Requesting Entity: Aspen Multi-System Corp. Issues Concern: Attendance during Bid Opening and Bidder’s Access to Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Resolutions Details 1. Whether the Procuring Entity (PE) can bar non-bidders from observing its scheduled opening of bids [I]t is clear from the public nature of the bidding process, particularly the opening of bids, that continue reading : NPM No. 114-2015

Requesting Entity: Marinduque State College Issues Concern: Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Composition Details Whether the end user can at the same be a BAC member [T]he end-user or its representative is a member of the BAC, only that his membership therein is provisional in nature Section 11.2 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of continue reading : NPM No. 116-2015

Requesting Entity: Omniprime Marketing, Inc. Issues Concern: Joint Venture Participation; Written Queries Details Whether Joint Ventures may be prohibited by the Procuring Entity (PE) to participate in a bidding process. Joint Ventures are expressly allowed to participate in bidding activities. It promotes competition as it provides a recourse for bidders who would otherwise fail to continue reading : NPM No. 117-2015

Requesting Entity: PPG Construction Corporation Issues Concern: Format and Signing of Bids Details Whether bidders are required to affix both their full or long signature and their initials in each and every page of the bid A cursory reading of Clause 19.4 of the PBD reveals that two requirements must be complied with by the continue reading : NPM No. 118-2015

Requesting Entity: Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines Issues Concern: Tax Clearance Details Whether the submission of tax clearance is a requirement for the award of projects procured through Shopping and Negotiated Procurement (Small Value Procurement) in accordance with Sections 52 and 53.9 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) continue reading : NPM No. 105-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPOST) Issues Concern: Grounds for Disqualification Details Inquiry on the possible ground for disqualification for a lone bidder, which happened to be the direct competitor of the Philippine Postal Corporation in the courier/delivery of mails. [T]he Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) and its Technical Support Office (TSO) render policy and continue reading : NPM No. 107-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Social Welfare and Development Field Office National Capital Region (DSWD-NCR) Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement under Section 53.1 (Two Failed Biddings) of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 Details After failure of Negotiated Procurement under Section 53.1 (Two-Failed Biddings) of the IRR of RA 9184, continue reading : NPM No. 106-2015

Requesting Entity: Airfreight 2100, Inc. Issues Concern: Extension of Bid Security Validity Period Details Necessity of extending the validity period of a bid security if the bid opening was postponed for two (2) weeks [I]t is not necessary to extend the bid security validity period if the bid opening was postponed for two weeks, unless continue reading : NPM No. 108-2015

Requesting Entity: Aspen Multi-System Corp. Issues Concern: Definition of “Similar” in Single Largest Completed Contract Similar to the Contract to be Bid (SLCC) and Prospective Bidder’s Attendance in the Pre-Bid Conference Details 1. Whether the Procuring Entity (PE) can apply the definition of the word “similar” in SLCC requirement not on the goods to be continue reading : NPM No. 110-2015