ANTI RED TAPE AUTHORITY Tender

Description 1. The Anti-red Tape Authority (arta), Through The 2025 General Appropriations Act Intends To Apply The Sum Approved Budget Contract (abc) Four Million Eight Hundred Thousand (₱4,800.000.00) Being The Abc To Payments Under The Contract Supply, Delivery, Installation, And Configuration Of Firewall Appliance With License Subscription With Invitation To Bid No. 2025-02-003. Bids Received In Excess Of The Abc Shall Be Automatically Rejected At Bid Opening. 2. The Arta Now Invites Bids For The Above Procurement Project. Delivery Of The Goods Is Required As Stated In The Notice To Proceed. Bidders Should Have Completed, Within The Last 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. 4. 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. 5. Prospective Bidders May Obtain Further Information From Arta And Inspect The Bidding Documents At The Address Given Below During Monday To Friday, 8:00 Am – 5:00 Pm. 6. A Complete Set Of Bidding Documents May Be Acquired By Interested Bidders On 03 March 2025 From Monday-friday From The Given Address And Website(s) Below 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 Pesos (5,000.00). The Procuring Entity Shall Allow The Bidder To Present Its Proof Of Payment For The Fees In Person Or Through E-mail. 7. The Summary Of The Bidding Activities Is As Follows: Advertisement/posting Of Invitation To Bid March 03, 2025 Issuance And Availability Of Bid Documents March 03, 2025 Pre-bid Conference March 10, 2025 Last Day Of Submission Of Written Clarification March 14, 2025 Last Day Of Issuance Of Bid Bulletin Deadline For Submission Of Bids March 17, 2025 Opening Of Bids Immediately After The Deadline Of Submission Of Bids March 24, 2025 8. The Arta Will Hold A Pre-bid Conference On 10 March 2025, 10:00 Am At The Given Address Below And/or Through Video Conferencing Or Webcasting Via Microsoft Teams Videoconferencing Which Shall Be Open To Prospective Bidders. 9. Bids Must Be Duly Received By The Bac Secretariat Through Manual Submission At The Office Address Indicated Below On Or Before 24 March 2025, 02:00 Pm. Late Bids Shall Not Be Accepted. 10. All Bids Must Be Accompanied By A Bid Security In Any Of The Acceptable Forms And In The Amount Stated In Itb Clause 14. 11. Bid Opening Shall Be On 24 March 2025, 01:00pm At The Given Address Below And/or Via Microsoft Teams Videoconferencing. Bids Will Be Opened In The Presence Of The Bidders’ Representatives Who Choose To Attend The Activity. 12. The Arta 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. 13. For Further Information, Please Refer To: The Secretariat Bids And Awards Committee Anti-red Tape Authority 5/f Nfa Building, Nfa Compound Visayas Ave., Brgy. Vasra, Quezon City Tel No.: (02) 8246-7951 Email: Artabacsecretariat@arta.gov.ph Lorendelossantos@arta.gov.ph Website: Arta.gov.ph 14. You May Visit The Following Websites: For Downloading Of Bidding Documents: Https://arta.gov.ph/about/procurement/ March 03, 2025