Requesting Entity: Department of Budget and Management – Regional Office II Issues Concern: Applicability of Section 53 (f) of the IRR – A of R.A. 9184 Details Clarification on the propriety and legality of the application of Section 53 (f) of the Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR – A) of Republic Act No. 9184 continue reading : NPM No. 032-2005

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Tabuk, Kalinga Issues Concern: Contract Price Adjustment Details Whether or not a contract price adjustment may be made despite a stipulation in the contract to the effect that the contract price shall not be subject to any price adjustment/alteration Even assuming, that there indeed occurred an extraordinary circumstance, this would still not continue reading : NPM No. 031-2005

Requesting Entity: Land Bank of the Philippines Issues Concern: Request for a written response on the legality of the action of the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) on the procurement of a contract for a Two-Year Lease Rental of Thirty Three (33) Brand New Copier Machines for Head Office Units continue reading : NPM No. 030-2005

Requesting Entity: Insurance Commission Issues Concern: Compliance with the posting requirement of procurements undertaken through the Alternative Methods Details Whether or not the requirement for the posting of advertisement at the Government Electronic Procurement System (G-EPS) applies in the case of hiring of primarily confidential consultants through Negotiated Procurement under Section 53 (f) of the Implementing continue reading : NPM No. 029-2005

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Animal Industry Issues Concern: Creation of the Supplier’s Accreditation Committee (SAC) and Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) Details Clarification on the legality of the creation of the Supplier’s Accreditation Committee (SAC) and the Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) within your agency Generally, the enactment of R.A. 9184 brought about major reforms in the procurement continue reading : NPM No. 028-2005

Requesting Entity: Department of Science and Technology Issues Concern: Clarification on the provisions of R.A. 9184 and its IRR-A Details 1. Whether or not the security agency which was awarded the contract during the bidding conducted by the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Central Office be automatically employed by other DOST agencies It bears stressing continue reading : NPM No. 027-2005

Requesting Entity: Office of the Ombudsman Issues Concern: Procurement of Services for the Implementation of an Integrity Development Review Details Whether or not the services of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) for an Integrity Development Review (IDR) may be contracted or engaged by the Office of the Ombudsman through a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) continue reading : NPM No. 024-2005

Requesting Entity: Cluster IV-Visayas Local Government Sector – Commission on Audit Issues Concern: Submission of Affidavit of Commitment in lieu of Warranty Details 1. How can the procuring entity require their contractors to put up a surety bond to cover the 15-year warranty period if no insurance company issues a surety bond for said duration? The continue reading : NPM No. 025-2005

Requesting Entity: Butuan City Water District Issues Concern: Clarification on the provisions of Republic Act 9184 (R.A. 9184) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR-A) Details 1. Whether or not the BAC has the right to modify or contravene the substance of Section 36 of R.A. 9184. Section 36 of the IRR-A of R.A. continue reading : NPM No. 026-2005