Requesting Entity: Office of the Ombudsman Issues Concern: Procurement of Motor Vehicle Fuel and Maintenance Services Details Whether the Office of the Ombudsman may resort to Direct Contracting in the procurement of motor vehicle fuel and maintenance services At the outset, we would like to clarify that the Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) and its continue reading : NPM No. 001-2015

Requesting Entity: National Irrigation Authority Davao Del Norte Irrigation Management Office (NIA Davao del Norte IMO) Issues Concern: Bid Security Details Clarification on the amount and form of bid security to determine bidder”s compliance. The bid security must be in the amount equal to a percentage of the ABC, in accordance with the schedule indicated continue reading : NPM No. 063-2014

Requesting Entity: Department of Science and Technology Issues Concern: Publication of Supplemental/Bid Bulletins Details Whether the supplemental bid bulletin that contains mere changes in schedules of the BAC activities need to be posted in the PhilGEPS website. Section 22.5.3 provided that any Supplemental/ Bid Bulletin issued by the BAC shall also be posted in the continue reading : NPM No. 143-2014

Requesting Entity: B.E. Dujali Municipal Officials and Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (BEDMOE-MPC) Issues Concern: Government Employees Cooperative Details 1. Whether there is a provision in the Procurement Law that prohibits government employees cooperative to participate in the procurement process. In general, government employees’ cooperatives are allowed to participate in the procurement opportunities of government subject to continue reading : NPM No. 142-2014

Requesting Entity: National Power Corporation Issues Concern: Department of Labor and Employment Order (DOLE) Department Order (DO) 18-A and Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Policy Matter (PM) Opinion No. 03-2012 Details Clarification on the applicability of Section 9(b)(ii) of DOLE No. 18-A and GPPB PM No. 03񮖬 on the minimum administrative fee in service agreements continue reading : NPM No. 141-2014

Requesting Entity: TKC Heavy Industries Corporation Issues Concern: Similar Contracts and Splitting of Contracts Details Clarification on the interpretation of what could be considered as similar contract under the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. It is the responsibility of the Procuring Entity (PE) to clarify in the Bidding continue reading : NPM No. 136-2014

Requesting Entity: TKC Heavy Industries Corporation Issues Concern: Similar Contracts and Splitting of Contracts Details Clarification on the interpretation of what could be considered as similar contract under the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act (RA) No. 9184. It is the responsibility of the Procuring Entity (PE) to clarify in the Bidding continue reading : NPM No. 136-2014

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Mamburao, Occidental Mindoro Issues Concern: Engagement of External Legal Counsel by a Municipality Details Clearance on whether the Municipality can contract the services of an external counsel. At the outset, we wish to clarify that the GPPB has no authority to grant clearances relative to the engagement of a private counsel continue reading : NPM No. 138-2014

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Siay Issues Concern: Pecuniary Interest in Procurement Contracts of Local Government Units (LGU) Details Legality of procurement contracts awarded to a local government department head or employee and/or to his relative within the fourth civil degree of consanguinity or affinity, where said official or employee is neither the Head of the continue reading : NPM No. 139-2014

Requesting Entity: Gener Cabotaje Sansaet Issues Concern: Effect of Change in Corporate Name in the Bidder’s Qualification Details Whether a change in the corporate name of the bidder would adversely affect its qualification to join in the bidding for the procurement of certain pharmaceutical products. [I]n Philippine First Insurance Company, Inc. v. Maria Carmen Hartigan, et continue reading : NPM No. 137-2014