Requesting Entity: Department of Public Works and Highways Issues Concern: Approved Budget for the Contract as Basis for Award Details Applicability of the following DPWH Department Orders on the preparation of the bids by the prospective contractors: 1. Department Order No. 12, series of 2011, dated 14 March 2011, entitled Preparation of Approved Budget for continue reading : NPM No. 013-2015

Requesting Entity: Toyota Tacloban, Leyte, Inc. Issues Concern: Tax Clearance Certificate Details Whether a “Certificate of No Outstanding Tax Liability” issued by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Revenue Region (RR) No. 14, will suffice in lieu of the Tax Clearance Certificate issued by the BIR National Office for eligibility purposes. The requirement to submit continue reading : NPM No. 012-2015

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Issues Concern: Technical Specifications/Amendment to Order Details Applicability of Amendment to Order on BFP’s contract for the Supply and Delivery of 244 Units 1000-Gallon Capacity and 225 Units 500-Gallon Capacity Fire Trucks in applying changes in the original dimensions and technical specifications of the firetrucks as originally bid continue reading : NPM No. 009-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Social Welfare and Development Issues Concern: Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Resolution No. 12-2007 Details Whether GPPB Resolution No. 12-2007 imposes the requirement that there should first be “an appropriation law or ordinance earmarking an amount to be specifically contracted out to Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)” before a government agency can transfer continue reading : NPM No. 010-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Region XI Issues Concern: Single Largest Completed Contract (SLCC) Details Request for approval to procure 4,609,600 pieces of seednuts amounting to Php 69,144,000.00 in four (4) phases instead of single procurement, in view of the failure of suppliers to meet the technical criterion under Section 23.5.1.3 of the revised continue reading : NPM No. 011-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) Region V Issues Concern: Single Largest Completed Contract Details Whether a contract covering three (3) phases of a project, with only one (1) phase having been completed, can be considered as Single Largest Completed Contract (SLCC) [I]f all the phases of the project are covered by a single contract, continue reading : NPM No. 006-2015

Requesting Entity: Department Of Energy (DOE) Issues Concern: Protest Fee and Typographical Error in the Technical Specification Details 1. Whether the non-payment of protest fee within the reglementary period is a valid ground for a denial of the protest being filed Section 55.3 of the IRR of RA 9184 specifically states that protest may be continue reading : NPM No. 007-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Finance Issues Concern: Participation of Foreign Bidders in the Public Procurement Details Requirements and/or restrictions for a foreign national to participate in the procurement process under Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 [F]oreign bidders may be eligible to participate under any of the circumstances provided in the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations continue reading : NPM No. 008-2015

Requesting Entity: Bendimil Construction and Development Corporation Issues Concern: DPWH Department Order No. 97 Details Validity of Department Order No. 97, s. of 2013 issued by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), which effectively contravenes Section 27.5 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and the continue reading : NPM No. 003-2015

Requesting Entity: Office of the Vice President Issues Concern: Bidding Requirements Details Clarification on the updated requirements for competitive bidding for the procurement of goods based on the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and the recent issuances of the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Pertinent to the eligibility continue reading : NPM No. 004-2015