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  1. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines, through the 2025 General Appropriations Act intends to apply the sum of Two Million Two Hundred One Thousand Nine Hundred Pesos (Php 2,201,900.00) being the ABC to payments under the contract for Microsoft 365 Business Standard Subscription Accounts Renewal – 227 Licenses. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 
  1. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines now invites bids for the above Procurement Project. Delivery of the Goods is required on 20 April 2025 for 125 licenses and on 19 August 2025 for the last 102 licenses. Bidders should have completed, within Three (3) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the Project.  The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II (Instructions to Bidders).
  1. 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.
  1. Prospective Bidders may obtain further information from National Historical Commission of the Philippines and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below between 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM or via bac@nhcp.gov.ph.
  1. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on 10 March 2025 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 Five Thousand Pesos (₱5,000.00). The Procuring Entity shall allow the bidder to present its proof of payment for the fees in person or via e-mail at the e-mail address indicated below.
  1. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 19 March 2025, 9:30 A.M. at BAC room, 1st floor NHCP bldg., T.M. Kalaw Ave., Ermita, Manila and/or through video conferencing or webcasting via Microsoft Teams App, which shall be open to prospective bidders. To access the Pre-Bid Conference, click this MS Teams link: https://bit.ly/PreBid_MS365Renewal2025.
  1. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat through manual submission at the office address indicated below, on or before 31 March 2025, 9:30 AM. One (1) original and three (3) additional copies of the technical and financial proposal must be provided. Late bids shall not be accepted.
  1. All Bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 14.
  1. Bid opening for the technical and financial proposals shall be on 31 March 2025, 9:30 AM and 10:30 AM, respectively at the given address below and/or through Microsoft Teams App. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. To access the opening of the technical and financial bid proposals, click this MS Teams link: https://bit.ly/BidOpening_MS365Renewal2025.
  1. All bidders are reminded that each and every page of the Bidding Documents submitted should be duly signed by the bidder’s authorized representative/s and that all legally executable documents (e.g. Omnibus Sworn Statement) are duly notarized. Submitted bids which have unsigned pages and/or unnotarized legal documents shall be considered non-responsive.
  1. All bidders are advised to adopt the new revised format of the Omnibus Sworn Statement issued pursuant to GPPB Circular No. 4-2020 as adopted by GPPB Resolution No. 16-2020. The revised format of the OSS consists of 10 articles/paragraphs (with two new additional provisions since the previous 2016 edition), a template of which may be downloaded from the GPPB website thru this link https://www.gppb.gov.ph/downloadables.php.
  1. The National Historical Commission of the Philippines 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.

 

  1. For further information, please refer to:
    Eufemio O. Agbayani III
    National Historical Commission of the Philippines
    T.M. Kalaw Ave., Ermita, Manila 1000
    E-mail Address: bac@nhcp.gov.ph
    Telephone No.: (02) 53351217
    Website: http://www.nhcp.gov.ph 
  1. You may visit the following websites:

 

For downloading of Bidding Documents:

https://nhcp.gov.ph/category/nhcp/procurement/bid-oppurtunities/

 

For Online bid submission:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSc3KboP7KFWN4OnmvK25MDcRk9BkrYnoDww5g9HLyMOEw8G5w/viewform

 

 10 March 2025

 

GINA C. BATUHAN
BAC Chairperson