EARLY PROCUREMENT ACTIVITY FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF SECURITY SERVICES FOR NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION – CENTRAL OFFICE

1) The National Irrigation Administration (NIA), through the Corporate Operating Budget (COB) for CY 2026 intends to apply the sum of Thirteen Million Three Hundred Ninety Thousand Four Hundred Eight Pesos and 84/100 (Php 13,390,408.84) per year being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Early Procurement Activity for the Procurement of Security Services for National Irrigation Administration – Central Office. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2) The NIA now invites bids for above procurement project. Delivery of the Goods is required three (3) years. Bidders should have completed, at least five (5) years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, contracts similar to the 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 competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR of RA No. 12009. 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) Interested Bidders may obtain further information from NIA BAC-B Secretariat, c/o Procurement Section, Procurement and Property Division and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00am to 5:00pm. 5) A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on October 29, 2026 to November 19, 2026 from the address given 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 Twenty-Five Thousand Pesos (Php 25,000.00). 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 shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents not later than the submission of their bids. 6) The NIA will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on November 6, 2026, 10:00am at Classroom A, IEC Bldg., NIA Complex, EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City and/or through video conferencing via Google Meet (meet.google.com/vik-ghsg-xfd) which shall be open to prospective Bidders. 7) Bids must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat through manual submission at the office address indicated below on or before November 19, 2026, 10:00am. 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 16.1. 9) Bid opening shall be on November 19, 2026, 10:30am at Classroom A, IEC Bldg., NIA Complex, EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City and/or via Google Meet (meet.google.com/siu-ezmt-dds). Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 10) Draw of lots shall be used as the non-discretionary/nondiscriminatory selection criteria as Tie-Breaking method in case two or more bidders are determined and declared as the Lowest Calculated and Responsive Bid (LCRB). 11) The NIA 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 70 of R.A. No. 12009, without incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders. 12) For further information, please refer to: ELAINE P. VILLANUEVA-DIESTA Head Secretariat, Bids and Awards Committee-B, Procurement and Property Division Ground Floor, Building A, NIA Complex, EDSA, Diliman, Quezon City Tel. Nos., 8-921-3906, 8-929-6071 loc. 115 Email Address: [email protected] 13) You may visit the following websites: For downloading of Bidding Documents: notices.philgeps.gov.ph or nia.gov.ph