Requesting Entity: Road Board (RB) Issues Concern: Classification of Procurement Details Whether installation of reflective pavement markings should be considered as procurement of goods or infrastructure project. [T]he Procuring Entity (PE) is in the best position to determine the correct classification of its procurement based on its identified needs, but should be guided by the continue reading : NPM No. 022-2014

Requesting Entity: Road Board (RB) Issues Concern: Motion for Reconsideration Details Propriety of entertaining a bidder’s manifestation to file a motion for reconsideration made after the envelope containing its financial proposal was unconditionally returned to the bidder, but prior to the termination of the bid proceedings. [I]t is our considered view that upon due ascertainment continue reading : NPM No. 023-2014

Requesting Entity: Arnulfo H. Divina Issues Concern: Agency-to-Agency Agreements Details Whether a surrendered or sequestered corporation of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) where the government has controlling share could act as a Servicing Agency with another government agency for the procurement of goods, infrastructure projects, and consulting services under Negotiated Procurement (Agency-to-Agency Agreement). continue reading : NPM No. 024-2014

Requesting Entity: Butuan City Water District (BCWD) Issues Concern: Classification of procurement project; Negotiated Procurement under Section 53.4 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184 (Adjacent/Contiguous); Warranty Details Whether the project for extension/expansion of reservoir tank is classified as goods or infrastructure project. It is the position of the GPPB-TSO continue reading : NPM No. 018-2014

Requesting Entity: Philippine General Hospital Issues Concern: Shopping Details Whether the contract can be awarded to the lone supplier who submitted a price quotation. When the procurement falls under Section 52.1(b), no award of contract can be made if only one supplier submitted a price quotation. It is imperative upon the PE to obtain at continue reading : NPM No. 019-2014

Requesting Entity: Commission on Elections Issues Concern: Lease-to-Own Agreement of Motor Vehicles under Section 53.5 (Agency-to-Agency Agreements) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 Details Whether a private corporation wholly-owned by a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) may be considered as a Servicing Agency under an agency-to-agency procurement continue reading : NPM No. 025-2014

Requesting Entity: 911 Alarm Inc. Issues Concern: Factor “K” in the NFCC Computation Details Whether the factor “K” in the NFCC Computation refers to the duration of the contract to be bid or the duration of on-going contracts. We have clarified this matter in NPM No. 96-2012 dated 8 August 2012, to wit: “Section 23(a)(vi) continue reading : NPM No. 027-2014

Requesting Entity: Philippine Commission on Women Issues Concern: Contract of Service / Job Order Details Whether Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) applies in the engagement of Contract of Service Personnel on Job Order Basis. RA 9184 and its IRR do not apply in the engagement of services continue reading : NPM No. 015-2014

Requesting Entity: Department of Health (DOH) Issues Concern: General Support Services; Multi-year Contracts Details Whether general support services other than security and janitorial services may be entered into through a multi-year contract facility. Section 2 of the Guidelines on the Procurement of Security and Janitorial Services (Guidelines) explicitly states that it shall not be applicable continue reading : NPM No. 016-2014

Requesting Entity: Local Government of Bombon Issues Concern: Authorization by the Sanggunian for Contracts Entered Into by the Local Chief Executive in behalf of the Local Government Unit Details Whether there is a need to secure authority from the Sangguniang Bayan to enter into contract after the issuance of award to winning contractor or supplier, to implement continue reading : NPM No. 017-2014