1. The Department of Education- Cordillera Administrative Region(DepEd- CAR), through the FY 2022 GAA Fund with Sub-ARO No. OSEC-CAR-22-2614intends to apply the sum One Million Two Hundred Fifty-Four Thousand (P1,254,000.00) Pesos Only being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Supply, Delivery, and Installation of Furniture and Fixtures for the National Educators Academy of the
Philippines (NEAP) – Baguio City. with identification number: DepED-CAR RO – CB 2023-02-002 Bids received in excess of the ABC 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. Contract duration is not more than ninety (90) calendar days after 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 9:00am to 4:00pm during working days.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders starting February 22, 2023 (office hours within 8:00AM - 5:00PM) 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 (P 1,200.00) Pesos 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 Face-to-Face Pre-Bid Conference on March 2, 2023 (Thursday) at 9:00AM 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 Procurement Unit of the DepEd-CAR RO, address below, on or before 9:00AM of March 15, 2023 (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 March 15, 2023 (Wednesday) at 9:01 AM 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.
Chair, BAC Secretariat
DepED-CAR Regional Office
Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet
Email address: car.procurement@deped.gov.ph
Tel. No. (074) 422-1318 Cp No. 09178218490
Website: www.depedcar.ph
12. You may visit the following websites:
For downloading of Bidding Documents: depedcar.ph
February 22, 2023 [Date of Issue]
JESSIE L. AMIN, CESO V
BAC Chairperson