Department Of Tourism Tender

Description Request For Expression Of Interest For The Procurement Of Consulting Services For Dot Corporate Media And Communication Strategy Dot-bac-rei No. 2025-001 1. The Department Of Tourism (dot), Through The General Appropriations Act (gaa) – Continuing Funds For Fy 2024 Intends To Apply The Sum Of Eighty-four Million Two Hundred Thirty-eight Thousand Three Hundred Thirty-three Pesos And 30/100 (p84,238,333.30) Being The Approved Budget For The Contract (abc) To Payments Under The Contract For Dot-bac-rei No. 2025-001. Bids Received In Excess Of The Abc Shall Be Automatically Rejected At The Opening Of The Financial Proposals. 2. The Dot Now Calls For The Submission Of Eligibility Documents For Procurement Of Consulting Services For Dot Corporate Media And Communication Strategy. Eligibility Documents Of Interested Consultants Must Be Duly Received By The Bac Secretariat On Or Before February 13, 2025 Until 9:00 A.m. Only At The Procurement Management Division, 4th Floor, Dot Bldg., No. 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City. Eligibility Check Will Be On February 13, 2025 To Be Held At The 4th Floor Conference Room, Dot Bldg., 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City At 10:00 A.m. Applications For Eligibility Will Be Evaluated Based On A Non-discretionary “pass/fail” Criterion. 3. Interested Bidders May Obtain Further Information From Dot And Inspect The Bidding Documents At The Address Given Below During 8:00 A.m. To 5:00 P.m. 4. A Complete Set Of Bidding Documents May Be Acquired By Interested Bidders On February 6 To 12, 2025 (8:00 A.m. To 5:00 P.m.) From The Address Below. 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 (http://www.tourism.gov.ph/dotopenprojectsforbidding.aspx). 5. The Bac Shall Draw Up The Short List Of Consultants From Those Who Have Submitted Expression Of Interest, Including The Eligibility Documents, And Have Been Determined As Eligible In Accordance With The Provisions Of Republic Act 9184 (ra 9184), Otherwise Known As The “government Procurement Reform Act”, And Its Implementing Rules And Regulations (irr). The Short List Shall Consist Of Five (5) Prospective Bidders Who Will Be Entitled To Submit Bids. The Criteria And Rating System For Short Listing Are: • Applicable Experience Of The Consultant And Members In Case Of Joint Ventures, Considering Both The Overall Experiences Of The Firms Or, In The Case Of New Firms, The Individual Experiences Of The Principal And Key Staff, Including The Times When Employed By Other Consultants (60%); • Qualification Of Personnel Who May Be Assigned To The Job Vis-à-vis Extent And Complexity Of The Undertaking (20%); And • Current Workload Relative To Capacity (20%); Passing Rate: 70% 6. Bidding Will Be Conducted Through Open Competitive Bidding Procedures Using Non-discretionary “pass/fail” Criterion As Specified In The Irr Of Ra 9184. Bidding Is Restricted To Filipino Citizens/sole Proprietorships, Cooperatives, And Partnerships Or Organizations With At Least Sixty Percent (60%) Interest Or Outstanding Capital Stock Belonging To Citizens Of The Philippines. 7. The Procuring Entity Shall Evaluate Bids Using The Quality Based Evaluation (qbe) Procedure. The Criteria And Rating System For The Evaluation Of Bids Shall Be Provided In The Instructions To Bidders. 8. The Contract Duration Is For Nine (9) Months From The Receipt Of The Notice To Proceed; 9. The Dot 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 Section 41 Of Ra 9184 And Its Irr, Without Thereby Incurring Any Liability To The Affected Bidder Or Bidders. 10. For Further Information, Please Refer To: Mr. Godofredo R. Maldonado, Jr. Head, Dot-bac Secretariat Procurement Management Division, 4th Floor, Dot Bldg. 351 Sen. Gil Puyat Ave., Makati City Telephone Nos. 459-5200 To 30 Loc. 425 Email Address: Grmaldonado@tourism.gov.ph Facsimile No.: 459 5200 To 30 Loc. 425 Website Address: Www.tourism.gov.ph (sgd.) Usec. Ferdinand C. Jumapao Bac Chairperson