Requesting Entity: Palawan State University Issues Concern: Approval of the Head of the Procuring Entity Details Conduct of the procurement without first seeking the approval of the Board of Regents for bidding After the approval of the Annual Procurement Plan (APP) by the Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE), the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) continue reading : NPM No. 060-2015

Requesting Entity: Prince Valiant International Corporation Issues Concern: Bid Security Details Disqualification of a bidder on the ground of failure to submit two (2) forms of bid security as stated in the Invitation to Bid and discussed during the Pre-Bid Conference [B]idders are not required to post two (2) forms of bid security. It is continue reading : NPM No. 026-2015

Requesting Entity: Provincial Government of Southern Leyte Issues Concern: Printing of Accountable Forms Details Whether a Local Government Unit (LGU) can contract private printers in the procurement of printing services for customized accountable forms. [F]or printing services involving Accountable Forms, procuring entities are required to source such service from any of the three (3) Recognized continue reading : NPM No. 027-2015

Requesting Entity: Schools of Division of Aurora, Department of Education Region III Issues Concern: Removal of Bids and Awards Committee Members Details 1. Discretionary power of the Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE) in terms of designation, appointment and removal of BAC members [A]ssignment to the BAC is in the nature of a designation. The continue reading : NPM No. 028-2015

Requesting Entity: National Kidney and Transplant Institute (NKTI) Issues Concern: Consignment Agreement Details Whether a consignment agreement is governed by the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. [S]ince there is no acquisition of goods and fund expenditure on the part of government relative to a consignment agreement, such consignment continue reading : NPM No. 029-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Trade and Industry Issues Concern: Grant of Honoraria to General Services Division Chief appointed as Head of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat Details Whether the Chief Administrative Officer of the Human Resource and Administrative Service – General Services Division is part of the Procurement Unit, and therefore, cannot claim continue reading : NPM No. 030-2015

Requesting Entity: Supreme Court of the Philippines Issues Concern: Conduct of Clarificatory Meeting with the Bidders Details Whether the conduct of a clarificatory meeting with the bidders is proper and legal. [W]hile a clarificatory meeting is not considered part of the standardized bidding procedures for the procurement of consulting services, a PE, who wishes to continue reading : NPM No. 031-2015

equesting Entity: Presidential Management Staff Issues Concern: Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat Composition Details Whether an employee under contract is eligible to be a member of the BAC Secretariat Section 14.2 of the IRR of RA 9184, which provides for the minimum qualifications of an employee or official who may be designated as the continue reading : NPM No. 032-2015

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit (COA) Department of Education Regional Office I . Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement (Emergency Cases) Details Whether negotiated procurement adopted by DepEd Division Offices (DOs) is allowed for projects funded from the Quick Response Fund (QRF) for Calendar Year (CY) 2012 onwards for the repair, rehabilitation, reconstruction or replacement of school continue reading : NPM No. 033-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Trade and Industry – CARAGA Issues Concern: Amendment to Order Details Whether a change in the contract price during contract implementation is allowed under the procurement law and its associated rules [P]roposed change in contract price may be allowed through the issuance of an amendment to order, subject to the conditions continue reading : NPM No. 034-2015