Requesting Entity: National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Issues Concern: Guidelines on Disposal of Confiscated Properties Details Request for guidelines in the disposition of confiscated properties. Republic Act No. 9184 does not cover disposal of government properties. Thus, the issuance of rules or guidelines therefor is outside the mandate of the Government Procurement Policy Board. Nonetheless, for continue reading : NPM No. 003-2014

Requesting Entity: Borja Construction Coordinates and Allied Services Incorporated Issues Concern: Nature of Procurement Details Whether the “installation” of an air conditioning system is a construction activity and therefore should be properly classified as procurement of an infrastructure project. [T]he PE, ably guided by RA 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), is in continue reading : NPM No. 004-2014

Requesting Entity: National Power Corporation (NPC) Issues Concern: Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Composition Details Whether a Sr. Department Manager, a fourth ranking permanent official of NPC, can be classified as third ranking permanent official and designated as BAC Chairman based on the decision of the NPC Management not to fill-up the Sr. Vice President continue reading : NPM No. 002-2014

Requesting Entity: Department of Trade and Industry-Region XI Issues Concern: BAC Composition at the Regional Offices Details Whether the Finance and Administration Division (FAD) Chief of a regional office can concurrently be a Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) member and BAC Secretariat Head. Although we note that RA 9184 and its IRR do not categorically continue reading : NPM No. 001-2014

Requesting Entity: Nikka Trading Issues Concern: Single Largest Completed Contract for Several Lots Details Whether one Single Largest Completed Contract (SLCC) may be considered for several lots for the purpose of evaluating compliance with Section 23.5.1.3 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184. It will be noted that continue reading : NPM No. 123-2013

Requesting Entity: Alenia Aermacchi Issues Concern: Pre-Bid Conference Details Conduct of pre-bid conference without prior posting or advertisement of its notice. [N]otice for pre-bid conferences may be made through the IB and the Supplemental/Bid Bulletin. If the pre-bid conference is for a new procurement activity or a re-bidding of a previously failed procurement activity, the continue reading : NPM No. 124-2013

Requesting Entity: Overseas Workers Welfare Association (OWWA) Issues Concern: Arithmetical Corrections Details 1. Is the process of rounding off number considered an arithmetical correction? 2. Can the TWG do an arithmetical correction during bid evaluation? Arithmetical correction of bids are done in accordance with Section 32.2.1 (b) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) continue reading : NPM No. 125-2013

Requesting Entity: Local Government Unit of the Island Garden City of Samal (Samal City) Issues Concern: Discount on Bid Price Details Whether Samal City may consider and apply the five percent (5%) discount offered by a bidder to its bid price. Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), including continue reading : NPM No. 126-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Issues Concern: Definition of General Support Services Details Whether encoding services may be deemed included in the definition of general support services. Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) define Goods to refer to general support services, including non-personal or contractual continue reading : NPM No. 127-2013

Requesting Entity: Alenia Aermacchi Issues Concern: Request for Suspension of the Bidding Procedure Details Request for a suspension of the bidding procedure for Medium Lift Fixed Wing Aircraft Acquisition Project (Project) until investigation is conducted verifying that the Department of National Defense (DND) followed the right procedures for the issuance of the new bid and continue reading : NPM No. 128-2013