Requesting Entity: Science City of MuÑoz Issues Concern: Bidder’s Bond Details Whether a “Bidder’s Bond”, which is callable on demand with the specified amount equal to five percent (5%) of the budget cost, is an acceptable form of bid security. [A] bidder may submit a bidder’s bond that is a surety bond callable upon demand continue reading : NPM No. 135-2015

Requesting Entity: RedDot Imaging Philippines, Inc. Issues Concern: Use of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant as Part of Technical Specifications Details Whether Gartner’s Magic Quadrant can be included as part of Technical Specifications [T] standards provided by Gartner Inc., may be used as a guide in developing technical specifications for various procurements but the term “Gartner Standard” continue reading : NPM No. 134-2015

Requesting Entity: National Manufacturing & Industrial Production Corporation Issues Concern: ISO 9001:2008 and 14001:2004 Compliance Details 1. Whether a procuring entity is proscribed from requiring additional eligibility requirements such as the ISO certification Procuring entities are proscribed from requiring additional eligibility requirements. x x x [U]nder the revised IRR of RA 9184, the list of continue reading : NPM No. 136-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Issues Concern: Agency-to-Agency Agreement Details How to proceed with the engagement of the Philippine Statistiscal Authority (PSA) through the Agency-to-Agency procurement where the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) is more than the allowed 25% limit provided in the Implementing Guidelines on Agency-to-Agency Agreements (Guidelines)? It is continue reading : NPM No. 137-2015

Requesting Entity: PITC Pharma, Inc. (PPI) Issues Concern: Return of Protest Fee Details Whether the Procuring Entity may return the protest fee paid by the bidder when the procurement is cancelled [T]he nature of the protest fee determined by the law itself as non-refundable, and the fundamental principles in disbursement of public funds, limits the continue reading : NPM No. 138-2015

Requesting Entity: Environmental Management Bureau (EMB) Issues Concern: Procurement of Internet Service Provider (ISP) Details Whether the BAC may opt to procure anew a contract for Internet Services through public bidding instead of renewing their existing contract. Section 3.3.1 of the Guidelines on Procurement of Water, Electricity, Telecommunications, and Internet Service Providers (Guidelines) provides guidance continue reading : NPM No. 139-2015

Requesting Entity: Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Issues Concern: Two-Year Contract for Shopping and Small Value Procurement Details Whether MWSS may enter into a two-year contract adopting the Guidelines for Shopping and Small Value Procurement (Guidelines) MWSS may enter into a two-year contract for its lease of heavy duty copying machines adopting the Guidelines. continue reading : NPM No. 140-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Science High School – Central Mindanao Campus (PSHS-CMC) Issues Concern: HOPE Declaration of Failure of Bidding Details Whether the action of the Campus Director, the Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE), of declaring a failure of bidding for the reason that the said project is no longer applicable is valid and if continue reading : NPM No. 141-2015

Requesting Entity: BD Medica Enterprise Issues Concern: Additional Eligibility Documents Details Whether the Procuring Entity (PE) may impose additional eligibility documents other than those required under Sections 23.1, 24.1, and 25.1 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. PEs are proscribed from requiring additional requirements. The list of continue reading : NPM No. 142-2015

Requesting Entity: Mr. Fernando Tolete Issues Concern: Similar Largest Completed Contract (SLCC) contract requirement for bidders under Small A and Small B categories Details Whether bidders in infrastructure projects under small A and B categories may submit an SLCC that did not meet the 50% required percentage for SLCC as part of their bids [A] continue reading : NPM No. 120-2015