INVITATION TO BID

FOR THE

SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF ALCOHOL, ETHYL, 500 ML FOR THE PROCUREMENT SERVICE

PUBLIC BIDDING NO. 21-045-1

FUNDING SOURCE: PROCUREMENT SERVICE FUNDS

1. The Procurement Service invites PhilGEPS registered suppliers to bid for the following items in accordance with the provisions of the Revised IRR of R.A. 9184 on the use of the Approved Guidelines on the use of a Single Year work Agreement (Outright Determination of Lowest Calculated and Responsive Bid) under GPPB Resolution No. 27-2019:

Lot No. Item No. Quantity Item/Deion Approved Budget for the Contract Price of Bid Documents Delivery Period

1 1 1,117,871 bottles Alcohol, Ethyl, 500 ml 70,425,873.00 9,000.00 Please refer to Section VI. Schedule of Requirements (work Agreement List)

2 92,040 bottles 5,839,938.00

3 94,096 bottles 5,970,391.20

TOTAL: 82,236,202.20

Bidders should have completed, within five (5) years prior to the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project.

2. The summary of the bidding activities is as follows:

Advertisement/Posting of Invitation to Bid 14 April 2021

Issuance and Availability of Bid Documents 14 April 2021

Pre-Bid Conference 21 April 2021; 1:30 P.M.

Last day of Submission of Written Clarification 24 April 2021

Last day of Issuance of Bid Bulletin 28 April 2021

Deadline for Submission 5 May 2021; 1:30 P.M.

Opening of Bids Immediately after the Deadline of Submission of Bids

3. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”.

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. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from the Procurement Service and inspect the Bidding Documents through the BAC Secretariat (Procurement Division V) at PS Complex, Cristobal St., Paco, Manila during Mondays to Fridays, except holidays, from 8:00AM to 4:00PM.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders from the BAC Secretariat (Procurement Division V) and upon payment of a non-refundable fee in amounts pursuant to this Invitation. The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees in person, by facsimile, or through electronic means.

It may also be downloaded free of charge from the websites of the Procurement Service – DBM (PS-DBM) and PhilGEPS, provided that Bidders shall pay the non-refundable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

6. The Procurement Service will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 21 April 2021; 1:30 P.M, which shall be open to all interested parties. Pursuant to the Pursuant to the health and safety protocols issued by the Inter-Agency Task Force for the Management of Emerging Infectious Diseases, the scheduled meeting may be accessed through this : meet.google.com/khp-gmiz-cag via Google Meet.

7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through manual submission at the office address indicated below on or before 05 May 2021; 1:30 P.M.

Late bids shall not be accepted. Unsealed or unmarked bid envelopes shall also be rejected.

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 05 May 2021; 1:30 P.M at PS Conference Room, Procurement Service, Cristobal St., Paco, Manila. The scheduled meeting may be accessed through this : meet.google.com/yfb-zmbq-sgp via Google Meet. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.

10. Bidders shall drop their duly accomplished eligibility requirements, technical and financial proposals in two separate sealed envelopes in the designated bid box located at the 2nd Floor of the Procurement Service.

11. The Procurement Service 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.