Requesting Entity: Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) Issues Concern: Submission of a Credit Line Commitment (CLC) Details Whether a Credit Line Commitment (CLC) may be accepted as an alternative to the prospective bidder’s computation of its Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC). Section 23.1(a)(vi) was amended pursuant to GPPB Resolution No. 20-2013 which removed CLC as continue reading : NPM No. 101-2015

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit (COA) Issues Concern: Death of Sole Proprietor Details Effect of the death of the sole proprietor during the implementation of an infrastructure project In government procurement, a bidder is awarded with the contract based on its qualification and compliance with the legal, technical and financial requirements of the procuring entity. continue reading : NPM No. 102-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Science High School – CAR Campus Issues Concern: Acceptability of an expired PCAB License Details Whether government agencies may accept recently expired PCAB license attached with an Official Receipt for renewal, as one of the Class “A” eligibility documents. GPPB Resolution No. 02-2015 applies only to Mayor’s Permit, as one of the Class continue reading : NPM No. 103-2015

Requesting Entity: Professional Regulation Commission Issues Concern: Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat Head from the Office of the Acting Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE) Details Whether the designation as head of the BAC Secretariat of an employee temporarily detailed at the office of the acting head of an agency is in accordance with continue reading : NPM No. 104-2015

Requesting Entity: Municipal Government of Calabanga Issues Concern: Disqualification for Failure to State the Brand Name of Offered Product Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) can disqualify a bidder for failure to state the brand name of the product that he offers. [T]o determine whether there is sufficient ground to disqualify a bidder continue reading : NPM No. 061-2015

Requesting Entity: Municipal Government of Calabanga Issues Concern: Disqualification for Failure to State the Brand Name of Offered Product Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) can disqualify a bidder for failure to state the brand name of the product that he offers. [T]o determine whether there is sufficient ground to disqualify a bidder continue reading : NPM No. 061-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Budget and Management Cordillera Administrative Region Issues Concern: Local Government Units; Procurement of Accountable Forms Details Applicability of Section 24 of Republic Act (RA) No. 10651 or the General Appropriations Act of 2015 on the procurement of Accountable Forms by Local Government Units (LGUs) GPPB Resolution No. 05-2010 provides that procuring continue reading : NPM No. 062-2015

Requesting Entity: Butuan City Water District Issues Concern: Detailed Engineering for Infrastructure Projects Details Whether the detailed engineering design requirements for the renovation of the Procuring Entity’s (PE) building should be prepared by the Contractor or by the PE. Based on Section 17.6 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of RA 9184, as a continue reading : NPM No. 063-2015

Requesting Entity: Tax Clearance; Direct Contracting Issues Concern: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Department of General Services – Security Plant Complex Details Whether a Tax Clearance is required to be submitted by suppliers in the procurement of goods through Direct Contracting under Section 50 of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and continue reading : NPM No. 064-2015

Requesting Entity: Occidental Mindoro State College (OMSC) Issues Concern: Disclosure of Relations Details Whether a bidder is prohibited to participate in a bidding opportunity if one of its corporate officers is the sibling of a board member of the procuring entity, and whether the concerned board member can execute a notarized Letter of Intent to continue reading : NPM No. 065-2015