Requesting Entity: Philippine International Trading Corporation Issues Concern: Proposed Standard Sourcing Procedure for Pharmaceuticals Trading and Marketing Operations of the Philippine International Trading Corporation Details 1. Proposal to adopt Limited Source Bidding for the procurement of its pharmaceutical needs. PITC cannot resort to Limited Source Bidding because medicines are not considered highly specialized type of goods continue reading : NPM No. 002-2005

Requesting Entity: Office of the Provincial Attorney of Laguna Issues Concern: Delegation of Authority for the Preliminary Examination of Bids and Grant of Honoraria Details 1. Whether the authority to conduct the preliminary examination of bids may be delegated by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) to its Secretariat. R.A. 9184 (Section 30) and its IRR-A (Section 30.1) categorically vests continue reading : NPM No. 003-2005

Requesting Entity: Bases Conversion Development Authority Issues Concern: Applicability of the Guidelines for Contract Price Escalation on Foreign-Funded Projects Details Whether or not the Guidelines for Contract Price Escalation may be applied to projects started prior to the effectivity of the said Guidelines for purposes of negotiations with the donor institution. Section 4 of the Civil continue reading : NPM No. 001-2005

Requesting Entity: Department of Trade and Industry Issues Concern: Lease of Office Space Details Procurement Method for the Lease of Office Space The appropriate procurement method for the lease of office space is Competitive Bidding. Competitive bidding implies an open participation by any and all qualified suppliers, consultants or contractors in a selection process to determine continue reading : NPM No. 161-2004

Requesting Entity: Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PHIC) Issues Concern: Lease of Office Space Details Whether or not lease of office space should be procured through competitive bidding. The appropriate procurement method for the lease of office space is Competitive Bidding. Competitive bidding implies an open participation by any and all qualified suppliers, consultants or contractors in continue reading : NPM No. 162-2004

Requesting Entity: PCARRD Issues Concern: Provisions on Alternative Methods of Procurement Details Whether or not the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCARRD) may adopt Direct Contracting or Negotiated Procurement as an Alternative Method of Procurement in the procurement of Auditing Services for the Surveillance Audit of PCARRD’s Quality Management Systems continue reading : NPM No. 160-2004

Requesting Entity: Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Issues Concern: Application of Republic Act 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A Details Whether or not the participation of Observers and the Representative of the Commission on Audit (COA) in the Pre-Procurement Conference is required.[T]he law limits the stages of the bidding process where the BAC is continue reading : NPM No. 156-2004

Requesting Entity: Organization, Position, Classification and Compensation Bureau (Department of Budget and Management) Issues Concern: Definition of “Procurement Project” for purposes of grant of honoraria to BAC and TWG members Details The legal supposition of “procurement project” as used under the law for purposes of the grant of honoraria. Budget Circular no. 2004-5 dated March 23, continue reading : NPM No. 157-2004

Requesting Entity: Office of the President Issues Concern: Waiver by BAC of the eligibility requirement prescribed in Section 23.11.1.2 of IRR-A Details Whether the eligibility requirement for a single largest completed contract of at least fifty percent (50%) of the Approved Budget for the Contract may be waived taking into account the urgency of the procurement continue reading : NPM No. 159-2004

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Fire Protection Issues Concern: Application of Republic Act 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A Details Whether or not it is proper for the BFP-BAC to disqualify a bidder whose total bid after computation (unit price x number of units) exceeds by two pesos and sixty eight centavos (P2.68) the continue reading : NPM No. 158-2004