INVITATION TO BID

PROCUREMENT FOR THE SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF

RACKMOUNT SERVER (DL380 GEN9 SERVER)

  1. ThePhilippine Statistics Authority (PSA),throughthe 2016 General Appropriations (GAA),intendstoapplythesumofNine Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP900,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) for the Procurement for the Supply and Delivery of Rackmount Server.

Description / Qty. / Total ABC P(VAT Inclusive) / *Bid Security: Bid Securing Declaration OR Cashier’s/Manager’s Check equivalent at least 2% of the ABC (P) / Cost/Price of Bid Documents (Cash Payment only) (P)
Supply and Delivery of Rackmount Server (DL380 GEN9 Server) / 2 unit / 900,000.00 / 18,000.00 / 5,000.00

*Only thoseissued and confirmed by alocaluniversalor local commercialbank

2. Bids received in excess of the ABCshall automatically be rejected at the Bid Opening.Latebids shall not beaccepted.

3. ThePSAnowinvitesbidsfromauthorizedPhilippinesuppliers,distributors, and dealersfor theSupply and Delivery of Rackmount Server.

4. Delivery place, duration of contract:

DeliveryPlace / DeliveryPeriod
17th Floor, CyberpodCentris Three, Eton Centris, Diliman, Quezon City / Within forty-five (45)calendar days fromissuanceofNoticetoProceed

5. AprospectiveBiddershouldhavecompletedwithinthelast three(3)yearsfromthe dateof submissionandreceipt ofbidsatleastone(1) singlecontractof similar natureamountingtoatleastfifty percent(50%)of theABC.

For thisproject, “similar in nature” shall mean planner/notebook, etc.

6. Opencompetitivebiddingprocedureswillbeconductedusinganon-discretionary “pass/fail”criterionasspecifiedintheRevisedImplementingRules andRegulations (IRR) of Republic Act (R.A.) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act.” Allparticularsrelativetothisbidding,includingEligibility Checking, BidSecurity,Evaluation,andPost-QualificationProceduresandAwardof Contractshall be governedby R.A. 9184and its RevisedIRR.

7. TheInvitationtoBidandBiddingDocumentsmaybedownloadedfromthewebsite ofthePhilippineGovernmentElectronicProcurementSystem(PhilGEPS) and the PSA Website (www.psa.gov.ph).

8. Thecompleteset ofBiddingDocumentsmaybeacquiredbyinterestedbiddersupon paymentofanonrefundablefeeasindicatedabove.TheBiddingDocumentsshall be received personally by the prospective Bidder or his duly authorized representativeupon presentation ofproperidentification document.

Forpurposesofhavinga legalpersonalityto raiseor submitwrittenqueriesor clarificationsinthePre-BidConference relativetothisbidproject,Biddermust first paythenonrefundablefeefor theBiddingDocumentson or beforethedateof the Pre-Bid Conference.

For the Pre-Bid Conference, bidders are encouraged to send their authorized technicalrepresentativesorpersonnelwhoarefamiliarwiththebidrequirements and will preparethedocuments for thebidder.

9. TheScheduleof BiddingActivitiesshall be asfollows:

Activities / Date and Time / Venue
SaleandIssuance ofBidDocuments / August 31 to September 19, 2016 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM / BAC, General Services Division, Philippine Statistics Authority 11th Floor, CyberpodCentris One Eton Centris, EDSA corner Quezon Avenue, Diliman, Quezon City
Pre-BidConference / 02 September 2016, 1:30 PM / PSA Conference Room, 17th Floor, CyberpodCentris Three, EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City
Submission and Opening ofBids / 19 September 2016, 1:30 PM / PSA Lobby, 17th Floor, CyberpodCentris Three, EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City

10.Interestedbiddersmayobtainfurtherinformationfromthe PSA-BACSecretariat c/oJoseph P CajitaatthePSA, 11th Floor, CyberpodCentris One, Eton Centris, EDSA cor. Quezon Ave., Diliman,Quezon City, from10:00AM to5:00PM only,MondaystoFridaysstartingAugust 31,2016at telephonenumber(02)374-8281 or 374-8283.However, anyqueriesrelativeto the contentsofthebiddocumentsandtheprojectrequirementscan onlybemadeby supplierswho purchasedthebiddocumentsnotlaterthanten(10)calendardays prior to theSubmission and OpeningofBids.

11.ThePSAreservestherighttowaiveanyformalityintheresponsestothe eligibilityrequirementsandtothisinvitation.ThePSAfurtherreservesthe righttoacceptorrejectanybid,toannulthebiddingprocess,andtorejectallbids atanytimepriortocontract award,andmakesno assurancethatcontract shallbe enteredintoasaresultofthisinvitation,withouttherebyincurringanyliabilityto theaffected bidderorbidders.

12.For further information, pleaserefer to:

PSA-BACSecretariat

11th Floor, CyberpodCentris One, Eton Centris, EDSA cor. Quezon Ave., Diliman,Quezon City

Tel.No.: (02) 374 8281 or 374 8283

Email:

Web:www.psa.gov.ph or https://procurement.psa.gov.ph/

(SGD.) JOSIE B. PEREZ

Deputy National Statistician, Censuses and Technical Coordination Office

Chair,PSA-BAC