Requesting Entity: Municipality of Solsona Issues Concern: Tax Clearance; PhilGEPS Posting Details Whether the submission of tax clearance is a requirement for the procurement of goods undertaken through Shopping and Small Value Procurement under Sections 52 and 53.9 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184, respectively. [I]n the continue reading : NPM No. 077-2015

Requesting Entity: San Carlos City Water District Issues Concern: Creation of Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) Details Whether the San Carlos City Water District (SCCWD) may create its own BAC, and who are qualified to be designated as BAC Members [F]or as long as at least five (5) employees of SCCWD satisfy the qualifications and continue reading : NPM No. 076-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Education – Albay Issues Concern: Tax Clearance Details Whether the submission of tax clearance is a mandatory requirement for Requests for Quotations (RFQs) with an Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) below Five Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP500,000.00) [I]n case of procurement undertaken through any of the alternative methods of procurement provided continue reading : NPM No. 078-2015

Requesting Entity: Cebu City Government Issues Concern: Purchase of Medicines Details Guidelines relative to the purchase of medicines [T]here is no specific guidelines for the procurement of medicines. Thus, the procurement of medicines follows the rules and procedures for the procurement of other goods and services. The issues encountered by Cebu City Medical Center were continue reading : NPM No. 080-2015

Requesting Entity: Information and Communication Technology Office – Field Operating Office – Mindanao Cluster 1 Issues Concern: PhilGEPS Posting Details Whether it is necessary that the procurement of goods amounting to Seven Thousand Pesos (PhP7,000.00) be posted in the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) website. [I]n resorting to Shopping as an alternative method of continue reading : NPM No. 079-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Agrarian Reform Issues Concern: Posting Requirements for Lease of Privately-Owned Real Estate and Venue Details Whether it is required to post the Request for Quotation (RFQ) for the lease of real estate and venue in the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) [A]dvertisement or posting of the RFQ for the lease continue reading : NPM No. 082-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Issues Concern: Performance Fee Details Whether a government-procured Fund manager may be entitled to a Performance Fee. [T]he procurement at issue, which is in the nature of consulting services, is subject to the established principle that all consultancy contracts shall be fixed price contracts, and therefore, not subject to continue reading : NPM No. 081-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Issues Concern: BAC Composition Details Whether a contractual employee may qualify as a provisional member of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) representing the end-user unit. [A]ll members of the BAC, whether regular or provisional, must occupy a plantilla position in the procuring entity. [T]he plantilla position continue reading : NPM No. 083-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Science and Technology – CARAGA Issues Concern: Advertisement and Posting Details Whether the Request for Expression of Interest (REI) should be re-advertised in a newspaper of general circulation during the re-bidding of its consulting services [U]nder Section 35.3 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. continue reading : NPM No. 084-2015

Requesting Entity: Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) Issues Concern: Withdrawal of Bids; Arithmetical Correction Details Arithmetical Corrections For transparency purposes, any arithmetical corrections shall be communicated in writing to the concerned bidder for confirmation. If the bidder fails to accept the arithmetical corrections per the computation made by the BAC, the bidder will be continue reading : NPM No. 085-2015