Department Of Trade And Industry Tender

Description Request For Expression Of Interest Consulting Service For The Development Of Chatbot For The Department Of Trade And Industry (dti) 1. The Department Of Trade And Industry, Through The General Appropriations Act For Cy 2025, Intends To Apply The Sum Of Three Million Pesos (php3,000,000.00) Being The Approved Budget For The Contract (abc) To Payments Under The Contract For The Consulting Service For The Development Of Chatbot For The Department Of Trade And Industry (dti) (bidding No. 25-002a). Bids Received In Excess Of The Abc Shall Be Automatically Rejected At The Opening Of The Financial Proposals. 2. The Department Of Trade And Industry Now Calls For The Submission Of Eligibility Documents For The Consulting Service For The Development Of Chatbot For The Department Of Trade And Industry (dti) (bidding No. 25-002a). Eligibility Documents Of Interested Consultants Must Be Duly Received By The Bac Secretariat On Or Before 9 Am Of 03 March 2025 At The Procurement Management Division, Human Resource And Administrative Service (pmd-hras), G/f Trade & Industry Building, 361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City Or Email It At Bacsecretariat@dti.gov.ph. Applications For Eligibility Will Be Evaluated Based On A Non-discretionary “pass/fail” Criterion. 3. Interested Bidders May Obtain Further Information From Hras-pmd And Inspect The Bidding Documents At The Address Given Below During Office Hours From 8 Am To 5 Pm, Monday To Friday. 4. A Complete Set Of Bidding Documents May Be Acquired By Interested Bidders Beginning On 24 February 2025 From The Address Below And Upon Payment Of The Applicable Fee For The Bidding Documents, Pursuant To The Latest Guidelines Issued By The Government Procurement Policy Board (gppb), In The Amount Of Five Thousand Pesos (php5,000.00). 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. 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: A. Applicable Experience Of The Consultant, Considering Both The Overall Experiences Of The Firm, Or In Case Of New Firms, The Individual Experiences Of The Principal And Key Staff, Including The Times When Employed By Other Consultants (30 Points); B. Qualification Of Personnel Who May Be Assigned To The Job Vis-à-vis Extent And Complexity Of The Undertaking (50 Points); And C. Current Workload Relative To Capacity (20 Points). 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-cost Based Evaluation/selection (qcbe/qcbs) Procedure. The Procuring Entity Shall Indicate The Weights To Be Allocated For The Technical And Financial Proposals. The Criteria And Rating System For The Evaluation Of Bids Shall Be Provided In The Instructions To Bidders. 8. The Contract Shall Be Completed Within Twelve (12) Months. 9. The Department Of Trade And Industry 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: Mary Ann D. Yulas Officer-in-charge, Procurement Management Division Human Resource And Administrative Service Department Of Trade And Industry G/f, Trade And Industry Building 361 Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City Tel. No: +63 (2) 7791-3363/3367 Email: Maryannyulas@dti.gov.ph Website: Www.dti.gov.ph 21 February 2025 Kristian R. Ablan Assistant Secretary Chairperson Dti-bids And Awards Committee