Supply and Delivery of Grocery Items for Food Subsidy Assistance to Qualified Beneficiaries

INVITATION TO BID FOR SUPPLY AND DELIVERY OF GROCERY ITEMS FOR FOOD SUBSIDY ASSISTANCE TO QUALIFIED BENEFICIARIES 1) The Municipality of Agoo, La Union through the Gender and Development (GAD), and General Fund 2026 intends to apply the sum of Five Million Seven Hundred Sixty-Four Thousand Seven Hundred Twenty Pesos (Php5,764,720.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Supply and Delivery of Grocery Items for Food Subsidy Assistance to Qualified Beneficiaries. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. 2) The Municipality of Agoo, La Union now invites bids for Grocery Items. Delivery of the Goods is within twenty (20) calendar days upon Notice to Proceed. Bidders should have completed, at least ten (10) 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. i) 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 Municipality of Agoo, La Union and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., Monday to Friday. 5) A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on October 27, 2026 from the address given below upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00) [Note: For lot procurement, the maximum fee for the Bidding Documents for each lot shall be based on its ABC, in accordance with the Guidelines issued by the GPPB; provided that the total fees for the Bidding Documents of all lots shall not exceed the maximum fee prescribed in the Guidelines for the sum of the ABC of all lots.] 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) 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 9, 2026, 1:00 PM. Late bids shall not be accepted. BAC Office Address: BAC Office 2/F Farmer’s Multi-Purpose Building Cases Blvd., Sta. Barbara, Agoo, La Union 7) 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. 8) Bid opening shall be on November 23, 2026, 2:00 PM at Mayor’s Conference Hall, Agoo Municipal Hall, National Highway, Sta. Barbara, Agoo, La Union. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. 9) Other BAC Activities and Schedule: - Bid Evaluation : November 24, 2026 - Post Qualification : November 25, 2026 - Approval of Resolution of Award : November 26, 2026 - Issuance of Notice of Award : November 27, 2026 - Contract Preparation and Signing : December 1, 2026 - Approval of Contract : December 2, 2026 - Notice to Proceed : December 3, 2026 10) The Municipality of Agoo, La Union 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. 11) For further information, please refer to: JOSEPH R. SERMONIA Head, BAC Secretariat Mayor’s Office Agoo Municipal Hall Sta. Barbara, Agoo, La Union (072) 607-2184, [email protected] 12) You may visit the following websites: For downloading of Bidding Documents: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1KeC80WF7BcBFxukvDlD5s_AP7HWa7Hdm?usp=sharing Issued this 30th day of October 2026. ENGR. CHERISH M. RILLERA-CARASI, En. P. BAC Chairperson