REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES (FIRM) FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MONITORING & EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR THE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND FARM PRODUCTIVITY SUPPORT (C Invitation to Bid (ITB)   Reference Number 11358838   Procuring Entity DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM - MAIN   Title REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES (FIRM) FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MONITORING & EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR THE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND FARM PRODUCTIVITY SUPPORT (C   Area of Delivery   Printable Version Solicitation Number: PBD-043-2024-06-REBID Trade Agreement: Implementing Rules and Regulations Procurement Mode: Public Bidding Classification: Consulting Services Category: Consulting Services Approved Budget for the Contract: PHP 3,998,400.00 Contract Duration: 0 Day/s Client Agency: Contact Person: JOSE JEFFREY E. PERTIERRA Technical Support Staff IV- Procurement Division Elliptical Road,Diliman Quezon City Metro Manila Philippines 1101 63-02-89281011 63-966-7812052 darco.bacsecretariat.b@dar.gov.ph Status Active Associated Components Order Bid Supplements 0 Document Request List 1 Date Published 15/10/2024 Last Updated / Time 15/10/2024 12:00 AM Closing Date / Time 22/10/2024 9:30 AM Description REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES (FIRM) FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MONITORING & EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR THE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND FARM PRODUCTIVITY SUPPORT (CRFPS) PROJECT REFERENCE NUMBER: PBD-043B-2024-06-REBID 1. The Department of Agrarian Reform Central Office, through the CY 2024 General Appropriations Act intends to apply the sum of Three Million Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight Thousand Four Hundred Pesos only (₱3,998,400.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for the Procurement of Consultancy Services (Firm) for the Establishment of Monitoring & Evaluation System for the Climate Resilient and Farm Productivity Support (CRFPS) Project. Bids received in excess of ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the financial proposals. 2. The Department of Agrarian Reform Central Office now calls for the submission of eligibility documents for the Procurement of Consultancy Services (Firm) for the Establishment of Monitoring & Evaluation System for the Climate Resilient and Farm Productivity Support (CRFPS) Project. Eligibility documents of interested consultants must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat on or before October 22, 2024, at 9:30 am at the Procurement Division Office, Ground Floor, DAR Central Office, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated based on a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion. 3. Bidders should have completed, within the last five (5) years from the date of submission and receipt of eligibility documents, a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in Part I Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section III, Eligibility Data Sheet. 4. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the DARCO Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below starting on October 15, 2024, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Mondays to Fridays. 5. Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders from October 15, 2024, at 08:00 am at the Office of the Procurement Division, Ground Floor, DAR Central Office Main Building, DAR Compound, Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City. 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. 6. The DAR-BAC shall draw up the shortlist of consultancy firms from those who have submitted an Expression of Interest, including the eligibility documents, and have been determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The shortlist shall consist, preferably, of three (3) prospective bidders who will be entitled to submit bids. Should only one or less than the preferred number apply for eligibility and shortlisting, pass the eligibility check, and/or pass the minimum score required in the shortlisting, the BAC shall consider the same. The criteria and rating system for shortlisting are: a) Applicable Experience of the Consulting Firm- 50 points b) Qualifications of principal and key staff - 30 points c) Absorptive Capacity - 20 points Passing score is 75 points. 7. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 Revised IRR of RA 9184. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, cooperatives, and partnerships or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines. 8. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids using the Quality-Cost Based Evaluation procedure. Bids whose technical proposal passes the minimum technical requirement of eighty (80) points shall have its financial proposals opened and evaluated. The technical proposal shall carry sixty percent (60%) weight in the evaluation and the financial proposal is forty percent (40%). The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instructions to Bidders. Financial bids that exceed the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 9. The contract shall be completed within One Hundred Eighty (180) calendar days upon the Consultant’s receipt of the Notice to Proceed (NTP). 10. The DAR 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 41 of RA 9184 and its IRR, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidder or bidders. 11. For further information, please refer to: Atty. Shiela Mae Gerapusco DAR-Bac Secretariat Chairperson Office of the Asst. Secretary for FMS-PRS 2nd Floor, DAR Central Office Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City Telephone Numbers: 8928-1011; 09667812052 Email address: darco.bacsecretaraiat.a@dar.gov.ph 14 October 2024 (Sgd.)ATTY. QUINTIN O. MAGSICO JR. Assistant Secretary, Finance and Management Office, and Procurement-related Services Chairperson, Bids and Awards Committee Line Items Item No. Product/Service Name Description Quantity UOM Budget (PHP) 1 CONSULTING SERVICES FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CONSULTANCY SERVICES (FIRM) FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MONITORING & EVALUATION SYSTEM FOR THE CLIMATE RESILIENT AND FARM PRODUCTIVITY SUPPORT (CRFPS) PROJECT 1 Lot 3,998,400.00 Created by JOSE JEFFREY E. PERTIERRA Date Created 14/10/2024 The PhilGEPS team is not responsible for any typographical errors or misinformation presented in the system. 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