Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation Tender

Description Terms Of Reference One (1) Year Subscription Of Endpoint Protection Cloud-based Enterprise Edition For Servers I. Objective The Project Aims To Continue The Protection Of Sbc’s Windows Servers From Various Mutating Viruses In Multiple Variants Which Disable Or Destroy Files In The Computers If Left Unprotected. This Software Protection (endpoint) Is A Server Level Of Protection Which Complements Our Unified Threat Management Appliance That Takes Care Of Our Network Protection. Ii. Scope Of Work The Project Calls For The Renewal Of Antivirus License To Be Used In Sbc’s Windows Server Resources. This Subscription-based License Upon Renewal Will Continue To Protect All Ms Windows Servers Deployed In The Head Office With One Year Subscription Period From September 2024 To September 2025. Iii. Minimum Technical Specifications 1 Year Endpoint Protection Cloud-based Enterprise Edition For Servers · 7 Nodes · For Server Platform Only:  Innovative Protection Including Anti-virus, Anti-malware Hips Malicious Traffic Detection  Web Filtering Enforced On The Endpoint Whether Users Are On Or Off The Corporate Network  Centralized Management  Role Base Administration / Os – Windows  Anti-malware For Network Storage / Active Directory Sync  Web Control – Category Based Web Filtering Enforced On And Off The Corporate Network  Application Control – Point And Click Blocking Of Applications By Category Or Name  Device Control – Manages Access To Removable Media And Mobile Devices  Unlimited Support Knowledgebase Access  Software Downloads, Updates And Maintenance  Tamper Protection - Policy Is Configured Within Web-based Management Console  Solution Must Be Compatible With Existing Sbcorp Environment · 1 Days Comprehensive Training · Quarterly Health Check / Visit / 4 Hours On Site Repose Time · Must Be Fully Integratable With Sophos Central Iv. Project Cost The Approved Budget For The Contract (abc) Is Four Hundred Thousand Pesos (php400,000.00), Inclusive Of All Applicable Taxes. V. Implementation The Project Must Be Implemented By The Installation/activation Of The License To The Sophos Central Of Sb Corporation Within Thirty (30) Calendar Days Upon Receipt Of The Notice To Proceed (ntp). Vi. Criteria Of Evaluation The Qualified And Responsive Bidder/s Must Comply With The Technical Specifications Stated In Item No. Iii And The Bid Price Must Not Exceed The Approved Budget For The Contract (abc). Vii. Eligibility Criteria 1. Manufactures Certificate And Warranty Certificate - Issued By The Principal Rep. 2. Supplier-bidder Must Be An Authorized Platinum-level Partner (or Equivalent), And Authorized Reseller/value-added Reseller Of The Brand It Is Offering. Supplier-bidder Must Submit Supporting Documents Such As, But Not Limited To, Certification From The Original Manufacturer/distributor. 3. Supplier-bidder Must Have At Least Two (2) Active And Currently Employed Support Engineers Duly Certified By The Original Manufacturer/distributor. Supplier-bidder Must Submit Supporting Documents Such As, But Not Limited To, Certificate Issued To Respective Engineers. 4. Supplier-bidder Must Have A Physical Office Or Offices In The Philippines. Supplier-bidder Must Submit Supporting Documents Such As, But Not Limited To, Valid Business Permit From The Local Government Unit (lgu) Where Its Office Is Located. Viii. Liquidated Damages Sbcorp, As The Procuring Entity, Adopts The Following Provisions For Liquidated Damages From The 2016 Revised Implementing Rules And Regulations Or Republic Act No. 8184 (updated As Of 31 March 2021): 1. Annex D, Item 3.1 When The Supplier Fails To Satisfactorily Deliver Goods Under The Contract Within The Specified Delivery Schedule, Inclusive Of Duly Granted Time Extensions, If Any, The Supplier Shall Be Liable For Damages For The Delay And Shall Pay The Procuring Entity Liquidated Damages, Not By Way Of Penalty, An Amount Equal To One-tenth (1/10) Of One Percent (1%) Of The Cost Of The Delayed Goods Scheduled For Delivery For Every Day Of Delay Until Such Goods Are Finally Delivered And Accepted By The Procuring Entity Concerned. The Procuring Entity Need Not Prove That It Has Incurred Actual Damages To Be Entitled To Liquidated Damages. Such Amount Shall Be Deducted From Any Money Due Or Which May Become Due To The Supplier, Or Collected From Any Securities Or Warranties Posted By The Supplier, Whichever Is Convenient To The Procuring Entity Concerned. In Case The Total Sum Of Liquidated Damages Reaches Ten Percent (10%) Of The Total Contract Price, The Procuring Entity Concerned May Rescind The Contract And Impose Appropriate Sanctions Over And Above The Liquidated Damages To Be Paid. 2. Annex E, Items 9.1 To 9.4.2 9.1. Once The Contract Duration Expires, Including Any Time Extension Duly Granted, And The Contractor Refuses Or Fails To Satisfactorily Complete The Work, The Procuring Entity Shall Impose Upon The Contractor In Default Liquidated Damages. Liquidated Damage Is An Amount Equal To At Least One Tenth (1/10) Of One (1) Percent Of The Cost Of The Unperformed Portion Of The Works For Every Day Of Delay. 9.2. In Computing For Liquidated Damages, The Procuring Entity Determines The Usability Of The Project. A Project Or A Portion Thereof May Be Deemed Usable When It Starts To Provide The Desired Benefits As Certified By The Targeted End-users And The Concerned Procuring Entity. 9.3. To Be Entitled To Such Liquidated Damages, The Procuring Entity Does Not Have To Prove That It Has Incurred Actual Damages. Such Amount Shall Be Deducted From Any Money Due Or Which May Become Due The Contractor Under The Contract Or Collect Such Liquidated Damages From The Retention Money Or Other Securities Posted By The Contractor, Or A Combination Thereof, Whichever Is Convenient To The Procuring Entity. 9.4. In Case The Total Sum Of Liquidated Damages Reaches Ten Percent (10%) Of The Total Contract Price, The Procuring Entity Has The Following Options: 9.4.1. Terminate The Contract Pursuant To The Guidelines On Termination Of Contract And Forfeit The Erring Contractor’s Performance Security. After Termination, The Procuring Entity May Either (i) Take Over The Contract; Or (ii) Resort To Any Of Other Alternative Methods Of Procurement Provided Under R.a. No. 9184 And Its 2016 Revised Rules And Regulations; Or 9.4.2. Allow The Contractor To Continue The Works Without Prejudice To The Continued Imposition Of Liquidated Damages Until The Works Have Been Completed. This Does Not, However, Preclude The Procuring Entity In Resorting To Termination Of Contract Under Annex I Of The 2016 Revised Irr Of Ra No. 9184. (see Attached Detailed Terms Of Reference)