Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office Tender

Description Invitation To Bid For The Procurement Of Three-year Subscription Of Next-generation Anti-virus 1. The Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (pcso), Through The 2024 Corporate Operating Budget Intends To Apply The Sum Of Nineteen Million Eighty-eight Thousand Eight Hundred Two Pesos (php19,088,802.00) Being The Abc To Payments Under The Contract For The Procurement Of Three-year Subscription Of Next-generation Anti-virus (ngav) (identification No.: Pr No. 12-18-231013). Bids Received In Excess Of The Abc For Each Lot Shall Be Automatically Rejected At Bid Opening. 2. The Pcso Now Invites Bids For The Above Procurement Project. Delivery Of The Goods Is Required Within Thirty (30) Calendar Days Upon Receipt Of The Notice To Proceed (ntp). 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 Non-discretionary “pass/fail” Criterion As Specified In The 2016 Revised Implementing Rules And Regulations (irr) Of Republic Act (ra) No. 9184. 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 Pcso And Inspect The Bidding Documents At The Address Given Below During Office Hours (8:00 A.m. To 4:00 P.m.), Monday To Friday, Except On Holidays And On Declared Work Suspensions. 5. A Complete Set Of Bidding Documents May Be Acquired By Interested Bidders Beginning 08:00 Am Of 12 February 2024 (monday) Until 04:00pm Of 01 March 2024 (friday) At 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 Twenty-five Thousand Pesos (php25,000.00). The Procuring Entity Shall Allow The Bidder To Present Its Proof Of Payment For The Fees In Person. 6. The Pcso Will Hold A Pre-bid Conference On 20 February 2024 (tuesday), 10:00 A.m. At The Address Given Below And/or Through Video Conferencing Or Webcasting Via Microsoft Teams (ms Teams), Which Shall Be Open To Prospective Bidders. Interested Bidders May Coordinate With The Bids And Awards Committee (bac) Secretariat For Registration Requirements And Information On The Ms Teams Application And Access To The Video Conference/webcast. To Minimize Errors In The Preparation Of Bidding Documents, Bidders Are Strongly Encouraged To Send The Person Or Representative Actually Preparing The Same, To Attend The Prebid Conference. The Bidders’ Representatives Shall Carefully Consider All The Discussions During The Pre-bid Conference And Be Guided By Them In The Preparation Of Their Bids. 7. Bids Must Be Duly Received By The Bac Secretariat Through Manual Submission At The Office Address Indicated Below, On Or Before 04 March 2024 (monday), 01:30 P.m. 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 04 March 2024 (monday), 02:00 P.m. At The Given Address Below. Bids Will Be Opened In The Presence Of The Bidders’ Representatives Who Choose To Attend The Activity. Only One (1) Representative Per Bidder Shall Be Allowed To Attend The Bid Opening In Person. 10. The Pcso 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: Marileth S. Rodriguez Head, Bac Secretariat Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, 9th Floor Sun Plaza Building 1507 Princeton St. Corner Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong City Email: Bac@pcso.gov.ph Landline: (02) 8997-0247 Or (02) 8706-9049; Mobile: 0966 062 5477 Website: Www.pcso.gov.ph 12. You May Visit The Following Websites For Downloading Bidding Documents: • Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (philgeps) At Https://www.philgeps.gov.ph; Or • Pcso Official Website At Https://www.pcso.gov.ph/corporate/bidding.aspx 12 February 2024 Lauro A. Patiag Chairperson, Pcso Ba