Requesting Entity: Information and Communications Technology Division Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Issues Concern: Submission of Collection Receipts as Proof of Single Largest Completed Contract (SLCC) Details Inquiry on the submission of Collection Receipt in lieu of Official Receipt as part of the requirements for the statement identifying the bidder’s Single Largest Completed Contract (SLCC). continue reading : NPM No. 125-2015

Requesting Entity: National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) Issues Concern: Multi-Year Contract Details Request for Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) approval for proposed procurement of a Five (5)-Year Contract for the Infusion Pumps Consumable Tie-Up 1. GPPB approval is only necessary for government contracts involving an amount of at least 500 Million Pesos, where the continue reading : NPM No. 126-2015

Requesting Entity: Bulacan State University (BSU) Issues Concern: Procurement of Publication Services Details Whether a student publication is exempted from the coverage of Republic Act (RA) 9184, specifically in contracting the services of a printing press. [T]he law and its IRR cover the acquisition of the government, which contemplates expenditure of public funds the regulation continue reading : NPM No. 127-2015

Requesting Entity: LGU Dipolog City Issues Concern: Tax Clearance Certificate Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) could require, in lieu of a Tax Clearance Certification, the submission of a document specifying the supplier has no outstanding tax obligation or is not in the master list of delinquent taxpayers, issued by the local district continue reading : NPM No. 128-2015

Requesting Entity: Aparri Water District (AWD) Issues Concern: Bid Securing Declaration Details Whether a Supplemental/Bid Bulletin is necessary to clarify that a BSD is not necessary to be submitted by the bidder if another recognized form of Bid Securities has been submitted. [A] Supplemental/Bid Bulletin is not necessary if the BAC has not received any continue reading : NPM No. 129-2015

Requesting Entity: Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP) Issues Concern: Procurement By Lot Details Whether a quotation submitted by a supplier may be accepted if it exceeds the budget of an individual item if such quotation does not exceed the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) of a contract procured through Small Value Procurement under continue reading : NPM No. 130-2015

Requesting Entity: Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) Issues Concern: Additional Payment for Extension of Contract for Consulting Services Details Whether payment of additional compensation for extended services of consultants due to causes out of their control, such as inclement weather among others, is allowed under procurement rules. Section 2 of Annex “F” of the revised continue reading : NPM No. 131-2015

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: Fishers Multi-Purpose Cooperative (FMPC) Issues Concern: Conflict of Interest on Government Employees’ Cooperative Details Basis of the prohibition against government employees cooperative to participate in the procurement within its agency on the ground of conflict of interest. [C]onsidering the principles of competition, transparency and accountability as clearly expressed in RA 9184 and its continue reading : NPM No. 113-2015

Requesting Entity: LGU Suyo, Ilocos Sur Issues Concern: Availability and Sale of Bidding Documents Details Whether it is required that a prospective bidder is logged in to the PhilGEPS to be able to purchase the Bidding Documents. [A] prospective bidder is not required to log into the PhilGEPS to purchase the Bidding Documents. Under Sections continue reading : NPM No. 115-2015