INVITATION TO APPLY FOR ELIGIBILITY & TO BID - NFA

The schedule of bidding ac tivities are as follows:ACTIVITYDATE/TIME1. Publication/ADS/Posting IAEB March 16 to 22, 2011 @ 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.2. Issuance of Bidding Documents March 16 to April 1, 2011 @ 8:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M.3. Pre-Bidding Conference March 23, 2011 @ 10:00 A.M.4. Submission & Opening of Bids/Eligibility Check April 4, 2011 @ 10:00 A.M.All bids must be accompanied by a Bid Security in an amount at leas t equal to, and not lower than apercentage of the Approved Budget for the Contract to be bid, in the following schedule and form or anycombination thereof:FORM OF BID SECURITYa. Cash, cashier’s/manager’s check issued by a Universal or CommercialBank.b. Ibank draft/guarantee or irrevocable letter of credit issued by a Universalor Commercial Bank: Provided, however, that it shall be confirmed orauthenticated by a Universal or Commercial Bank, if issued by a foreignbankc. Surety bond callable upon demand issued by a surety or insurancecompany duly certified by the Insurance Commission as authorized toissue such secur ity.d. Any combination of the foregoingAmount of Bid Security(Equal to Percentage of the ABC)Two percent (2%)Two percent (2%)Five percent (5%) oProportionate to share of form withrespect to total amount of securityBid Security shall be valid within 120 calendar days from the date of opening of the bid.Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding using nondiscretionary pass/fail criteria asspecified in the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184),otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”.Interested Bidders may obtain further information from the NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY and maypurchase a complete set of Bidding Documents from Mr. Rene T. Sarmiento/Ms. Carol Bermudez at 2nd Flrof NFA-NCR Bldg. located at United Nations Avenue, Paco, Manila from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM withtelephone/fax nos. (02) 563-9437 / (02) 563-9465, upon payment of nonrefundable fee.Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders or their respective authorized representative(s). Late Bidsshall not be accepted.THE NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION RESERVES THE RIGHT TOACCEPT OR REJECT ANY OR ALL BIDS, TO WAIVE ANY FORMALITIES OR DEFECTS FOUNDTHEREIN AND TO ANNUL THE BIDDING PROCESS AND REJECT ALL BIDS AT ANY TIME PRIOR TOCONTRACT AWARD, WITHOUT THEREBY INCURRING ANY LIABILITY TO THE AFFECTED BIDDEROR BIDDERS AND TO ACCEPT ONLY SUCH BIDS MOST ADVANTAGEOUS TO THE GOVERNMENT.MR. CELEDONIO P. MENDOZA, SR.Assistant Regional Director & RBAC ChairmanNATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY-National Capital RegionU. N. Avenue, Paco, ManilaTelephone Numbers: (02) 563-9437Fax Numbers: (02) 563-9465Date of Publication : March 16, 2011Newspaper : PhilGEPS / NFA Website / BB(Page 2 of 2 pages (Invitation to Apply)