1. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture, through the General Appropriations Act for 2021 intends to apply the sums of TWENTY ONE MILLION NINE HUNDRED SIXTEEN THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT and 40/100 (Php 21,916,998.40) ONLY being the ABC to payments under the contract for Bid Ref no. 2021-12 end SUPPLY, FABRICATION AND DELIVERY OF FISH AGGREGATING DEVICES/PAYAOS AND MATERIALS RELEVANT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TUNA CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ZONE (TCMZ) PROJECT IN THE PHILIPPINE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE

Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

PR No. 21-03-249

Lot no. 1

: SUPPLY, FABRICATION AND DELIVERY OF FISH AGGREGATING DEVICES/PAYAOS AND MATERIALS RELEVANT FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TUNA CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ZONE (TCMZ) PROJECT IN THE PHILIPPINE EXCLUSIVE ECONOMIC ZONE

ABC: Php 21,916,998.40

Bid docs price: Php 22,000.00

1. The Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) of the Department of Agriculture now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods is required within the period stated in the Section VI - Schedule of Requirements. Bidders should have completed, within TEN (10) 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).

2. 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.

3. Prospective Bidders may obtain further information the procurement activity given below and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below.

4. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders at 3rd Floor, BAC Office, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City and upon payment of a non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents in the amount stated above. The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees by in person, or through electronic means.

5. The DA-BFAR will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on April 16, 2021 11:00 A.M. at BAC Conference Room, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City and/or through video conferencing via Zoom application which shall be open to prospective bidders. who have successfully completed registration one (1) calendar day prior to the Pre-bid Conference using Google Form PRE-REGISTRATION FORM (google.com) and in accordance with the “Annex A, Bidder’s Kit – I”.

6. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through Electronic submission in accordance with the BFAR BAC procedure for online bidding stated in “Annex A Bidder’s kit II to VI” simultaneously with the submission of the printed copies as indicated in the BDS Clause 15.

The Bidder shall submit bids on or before April 28, 2021 (Wednesday), 09:30 am, at the BFAR-BAC Office, 3rd flr., PCA Main Bldg., Elliptical Road, Diliman, Q.C., and electronic documents through bac.eps@bfar.da.gov.ph.

7. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 14.

8. Bid opening shall be on April 28, 2021 (Wednesday), 10:00 am, BAC Conference Room, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City and/or through video conferencing via Zoom application. Bids will be opened in accordance with the BFAR BAC procedure for online bidding as stated in the “Annex A, Bidder’s kit VII”. Late bids shall not be accepted.

9. Bidder are advised to submit their bids in accordance with the BFAR BAC procedure for online bidding as well as for the printed copies as provided under ITB Clause 10 and Clause 11.

10. The Department of Agriculture - Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (DA-BFAR), 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.