Name of Project: ITB NO. 2022-33 SUBSCRIPTION OF LICENSE RENEWAL WITH UPGRADE AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT FOR VM WARE

Approved Budget for the Contract:

Two Million Seven Hundred Thirty-Nine Thousand Seven Hundred Forty-Eight Pesos (Php2,739,748.00)

 A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders from the stated address below and upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Five Thousand Pesos (Php5,000.00).

The applicable fees paid previously for the same project may be used by the same bidder if the declaration of failure of bidding is pursuant to Section 41. Reservation Clause of RA 9184.

It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) and the website of the Procuring Entity, provided that Bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids.

The Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) will hold a Pre-Bid Conference at 9:00 AM of October 13, 2022 through video conferencing which shall be open to prospective bidders. For proper coordination, all interested bidders are hereby requested to submit their Letter of Intent to participate, including therein contract details, and send to bac@prc.gov.ph on or before October 12, 2022.

Bids must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat through manual submission at the indicated address below on or before 9:00 AM of October 26, 2022.  Late bids shall not be accepted.

All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in the form of a Bid Securing Declaration.

Bid opening shall be at 9:30 AM on October 26, 2022 at the BAC Conference Room, 4th Floor, PRC Annex Building, P. Paredes St., Sampaloc, Manila. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity via video conferencing.

The PRC 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 of RA No. 9184, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders.

For full details, kindly visit the PRC official website: https://www.prc.gov.ph/2022-invitation-bid-central-office