Solicitation No.: CITEM-2016-0199

INVITATION TO BID

The Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) invites all interested parties to apply for eligibility and to bid for:

Hiring of Fashion Producer for Style Matters

Re: Manila FAME October 2016

Total Approved Budget: PHP 1,000,000.00

Eligibility requirements and Bid Forms may be obtained from the BAC Secretariat, CITEM, Golden Shell Pavilion, Roxas Blvd. cor. Gil Puyat Ave., Pasay City, during the pre-bid conference on 20 September 2016, Tuesday at 02:30pm upon payment of non-refundable fee of One Thousand Pesos (PHP1,000.00).

Submission of eligibility requirements, technical and financial proposals, and the opening of bids will be on 04 October 2016, Tuesday at 03:30pm at the same address.

Bidding will be conducted through open competitive bidding procedures using non-discretionary pass/fail criteria as specified in the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations Part (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform Act, and is restricted to organizations with at least sixty percent

(60%) interest or outstanding capital stock belonging to citizens of the Philippines, as specified in Republic Act 5183.

For inquiries, you may contact CITEM Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat, at telephone no. 8312201 local 309/218 or Email address: citembac@citem.com.ph or Fax no. at 8340177/8331284.

CITEM-BAC reserves the right to reject any or all bids, waive any formality or accept such bids as may be considered advantageous to the government. Further, CITEM-BAC assumes no obligation whatsoever to compensate or indemnify the bidders for expenses or losses that may be incurred in participating in this bidding.

MARIA RITA O. MATUTE

Chairperson, CITEM-BAC