Requesting Entity: Duty Free Philippines Corporation (Duty Free) Issues Concern: Rounding off Decimals Details Whether there are restrictions or limitations in the exercise of bid evaluation pertaining to rounding off the amounts indicated in bids into decimal places. Unless the Bidding Documents require that bids should follow a specific number of decimal places for bid continue reading : NPM No. 129-2013

Requesting Entity: Laguna Water District (LWD) Issues Concern: Multi-Year Contract Details Whether LWD may enter into a five-year contract with a septage provider pursuant to Republic Act (RA) No. 9275 (Clean Water Act), which mandates Local Government Units’ (LGUs) Water Districts to desludge all septic tanks once within five (5) years or when the septic continue reading : NPM No. 130-2013

Requesting Entity: Supreme Court of the Philippines (SC) Issues Concern: Multi-Agency Joint Procurement Details Whether the Constitutional Fiscal Autonomy Group (CFAG), composed of the Supreme Court, the Commission on Elections, the Civil Service Commission, the Commission on Audit, the Office of the Ombudsman, and the Commission on Human Rights, could jointly procure bullet-resistant vehicles for continue reading : NPM No. 131-2013

Requesting Entity: Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) Issues Concern: Extension of Lease of Office Space Details 1. Can the PCSO extend/renew the lease contracts to avoid disruption in the service delivery and operations of our Branch Offices? If yes, how long should the extension be? PCSO may extend the duration or effectivity of contracts of continue reading : NPM No. 132-2013

Requesting Entity: Odin Security Agency, Inc. (ODIN) Issues Concern: Failure to Submit Certified True Copies Details Whether the Bid and Awards Committee (BAC) was correct in disqualifying you for not stamping “certified true copies” for Copy 1 and Copy 2 of the bid documents. Considering that the subject matter is an ongoing procurement activity where continue reading : NPM No. 133-2013

Requesting Entity: Philippine National Railways (PNR) Issues Concern: Appointment of the Executive Assistant of the General Manager (GM) as Vice-Chairman of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Details Can the EA of the GM be appointed as Vice-Chairman of PNR BAC? The EA of the GM may be appointed as Vice-Chairman of PNR BAC provided continue reading : NPM No. 134-2013

Requesting Entity: Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Issues Concern: Delegation of the Conduct of Limited Source Bidding (LSB) Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) may delegate the conduct of LSB to another office. The BAC cannot delegate the conduct of LSB to another office/body in the procuring entity. Section 12.1 of the IRR continue reading : NPM No. 135-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement, Two-Failed Biddings Details Whether the DSWD Bids and Awards Committee-I (BAC-I) could evaluate a lone contractor who responded to the invitation to participate in Negotiated Procurement under Section 53.1 (Two Failed Biddings) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic continue reading : NPM No. 136-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Agriculture (DA) Issues Concern: Application of the Guidelines on Non-Government Organization (NGO) Participation Details Whether the DA needs to apply the Guidelines on Non-Governmental Organization Participation in Public Procurement (Guidelines) in the selection of NGOs to undertake Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) Projects endorsed to DA. The DA is required to continue reading : NPM No. 137-2013

Requesting Entity: National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Issues Concern: Interpretation of Mixed Procurement Details Whether the Agus 6 Hydroelectric Power Plant (Units 1 and 2) Uprating Project (Project) of the Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management (PSALM) is considered a procurement of infrastructure project or procurement of goods as provided under Republic Act No. continue reading : NPM No. 138-2013