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

Requesting Entity: Den-Tronix International Trading Issues Concern: Protest Mechanism Details Whether the participating bidders are allowed to raise written or verbal questions as part of the bidding process. Under Section 55 of Republic Act No. (RA) 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR), prospective bidders are allowed to question decisions of the Bids continue reading : NPM No. 049-2013

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Issues Concern: Concessionaire for the Executive Lounge of the BIR Details Whether the selection of a concessionaire for the lease of its Executive Lounge is covered by Republic Act No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). The agreement being contemplated by BIR with the concessionaire continue reading : NPM No. 050-2013

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Issues Concern: Purchase of Community Tax Certificate (CTC) Details Clarification on the appropriate method of procurement for the purchase of CTCs considering that the BIR has exclusive authority to cause the printing and distribution of such to different local government units in accordance with Section 164, Article XI, continue reading : NPM No. 052-2013

Requesting Entity: Jodaar Cottage Industries (JCI) Issues Concern: Imposition of Additional Eligibility Requirement in the Invitation to Bid Details Clarification on the legality, extent, and applicability of providing in the Invitation to Bid (IB) that a bidder should not have been previously penalized by the procuring entity in relation to its bids or contracts therewith. continue reading : NPM No. 053-2013

Requesting Entity: Caveat Law Issues Concern: Eligibility Requirements and Single Largest Completed Contract Details Whether a prospective bidder which has been pre-qualified and found eligible to bid may be subsequently declared ineligible on bid opening. [T]he practice of pre-qualification has been abandoned in RA 9184 and its IRR, and the current government procurement policy adopts continue reading : NPM No. 054-2013

Requesting Entity: Center for Health Development 3 Issues Concern: Submission of Letter of Intent (LOI) Details Whether the submission of LOI from prospective bidders can be extended to coincide with the rescheduled bidding activities. [T]he revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 has abandoned the requirement for the submission of continue reading : NPM No. 055-2013

Requesting Entity: Province of Misamis Occidental Issues Concern: Variation Order Details Whether the issuance of variation order by the Provincial Government for the Design and Construction/Improvement of Misamis Occidental Provincial Capitol Building (Project) is proper, considering that the recommended approach of the National Commission for Culture and Arts to preserve the historic features of the continue reading : NPM No. 056-2013