Requesting Entity: Municipality of Culion, Palawan Issues Concern: Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Composition for Local Government Units (LGU’s) Details Clarification on the qualifications of the BAC Chair and Members for LGU’s. The Chairman of the BAC shall be at least a third ranking permanent official of the procuring entity. But in no case shall continue reading : NPM No. 072-2014

Requesting Entity: Quezon City Procurement Office Issues Concern: Bidders Related by Consanguinity Details Whether the Quezon City – Bids and Awards Committee may prohibit bidders who are related by blood to submit bids over the same project. [B]idders who may otherwise be eligible and qualified to participate in public bidding, cannot, and may not be continue reading : NPM No. 073-2014

Requesting Entity: National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) Issues Concern: Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Recommendation Details Whether Small Value Procurement with the amount of below Php500, 000.00 would require endorsement of the BAC for the HOPE’s approval. The Guidelines for Shopping and Small Value Procurement (Guidelines) does not state that any endorsement of the BAC continue reading : NPM No. 074-2014

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Plant Industry Issues Concern: Qualification of GOCCs for Negotiated Procurement (Agency-to-Agency) under Section 53.5 of the IRR of RA 9184 Details Clarification on the requirements for a GOCC to be engaged as Servicing Agency by Procuring Entities in contracts procured through Agency to Agency modality of Negotiated Procurement. GPPB Resolution No. continue reading : NPM No. 064-2014

Requesting Entity: Office of the Regional Executive Director, Department of Agriculture (DA) Issues Concern: GPPB Resolution No. 34-2013 Details Clarification on the applicability of RA 9184, particularly Negotiated Procurement under Section 53.2 (Emergency Cases), in the procurement of an internationally funded project/program. Negotiated Procurement under Emergency Cases modality may be resorted to if the conditions continue reading : NPM No. 066-2014

Requesting Entity: Diomar Trading Issues Concern: Factor “K” in the NFCC Computation Details Whether the factor “K” in the NFCC Computation refers to the duration of the contract similar in nature to the contract to be bid or the duration of on-going contracts. [T]he value of “K” shall be based on the duration of the continue reading : NPM No. 055-2014

Requesting Entity: Binahon Agroforestry Farm Issues Concern: Sealing of Bids Details 1. Can BAC outrightly declare a bidder ineligible without opening the eligibility documents [E]ligibility or ineligibility of the bidder is contingent upon the presence, completeness and sufficiency of the documentary requirements submitted. A bidder may be declared ineligible if its bid failed to include continue reading : NPM No. 056-2014

Requesting Entity: Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) – Office of the Inspector General Issues Concern: Award of Contract Details Whether the actions taken by the Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE) of the AFP in cancelling the Notice of Award (NOA) is in accordance with Republic Act No. 9184 At the outset, we wish continue reading : NPM No. 057-2014

Requesting Entity: Migo Construction Issues Concern: Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Resolution No. 25-2013 Details Clarification on the acceptable forms of bid security per amendments through GPPB Resolution No. 25-2013 [B]idders are not required to post two (2) forms of bid security. The bidder shall choose and post only one (1) form of bid security continue reading : NPM No. 058-2014

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Lantapan Issues Concern: Sanctions and Remedies for Defaulting Supplier Details 1. What sanctions or penalties can an Local Government Unit impose to a supplier of goods who failed to deliver all the items indicated in the Purchase Order In case of default of a supplier in the performance of its contractual continue reading : NPM No. 059-2014