1. The Department of Education - Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd- CAR), through the National Expenditure Program (NEP) of FY 2023 intends to apply the sum of One Million Two Hundred Thousand Pesos
(P 1,200,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Provision of Janitorial Services for the DepED-CAR Regional Office for FY 2023 with identification number
CB-2022-10-008. 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 for the period January 1, 2023, to December 31, 2023. Bidders should have completed, within three (3) 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 9:00 am to 4:00 pm during working days.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders starting on October 24, 2022 (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 One Thousand Two Hundred
Pesos (P 1,200.00) 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 November 2, 2022 (Wednesday) at 9:00AM at the OARD, DepEdCAR RO, Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet, which shall be open to prospective bidders.
7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the Procurement Unit of the DepEd-CAR RO, address below, on or before 9:00AM of November 16, 2022 (Wednesday). Late bids shall not be accepted.
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 16, 2022 (Wednesday) at 9:01AM at the SNC Hall, DepEd- CAR, Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who
choose to attend the activity.
10. Further, please be informed that this is an EARLY PROCUREMENT for the FY 2023 program/activity/project to ensure efficient and full implementation of program/activity/project within the validity period of the FY 2023 national budget. The appropriation for this expense is included the FY 2023 National Expenditure Program
submitted to Congress for enactment. The Notice of Award shall be issued upon approval of the FY 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA) by Congress and signed by the President into law.
11. 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.
12. For further information, please refer to:
Atty. Edward C. Magalgalit, Jr.
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
www.depedcar.ph
13. You may Visit the Following websites:
For downloading of Bidding Documents: depedcar.ph