Requesting Entity: Phil-Asia Sales and Services Issues Concern: Small Value Procurement Details Refusal to accept quotation from suppliers, contractors or consultants who were not given a Request for Quotation by the procuring entity Procuring Entities, in the conduct of SVP, are required to draw up a list of at least 3 suppliers, contractors or consultants continue reading : NPM No. 164-2015

Requesting Entity: Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Issues Concern: Procurement Short of Award Details Applicable procurement rules or issuances relative to the conduct of procurement short of award [G]overnment agencies covered by the GPPB Circular and DBM Circulars are allowed to commence procurement activities for PAPs that are included in the NEP, but the award of continue reading : NPM No. 166-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Health Regional Office XI (DOH – RO XI) Issues Concern: Rental of Motor Vehicle Details Whether the contract of transportation services procured by DOH-RO XI falls within the purview of “renting motor transport equipment” in NBC 446. NBC 446 was issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to provide continue reading : NPM No. 167-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPOST) Issues Concern: Multi-year contract Details Clarification on the propriety of the contractual arrangement wherein a procuring entity will contract out a multi-year contract service with the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) companies. [I]nasmuch as accountability for entering into multi-year contracts solely rests on the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) and continue reading : NPM No. 151-2015

Requesting Entity: Social Security System (SSS) Issues Concern: Observer’s Access to Documents Details Whether Observers may be provided documents other than those enumerated in Section 13.5 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. The responsibility of the Observers is grounded upon Section 13 of RA 9184 which allows continue reading : NPM No. 152-2015

Requesting Entity: Negros Oriental State University (NORSU) Issues Concern: Procurement of Individual Consultants Details Applicability of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 to the procurement of individual consultants [T]he procurement of individual consultants is within the scope and application of RA 9184 and its IRR, and is still continue reading : NPM No. 154-2015

Requesting Entity: Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) Issues Concern: Term of Third Ranking Permanent Official as BAC Chairperson Details How long can a third (3rd) ranking official be a BAC Chairperson? Upon expiration of the one (1) year fixed term, Section 11.2.6 of the IRR of RA 9184 gives the HOPE the discretion to renew continue reading : NPM No. 153-2015

Requesting Entity: Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office Issues Concern: Direct Contracting of DNA Testing Services Details Procurement of DNA Testing Services from a foreign supplier through Direct Contracting pursuant to Section 50 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. [T]he project involves the procurement of services continue reading : NPM No. 155-2015

Requesting Entity: Provincial Poverty Reduction Action Team Issues Concern: PhilGEPS Posting of BUB Projects Details Liability of the Local Government Units for non-compliance with the posting requirements on the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) for Bottom-Up Budgeting (BUB) Projects [P]rocurement activities under the BUB must comply with the PhilGEPS posting requirements prescribed by RA continue reading : NPM No. 156-2015

Requesting Entity: Northern Iloilo Polytechnic State College (NIPSC) Issues Concern: Procurement Timelines Details Whether the conduct of pre-bid conference within the seven (7) calendar day posting period in the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) is in accordance with Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR). [U]nder Section 21.2.2 of continue reading : NPM No. 157-2015