Requesting Entity: Metro Iloilo Water District Issues Concern: Threshold for Small Value Procurement (SVP) Details Request for authority to increase the threshold for SVP from Php 500,000.00 to Php 2,000,000. Impliedly, this is also a request for exemption from the requirements and limitations provided for under the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic continue reading : NPM No. 051-2015

Requesting Entity: Junna Industrial Corporation Issues Concern: Bid Securing Declaration Details Whether the Bid Securing Declaration (BSD) is considered not acceptable as it was not specified in the Invitation to Bid (IB). [T]he GPPB issued GPPB Resolution No. 03-2012, which adopted the use of BSD as a form of Bid Security, in order to enhance continue reading : NPM No. 053-2015

Requesting Entity: Local Water Utilities Administration Issues Concern: International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 14001:2004 Certification Details Reasonableness of requiring ISO 14001:2004 Certification as a technical eligibility for the procurement of main/distribution pipes through pubic bidding A procuring entity cannot add another requirement to, nor delete any requirement from, the identified list of eligibility requirements under continue reading : NPM No. 054-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine International Trading Corporation (PITC) Issues Concern: Mode of Service in Filing Motions for Reconsideration Details Applicability of the filing of Motion for Reconsideration (MR) through registered mail on Section 55.1 of the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 Section 55 of the IRR of RA 9184 continue reading : NPM No. 055-2015

Requesting Entity: Local Government Unit of Lamut Issues Concern: Procurement of Second Hand Chemistry Analyzer Details Guidelines for the purchase of second hand chemistry analyzer, and at the same time seeking guidance on the procurement of the said medical equipment. [T]he procurement of second-hand, refurbished, or reconditioned equipment is allowed under Republic Act (RA) No. continue reading : NPM No. 057-2015

Requesting Entity: Philippine Ports Authority PMO- Zamboanga Issues Concern: Letter of Intent; Submission of Tax Clearance Certificate; Minimum Eligibility Requirements for the Conduct of Shopping and Small Value Procurement Details 1. Whether the submission of a Letter of Intent (LOI) is a mandatory requirement to be able to participate in public bidding activities; The revised continue reading : NPM No. 056-2015

Requesting Entity: Westfield Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Issues Concern: Domestic Preference Details Applicability of Rule XII, Section 43 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 pertaining to Domestic Preference. [W]ith the recent enactment of RA 10667 or the Philippine Competition Act the preference given to Domestic Entities has been removed. continue reading : NPM No. 059-2015

Requesting Entity: Department of Health Issues Concern: Price Schedule for Goods Details Which of the two (2) forms (Price Schedule for Goods Offered from Abroad or Price Schedule for Goods Offered within the Philippines) shall be used in the bidding for the procurement of goods if the bidder is offering imported products which are yet to be continue reading : NPM No. 058-2015

Requesting Entity: Palawan State University Issues Concern: Approval of the Head of the Procuring Entity Details Conduct of the procurement without first seeking the approval of the Board of Regents for bidding After the approval of the Annual Procurement Plan (APP) by the Head of the Procuring Entity (HOPE), the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) continue reading : NPM No. 060-2015

Requesting Entity: Provincial Government of Southern Leyte Issues Concern: Printing of Accountable Forms Details Whether a Local Government Unit (LGU) can contract private printers in the procurement of printing services for customized accountable forms. [F]or printing services involving Accountable Forms, procuring entities are required to source such service from any of the three (3) Recognized continue reading : NPM No. 027-2015