Requesting Entity: Eulogio Amang Rodriguez Institute of Science and Technology (EARIST) Issues Concern: Award of Contract Details Delayed award of contract due to change of administration and the approval of the Financial Plan A Procuring Entity shall award the contract to the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid within three (3) months from the opening of bids. continue reading : NPM No. 148-2015

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit – Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (COA-PCSO) Issues Concern: Procurement by Lot; Single Largest Completed Contract; Repeat Order; Mandatory Timeline Details Whether the procurement of ambulance units divided into four lots, as well as the procurement of additional 172 ambulance units by the PCSO through Repeat Order modality were in accordance continue reading : NPM No. 149-2015

Requesting Entity: Mactan-Cebu International Airport Airport (MCIAA) Issues Concern: Period of Action on Procurement Activities Details Whether a Procuring Entity (PE) is mandated to resort to the earliest allowable time in the conduct of its procurement Annex “C” of the IRR of RA 9184 provided for the maximum periods and the earliest possible time for continue reading : NPM No. 150-2015

Requesting Entity: National Food Authority (NFA) Issues Concern: Custodian of Procurement Records Details Which office should take the custody of the original documents pertaining to successfully procured projects and other documents related to procurement undertaken by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Section 14.1(d) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act continue reading : NPM No. 132-2015

Requesting Entity: Presidential Management Staff (PMS) Issues Concern: Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Resolution No. 03-2015 Details Whether GPPB Resolution No. 03-2015 , particularly the rules on the adjustment of Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC), applies to lease of office space following the termination of the previously awarded lease contract to a private entity. continue reading : NPM No. 133-2015

Requesting Entity: RedDot Imaging Philippines, Inc. Issues Concern: Use of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant as Part of Technical Specifications Details Whether Gartner’s Magic Quadrant can be included as part of Technical Specifications [T] standards provided by Gartner Inc., may be used as a guide in developing technical specifications for various procurements but the term “Gartner Standard” continue reading : NPM No. 134-2015

Requesting Entity: Science City of MuÑoz Issues Concern: Bidder’s Bond Details Whether a “Bidder’s Bond”, which is callable on demand with the specified amount equal to five percent (5%) of the budget cost, is an acceptable form of bid security. [A] bidder may submit a bidder’s bond that is a surety bond callable upon demand continue reading : NPM No. 135-2015

Requesting Entity: National Manufacturing & Industrial Production Corporation Issues Concern: ISO 9001:2008 and 14001:2004 Compliance Details 1. Whether a procuring entity is proscribed from requiring additional eligibility requirements such as the ISO certification Procuring entities are proscribed from requiring additional eligibility requirements. x x x [U]nder the revised IRR of RA 9184, the list of continue reading : NPM No. 136-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Issues Concern: Agency-to-Agency Agreement Details How to proceed with the engagement of the Philippine Statistiscal Authority (PSA) through the Agency-to-Agency procurement where the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) is more than the allowed 25% limit provided in the Implementing Guidelines on Agency-to-Agency Agreements (Guidelines)? It is continue reading : NPM No. 137-2015

Requesting Entity: PITC Pharma, Inc. (PPI) Issues Concern: Return of Protest Fee Details Whether the Procuring Entity may return the protest fee paid by the bidder when the procurement is cancelled [T]he nature of the protest fee determined by the law itself as non-refundable, and the fundamental principles in disbursement of public funds, limits the continue reading : NPM No. 138-2015