1. The Department of Education – Cordillera Administrative Region, through the 2021
General Appropriations Act intends to apply the sum of One Million Three Hundred
Thousand Pesos (Php1,300,000.00) only being the ABC to payments under the
contract for the Procurement of Security Services for the Regional Office for CY
2021. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid
opening.
2. The Department of Education – Cordillera Administrative Region now invites bids for
the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods is required by January 1 to
December 31, 2021. 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 nondiscretionary “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 the DepED-CAR Regional
Office and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8am to
5pm during working days.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders starting
October 28, 2020 during office hours only, from the BAC Secretariat in the given
address below, 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
Three Hundred pesos (Php1,300) 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 will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November 4, 2020 at 10:30am
at the SNC Hall, DepED-CAR Regional Office, Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet,
which shall be open to prospective bidders. 
7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the Administrative Division of
the DepED-CAR Regional Office, address below, on or before 10:30am of
November 16, 2020. 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, 2020 at 10:31am at the SNC Hall, DepEDCAR Regional Office, 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:
BAC Secretariat
DepEd- CAR Regional Office
Wangal, La Trinidad, Benguet
Telephone No. (074) 422-18-04
Email address: depedcar.bacsecretariat@gmail.com
12. You may visit the following website:
For downloading of Bidding Documents: depedcar.ph
October 26, 2020
Original signed
FLORANTE E. VERGARA, CESO V
BAC Chairperson