Requesting Entity: City of BisligIssues Concern: Technical Specifications Details Whether the procurement of two (2) different models for the purchase of the motorcycles under the same procurement activity is in accord with Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). [A] procuring entity, guided by lawful, valid, and reasonable limitations, continue reading : NPM No. 173-2015

Requesting Entity: Joint Venture of Pilipinas Micro-Matrix Technology Inc. and Philcox Philippines Inc. Issues Concern: Tax Clearance; Bidding Documents; Failure of Bidding under Section 41 Details Failure of Bidding on the ground that the template document for eligibility documents did not reflect the Tax Clearance Certificate requirement [T]he Tax Clearance is now included as part continue reading : NPM No. 174-2015

Requesting Entity: Josmarc Enterprises Issues Concern: Certificate of Acceptance Details Whether the BAC could legally require its bidders to submit a Certificate of Acceptance of their offered goods aside from the submission of statement of completed similar projects. [T]he BAC is mandated to require all bidders to submit the end-user’s acceptance, which can be in continue reading : NPM No. 175-2015

Requesting Entity: Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Issues Concern: Procurement of Common-use Supplies Details Exemption from Administrative Order (AO) No. 17 , Series of 2011, relative to MARINA’s procurement of inks/toners from the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) [I]t is beyond the power of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) to continue reading : NPM No. 176-2015

Requesting Entity: Center for International Trade Expositions and Missions (CITEM) Issues Concern: Contract Price Escalation; Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) Details Requesting approval from the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) to allow the actual amount procured from a signage contractor in excess of the Actual Budget for the Contract (ABC) for various projects implemented continue reading : NPM No. 177-2015

Requesting Entity: Ms. Grace CadsiwingIssues Concern: Business Permit Address Details Address indicated in the bidder’s mayor’s/business permit is different from the address in all bid documents submitted by the bidder[T]he BAC shall verify, validate and ascertain whether the address indicated in the mayor’s/business permit is indeed the principal place of business of the bidder in continue reading : NPM No. 178-2015

Requesting Entity: Panabo Water District Issues Concern: Protest Mechanism Details What documents should be prepared by the Bids and Awards Committee-Secretariat (BAC Sec) in the event that the protest filed by the bidder is granted by the Head of Procuring Entity (HOPE)? [I]n the event that a protest is filed and eventually granted or decided continue reading : NPM No. 179-2015

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Teresa Issues Concern: Nature of Procurement Details Whether the procurement of software system for collection and disbursement of a local government unit (LGU) is classified as a procurement of goods or consulting services [T]he Municipality of Teresa is in the best position to determine, based on its primary purpose, motivation and continue reading : NPM No. 180-2015

Requesting Entity: Leighcheen Construction Corporation Issues Concern: Audited Financial Statements Details Whether the submission of Audited Financial Statement (AFS) in accordance with Section 23.1(a)(iv) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 is applicable to the bidder, considering that it was established and registered only in 2015 and could continue reading : NPM No. 158-2015

Requesting Entity: BM Marketing Issues Concern: Refusal to Sell Bidding Documents Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) may validly refuse to sell the Bidding Documents on the ground of non-attendance of the prospective bidder in the pre-bid conference as stated in the Invitation to Bid. Section 17.3(a) of the IRR of RA 9184 continue reading : NPM No. 159-2015