Requesting Entity: Argus Manpower Agency Issues Concern: Disclosure of Relations Details Whether the prohibition in Section 47 of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) on disclosure of relations applies even upon the inhibition of the officer of the end user agency who is related by consanguinity to one of continue reading : NPM No. 007-2014

Requesting Entity: Department of National Defense (DND) Issues Concern: Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC) and Statement of Ongoing Government and Private Contracts Details 1.Is an incorrect NFCC computation, due to a mistakenly lifted figure from the Audited Financial Statements (AFS), considered “passed” if the entries in the AFS are used, the NFCC will still be continue reading : NPM No. 008-2014

Requesting Entity: Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) PAG-IBIG FUND Issues Concern: Extension and Amendment of Contracts Details Whether the contract for additional guards procured through Small Value Procurement (SVP) may be extended on a monthly basis until the approval of the 2014 budget. If not, what would be the proper recourse considering that the presence continue reading : NPM No. 005-2014

Requesting Entity: Office of the Executive Secretary Strategic Initiatives Management Office (OES-SIMO) Issues Concern: GPPB Resolution No. 34-2013 dated 17 December 2013 Details Whether the GPPB Resolution No. 34-2013 dated 14 November 2013, includes in its coverage the request of the DPWH Secretary, Honorable Rogelio L. Singson, authorizing the DPWH Secretary to conduct Negotiated Procurement continue reading : NPM No. 006-2014

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