Requesting Entity: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Issues Concern: Direct Contracting of DNA Testing Services Details Procurement of DNA Testing Services from a foreign supplier through Direct Contracting pursuant to Section 50 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. [T]he project involves the procurement of services continue reading : NPM No. 155-2015

Requesting Entity: Provincial Poverty Reduction Action Team Issues Concern: PhilGEPS Posting of BUB Projects Details Liability of the Local Government Units for non-compliance with the posting requirements on the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) for Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) Projects [P]rocurement activities under the BUB must comply with the PhilGEPS posting requirements prescribed by RA continue reading : NPM No. 156-2015

Requesting Entity: Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) Issues Concern: Procurement Timelines Details Whether the conduct of pre-bid conference within the seven (7) calendar day posting period in the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) is in accordance with Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). [U]nder Section 21.2.2 of continue reading : NPM No. 157-2015

Requesting Entity: Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) Issues Concern: Contract Approval by Higher Authority Details Inquiry on the determination of the higher authority that can approve the contract in case of Government Owned and Controlled Corporations (GOCCs). [T]he contract approval process embodied in Sections 7 and 8 of Executive Order No. 109, Series of 2002 continue reading : NPM No. 143-2015

Requesting Entity: Senate of the Philippines Issues Concern: Mandatory Filing of Tax Returns and Payment of Taxes through the Electronic Filing and Payment System (EFPS) of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Details Whether the submission of email confirmation/s from the BIR, showing payment and filing of tax returns through the EFPS may be considered continue reading : NPM No. 144-2015

Requesting Entity: National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) Issues Concern: Small Value Procurement Details Whether NAPOLCOM may award a contract if only one (1) supplier submitted a quotation for the procurement of goods undertaken through Small Value Procurement (SVP) in accordance with Section 53.9 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. continue reading : NPM No. 145-2015

Requesting Entity: Board of Investments (BOI) Issues Concern: Ten (10)-Year Market Presence for Bidders in IT-Related Procurement Details Whether the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) has existing rules requiring a minimum of ten (10)-year market presence for bidders in an Information Technology (IT)-related procurement Presently, the GPPB has no existing rules or issuance requiring a continue reading : NPM No. 146-2015

Requesting Entity: Ms. Rachel Medrana Issues Concern: Joint Venture Details Whether Joint Ventures are prohibited from participating in the procurement activity of a procuring entity. [T]here is nothing in RA 9184, its IRR, and allied rules that prohibits Joint Ventures from participating in a procurement activity. On the other hand, the establishment of Joint Ventures continue reading : NPM No. 147-2015

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