Requesting Entity: National Maritime Polytechnic Issues Concern: Statement of Ongoing and Completed Government and Private Contracts Details Whether there has been any revision on the statement of the prospective bidder of all its ongoing government and private contracts in relation to your procurement of security services Since the effectivity of RA 9814 and its associated continue reading : NPM No. 160-2015

Requesting Entity: Kalinga-Apayao State College (KASC) Issues Concern: Discount on Bid Price Details Whether the discount offered by a bidder should be deducted from the bidder’s original bid price or the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC). [T]he offer of discount contemplated under the IRR of RA 9184 shall be deducted from the total bid continue reading : NPM No. 161-2015

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit Issues Concern: Applicability of Section 11.2.5 of the IRR of RA 9184 Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of the Land Bank of the Philippines-Eastern Mindanao Banking Group conforms with Section 11.2.5 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184 [T]he approving authority contemplated continue reading : NPM No. 162-2015

Requesting Entity: Road Board Issues Concern: Registration of Joint Venture Details 1. Whether a Joint Venture is required to be registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) prior to award of contract. [A] Joint Venture need not be registered with the SEC in order for it to be eligible to participate in bidding activities. continue reading : NPM No. 163-2015

Requesting Entity: Phil-Asia Sales and Services Issues Concern: Small Value Procurement Details Refusal to accept quotation from suppliers, contractors or consultants who were not given a Request for Quotation by the procuring entity Procuring Entities, in the conduct of SVP, are required to draw up a list of at least 3 suppliers, contractors or consultants continue reading : NPM No. 164-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Science and Technology – Information Communications Technology Office (DOTC-ICTO) Issues Concern: Technical Eligibility; Foreign Bidders; and Joint Ventures Details If IBMP, a foreign owned company registered with the Philippines SEC and licensed to do business in the Philippines, will act as a subcontractor to a third party bidder, whether the latter continue reading : NPM No. 165-2015

Requesting Entity: Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Issues Concern: Procurement Short of Award Details Applicable procurement rules or issuances relative to the conduct of procurement short of award [G]overnment agencies covered by the GPPB Circular and DBM Circulars are allowed to commence procurement activities for PAPs that are included in the NEP, but the award of continue reading : NPM No. 166-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Health Regional Office XI (DOH – RO XI) Issues Concern: Rental of Motor Vehicle Details Whether the contract of transportation services procured by DOH-RO XI falls within the purview of “renting motor transport equipment” in NBC 446. NBC 446 was issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to provide continue reading : NPM No. 167-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPOST) Issues Concern: Multi-year contract Details Clarification on the propriety of the contractual arrangement wherein a procuring entity will contract out a multi-year contract service with the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies. [I]nasmuch as accountability for entering into multi-year contracts solely rests on the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) and continue reading : NPM No. 151-2015

Requesting Entity: Social Security System (SSS) Issues Concern: Observer’s Access to Documents Details Whether Observers may be provided documents other than those enumerated in Section 13.5 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. The responsibility of the Observers is grounded upon Section 13 of RA 9184 which allows continue reading : NPM No. 152-2015