1. The Department of Education- Cordillera Administrative Region
(DepEd- CAR), through the FY 2021 General Appropriations Act (FY
2021 GAA) intends to apply the sum of FIVE MILLION SIX HUNDRED
FORTY THOUSAND PESOS ONLY (₱5,640,000.00) being the
Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC ) to payments under the
contract for the Supply and Delivery of Additional 470 units of
Android Tablets. 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 45 calendar days after receipt of the Notice to
Proceed. Bidders should have completed, within three 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 8am to 5pm during working days.
5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by
interested bidders starting December 3, 2021 (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 Six Thousand Pesos (Php 6,000.00) 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
December 10, 2021 (Friday) at 11am at the 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
Administrative Division of the DepEd-CAR RO, address below, on or
before 11am of December 22, 2021 (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 December 22, 2021 (Wednesday) at
11:01am at the DepEd- CAR 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 websites:
For downloading of Bidding Documents: depedcar.ph
December 2, 2021
SIGNED
ATTY. SEBASTIAN G. TAYABAN
BAC Chairperson