1. The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB), through the General Appropriations Act of 2021 intends to apply the sum of Four Million Pesos (P 4,000,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Purchase Request # 460-21. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at the opening of the financial proposals.

2. The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) now calls for the submission of eligibility documents for Procurement of Consulting Services for the for the Formulation of a Ten (10) Year Master Plan for ERDB (Cy 2023 To Cy 2032). Eligibility documents of interested consultants must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat on or before the 19th of May 2021 @ 9:00 AM at ERDB, Forestry Campus, College, Laguna. Opening of eligibility documents will be on the 19th of May 2021; 10:00 AM @ ERDB. Applications for eligibility will be evaluated d on a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion.

3. Interested bidders may obtain further information from Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below during office hours from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm.

4. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on May 21, 2021 to June 4, 2021 from the address 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 P 4,000.00.

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.

5. The BAC shall draw up the short list of consultants from those who have submitted of Interest, including the eligibility documents, and have been determined as eligible in accordance with the provisions of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”, and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The short list shall consist of three (3) prospective bidders who will be end to submit bids. The criteria and rating system for short listing are:

CRITERIA POINT SYSTEM

1. Consultants/Consultancy Firm experience in undertaking similar and related projects 50

1.1. Situational Analysis in Government Institutions 20

1.2 Management and Strategic Action Planning 15

1.3 Human Resources and Institutional Development 15

6. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR of RA 9184. Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, cooperatives, and partnerships or organizations with at least sixty percent (60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

2. Job Capacity of Teammates/ pool of experts (at least 5 years work experience) 30

2.1. Organizational Management and Administration Specialist 6

2.2. Project Management Specialist 6

2.3. Forest/Environmental Management/Planning Specialist 6

2.4. Research Development & Extension Specialist 6

2.5. Human Resource Development Specialist 6

3. Qualification of Consultant/Consultancy Firm 20

3.1. Team Leader

(3 points - Master’s Degree; 5 points - PhD Degree)

(5 points - experience in formulating Master Plans) 10

3.2. Pool of experts (2 points/expert) 10

TOTAL 100

7. The Procuring Entity shall evaluate bids using the Quality-Cost d Evaluation/Selection (QCBE/QCBS) procedure. The Procuring Entity shall indicate the weights to be allocated for the Technical and Financial Proposals. The criteria and rating system for the evaluation of bids shall be provided in the Instructions to Bidders.

8. The contract shall be completed within six (6) months.

9. The Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) 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.