1. The National Headquarters (NHQ) of the Philippine Coast Guard through the General Appropriations Fund for FY of 2021 intends to apply the sum of Seventeen Million Four Hundred Eighty-Three Thousand Six Hundred Fifty-Eight Pesos and 51/100 Only (PhP 17,483,658.51) being the total ABC to payments under the contract for the Supply and Delivery of Additional Requirements for MARSLEC with breakdown as follows:

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

2. The Philippine Coast Guard now invites bids for the above Procurement Project.   Delivery of the Services is required based on the delivery schedule provided under Section VI (Schedule of Requirements). Bidders should have completed, within five (5) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project.  The description 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 from the Coast Guard Procurement Service (CGPS) and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from Monday to Friday during office hours from 08:00 AM to 05:00 P.M., except non-working days (i.e., Saturday and Sunday), legal holiday, or special non-working holiday, or other nonworking days duly declared by the President, Governor, Mayor or other Government Official authorized to make such declaration.

5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on 17 October 2022 to 07 November 2022 from the given address and website(s) below and upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB in accordance with the following schedule:

6. The procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees in person or through email.

7. The Philippine Coast Guard will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 25 October 2022, 1:PM. at the Philippine Coast Guard Function Hall 139 25^th St., Port Area, 1018 Manila, which shall be open to prospective bidders.

8. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through manual submission at the office address indicated below on or before 07 November 2022, 01:00 PM. Late bids shall not be accepted.

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

10. Bid opening shall be on 07 November 2022, 01:00 PM onwards.    

11. Bidders shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of their bids, and the Philippine Coast Guard will in no case, be responsible or liable for those costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of the bidding process.

Bidders should note that the Philippine Coast Guard will accept bids only from those that have paid the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents.

The Philippine Coast Guard assumes no responsibility whatsoever to compensate or indemnify bidders for any expenses incurred in the preparation of their bids.

In accordance with Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Circular 06-2005 - Tie-Breaking Method, the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) shall use a non-discretionary and non-discriminatory measure based on sheer luck or chance, which is “DRAW LOTS,” in the event that two (2) or more bidders have been post-qualified and determined as the bidder having the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid (LCRB) to determine the final bidder having the LCRB, based on the following procedures:

a)         In alphabetical order, the bidders shall pick one rolled paper.

b)         The lucky bidder who would pick the paper with a “CONGRATULATIONS” remark shall be declared as the final bidder having the LCRB and recommended for award of the contract.

12. The Philippine Coast Guard 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.

13. For further information, please refer to:

CG CDR MARLOWE O ACEVEDO (MSc)

Head, BAC Secretariat

Coast Guard Procurement Service

National Headquarters Philippine Coast Guard

13. You may visit the following websites:

For downloading of Bidding Documents: www.philgeps.gov.ph and www.coastguard.gov.ph

17 October 2022 

Invitation to Bid for the Supply and Delivery of Additional Requirements for MARSLEC