Requesting Entity: Municipality of Sto. Tomas, Batangas Issues Concern: Posting Requirements under Direct Contracting Details Whether procurement activities through direct contracting should be published in daily newspapers. Section 21.2.4 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184, for alternative methods of procurement such as direct contracting, advertisement in a newspaper may be dispensed with. The posting requirements for continue reading : NPM No. 046-2007

Requesting Entity: Optical Media Board Issues Concern: Qualification of the Chairman of the Bids and Awards Committee Details Whether the designation of the OIC of the Administrative Division as BAC Chairman is in accordance with the provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A. For agencies, departments, bureaus, offices or instrumentalities of the National Government, the BAC continue reading : NPM No. 047-2007

Requesting Entity: Carlos Hilado Memorial State College Issues Concern: Designation of the Chairman of the Bids and Awards Committee Details Clarification on the designation of the Chairman of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC). Under Section 11.2.1 of the IRR-A, the members of the BAC, including the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman, shall be designated by the continue reading : NPM No. 033-2007

Requesting Entity: West Visayas State University Issues Concern: Reconditioned Offset Machine Details Whether the WVSU is allowed to procure a reconditioned offset machine for its printing and publication needs. The procurement of second hand equipment is not expressly prohibited by R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A. Therefore, WVSU is authorized to procure a reconditioned offset machine, without continue reading : NPM No. 034-2007

Requesting Entity: 911 Alarm Issues Concern: Sample Form of the Cash Deposit Certificate Details Clarification on the legal basis of Sample Form-Good No. 16 (SF-Good-16) requiring cash deposit certificate to be put on hold for the procuring entity until the duration of the project. Under Section 23.6 (j) of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184, the prospective continue reading : NPM No. 035-2007

Requesting Entity: Office of the City Legal Officer of Iriga Issues Concern: Bids and Awards Committee Membership Details Clarification in the membership of the BAC in LGUs under Section 11.2.2 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184. The phrase “such as, but not limited to” in the [Section 11.2.2 of the IRR-A] implies that the enumeration provided continue reading : NPM No. 036-2007

Requesting Entity: Mr. Vicente G. Hisula Issues Concern: Observers’ Non-Entitlement to Honoraria Details Whether an NGO representative, who is a member of the BAC of a municipality, is entitled to receive an honorarium. We would like to clarify that an NGO representative may not be appointed as a member of the BAC . However, representatives from continue reading : NPM No. 037-2007

Requesting Entity: Mr. Renato M. Daguman Issues Concern: Designation of the Head of the Business Permit and Licensing Office as BAC Member Details Whether the head of the Business Permit and Licensing Office may be designated as a regular member of the BAC in LGUs. The phrase “such as, but not limited to” in the [Section continue reading : NPM No. 038-2007

Requesting Entity: House of Representatives Issues Concern: Eligibility Requirements and Request for Contract Price Escalation Details 1. Whether the BAC may exercise discretion in the interpretation and determination of compliance of an additional, as opposed to standard or prescribed, eligibility requirements under the GPRA? Section 17.3 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 allows the procuring agency continue reading : NPM No. 039-2007

Requesting Entity: Manila International Airport Issues Concern: Single Largest Similar Contract Details Whether a bidder which submitted a single contract with a group of companies has complied with Section 23.11.1 (2) of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184. The rationale for Section 23.11.1 (2) of the IRR-A, or the requirement to submit a Single Largest Similar Contract, continue reading : NPM No. 040-2007