PHILIPPINE INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENT STUDIES Tender

Description 1. The Philippine Institute For Development Studies (pids) Intends To Apply The Sum Of Eleven Million Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (php 11,500,000.00) Being The Approved Budget For The Contract (abc) To Payments Under The Contract For The Survey Firm For The Primary Data Collection For Terminal Evaluation Cum Impact Assessment Of The Saad Program. 2. The Pids Bids And Awards Committee Now Calls For The Submission Of Eligibility Documents For The Survey Firm For The Primary Data Collection For Terminal Evaluation Cum Impact Assessment Of The Saad Program. Eligibility Documents Of Interested Consultants Must Be Duly Received By The Bac Secretariat On Or Before 10 February 2025 (10:00am) At The Address Below. Applications For Eligibility Will Be Evaluated Based On A Non-discretionary “pass/fail” Criterion. 3. Interested Bidders May Obtain Further Information From The Pids – Bac Secretariat C/o Procurement Management Division Or Via Email At Procurement@pids.gov.ph, And Secure The Bidding Documents At The Address Given Below During Mondays To Thursdays, 9:00 A.m. To 5:00 P.m. 4. A Complete Set Of Bidding Documents – Part I May Be Acquired Starting On 3 February 2025 By Interested Bidders 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 Pids (https://www.pids.gov.ph). Short Listed Consultants May Only Be Allowed To Drop Their Technical And Financial Proposals Upon Payment Of The Applicable Bidding Documents Fee, Pursuant To The Latest Guidelines Issued By The Gppb, In The Amount Of Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (php11,500.00). 5. Opening Of Eligibility Documents Shall Be On 10 February 2025 (1:30 Pm) At The Given Address Below And/or Via Videoconferencing. Eligibility Documents Shall Be Opened In The Presence Of The Bidders’ Representatives Who Choose To Attend The Activity. Late Submissions Shall Not Be Accepted. 6. 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 Three (3) Prospective Bidders Who Will Be Entitled To Submit Technical And Financial Proposals/bids. The Criteria And Rating System For Short Listing Are: (i) Applicable/relevant Experience Of Consulting Firm - 40%; (ii) Qualification Of Team Leader – 40%; And, (iii) Current Workload Of The Consultant (relative To Capacity) - 20%. 7. Bidding Will Be Conducted Through Open Competitive Bidding Procedures Using Nondiscretionary “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. 8. The Procuring Entity Shall Evaluate Bids Using The Quality Based Evaluation/selection (qbe/qbs) Procedure. The Criteria And Rating System For The Evaluation Of Bids Shall Be Provided In The Instructions To Bidders. 9. The Contract Shall Be Completed Within 5 Months. 10. The Pids 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. 11. For Further Information, Please Refer To: Pids - Bac Secretariat Philippine Institute For Development Studies 18th Floor, Three Cyberpod Centris - North Tower, Edsa Corner Quezon Avenue, Quezon City Tel. No.: (+63) (02) 8877-4000 Local 4006 Or 4013 E-mail: Procurement@mail.pids.gov.ph