The Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) Corporation is procuring services for the Comprehensive Maintenance Service Agreement for Alcatel Internet Protocol (IP) Private Automatic Branch Exchange (PABX) with an Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) in the amount of SEVEN HUNDRED THOUSAND PESOS (PhP700,000.00), inclusive of VAT.

In this regard, may we invite your company to submit a proposal for this project d on the requirements set forth in the Schedule of Requirements (Annex A), Technical Specifications (Annex B) and the Detailed Bid Price Schedule (Annex C).

Your proposal should include copies of the following documents:

1 Certification of PhilGEPS Registration or PhilGEPS Registration Number1

2 Current and valid business permit issued by the city or municipality where the principal place of business of the prospective bidder is located, or equivalent document in case of an economic zone.

3 Latest income tax returns filed and paid through the BIR Electronic Filing and Payment System (eFPS).

Latest annual Income Tax Return (ITR) shall refer to the ITR for the year

2020 filed in 2021. For new establishments which have no annual ITR yet, it shall refer to the most recent quarter’s ITR. Further, for areas where e- filing is yet to be implemented, a Certification to that effect from BIR main office is acceptable.

4 Latest Business Tax Return, which refers to the Value Added Tax (VAT) and/or Percentage Tax Returns covering the previous six (6) months:

a) Value Added Tax (VAT) – BIR Form No. 2550 covering the latest quarters (2550Q) (i.e. 4th Quarter of 2020 and 1st Quarter of 2021) and/ or b) Quarterly Percentage Tax Returns BIR Form No. 2551 (i.e. 4th Quarter of 2020 and 1st Quarter of 2021)

Note: Bidders filing both VAT and Percentage Tax Returns must submit both returns, or the equivalent documents in case of foreign bidders.

5 Notarized Omnibus Sworn Statement (Annex E).

The Omnibus Sworn Statement must be accompanied by a duly notarized Secretary’s Certificate, Board/Partnership Resolution, or Special Power of Attorney, whichever is applicable, stating that the signatory is the duly authorized representative of the prospective bidder, and granted full power and authority to do, execute and perform any and all acts necessary to participate, submit the bid, and to sign and execute the ensuing contract.

6 Notarized Annex D (Conformity with Annex A (Schedule of Requirements) and Annex B (Technical Specifications)).

7 Detailed Bid Price Schedule (Annex C) / Total Bid Price in Figures (PHP)

In addition, the winning bidder shall submit the following documents during post-qualification:

1. Registration certificate from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for sole proprietorship, or Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) for cooperatives, charter for government entity, or any proof of such registration.

2. Latest Tax Clearance per E.O. No. 398, s. 2005, as finally reviewed and approved by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Provisionary Tax clearance is not acceptable under GPPB Resolution No. 1-2014.

3. Original Copy of the notarized Omnibus Sworn Statement.

4. Original Copy of the notarized Annex D.

5. Original Copy of the Detailed Bid Price Schedule (Annex C).

6. Certification from the manufacturer that they are a certified reseller or partner of the proposed equipment signed by the manufacturer’s authorized signatory.

7. Certification from the manufacturer that they are certified to provide technical support.

The Invitation to Submit Proposal may be downloaded from the websites of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) (https://www.philgeps.gov.ph) and the PSALM (htpps://www.psalm.gov.ph), provided that Bidder shall pay the applicable fee of Five Hundred Pesos (PHP500.00), not later than the deadline for submission of proposals.

Payments can be deposited thru PSALM LBP account with details below:

Name of Bank: Land Bank of the Philippines

Branch: Paseo de Roxas Branch

Account Name: Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Mgt. Corp.

(PSALM)

Account Number: 1802-1019-68

LBP Swift Code: TLBPPHMM

Thereafter, the Bidder must send the proof of payment and register its email address to the BAC Secretariat at BACSEC2021@psalm.gov.ph.

Kindly submit your sealed proposal in electronic form (PDF with complete attachments) or password-protected proposal in a compressed archive folder to the email address: bid.submission@psalm.gov.ph on or before 09:30 AM, 03 May 2021. Thereafter, proposals will be opened at 10:00 AM, 03 May 2021 through videoconferencing/webcasting via Zoom Cloud Meetings application. The TWG/End-user will provide and send the meeting ID to the bidder/s prior to the opening of proposals.

The passwords for accessing the file will be disclosed by the Bidders only during the actual bid opening. If the password fails to open the file, the Bidder shall be given only three tries until the BAC shall declare it to be disqualified. Bidding Documents not in compressed archive folders and are not password protected, shall be rejected. However, bid envelopes that are not properly sealed and marked or not properly compressed and password-protected, as required in the Bidding Documents, shall be accepted, provided that the bidder or its duly authorized representative shall acknowledge such condition of the bid as submitted. The detailed procedure for electronic/online bid opening is contained in the General Policies and Procedures for Electronic/Online Submission and Receipt of Bids (Annex G).