Requesting Entity: Bureau of Animal Industry Issues Concern: Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Chairman Details Opinion on the propriety of the appointment of an Agriculturist I with a Salary Grade Eleven (SG-11) as BAC Chairman. [A]ny person holding a position existing within the organizational structure of the procuring entity and who possesses the required ranking continue reading : NPM No. 040-2014

Requesting Entity: Philippine National Police (PNP) – Police Regional Office 8 Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement under Section 53.2 (Emergency Cases) Details Whether PNP-RO 8 is authorized to procure goods and infrastructure projects through Negotiated Procurement under Section 53.2 (Emergency Cases) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 to continue reading : NPM No. 030-2014

Requesting Entity: Catalina Security Agency Issues Concern: Bid Evaluation Details Request for opinion relative to the following provision adopted by a Procuring Entity (PE) in the procurement of security services: “Bids higher than the lowest price by up to Five Thousand Pesos (PhP 5,000.00) shall be considered tied with the said lowest bid price, and continue reading : NPM No. 031-2014

Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit Issues Concern: Reference to Brand Names Details Is [p]reference to brand names for the materials in Infrastructure Projects covered by Section 18 of the IRR-A of RA 9184? Can Procuring Entity (PE) indicate brand names in the Technical Specifications for Infrastructure Project? [T]he provisions of Section 18 of the IRR continue reading : NPM No. 032-2014

Requesting Entity: City Government of Navotas Issues Concern: Warranty Security and Warranty against Structural Defects Details Guidance on the rules on the implementation of the warranty security requirement under Section 62.2.3.3 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 vis-à-vis the warranty period against structural defects under Section 62.2.32 continue reading : NPM No. 033-2014

Requesting Entity: Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority (Zamboanga SEZA) Issues Concern: Statement of all ongoing contracts Details Whether a bidder may be disqualified for failure to include any ongoing projects in the Statement of all ongoing government and private contracts. In GPPB Resolution No. 29-2012, the Board resolved to interpret that failure to include continue reading : NPM No. 034-2014

Requesting Entity: University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila) Issues Concern: Brand Names; Small Value Procurement Details The propriety of specifying brand names or of equivalent standard/quality in the Bill of Quantities for infrastructure project. Section 18 of the Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations imposes an absolute prohibition continue reading : NPM No. 035-2014

Requesting Entity: Department of National Defense Issues Concern: GPPB Resolution No. 29-2012 Details Whether the Statement of all On-going Government and Private Contracts is still required if a bidder submits a Credit Line Commitment (CLC) in lieu of the computation of the Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC). The Statement of all On-going Contracts is significant continue reading : NPM No. 020-2014

Requesting Entity: Department of Public Works and Highways Region IV-B, MIMAROPA Issues Concern: Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Resolution No. 25-2013 Details Interpretation of GPPB Resolution No. 25-2013 dated 30 August 2013, relative to the acceptable forms of bid security that bidders may post during the submission of bids, particularly: 1. Whether the bidders are continue reading : NPM No. 021-2014