Comelec taps SMS Global Technology for online voting, counting system project

Sherrie Ann Torres

ABS-CBN News

<div><span dir="ltr">MANILA — The Commission on Elections on Wednesday approved the recommendation of the Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) to tap the services of the joint venture of SMS Global Technologies, Inc. and Sequent Tech Inc., in relation to the agency’s procurement of Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) for the 2025 national and local elections.<br/></span></div><div><span dir="ltr">The said company was earlier declared by the SBAC as the bidder with the “Lowest Calculated and Responsive Bid.”<br/><br/>Another bidder — Voatz-EPLDT-EBIZ joint venture — initially filed a Motion for Reconsideration in declaring SMS Global Technologies, Inc’s qualifications as the more qualified bidder, but this was thumbed down by the Comelec SBAC.<br/><br/>“The instant request for reconsideration is bereft of merit,” the SBAC-Automated Elections System for the 2025 National and Elections stated in SBAC Resolution No. 7.<br/></span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/4/10/comelec-to-use-sent-to-all-transmission-system-for-2025-polls-1058">Comelec to use &#x27;sent-to-all&#x27; transmission system for 2025 polls</a></div><div><span dir="ltr">The decision in favor of SMS Global Technologies, Inc and Sequent Tech Inc was reached during Wednesday’s hybrid executive session of Comelec officials.<br/><br/>In attendance were:<br/><br/> •    Comelec Chairman George Erwin Garcia<br/> •    Commissioner Socorro Inting<br/> •    Commissioner Marlon Casquejo<br/> •    Commissioner Aimee Ferolino<br/> •    Commissioner Rey Bulay<br/> •    Commissioner Ernesto Ferdinand Maceda, Jr<br/> •    Commissioner Nelson Celis<br/><br/>The joint venture’s bid to provide “Online Voting and Counting System for Comelec Overseas Voting (OVCS)” for next year’s elections was placed at P112 million.<br/><br/>Along with the decision was the Election official’s ruling to “authorize Honorable Chairman George Erwin M.Garcia to sign the Notice of Award (NOA), Contract, and Notice to Proceed (NTP) on behalf of the Commission on Elections.”<br/><br/>The Comelec meantime directed the joint venture to submit its Supply and Delivery Management Plan within 10 days upon receipt of the NOA.<br/></span></div><div><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/28/comelec-says-additional-200k-voters-application-processed-2155">Comelec says additional 200k voters&#x27; application processed</a></div><div><span dir="ltr">“Pagkatapos po noon (NOP) pwede na tayong mag-customize. Yang OVCS isang istema rin yan na gusto rin nating ipakita sa publiko. Paano ba ito ginagamit, o paano ba ito ginagawa? Paano ba talaga yung proteksyon, yung security para masiguradong protektado ang boto,” Garcia when interviewed at the sideline of the Comelec en banc session, pointed out.<br/><br/>(Once the Notice to Proceed has been awarded, we can already customize (the design). We also want to show the OVCS system to the public. How to use it, what are the protections for the ballots cast.)<br/><br/>In the 2025 elections, Filipino overseas voters will be given one month to cast their ballot, and one important factor Garcia said, is how to secure their votes.<br/><br/>Securing overseas votes was among the guarantees that Comelec had asked from its picked joint venture.<br/></span></div><div><span dir="ltr"></span><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/2024/5/29/comelec-eyes-ban-on-use-of-ai-deepfake-technology-for-2025-polls-1541">Comelec chief eyes ban on use of AI, deepfakes in 2025 polls</a></div>

<p>The Commission on Elections has approved Wednesday, the recommendation of the Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) to tap the services of the joint venture of SMS Global Technologies, Inc. and Sequent Tech Inc., in relation to the agency’s procurement of Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) for the 2025 national and local elections.</p>

The Commission on Elections has approved Wednesday, the recommendation of the Special Bids and Awards Committee (SBAC) to tap the services of the joint venture of SMS Global Technologies, Inc. and Sequent Tech Inc., in relation to the agency’s procurement of Online Voting and Counting System (OVCS) for the 2025 national and local elections.

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Comelec taps SMS Global Technology for online voting, counting system project

Comelec taps SMS Global Technology for online voting, counting system project

Sherrie Ann Torres,

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Published May 29, 2024 10:37 PM PHT

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