Requesting Entity: Aspen Multi-System Corporation Issues Concern: Demonstration Prior to Bidding Details Whether the demonstration of the item prior to bidding will amount to a “prequalification” requirement abandoned with the enactment of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. [I]f the required demonstration of the item to be bid, will be a criterion for eligibility or qualification continue reading : NPM No. 019-2016

Requesting Entity: Bicol Medical Center (BMC) Issues Concern: Consignment Projects Details Whether consignment projects can be considered as similar to the contract to be bid for purposes of complying with the requirements for Single Largest Complete Contract (SLCC). Consignment in its common meaning is an arrangement whereby the goods are sent by one to another continue reading : NPM No. 020-2016

Requesting Entity: Cagayan Economic Zone Authority (CEZA) Issues Concern: Origin of Goods Details Clarification on the existing procurement rules pertaining to the origin of goods relative to the authority secured by the CEZA from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to purchase bulldozer which specifies that the country of origin should be from the continue reading : NPM No. 021-2016

Requesting Entity: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) Issues Concern: Direct Contracting Details Guidance relative to CAAP’s procurement of Flight Yield Service (FYS), through Direct Contracting, that is available only from Sita Bureau Services (SBS). RA 9184 and its associated IRR adopt Competitive Bidding as the primary method of procurement, and any alternative method continue reading : NPM No. 022-2016

Requesting Entity: Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Issues Concern: Proposed DBP Venture Capital Program (VCP) Details Whether the divestment of equity process through the proposed exit mechanisms under the DBP-VCP is covered by Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). [T]here are two important elements to be considered continue reading : NPM No. 023-2016

Requesting Entity: City Government of Antipolo (CGA) Issues Concern: Posting in the Philippine Government Electronic System (PhilGEPS) Details Whether or not the CGA should authorize payment of the claims notwithstanding the lack of posting in the PhilGEPS website? The determination of the legality or validity of the actions and decisions of the BAC, including contracts continue reading : NPM No. 024-2016

Requesting Entity: Department of Interior and Local Government – Regional Office VI (DILG-ROVI) Issues Concern: Newspaper Publication Details Whether in the requirement of publication of the Invitation to Bid (IB) in a newspaper of general nationwide circulation, the term “nationwide” pertains to major newspaper such as Philippine Star or the Philippine Daily Inquirer or it continue reading : NPM No. 025-2016

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Mulanay Issues Concern: Bidder presented BIR Receipt instead of Tax Clearance Details Whether it is valid to issue a Notice of Award considering that the bidder only presented BIR Receipt instead of Tax Clearance during the eligibility check. EO 398 specifically requires the submission of Tax Clearance issued by the BIR continue reading : NPM No. 026-2016

Requesting Entity: Mindanao University of Science and Technology (MUST) Issues Concern: Separate Bids and Awards Committees (BACs) Details Whether the MUST can establish separate BACs in the procurement of Goods, Consulting Services, and Infrastructure Projects. MUST has the prerogative and authority to establish separate BACs upon determination that creation of separate BACs according to the continue reading : NPM No. 001-2016

Requesting Entity: Provincial Government of Nueva Ecija Issues Concern: Continuing Validity of Tax Clearance Details Whether a Tax Clearance, which was valid at the time of bid opening, should be renewed by the bidder if it has expired prior to the award of the contract. EO 398 requires that a bidder should not have any continue reading : NPM No. 002-2016