
MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT FOR DATA CENTER NETWORKING AND SECURITY COMPONENTS (BAC CONTROL NO. IP0125-0398-1)
Interested vendors are invited to participate in the bidding for the Maintenance and Support for Data Center Networking and Security Components.
- 1. Data Center External Firewall System
- 2. Data Center Internal Firewall System
- 3. Remote Access VPN
- 4. Application Delivery Controller (ADC)
CALENDAR OF ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY |
DATE |
TIME |
Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) and Eligibility Requirements |
February 04 – 10, 2025 |
Until 11:59 PM of February 10, 2025 |
Issuance of Bid Documents |
February 18, 2025 |
Until 11:59 PM of February 18, 2025 |
Interested vendors must submit the following for eligibility to participate in the bidding:
- A. For ALL Vendors:
- 1. Certificate of Authorized Distributorship or Authorized Reseller Certificate from Cisco for MA for Data Center Firewall System and Remote Access VPN
- 2. Certificate of Resellership/ Distributorship from Citrix for MA for Application Delivery Controller
- 3. Any documentation showing at least 5 years’ experience managing the same Firewall brand, Remote VPN brand and Application Delivery Controller brand.
- 4. Professional Certifications on Firewall, Remote VPN, and Load Balancer Administration of Personnel to be assigned in MERALCO.
- 5. Any proof of no pending maintenance service performance issue with MERALCO.
- B. For MERALCO Accredited Vendors (additional requirement):
- 1. Certificate of MERALCO vendor accreditation
- C. For Non-Accredited Vendors (additional requirements):
- 1. Latest Audited Financial Statement as of 2023 or Financial Statement as of June 2024 with the signed and notarized “Sworn Affidavit of Truth and Accuracy of Submitted Documents.”
- 2. Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) Registration Certificate
- 3. Company Profile with the following details:
- a. Company Overview
- b. Organization Type
- c. Line of Business
- d. Date of Registration
- e. Chairman/CEO
- f. Total Spend for the last 3 years
- 4. Certificate of Completion/Acceptance showing at least 5 years’ experience managing the same Firewall brand, Remote VPN brand and Application Delivery Controller brand.
The Letter of Intent (LOI) and the above-mentioned eligibility requirements must be submitted via email as PDF file attachments using a business email address only that includes the company's domain name. As part of cybersecurity protection, email addresses created from non-secure, free, or open third-party domains or sources will not be accepted as a company’s email address. Eligibility documents submitted through external document links shall also not be accepted. Non-accredited vendors must undergo the MERALCO accreditation process and must already be accredited by the time of the award.
MERALCO reserves the right to:
- 1. Accept any bid and to reject any or all bids and/or to annul the bidding process in its entirety, at any time prior to award of contract, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected bidders or any obligation to inform the participating bidders of the ground for Meralco’s action; and
- 2. To issue an addendum to the Invitation to Bid at any time as a result of questions, change in acquisition schedule, or other relevant matters.
Interested vendors may obtain further information through the MERALCO Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat and Category Management for ICT via email to Meralco_BAC_Secretariat@meralco.com.ph and group.enterprise@meralco.com.ph, respectively.
Vendors must submit a Letter of Intent (LOI) in portable document format (PDF) with the required supporting documents via email to Meralco_BAC_Secretariat@meralco.com.ph and group.enterprise@meralco.com.ph using business email address not later than 11:59 PM, February 10, 2025. The bid documents shall only be provided to vendors who submit an LOI and meet the eligibility requirements. Subsequent bid submission for eligible vendors must also be as file attachments using business email address only.
Bid Document Fee (non-refundable): Maximum of ₱ 46,000.00 (VAT Ex, shall be paid upon submission of bid documents)
(sgd.)
Chairman, MERALCO Bids and Awards Committee
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