One (1) Year Subion and Support for WebSphere Application Server Software Licenses

1. The LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (LANDBANK), through its 2021 Corporate Operating Budget approved by the Board of Directors intends to apply the total sum of Thirteen Million Seven Hundred Thirty Nine Thousand Pesos Only (Php13,739,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for One (1) Year Subion and Support for WebSphere Application Server Software Licenses with Project Identification Number LBP-HOBAC-ITB-GS-20210126-01. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

2. The LANDBANK now invites bids for One (1) Year Subion and Support for WebSphere Application Server Software Licenses. The contract period is indicated in Section VI, Schedule of Requirements. Bidders should have completed, within the last five (5) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project. The deion 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 and/or shortened electronic copy of the Bidding Documents by contacting LANDBANK – Procurement Department at the telephone numbers and email address given below during banking days from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents in electronic format may be acquired by interested Bidders on April 23 to May 14, 2021 from LANDBANK – Procurement Department upon payment of the non-refundable Bidding Fee, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Six Thousand Nine Hundred Pesos Only (P6,900.00). The Bidding Documents Fee may be paid at any LANDBANK Branch or through the LANDBANK online payment platform .BizPortal, provided a Payment Acceptance Order (PAO) is secured first from LANDBANK – Procurement Department. The steps to follow in the payment of the Bidding Document Fee through the LANDBANK .BizPortal are found in Annex A of the Bidding Documents.

To obtain a PAO, interested Bidders shall send a request email to lbphobac@mail.landbank.com with subject “PAO - LBP-HOBAC-ITB-GS-20210126-01 as its subject. The specific instructions on how to pay the Bidding Documents Fee and receive the Bidding Documents shall be provided in the reply email of LANDBANK to the interested Bidders.

The Bidding Documents may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the LANDBANK website, provided that Bidders shall pay the corresponding cost of Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

6. The LANDBANK will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on April 30, 2021 - 1:30 P.M. through videoconferencing using Microsoft (MS) Teams Application.

Interested Bidders who would like to participate in the said conference must send a duly filled-up Pre-Bid Conference Registration (PBCR) Form (Annex B of the Bidding Documents) to lbphobac@mail.landbank.com on or before 12:00 noon of April 29, 2021. The PBCR Form can also be downloaded from the PhilGEPS website, LANDBANK website (https://landbank.com/forms) or requested from Ms. NADIA ILETO at nadiaileto_25@yahoo.com. Interested Bidders shall state “PBCR – LBP-HOBAC-ITB-GS-20210126-01 in their request email as subject. The specific instructions on how to join the Pre-Bid Conference shall be provided by LANDBANK to the interested Bidders through email.

For new bidders, a briefing on salient provisions of the 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of R.A. 9184 and pointers in the preparation of bids shall be conducted on April 28, 2021 – 3:00 P.M. through videoconferencing using MS Teams application.

7. All bids shall be submitted electronically on or before the 10:00 A.M. deadline on May 14, 2021. Only electronic bids that are successfully uploaded to the Secure File Transfer Facility (SFTF) of LANDBANK on or before the deadline shall be accepted. Submission of physical bid (hard copy) shall not be accepted. The prescribed procedures in the submission and opening of electronic bids are stated in the Detailed Procedures in Submission and Opening of Electronic Bids (Annexes C-1 to C-8 of the Bidding Documents). 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 May 14, 2021 through videoconferencing using Microsoft (MS) Teams Application. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.

10. The LANDBANK reserves the right to (a) reject any and all bids at any time prior to the award of the contract; (b) waive any minor formal requirements in the bid documents; (c) accept such bids it may consider to be advantageous and beneficial to the Bank; (d) 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.