Procurement of Securtity Information and Event Managment License Subscription and Renewal of Sophos Intercept X Advanced with Extended Detection and Responder for Workstations and Servers

Republic of the Philippines

         Department of Health

          Bicol Center for Health Development

Legazpi City

INVITATION TO BID

PROCUREMENT OF SECURITY INFORMATION AND EVENT MANAGEMENT (SIEM) LICENSE SUBSCRIPTION AND RENEWAL OF SOPHOS INTERCEPT X ADVANCED WITH EXTENDED DETECTION AND RESPONSE (XDR) FOR WORKSTATIONS AND SERVERS UNDER IB NO. 27-08

1. The Department of Health Bicol Center for Health Development (DOH Bicol CHD), through the National Expenditure Program intends to apply the sum of Three Million Forty-Eight Thousand Pesos Only (Php 3,048,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for Procurement of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) License Subscription and Renewal of Sophos Intercept X Advanced with Extended Detection and Response (Xdr) for Workstations and Servers under IB No. 27-08. Bids received in excess of the ABC shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.

1. The DOH Bicol CHD now invites bids for Procurement of Security Information and Event Management (SIEM) License Subscription and Renewal of Sophos Intercept X Advanced with Extended Detection and Response (Xdr) for Workstations and Servers under IB No. 27-08. Delivery of the Goods is required on the expected delivery date stated in Section VI, Schedule of Requirements. Bidders should have completed, at least two (2) 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.

1. Bidding will be conducted through competitive bidding procedures using a non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the IRR of RA No. 12009.

1. 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.

1. Interested Bidders may obtain further information from DOH Bicol CHD and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from Monday to Thursday, 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM.

1. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on October 20, 2026 – November 9, 2026 from the address given and website (s) below upon payment of the applicable fee for the Bidding Documents, pursuant to the latest Guidelines issued by the GPPB, in the amount of Five Thousand Pesos Only (Php 5,000.00).

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.

Account name: DOH CHD Bicol

Branch:             LBP Legazpi Branch

Account No:      0132-1068-51

1. The DOH Bicol CHD will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on October 28, 2026, 9:00 AM at DOH Bicol CHD, Legazpi City through video conferencing via Google Meet, which shall be open to prospective Bidders.

1. Bids must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat through [(i) manual submission at the office address indicated below, or (ii) online submission as indicated below on or before November 9, 2026 5:00 PM. Late bids shall not be accepted.

1. 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.

1. Bid opening shall be on November 11, 2026 9:00 AM at DOH Bicol CHD, Legazpi City via Google Meet.  Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.

1. In case of electronic bid submission, please take note of the following:

• Bids must contain the Technical and Financial Eligibility Requirements inside two (2) separate archived and password protected folders (pdf format).

• The folder containing the Technical Eligibility Requirements must be named and identified with the word TECHNICAL

e.g. IB-27-08- MUPSERVICES -TECHNICAL

• The folder containing the Financial Eligibility Requirements must be named and identified with the word FINANCIAL

e.g. IB-27-08- MUPSERVICES -FINANCIAL

• The archived and password protected Technical and Financial Folders must be placed inside a MAIN FOLDER with a file name indicating the ITB Number followed by the name of your company
• The MAIN FOLDER shall again be archived without password protection
• All electronic submissions must be submitted on or before November 9, 2026, 5:00 pm Philippine Standard Time to  publicbidding@bicol.doh.gov.ph
• The SUBJECT of your email must indicate the ITB Number followed by the name of your company in UPPERCASE FORMAT exactly as seen in the example below.

e.g. IB-27-08-MUPSERVICES

• Upon submission, bidders shall receive an acknowledgement from the DOH Bicol-CHD BAC Secretariat confirming the receipt.
• The acknowledgement shall serve as your proof of submission of the bidding document.
• Bidders who submitted through electronic mail but did not receive an acknowledgement are advised to review the SUBJECT of their submission to make sure that it follows the required format.
• If the bidders are still encountering problems with their bid submissions, kindly contact the DOH Bicol-CHD BAC Secretariat during office hours at (052) 732-2031 local 5170 for further assistance.

For bidders who submitted bids through electronic mail, the passwords for accessing the Bidding Documents will be disclosed by the Bidders only during the actual bid opening which may be done through videoconferencing, webcasting or similar technology.

1. The DOH Bicol-CHD 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^[1] of R.A. No. 12009, without incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders.

1. For further information, please refer to:

MS. LIBERTY T. TAPADO

Head, BAC Secretariat

Procurement Management Unit

DOH Bicol-CHD

Legazpi City, 4500

(052) 732-2031 local 5170

Email Address: publicbidding@bicol.doh.gov.ph

1. You may visit the following websites:

For downloading of Bidding Documents: bicol.doh.gov.ph

For electronic bid submission: publicbidding@bicol.doh.gov.ph

October 20, 2026

(SGD) JOEL H. BUENAVENTURA, MD, MPH

Chairperson