Requesting Entity: Marikina City Issues Concern: Direct Contracting Details What are the conditions to be satisfied before the BAC may resort to Direct Contracting as a mode of procurement. [T]he fact alone that the technical specifications resembles or is similar to the specifications of a specific good or equipment does not sanction the immediate resort continue reading : NPM No. 082-2014

Requesting Entity: Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) Issues Concern: Exemption from the similar contract requirement under Small A and Small B categories Details Whether the exception from the submission of similar contract requirement granted to civil works contractors under Small A and Small B categories also applies to suppliers in the procurement of goods. Section continue reading : NPM No. 084-2014

Requesting Entity: Department of Education (DEPED) Division of Albay Issues Concern: Sale of Bidding Document Details Whether the sale of bidding documents may be dispensed with when the procuring entity resorts to negotiated procurement under emergency cases modality [T]he Guidelines do not apply to all alternative modalities, but only to those that adopt processes and continue reading : NPM No. 083-2014

Requesting Entity: Department of Public Works and Highways Regional Office XII (DPWH-RO XII) Issues Concern: Forfeiture of Bid Security Details Whether a written waiver of right to file a motion for reconsideration (MR) from the post-disqualified bidder is a condition sine qua non for the return of its bid security. [T]he bid security shall only continue reading : NPM No. 085-2014

Requesting Entity: Philippine Postal Corporation (PhilPost) Issues Concern: Purposes of Corporations under the Articles of Incorporation Details Whether a bidder, engaged in a courier service, may participate in the procurement of Polyethylene Plastic Envelopes The best proof of a corporation’s purpose is embodied in its Articles of Incorporation (AI) and By-Laws. The AI must state continue reading : NPM No. 079-2014

Requesting Entity: FNC Food & Beverages Machinery Technology and Services Issues Concern: Accreditation of Bidders Details Whether the creation of an accreditation system is valid and recognized under RA 9184 and its revised IRR The creation of an accreditation system is not in accordance with the mandate of the present procurement law as it contravenes continue reading : NPM No. 080-2014

Requesting Entity: Municipality of Lingayen, Pangasinan Issues Concern: Additional Requirements in the Technical Component of the Bid Details Whether the procuring entity (PE) may require the bidder to include in its technical proposal the following documents: (i) construction method; (ii) construction safety; (iii) construction schedule; (iv) S-Curve; (v) manpower schedule; and (vi) equipment schedule Section continue reading : NPM No. 081-2014

Requesting Entity: Maasin Water District (MWD) Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement (Two-Failed Biddings) Details When is negotiated procurement through two-failed biddings resorted to. [U]nder Section 53.1 of the IRR of RA 9184, Negotiated Procurement through Two-Failed Biddings modality may be resorted to only where there has been failure of public bidding for the second time as provided continue reading : NPM No. 075-2014

Requesting Entity: Research Institute for Tropical Medicine (RITM) Department of Health Issues Concern: Negotiated Procurement (Two Failed Biddings) Details Whether the GPPB-TSO is allowed to accept the Motion for Reconsideration of a bidder who failed to submit its Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) license within the time prescribed by the rules. The Government Procurement Policy continue reading : NPM No. 076-2014

Requesting Entity: Barangay Poblacion, Tabuelan, Cebu Issues Concern: Pre- Bid Conference Details Is it necessary to conduct a pre-bid conference if the Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) of the procurement project is below Php2, 000,000.00. A pre-bid conference must be held for contracts with ABC of at least One Million Pesos (Php1, 000,000.00). For continue reading : NPM No. 078-2014