Requesting Entity: City of Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat Issues Concern: BAC Recommendation in the Procurement Process Details 1. Whether or not the Bids and Awards Committee’s (BAC’s) action and/or recommendation is necessary in all procurement transactions of government agencies. The recommendation of the BAC to the Head of the Procuring Entity is an indispensable requirement before a continue reading : NPM No. 040-2005

Requesting Entity: Air Transportation Office – Department of Transportation and Communication Issues Concern: Clarification on the provisions of Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 9184) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR-A) Details Whether or not the Air Transportation Office (ATO) may deviate from certain provisions of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184 Largest Single Completed Contract continue reading : NPM No. 041-2005

Requesting Entity: AFP Retirement and Separation Benefits System Issues Concern: AFP-RSBS Relocation Survey Contract Details Can AFP-RSBS, on the basis of the provisions in the Relocation Survey Contract allowing changes or additional works to be carried out, execute a supplemental contract to cover unfinished portions of the original contract without undergoing procurement process per RA 9184? continue reading : NPM No. 039-2005

Requesting Entity: Department of Finance Issues Concern: Legality of success-based arrangement for the procurement of financial advisory/consultancy services for the Government’s privatization projects Details Whether a success-based arrangement for the procurement of financial advisory/consultancy services is allowed under R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A. The proposed success-based arrangement in the hiring of consultants/advisors of DOF is not continue reading : NPM No. 038-2005

Requesting Entity: Office of the President Issues Concern: Contract Price Adjustment Details Whether or not the Office of the President may grant the request for contract price escalation raised by its incumbent security service provider on the basis of the effect of the issuance of Wage Order NCR-11. The provision above-cited (Section 17.7.4, IRR-A, R.A. continue reading : NPM No. 037-2005

Requesting Entity: Land Bank of the Philippines Issues Concern: Procurement of a Two-Year Lease Rental of Thirty Four (34) Units Brand New Copier Machine for Land Bank of the Philippines Head Office Details Whether or not a procuring entity may consider an offer in addition to the minimum requirements or specifications provided in the bidding documents continue reading : NPM No. 036-2005

Requesting Entity: Bids and Awards Committee Secretariat-House of Representatives Issues Concern: Misrepresentations in and Insufficiency of Required Information in Documentary Submissions Details Whether or not a bidder’s apparent failure to disclose all relevant information required by the procuring entity constitutes sufficient ground for disqualification [S]hould [post-qualification] uncover any misrepresentations or insufficiency made in the submitted requirements, continue reading : NPM No. 035-2005

Requesting Entity: National Power Corporation Issues Concern: Request for Confirmation of DOJ Opinion on the Adoption of Alternative Method of Procurement through Negotiated Procurement for the Supply and Delivery of 6 x 65,000 MTs Imported Steaming Coal to Masinloc CFTPP for CY 2005 Details Whether or not in light of the repeal by E.O. 423 of continue reading : NPM No. 034-2005

Requesting Entity: Department of Budget and Management-Regional Office X Issues Concern: Splitting of Procurement Contracts Details Whether or not the listing of six (6) different projects – advertised with separate and different programs of work and with individual Approved Budget for the Contracts (ABCs) – in a single SARO constitute Splitting of Contracts. The concept of continue reading : NPM No. 033-2005