Procurement Project: Supply and Delivery of Semi-Finished Carbide Nibs

The Government Arsenal , through the General Appropriations Act FY 2026 intends to apply the sum of Three Million Nine Hundred Seventy-Five Thousand Eight Hundred Pesos only (PhP3,975,800.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Procurement Project: Supply and Delivery of Semi-Finished Carbide Nibs. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening. Th e Government Arsenal now invites bids for Procurement Project: Supply and Delivery of Semi-Finished Carbide Nibs using the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid. Delivery of the Goods is required within ninety (90) calendar days from the receipt of Notice to Proceed (NTP) . Bidders should have completed, within 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. 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 open to all interested Bidders, whether local or foreign, subject to the conditions for eligibility provided in the IRR. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from Government Arsenal Bids and Awards Committee (GA BAC) and inspect the Bidding Doc uments at the address and website given below from 8:00A.M. – 3:00P.M., Monday to Friday excluding holidays . A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on July 10, 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 PhP4,000.00 . It may also be downloaded free of charge from the website of the Modernized Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (MPhilGEPS) and the website of the Government Arsenal, provided that Bidders shall pay the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents. For cash payment, bidders can pay from 8:00A.M. – 12:00P.M., Monday to Friday excluding holidays but not later than the time and date of submission of their bids. The technical drawings and test and acceptance procedure shall not be uploaded to the website of the Modernized Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (MPhilGEPS) and the website of the Government Arsenal. Such may be acquired upon formal request to GA BAC and submission of the original duly executed and notarized Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement. Disclosure of any information about the project without the approval of the Procuring Entity may be a ground for Blacklisting. The GA BAC will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on July 17, 2026, 11:00A.M. at Conference Room, Gusaling Jacinto L. Papa Jr. ( Admin Building) Government Arsenal, DND Camp General Antonio Luna, Lamao, Limay, Bataan , which shall be open to prospective Bidders. Bids must be duly received by the GA BAC Secretariat through manual submission at the office address indicated below , on or before July 31, 2026, 9:00A.M. Late bids shall not be accepted. 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. Bid opening shall be on July 31, 2026, 9:00A.M. at Conference Room, Gusaling Jacinto L. Papa Jr. ( Admin Building) Government Arsenal, DND Camp General Antonio Luna, Lamao, Limay, Bataan. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity. In relation to item number 6 above, the GA BAC will conduct the pre-bidding conference via face-to-face meeting. The technical drawings and test and acceptance procedure to be presented shall be prohibited to be video recorded or photographed. Such may be acquired upon formal request to GA BAC and submission of the original duly executed and notarized Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure Agreement. The GA BAC 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 7 of R.A. No. 12009, without incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders. In case the said date of pre-bid and bid opening fall on a Holiday, or a fortuitous event or was announced as a non-working day, the pre-bid and bid opening will be held on the next working day. For further information, please refer to: Ms. Jennifer Del Rosario Head, BAC Secretariat Planning and Logistics Division Government Arsenal, DND Camp General Antonio Luna, Lamao, Limay, Bataan Telephone No. (632) 244-5624 / 244-5626 Email Address: gabacsecretariat@yahoo.com / gabacsecretariat@gmail.com For downloading of Bidding Documents, you may visit the following websites: Modernized Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (MPhilGEPS) - https://philgeps.gov.ph Government Arsenal website - https://arsenal.mil.ph/gwt/index.php/procurement

confirm these in the bid documents

• PhilGEPS Certificate of Platinum Registration (Annex A eligibility documents current)IRR §8.5.2
• Registration certificate — SEC, DTI, or CDAIRR §23.1
• Valid Mayor's / business permitIRR §23.1
• Tax clearanceEO 398
• Statement of ongoing contracts + single largest completed similar contract (SLCC) ≥ 50% of the ABCIRR §23.1
• Audited financial statements, stamped received by BIRIRR §23.1
• Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC) ≥ ABCIRR §23.1
• Omnibus Sworn Statement, notarizedIRR §25.3
• Bid security: 2% cash/cashier's check, 5% surety bond, or bid-securing declarationIRR §27.2