Requesting Entity: Philippine Coconut Authority (PHILCOA) Issues Concern: Posting on Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) Details Whether registration with the PhilGEPS is required for procurement activities below Fifty Thousand Pesos (PhP 50,000.00) under Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). Section 8.5.1 of the IRR of RA 9184 continue reading : NPM No. 034-2013

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Hilongos Issues Concern: Performance Security and Blacklisting Details Whether the payment of Performance Security through a personal check is one of the grounds to blacklist a winning bidder based on Section 4.1.5 of the Uniform Guidelines for Blacklisting of Manufacturers, Suppliers, Distributors, Contractors and Consultants (Guidelines). Section 4.1.5 of the Guidelines continue reading : NPM No. 035-2013

Requesting Entity: National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Issues Concern: Authority to Verify All Documents Submitted Details Whether the statement of authority, contained in the Omnibus Sworn Statement, to verify all the submitted documents by a bidder should be directed to the Head of the Procuring Entity. [I]t is imperative that the statement of authority continue reading : NPM No. 015-2013

Requesting Entity: Philippine National Police (PNP) – National Headquarters (NHQ) Issues Concern: Post-Qualification for Repeat Order Details Whether the conduct of post-qualification is required when resorting to Repeat Order under Section 51 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. Repeat Order under Section 51 of RA 9184 does not continue reading : NPM No. 013-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Issues Concern: Concerns on the Procurement of Sixty Eight (68) Units Fire Trucks by the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) Details 1. Whether the BFP Chief may be considered the HOPE for the subject procurement despite DILG Circular No. 2010-13 which limits its authority to continue reading : NPM No. 014-2013

Requesting Entity: Insurance Commission (IC) Issues Concern: Advance Payment for Infrastructure Projects Details Whether advance payment may be allowed pursuant to Section 4 of the Contract Implementation Guidelines for the Procurement of Infrastructure Projects (Guidelines) under Annex “E” of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 notwithstanding the proscription continue reading : NPM No. 012-2013

Requesting Entity: Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Issues Concern: Procurement of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Services Details Whether it is proper for BIR to treat its ICT services contracts/projects as general support services under Goods as defined in Section 5(r) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184, continue reading : NPM No. 011-2013

Requesting Entity: Department of Agriculture (DA) Issues Concern: Conflict of Interest Details Whether there is conflict of interest when the entity that prepared and made plans/drawings for a Project, likewise participates in the bidding process for the same Project. [T]he Generic Procurement Manuals for the Procurement of Consulting Services clearly provide that the firm that continue reading : NPM No. 010-2013

Requesting Entity: Agusan del Sur State College of Agriculture and Technology (ASSCAT) Issues Concern: Hiring of a Private Lawyer Details What are the necessary steps that should be undertaken by ASSCAT in order to retain the services of a private counsel after having failed to receive any quotations despite posting twice at the Philippine Government continue reading : NPM No. 009-2013