QUEZON CITY — The Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS) is seeking proposals through direct contracting for five-year licenses of SeisComP real-time earthquake-detection and processing software, with an approved contract budget of ₱4.5 million.
Under procurement reference 520260906745-0-2, the agency requested price quotations or pro forma invoices for the software supply. Its official request for proposal schedules the opening of bids for October 20, 2026, at 1:30 p.m. at the PHIVOLCS building on C.P. Garcia Avenue, University of the Philippines Diliman campus.
Software for processing earthquake observations
SeisComP is a seismological software platform used to handle data and processing tasks associated with earthquake detection and analysis. Real-time processing software can form part of the technical systems scientists use to evaluate seismic observations and prepare earthquake information.
The PHIVOLCS notice describes the purchase as covering specified software modules and inclusions for a five-year license period. The publicly accessible notice text does not identify the individual modules, software supplier, installation count, deployment architecture or acceptance criteria. No assumptions about those technical details should be drawn from the generic procurement title.
Procurement ceiling, not a completed upgrade
The ₱4.5-million approved budget is a procurement ceiling, not a contract award, confirmed expenditure or proof that new software has been activated in operational seismic systems. The October 20 event is the scheduled opening of proposals; any subsequent contract award, installation, testing or acceptance would need independent confirmation.
PHIVOLCS has published other, separate equipment solicitations, including GNSS, LiDAR and seismic-reflection instruments and ground-tilt monitoring equipment. Neither notice establishes that those acquisitions are part of the same approved project or deployment as the SeisComP licensing request.
Why the software request matters
Earthquake monitoring depends on both physical instruments and the systems that process observations. Software licensing is therefore a technical procurement relevant to the continuity of seismic data processing, even though the notice does not quantify performance improvements or identify any expansion in earthquake-detection coverage.
For broader preparedness context, WVF’s guide to the first 72 hours after the Big One explains practical household priorities following a major earthquake, while the PHIVOLCS hazard-checking guide helps readers assess location-specific hazards.
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