Requesting Entity: QT Builders Issues Concern: Eligibility Requirement; Valid PCAB License Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) may declare a contractor as “eligible” despite the submission of a Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) license with validity period after the date of the opening of the bids. [D]ocumentary requirements must be “complete” and “sufficient”, continue reading : NPM No. 071-2013

Requesting Entity: APO Production Unit, Inc. (APO) Issues Concern: Printing of Social Security System (SSS) Forms Details Clarification on the propriety of the plan of SSS to procure printing services for some of its forms (RS5, R5, and R6) through public bidding. The Guidelines on the Procurement of Printing Services (Guidelines) defines Accountable Forms as continue reading : NPM No. 062-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Agriculture (DA) Regional Field Office (RFO) No. 2 Issues Concern: Use of Limited Source Bidding (LSB) or Lease-to-Own Agreement in the Acquisition of Motor Vehicle Details Whether the procurement of brand new utility motor vehicle through lease purchase or lease-to-own contract finds basis under Section 46 of the Implementing Rules and continue reading : NPM No. 063-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Finance (DOF) Issues Concern: Applicability of General Conditions for the Contract Clause 17.3 to Security and Janitorial Services Details Whether the warranty security requirement under Clause 17.3 of the General Conditions of Contract in the Philippine Bidding Documents (PBDs) for the Procurement of Goods may be dispensed with in the procurement continue reading : NPM No. 064-2013

Requesting Entity: Metro Kalibo Water District (MKWD) Issues Concern: Optional Submission of Tax Clearance in Negotiated Procurement (Two Failed Biddings) Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) of MKWD may validly allow the optional submission of Tax Clearance for the two (2) projects being procured through Negotiation Procurement under Section 53.1 of the revised continue reading : NPM No. 065-2013

Requesting Entity: Office of the Auditor Audit Group A – National Government Sector, Team 7 Department of Public Works and Highways – Region VI Issues Concern: BAC Secretariat Head as Notary Public Details Whether the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Secretariat Head may notarize contracts entered into by her agency as a result of successful continue reading : NPM No. 066-2013

Requesting Entity: G.O. Lisay Marketing Issues Concern: Refusal to Accept Price Quotation Details Whether a procuring entity could validly and legally refuse to accept a sealed bid containing an accomplished Request for Quotation (RFQ) from a qualified supplier. [A] procuring entity cannot validly and legally refuse to accept a bid submitted before the deadline for continue reading : NPM No. 067-2013

Requesting Entity: Meralco Industrial Engineering Service Corporation (MIESCOR) Issues Concern: Payment of Bidding Documents for the Re-bidding Details Whether there is a requirement of “bidding fee” or “filing fee” as a condition for bidding. [T]here is no requirement for a “bidding fee” or “filing fee” in our government procurement system. Neither Republic Act (RA) No. continue reading : NPM No. 068-2013

Requesting Entity: MTC Opto-Medic, Inc. Issues Concern: Opening of Bids Details Inquiry on the proper conduct of the opening of bid envelopes of a bidder whose bid was not opened on the scheduled bid opening date because of a declaration of disqualification. In order to maintain the public character of a bid opening activity, the continue reading : NPM No. 069-2013

Requesting Entity: Social Security System (SSS) Issues Concern: Validity of Tax Clearance Certificate Details Whether a bidder with the Lowest Calculated Bid (LCB) whose Tax Clearance Certificate was valid at the time it was submitted together with the other eligibility documents during the submission of bids but expired during bid evaluation, may still be post-qualified. continue reading : NPM No. 048-2013