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

Requesting Entity: RJC Security and Investigation Agency, Inc. Issues Concern: Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Resolution No. 03-2012 Details Propriety of the decision disqualifying a bidder on the ground that it only submitted one (1) form of Bid Security, i.e., Bid Securing Declaration (BSD). [T]he GPPB and its Technical Support Office (GPPB-TSO) only render Policy continue reading : NPM No. 035-2015

Requesting Entity: Software Farm International, Inc. Issues Concern: Payment Terms for Government Contracts Details Ways by which a supplier can collect other than the 15%/85% payment terms within the purview of the procurement law [T]he procurement law and its associated rules and procedures admit of procurement transactions allowing partial deliveries and progress payment for each continue reading : NPM No. 036-2015

Requesting Entity: Summa Water Resources Inc. (SUMMA) Issues Concern: Eligibility Documents Details 1. Opinion relative to Summa’s disqualification from bidding by the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), City Government of Dumaguete, Negros Occidental T]he Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) and its Technical Support Office (TSO) do not have the authority to decide for and on continue reading : NPM No. 037-2015

Requesting Entity: We Are It Philippines, Inc. Issues Concern: Marking and Sealing; Responsiveness of Bids Details 1. Whether placing the technical documents together with the financial documents is a ground for disqualification Section 25 of the IRR of RA 9184 and Clauses 20.1 and 20.2 of the Instruction to Bidders (ITB) of the Philippine Bidding continue reading : NPM No. 038-2015

Requesting Entity: Wellpack, Incorporated Issues Concern: Domestic Preference Details 1. Whether the domestic bidder must submit both certificates under Sections 43.1.3 and 43.1.4 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 to avail of the application of preference. In order to claim domestic preference, a Domestic Bidder shall only continue reading : NPM No. 039-2015

Requesting Entity: Province of Catanduanes Issues Concern: Post-qualification Requirements Details Whether it is acceptable to submit a post qualification requirement i.e., Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) License, that bears an issuance date that is after the date for the opening of bids [T]he submission of a post-qualification document, such as a PDEA License, which bears continue reading : NPM No. 040-2015

Requesting Entity: Western Visayas College of Science and Technology System (WVCST) Issues Concern: Procurement of Accident Insurance Policy; Approved Budget for the Contract; Reference to Brand Names; and Change of Specifications Details 1. Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of WVCST can apply for an accident insurance policy for the protection of its members continue reading : NPM No. 041-2015