1. The BSP, through its BAC – Information Technology, Infrastructure and Other Related Components (BAC-ITIO), invites bidders to apply for eligibility and to bid for -

Project/Brief Deion One (1) Lot - Supply, delivery, installation, configuration and testing of the Network Performance Monitoring Module, as per BSP Terms of Reference and Service Level Agreement

Project Identification Number (PIN): BAC-ITIO GS No. 2021-0099 dated 15 February 2021

Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC): Php20,453,564.14, inclusive of all applicable taxes and other charges

(Bids received in excess of the above amount shall be automatically rejected at bid opening, or during bid evaluation.)

Funding Source BSP CORPORATE FUND: APPROVED BUDGET OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT (ITIOD).

Contract Period Within One Hundred Eighty (180) calendar days reckoned from the date stipulated in the Notice to Proceed to be issued by ITIOD.

2. Bidders should have completed from Y2016 to present a single largest contract similar to the requirement as stated in the Clause 5.3 Bid Data Sheet (BDS) and Item 3 of the Checklist of Eligibility (Legal, Technical and Financial) and Financial Proposal Documents.

3. The Eligibility Check/Screening and Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as stated in Section 30.1 of the 2016 Revised IRR.

4. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, cooperative 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 Rep. Act. No. 5183.

5. All particulars and activities regarding the Eligibility of Bidders, Bid Security, Pre-Bid Conference/s, Evaluation of Bids, Post-qualification, Award of Contract, Performance Security, procedures and other documents, shall be governed by Rep. Act No. 9184 and the 2016 Revised IRR.

Activities Schedule Details

a. Issuance of Bid Documents Starting 16 April 2021

(from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. only)

Hard copies of documents are no longer issued for the duration of community restrictions.

b. Pre-Bid Conference 23 April 2021, 9:30 A.M.

(PHILIPPINE TIME) MR2B Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 5-Storey Building, BSP Main Complex, Malate, Manila

(For interested bidders and observers, see item 6 below.)

c. Deadline for Submission of Bids 05 May 2021, 1:00 P.M.

(PHILIPPINE TIME)

Manual submission:

Gate 3 reception lobby, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, A. Mabini corner P. Ocampo Sr. Sts., Malate, Manila.

Electronic submission:

Email address:

bacsec-hoebid@bsp.gov.ph

Electronic bids not submitted to the official email address of bacsec-hoebid@bsp.gov.ph shall not be accepted.

Likewise, late bids shall not be accepted.

d. Opening of Bids MR2B Conference Room, 2nd Floor, 5-Storey Building, BSP Main Complex, Malate, Manila

e. All Written Requests The BAC-ITIO

Through: The BAC Secretariat

Room 213, 2nd Floor, 5-Storey Bldg.

A. Mabini and P. Ocampo Sts., Malate, Manila

Tel Nos.: 5306-2798/5306-2800/8708-7173

Fax No.: 8708-7116

Email Address: BACSecretariat-HO@bsp.gov.ph

Note: All requests shall be in writing and addressed to the BAC Secretariat.

6. The pre-bid conference shall be open to interested bidders. The conduct of pre-bid conference shall be through videoconferencing using the Microsoft Teams platform.

7. A bidder can submit a bid manually or electronically, but cannot use both modes of submission, to preserve the integrity of the bid. For the guidelines/procedures on submission of electronic bids, refer to Annex “C”.

8. All Bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in the Instructions to Bidders and Clause 14.1 of the BDS.

9. The BSP does not assume any responsibility to compensate or indemnify any bidder for expenses incurred in the preparation of bid.

10. The BSP 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 35.6 and 41 of the 2016 Revised IRR, without incurring liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

11. Further information may be obtained from the following:

a. Sale of bidding documents

b. Submission of bids (manual or electronic)

c. s for online connectivity for procurement activities

d. Written clarifications on the project The BAC-ITIO

Through: The BAC Secretariat

Room 213, 2nd Floor, 5-Storey Building

A. Mabini and P. Ocampo, Sr. Sts., Malate, Manila

Tel Nos.: 5306-2798/5306-2800/8708-7173

Fax No.: 8708-7116

Email Address: BACSecretariat-HO@bsp.gov.ph

Details on the issuance and uploading of bidding documents The BAC- ITIO

Through: The Procurement Management Department

Tel Nos.: 8306-2324

Fax No.: 8708-7115

Email Address: pro-itio@bsp.gov.ph

12. A complete set of bid documents is downloadable, FREE OF CHARGE, from the following websites: www.philgeps.gov.ph and www.bsp.gov.ph; however, a participating bidder is required to pay the bid documents fee in the amount of Php25,000.00. Proof of payment shall be presented prior to submission of bids, by facsimile or through email. To pay the bid documents, send an email citing the PIN and of above requirement to the BACSecretariat-HO@bsp.gov.ph. The guidelines/procedures for ONLINE or OVER-THE-COUNTER BANK payments are specified in Annex “A”.