Requesting Entity: 911 Alarm Inc. Issues Concern: Post-qualification Requirement Details Clarification whether all the requirements under Section 34.2 of the revised IRR would have to be submitted by all the parties to a joint venture, for purposes of post-qualification. [I]n the old IRR, all the parties to a joint venture were required to submit all legal continue reading : NPM No. 006-2010

Requesting Entity: Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process Issues Concern: Approving Authority Details Clarification on the role of the Assistant Secretary for Finance and Administrative Services as the approving officer for procurement as well as the check signatory and concurrent Chair of the BAC. [Section 11.2.5 of the revised IRR of RA 9184 continue reading : NPM No. 005-2010

Requesting Entity: National Irrigation Administration Issues Concern: Agency-to-Agency Agreements Details Whether the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) may directly engage NIA Consult, Inc. (NIAConsult) under Section 53.5 (or Agency-to-Agency Agreement) of the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 (RA 9184). Under Section 53.5 of the IRR, government owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) continue reading : NPM No. 004-2010

Requesting Entity: Land Transportation Office Issues Concern: Definition of Manufacturer Details Seeking guidance on the definition/meaning of the term “manufacturer” as stated under Section VII-Technical Specification of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 9184 (R.A.9184. A perusal of the Definition of Terms under Section 5 of R.A. 9184 and its IRR continue reading : NPM No. 001-2010

Requesting Entity: Ravilo-Gonzales Group Construction Corporation Issues Concern: Eligibility Requirement of Experience Details Can the experience of the single proprietorship be used by the family corporation for purposes of complying with the track record requirement? [T]he single proprietorship and the family corporation are not the same entity. They each have their own separate legal personality and continue reading : NPM No. 002-2010

Requesting Entity: Government Service Insurance System Issues Concern: Repeat Order Details What stage in the procurement process can repeat order be considered to be within the reglamentary period of six (6) months as provided under Section 51 (c) of the revised IRR of RA 9184? We opine that repeat order may be undertaken any time within continue reading : NPM No. 003-2010

Requesting Entity: Social Security System Issues Concern: Clarification on the extent of participation, ownership, and interest of each of the Filipino partners in the joint venture. Details Clarification on the extent of participation, ownership, and interest of each of the Filipino partners in the joint venture. Eligibility Requirements For purposes of determining the eligibility of a continue reading : NPM No. 066-2009

Requesting Entity: Isometric Industrial Corporation Issues Concern: Additional Eligibility Requirements Details Whether the procuring entity can require, through a bid bulletin, the submission of additional eligibility documents which must be authenticated and notarized by the Philippine Embassy/Consulate in the manufacturer’s country. [W]e would like to point out that under the revised IRR, the list of minimum continue reading : NPM No. 065-2009

Requesting Entity: Departmend of Education (DepEd) Issues Concern: Procurement of Fortified Instant Noodles Details Seeking opinion on the interpretation and application of certain provisions of Republic Act (RA) 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations relative to the bidding conducted by the DepEd for the procurement of “fortified instant noodles.” The GPPB, cannot dictate to the continue reading : NPM No. 064-2009

Requesting Entity: Department of Foreign Affairs Issues Concern: Extension of Health Insurance Contract Details 1. Whether healthcare insurance is considered general support service. [T]he definition of “Services” under the Manual of Procedures for the Procurement of Goods and Services (Volume 2 of the Generic Procurement Manuals dated June 2006) also covers “related services” and “analogous services” continue reading : NPM No. 063-2009