Procurement of Warehousing Services (Temperature Controlled)

INVITATION TO BID FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF
WAREHOUSING SERVICES (TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED)
IB NO. 2026-191
1) The Department of Health (DOH), through the General Appropriations Act (GAA) 2026 intends to apply the sum of Two Hundred Sixteen Million Philippine Pesos (PhP216,000,000.00) being the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) to payments under the contract for each lot/item. Bids received in excess of the ABC for each lot shall be automatically rejected at bid opening.
2) The DOH now invites bids Procurement of Warehousing Services (Temperature Controlled). The Contract of Services shall be for a period of Twelve (12) months upon receipt of approved Notice to Proceed. Bidders should have completed, at least three (3) 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.
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 DOH and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 09:00 A.M to 05:00 P.M.
5) A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested Bidders on 1 October 2026 to 27 October 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 Fifty Thousand Philippine Pesos (PhP50,000.00).
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.
6) The DOH will hold a Pre-Bid Conference on 13 October 2026; 9:00 AM at COBAC Conference Room, Procurement Service, Building No. 6, DOH, San Lazaro Compound and/or through video conferencing via Google Meet which shall be open to prospective Bidders.
7) Bids must be duly received by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat through (i) manual submission at the office address indicated below on or before 27 October 2026; 9:00 AM. Late bids shall not be accepted.
8) 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.
9) Bid opening shall be on 27 October 2026; 9:00 AM at COBAC Conference Room, Procurement Service, Building No. 6, DOH, San Lazaro Compound and/or through video conferencing via Google Meet. Bids will be opened in the presence of the Bidders’ representatives who choose to attend the activity.
10) The Bid Evaluation and Award Criteria are Lowest Calculated Bid (LCB) and Lowest Calculated and Responsive Bid (LCRB), respectively.
11) The DOH 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 704 of R.A. No. 12009, without incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or Bidders.
12) For further information, please refer to:
COBAC – B Secretariat
Department of Health
San Lazaro Compound
Sta. Cruz, Manila
Tel. Nos. 8651-7800 local 1624 to 1627; 1650 to 52
Facsimile No.: 8711-6061; 8740-6830
Official email address: cobacbsecretariat@doh.gov.ph
13) You may visit the following websites:
For downloading of Bidding Documents: https://www.doh.gov.ph/procurement
For electronic bid submission: https://philgeps.gov.ph/
For Online Bidding Documents Payment System: https://obdps.doh.gov.ph/
Issued on the 30th day of September 2026

(SGD)
GERNA M. MANATAD, MD, PHSAE, MDM, CESO IV
Assistant Secretary of Health
COBAC – B, Chairperson