) Only
It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.
6. The DepEd-CAR Regional Office will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 27, 2023 (Friday) at 1:30 PM at the OARD, DepEd-CAR RO, Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet, which shall be open to prospective bidders.
7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the Office of the Assistant Regional Director of the DepEd-CAR RO, address below, on or before 1:30 PM of November 9, 2023 (Thursday). Late bids shall not be accepted.
RONALD B. CASTILLO, CESO V
BAC Chairperson
Procurement Unit Office (BAC Secretariat Office)
DepED-CAR Regional Office
Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet
8. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 14.
9. Bid opening shall be on November 9, 2023 (Thursday) at 1:31 PM at the OARD, DepEd- CAR, Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.
10. The DepEd-CAR reserves the right to reject any and all bids, declare a failure of bidding, or not award the contract at any time prior to contract award in accordance with Sections 35.6 and 41 of the 2016 revised IRR of RA No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.
11. For further information, please refer to:
Atty. Edward C. Magalgalit, Jr./Randolph Flyn B. Daculog
Procurement Unit Office (BAC Secretariat Office)
DepED-CAR Regional Office
Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet
Email address: car.procurement@deped.gov.ph
Tel. No. (074) 422-1318 Cp No. 09178218490/09207930509
depedcar.ph
12. You may visit the following websites:
For downloading of Bidding Documents: depedcar.ph