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

Requesting Entity: Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement (Adjacent or Contiguous) Details 1. Clarification on the condition that “the contractor uses the same prices or lower unit prices as in the original contract less mobilization cost” in using Negotiated Procurement (Adjacent or Contiguous) under Section 53.4 (d) of the revised Implementing Rules continue reading : NPM No. 112-2013

Requesting Entity: Home Development Mutual Fund (PAG-IBIG) Calapan Branch Issues Concern: Lease of Office Space Details Whether Pag-IBIG Calapan Branch can directly transact with a compliant building owner without need of inviting other prospective lessors in relation to the procurement of lease of office space for its Palawan Branch. Under Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 continue reading : NPM No. 113-2013

Requesting Entity: Government Arsenal (GA) Department of National Defense Issues Concern: Conduct of Post-qualification under Section 34 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 Details Request for clearance/authority to conduct post-qualification pursuant to Section 34 of the IRR of RA 9184 without plant visit to winning bidders that continue reading : NPM No. 114-2013

Requesting Entity: City Government of Malolos (Malolos City) Issues Concern: Period of Submission of Bids; Contents of the Invitation to Bid Details 1. Whether the Procuring Entity is required to give prospective bidders sixty-five (65) calendar days to submit their bids. The procuring entity may adopt a shorter period than that provided in Section 25.4 continue reading : NPM No. 115-2013

Requesting Entity: Himex Corporation (Himex) Issues Concern: Disapproval of the Recommendation of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC); Protest Mechanism Details Remedies available to a bidder after the Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE) disapproved the BAC resolution recommending the contact award in its favor. The notice of disapproval by the HOPE of the recommendation continue reading : NPM No. 116-2013

Requesting Entity: Government Arsenal (GA) Department of National Defense Issues Concern: Composition of Post-qualification Team Details Clarification on the composition of a post-qualification team, and whether the same should be headed by a Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) member. Neither Republic Act No. (RA) RA 9184 nor its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) provides continue reading : NPM No. 117-2013