1. The Department of Education - Cordillera Administrative Region (DepEd- CAR), through the National Expenditure Program (NEP) of FY 2024 intends to apply the sum of One Million Nine Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (P 1,950,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Provision of Security Services for the DepED-CAR Regional Office for FY 2024 with identification number DepEd-CAR RO CB-2022-10-009. 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 services is required for the period January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2024. 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 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM during working days.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders starting on October 9, 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 Five Thousand Hundred Pesos (P 5,000.00) 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 17, 2023 (Tuesday) at 10:30 AM 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 10:30 AM of November 7, 2023 (Tuesday). 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 7, 2023 (Tuesday) at 10:31AM 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. Pursuant to GPPB Circular No. 06-2019, this is an EARLY PROCUREMENT for the FY 2024 program/activity/project to ensure efficient and full implementation of program/activity/project within the validity period of the FY 2024 national budget. The appropriation for this expense is included the FY 2024 National Expenditure Program submitted to Congress for enactment. The Notice of Award shall be issued upon approval of the FY 2024 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./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
13. You may visit the following websites:
For downloading of Bidding Documents: depedcar.ph
October 9, 2023 [Date of Issue]