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

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Internal Revenue – Information Systems Group Issues Concern: Net Financial Contracting Capacity Details Can the eligibility requirement of Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC) be replaced in Direct Contracting [T]he Procuring Entity (PE), in resorting to Direct Contracting, has the discretion to require the prospective contractors to submit the eligibility documents mentioned continue reading : NPM No. 060-2014

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Calintaan Issues Concern: Method of Procurement Details What method of procurement can be used relative to the implementation of Supplemental Feeding Program? [T]he determination of the appropriate method of procurement is within the sole authority and accountability of the Head of the Procuring Entity, as the approving authority, and the Bids continue reading : NPM No. 061-2014

Requesting Entity: City of San Pedro Issues Concern: Warranty Security Details Whether the forms of warranty security provided under the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 may be replaced by other forms of security. [U]nder Section 62.1 of the IRR of RA 9184, the warranty shall be covered by continue reading : NPM No. 050-2014

Requesting Entity: Forest Management Bureau Issues Concern: Failure of Bidding; Sale of Bidding Documents in Case of Re-bidding Details 1. Whether or not the BAC is allowed to include in one (1) Resolution the disqualification of all bidders who all used labor rate below minimum wage. It is not necessary that separate BAC Resolutions be continue reading : NPM No. 051-2014

Requesting Entity: Region Security and Investigation Agency Issues Concern: Sworn Affidavit of No Pending or Previous Adversarial Claim Details Whether it is valid for a procuring entity (PE) to require a Sworn Affidavit stating that the bidder shall have no pending or previous adversarial claim against it as a post-qualification requirement. No, requiring for a continue reading : NPM No. 052-2014

Requesting Entity: Mr. Benito Bernardo, Jr. Issues Concern: Participation of a Newly-Formed Corporation in Government Bidding Details How a newly-formed corporation (less than a year in operation) can participate in offering services to government entities [A] newly-formed corporation can participate in competitive or public bidding as long as it meets all the legal, technical and continue reading : NPM No. 053-2014