Procurement of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Local Healthcare Coverage for 2025 Invitation to Bid (ITB)   Reference Number 11394573   Procuring Entity DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - MAIN   Title Procurement of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Local Healthcare Coverage for 2025   Area of Delivery   Printable Version Solicitation Number: PB-GS-14-2024 Trade Agreement: Implementing Rules and Regulations Procurement Mode: Public Bidding Classification: Goods - General Support Services Category: Services Approved Budget for the Contract: PHP 217,099,025.28 Contract Duration: 12 Month/s Client Agency: Contact Person: Chelsea Jade Bernardo BAC Secretariat 2330 Roxas Blvd, Pasay City Metro Manila Philippines 1300 63-02-88343088 bac.secretariat@dfa.gov.ph Status Active Associated Components Order Bid Supplements 0 Document Request List 0 Date Published 23/10/2024 Last Updated / Time 23/10/2024 12:00 AM Closing Date / Time 13/11/2024 1:00 PM Description INVITATION TO BID FOR The Procurement of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Local Healthcare Coverage for 2025 1. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA), through the National Expenditure Program for FY 2025 and Passport Revolving Fund, intends to apply the sum of Two Hundred Seventeen Million Ninety-Nine Thousand Twenty-Five Pesos and 28/100 (Php 217,099,025.28) only being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Procurement of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Local Healthcare Coverage for 2025 (“the Procurement Project”) with project number PB-GS-14-2024. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2. The DFA now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods is required by 01 January 2025. Bidders should have completed, within five (5) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Procurement 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 DFA and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during Mondays to Fridays, 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. 5. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on 23 October 2024 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 the amount of PhP 50,000.00. The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees through email at bac.secretariat@dfa.gov.ph. 6. The DFA Bids and Awards Committee (DFA-BAC) has scheduled the following activities for the said Project: Pre-Bid Conference: 30 October 2024, Wednesday, 2:00 P.M. Deadline for Submission and Receipt of Bids: 13 November 2024, Wednesday, 1:00 P.M. Bid Opening: 13 November 2024, Wednesday, 2:00 P.M. Post-Qualification Conference: 18 November 2024, Monday, 9:00 A.M. Venue: All Procurement Activities shall be conducted in-person and through online video conference. 7. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through manual submission at the office address indicated below, on or before 13 November 2024, Wednesday, 1:00 P.M. Late bids shall not be accepted. 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 13 November 2024, Wednesday, 2:00 P.M. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 10. The DFA 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. 11. For further information, please refer to: DFA-BAC Secretariat Department of Foreign Affairs 12th Floor DFA Main Building 2330 Roxas Boulevard, Pasay City 1300 Tel. No. 8834-4060 or 8834-4823 Email address: bac.secretariat@dfa.gov.ph 12. You may visit the following websites for downloading of Bidding Documents: https://dfa.gov.ph/transparency-dfa/procurements. Line Items Item No. Product/Service Name Description Quantity UOM Budget (PHP) 1 Healthcare Services Procurement of the Department of Foreign Affairs’ Local Healthcare Coverage for 2025 1 Lot 217,099,025.28 Pre-bid Conference Date Time Venue 30/10/2024 2:00 PM All Procurement Activities shall be conducted in-person and through online video conference. Created by Chelsea Jade Bernardo Date Created 22/10/2024 The PhilGEPS team is not responsible for any typographical errors or misinformation presented in the system. PhilGEPS only displays information provided for by its clients, and any queries regarding the postings should be directed to the contact person/s of the concerned party.       DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - MAIN