Requesting Entity: Department of Health (DOH) Issues Concern: Procedural and Substantive Defects in the Procurement Process Details 1. What is the nature of government procurement contracts? Government procurement contracts are regarded as Special Contracts due to the particular and specific requirements as to forms and solemnities that need be complied with prior to its execution. continue reading : NPM No. 024-2018

Requesting Entity: Philippine Science High School – Zamboanga Peninsula Region Campus Issues Concern: Transportation Costs for Department of Budget and Management-Procurement Service (DBM-PS) Purchases Details 1. How may procuring entities (PEs) purchase their common-use office supplies, materials and equipment? PEs are mandated to purchase common-use supplies and equipment (CSEs) from the DBM-PS. The DBM-PS is continue reading : NPM No. 023-2018

Requesting Entity: Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Issues Concern: Effect of Misrepresentation or Change in Capability Details 1. What is the effect if a bidder misrepresented its eligibility or there has been change in its capability and the same is discovered after the contract has already been awarded? Section 23.6 of the 2016 revised continue reading : NPM No. 022-2018

Requesting Entity: Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) Issues Concern: Adjacent or Contiguous Modality of Negotiated Procurement Details 1. Whether the Procuring Entity (PE) can resort to Adjacent or Contiguous Modality of Negotiated Procurement in engaging the services of a consultant for the construction of an additional floor of an office building, a project under which continue reading : NPM No. 020-2018

Requesting Entity: Tanay Water District Issues Concern: Agency-to-Agency Mode of Negotiated Procurement Details Whether the Procuring Entity can engage the technical assistance of the Development Academy of the Philippines (DAP) in the development of a Quality Management System (QMS) through Negotiated Procurement under the Agency-to-Agency modality Pursuant to V.D.5 of the Guidelines, Agency-to-Agency Agreements may continue reading : NPM No. 021-2018

Requesting Entity: Department of Finance (DOF) Issues Concern: Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 in the Procurement of Used Motor Vehicles Details Applicable law in the procurement of used motor vehicles RA No. 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) Part A, do not prohibit the procurement of second-hand continue reading : NPM No. 019-2018

Requesting Entity: Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement through Take Over of Contracts Modality Details Whether the existence of a next lowest calculated/highest rated bidder is a prerequisite for Negotiated Procurement through Take-over of Contracts modality? [T]he existence of a next lowest calculated/highest rated bidder is not a prerequisite for Negotiated continue reading : NPM No. 018-2018

Requesting Entity: Phil Pharmawealth, Inc. Issues Concern: Forms of Bid and Performance Security; Applicability of Rule on Nepotism in Appointment of Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Members by the Head of Procuring Entity (HoPE); Filing of Motion for Reconsideration on Decisions of the HoPE Details 1. Whether or not forms of Bid Security as provided continue reading : NPM No. 017-2018