Solicitation Number: 0504052025 Trade Agreement: Implementing Rules and Regulations Procurement Mode: Public Bidding Classification: Goods Category: Books, Maps and Other Publications Approved Budget for the Contract: PHP 2,100,000.00  Delivery Period: 30 Day/s Client Agency: Contact Person: Michelle A Supena Member, BAC Secretariat - Goods and Services NEUST, Gen.Tinio St., Cabanatuan city Cabanatuan City Nueva Ecija Philippines 3100 63-44-4630226 neust.bacsec@gmail.com	Status	Active
	Associated Components	1
	Bid Supplements	0
	Document Request List	4
	Date Published	07/04/2025
	Last Updated / Time	07/04/2025 00:00 AM
	Closing Date / Time	28/04/2025 09:00 AM
Description   INVITATION TO BID The Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (NEUST) through the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), hereby invites all interested entities registered with the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) to bid for the hereunder project, subject to the General Conditions stated herein. Name of Project: PROCUREMENT OF SUBSCRIPTION TO LIBRARY E-BOOKS AND E-JOURNALS (RE-BID) Location: NEUST, Cabanatuan City Approved Budget for the Contract: Php2,100,000.00 Contract Duration: 365 Days Source of Fund: INCOME Cost of Bidding Documents: Php5,000.00 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: PER LOT Lot No. Description Unit Cost Total Cost LOT 1 One Lot Subscription to Gale Research Complete (Perpetual Access) Php 765,000.00 Php 765,000.00 LOT 2 One Lot Subscription to IG Publishing EBA (Perpetual Access) Php 455,000.00 Php 455,000.00 LOT 3 One Lot Subscription to Up-To-Date (Perpetual Access) Php 620,000.00 Php 620,000.00 LOT 4 One Lot Subscription to Philippine E-journals (Perpetual Access) Php 260,000.00 Php 260,000.00 TOTAL: Php2,100,000.000 The summary of the bidding activities is as follows: Activities Schedule 1. Advertisement April 7-14, 2025 2. Issuance of Bid Documents April 15-28, 2025 3. Pre-bid Conference April 15, 2025, 9:00AM (via Zoom) 4. Deadline for Submission of Bids (Manual Submission) April 28, 2025, until 9:00AM BAC Conference Room, Gen. Tinio (St.) Campus, Cabanatuan City 5. Opening of Bids (Face to Face) April 28, 2025, 9:30AM BAC Conference Room, Gen. Tinio (St.) Campus, Cabanatuan City GENERAL CONDITIONS: All particulars to the Eligibility Statement and Screening, Bid Security, Performance Security, Pre-bidding Conference, Evaluation of Bids, Post Qualification and Award of Contract shall be governed by the pertinent provisions of R.A. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations. 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) 9184, otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, partnerships, or business organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or ownership of at least 60% of the outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, and to citizens or business organizations of a country where the laws or regulations of which grant similar rights or privileges to Filipino citizens, pursuant to RA 5183. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders from April 15-28, 2025 upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB. 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 pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the deadline for submission of bids. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the address below on or before April 28, 2025, until 9:00AM. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in the PBD. Late bids shall not be accepted. Bid opening shall be on April 28, 2025, 9:30 AM at the BAC Conference Room, Gen. Tinio (St.) Campus, Cabanatuan City. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidder or his/her/its duly authorized representative/s. Failure to attend during the opening of bids shall be considered a waiver on the part of the bidder who likewise waives his/her/its right to raise questions during the bidding procedures. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. The Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology 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. For more information concerning this bidding, please contact the following: ENGR. JOEL G. DE MESA Head, BAC Secretariat for Goods and Services NEUST Gen. Tinio St., Cabanatuan City Email Address: neust.bacsec@gmail.com Approved by: (SGD.) ATTY. BEMBOL DL. CASTILLO BAC Chairperson Line Items Item No. Product/Service Name Description Quantity UOM Budget (PHP) 1 One Lot Subscription to Gale Research Complete One Lot Subscription to Gale Research Complete (Perpetual Access) 1 Lot 765,000.00 2 One Lot Subscription to IG Publishing EBA One Lot Subscription to IG Publishing EBA (Perpetual Access) 1 Lot 455,000.00 3 One Lot Subscription to Up-To-Date One Lot Subscription to Up-To-Date (Perpetual Access) 1 Lot 620,000.00 4 One Lot Subscription to Philippine E-journals One Lot Subscription to Philippine E-journals (Perpetual Access) 1 Lot 260,000.00 Pre-bid Conference Date Time Venue 15/04/2025 9:00:00 AM via Zoom Platform Other Information Please submit letter of intent addressed to: ATTY. BEMBOL DL. CASTILLO BAC Chairperson NEUST, Cabanatuan City