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SUPPLYING AND DELIVERY OF ICT EQUIPMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION FOR SCHOOLS INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO ADDRESS CONNECTIVITY GAPS IN ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT DIGITAL LEARNING, ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS, AND OTHER SCHOOLBASED CONNECTIVITY REQUIREMENTS

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The Department of Education – Division of Negros Occidental has issued a solicitation to supply and deliver comprehensive ICT equipment and corresponding subscription services to remediate connectivity deficiencies in selected schools and to enable robust digital learning, administrative operations, and broader school‑based connectivity needs. The award will provide the necessary infrastructure to support high‑speed, reliable internet access for classroom, administrative, and student use, thereby contributing to the integration of technology into the school curriculum and facilitating remote and hybrid learning environments.

The contract will encompass the delivery of 79 Starlink satellite kits, each equipped with a Gen 3 dish, router, and associated cabling, alongside 79 managed routers and a minimum of eight PoE switches capable of supporting line‑rate traffic for all access points. Indoor and outdoor Wi‑Fi 6 access points (totaling 237 units) will be installed, featuring dual‑radio dual‑band operation, IP67 or higher weatherproofing, and 1 Gbps uplink capacity. Required cabling arrays include 20 spools of UTP CAT6 outdoor cable, 79 spools of 30 m weather‑proof Ethernet cable, and RJ‑45 connector kits, with an additional 3‑meter GI tubular conduit system for conduit runs. A 12‑month enterprise subscription package will furnish 5 TB of premium data per month for 948 students across the participating schools.

The winning bidder is required to maintain a local distribution center within Negros Occidental, possess a minimum ten‑year track record in the ICT sector, and hold authorized reseller status for all Starlink, router, and access‑point brands. The bidder must provide manufacturer authorization certificates, a centralized cloud‑management platform covering all networking devices, and conduct accredited network‑training courses led by brand‑authorized engineers. Wi‑Fi 6 compliance, IP67 weatherproofing, PoE support, and 1 Gbps uplink capability are mandatory technical standards.

Description

Invitation to Bid (IB)

 

The DepEd-Division of Negros Occidental through its Bids and Awards Committee, invites possible contractors for the supply and delivery of REIB-SUPPLYING AND DELIVERY OF ICT EQUIPMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION FOR SCHOOLS INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO ADDRESS CONNECTIVITY GAPS IN ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT DIGITAL LEARNING, ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS, AND OTHER SCHOOLBASED CONNECTIVITY REQUIREMENTS with Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) of Fifteen Million One Hundred Eleven Thousand Five Hundred Sixteen Pesos Only (Php 15,111,516.00).

 

Unit

Item Description

Quantity

 Unit Cost

Total Cost

unit

Starlink Kit

79

       39,000.00

           3,081,000.00

 

Standard Kit Gen 3 v4
- Standard Dish (IP67)
- Kickstand
- Gen 3 Router
- Starlink Cable (15m or 49.2 ft)
- AC Power Cable (1.5m or 4.92 ft)
- Power Supply (1.5m or 4.92 ft)

 

 

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Unit

Manage Router

79

       21,750.00

           1,718,250.00

 

Minimum of eight (8) Ports 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE Switch or higher
(compatible with the AP), has at least one (1) dedicated WAN port, and three
(3) convertible LAN/WAN ports.
- Support remote WAN speed test.
- Support Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) V1/V2/V3.
- Support sufficient bandwidth to handle all connected APs operating at line rate
Simultaneously.
- Support application-level traffic identification and filtering or equivalent.
- Support visibility and monitoring, security integration, and centralized
management.
- Support cloud management/orchestration platform.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Access Point (Indoor)

79

         7,070.20

              558,545.80

 

Support Wi-Fi 6 standard (IEEE 802.11ax), dual-radio dual-band.Support at least 250 WLAN clients.
- Cloud management capable, supporting remote speed testing and device operation and
maintenance, and including built-in tools such as ping, traceroute, DNS lookup, and wired and overthe-
air packet capture.
- Compatible with the Branch Router/Switch.

 

 

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Access Point (Outdoor)

158

         9,529.40

           1,505,645.20

 

Supports IP67-rated weatherproofing and ±4 kV lightning protection.
- Support Wi-Fi 6 standard (IEEE 802.11ax), dual-radio dual-band.
- At least 1 x 1G uplink port.
- Support at least 250 WLAN clients.
- Cloud management capable, supporting remote speed testing and device operation and
maintenance, and including built-in tools such as ping, traceroute, DNS lookup, and wired and overthe-
air packet capture.
- Compatible with the Branch Router/Switch.

 

 

                          -  

 

 

 

 

 

Spool

UTP Cable CAT6 Outdoor

20

       10,125.00

              202,500.00

 

Low Smoke Zero,
- 23AWG
- High-Density Polyethylene Insulation

 

 

                          -  

 

 

 

 

 

unit

30M weatherproof ethernet cable

79

         3,200.00

              252,800.00

 

Durable PVC with Net Tail Design

 

 

                          -  

 

 

 

 

 

box

RJ45 100 per Box

5

           675.00

                 3,375.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enterprise Subcription (Monthly Subscription)

948

         7,425.00

           7,038,900.00

 

12 months subcription of Enterprise 5TB GB Premium Monthy Data Pack

 

 

                          -  

unit

3-meters GI Tubular painted with Epoxy Primer, rubberized tick screw

79

         1,500.00

              118,500.00

lot

Labor, installation, cabling, and configuration

79

         8,000.00

              632,000.00

 

 

 

 

 

 

Remarks:
- The bidder must have local store within Province of Negros Occidental to provide immediate onsite
support if the need arises
- The bidder must be in ICT industry for at least 10 years.
- The bidder must be an authorized reseller partner of starlink and proposed router and access points.
- The bidder must provide Manufacturer's Authorization Form from the proposed router and access points
- With centralized cloud management for all of the routers, and access point deployed
- The bidder must conduct network training and certification for the proposed router and switch,
facilitated by an authorized engineer of the proposed brand.

 

 

 

 

Total

 

 

    15,111,516.00

 

 

  1. The DepEd-Division of Negros Occidental invites bid on of REIB-SUPPLYING AND DELIVERY OF ICT EQUIPMENT AND SUBSCRIPTION FOR SCHOOLS INTERNET CONNECTIVITY TO ADDRESS CONNECTIVITY GAPS IN ELIGIBLE SCHOOLS AND SUPPORT DIGITAL LEARNING, ADMINISTRATIVE OPERATIONS, AND OTHER SCHOOLBASED CONNECTIVITY REQUIREMENTS.

 

  1. Completion of the Works required is Thirty (30) Calendar days. Bidders should have completed a contract similar to the Project. The description of an eligible bidder is contained in the Bidding Documents, particularly, in Section II. Instructions to Bidders.
  2. Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary “pass/fail” criterion as specified in the 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act 9184 (RA 9184), otherwise known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act.”

Bidding is restricted to Filipino citizens/sole proprietorships, cooperatives, and partnerships or organizations with at least seventy- five percent (75%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines.

  1. Interested bidders may obtain further information from the BAC Secretariat, LRMDS Building of the Procuring Entity and inspect the Bidding Documents at the address given below from 8:00 in the morning to 5:00 in the afternoon Monday to Thursday.
  2. A complete set of Bidding Documents may be acquired by interested bidders on September 24, 2026 (Thursday) from the BAC Secretariat in the amount of Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00) for ABC less than Five Million Pesos (Php 5,000,000.00), Ten Thousand Pesos (Php 10,000.00) for ABC more than Five Million (Php 5, 000,000.00) and Twenty-Five Thousand  Pesos  (Php  25,  000.00)  for  ABC  more  than  Ten  Million  (Php  10,  000,000.00).
  3. Bids must be duly received by the BAC Secretariat at the address below on or before 8:30 AM of October 1, 2026 (Thursday) at LRMDS Building, DepEd-Division of Negros Occidental Compound, Cottage Road, Bacolod City. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security in any of the acceptable forms and in the amount stated in ITB Clause 18.

 

Bid opening shall be on of October 1, 2026 (Thursday) 9:30 AM at LRMDS Building DepEd-Division of Negros Occidental Compound, Cottage Road, Bacolod City. Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the address below. Late bids shall not be accepted.

  1. All bidders’ representatives shall present to the BAC its authority from their respective company.

 

  1. The DepEd-Division of Negros Occidental 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.

Notice Reference Number: 85020
Status: Published
Lot Type: Single Lot
Procurement Mode: Competitive Bidding (Public Bidding)
Classification: Goods - General Support Services
Applicable Procurement Rules: Implementing Rules and Regulations
Funding Source: Regular Agency Fund (01000000)
Business Category: Information services
Line Item Details:
Item No.UNSPSCLot NameLot DescriptionQuantityUnit of Measure
183121703Internet related servicesInternet related services79Unit

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Closed
Procedure type:
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Tender type:
Invitation to Tender (ITT)
Sectors:
65000000 - Public utilities
Place of origin:
Philippines
Places of performance:
Philippines
Deadline:
Oct 1, 2026, 12:30 AM
Contract duration:
30
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