Requesting Entity: Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center (JRRMMC) Issues Concern: Disqualification of Bidders Details 1.Whether the procuring entity can disqualify a bidder when the bidder failed to include government contracts in its “statement of all its ongoing and completed government and private contracts” as provided in the Bid Data Sheet (BDS) of its Bidding continue reading : NPM No. 094-2013

Requesting Entity: Philippine Science High School – Central Luzon Campus (PSHS-CLC) Issues Concern: Change of Venue after the Issuance of Notice of Award Details Whether the change of venue for the project site after the issuance of the Notice of Award (NOA) is allowed under Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules continue reading : NPM No. 090-2013

Requesting Entity: National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) Issues Concern: Philippine Association of Detective Protective Agency Operators (PADPAO) Rates Details Compliance of a bidder with the PADPAO rates A bidder’s compliance with the minimum wage is concomitant with its compliance with the PADPAO rate; correspondingly, a Private Security Agency (PSA) bidder that does not use the applicable continue reading : NPM No. 091-2013

Requesting Entity: Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) Issues Concern: Notice to Proceed (NTP) Details Whether the BCDA can forego the issuance of the NTP for the procurement of goods and services since the issued Purchase Order or Job Order already contains the conforme of the winning supplier and the delivery date, which in effect continue reading : NPM No. 087-2013

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Issues Concern: Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Procurement Details Whether the “Managed Contact Center Solutions” Project (Project) of the BIR may be categorized as “General Support Services” under the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184, otherwise known as the Government Procurement Reform continue reading : NPM No. 088-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Issues Concern: Statement of On-going and Completed Contracts for the Procurement of Goods Details Whether it is mandatory for a bidder to attach proof (e.g. copies of official receipts, contracts, or notices to proceed) to its statement of on-going and completed contracts which forms part of continue reading : NPM No. 086-2013

Requesting Entity: Philippine National Railways (PNR) Issues Concern: Direct Contracting Details Whether PNR can proceed with the procurement of overhauling and rehabilitation services for its major trains and locomotives through Direct Contracting. Section 50 of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 allows the use of Direct Contracting for continue reading : NPM No. 083-2013

Requesting Entity: City of Zamboanga Issues Concern: Variation Order Details Whether the whole scope of work on slope protection may be deleted by way of a Variation Order. Section 17.6 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 mandates that no bidding and award of contract for infrastructure project shall continue reading : NPM No. 084-2013

Requesting Entity: Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Issues Concern: Multi-Year Contract for Engineering Service Details 1. Whether engineering services (e.g., services of an engineering contractor for the maintenance of CCP’s buildings’ civil, electrical, and mechanical facilities) can be included in the same general support services category as janitorial and security services. 2. Whether the continue reading : NPM No. 082-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Health (DOH) Issues Concern: Experience Requirement for Design and Build Projects Details Whether the experience requirement of a bidder for a design and build project to be awarded consist of a single contract or separate contracts, i.e., one (1) contract for design and another contract for construction. Section 9.2(ii)(a) of the continue reading : NPM No. 081-2013