Requesting Entity: Commission on Audit Issues Concern: Reference to Brand Names Details Is [p]reference to brand names for the materials in Infrastructure Projects covered by Section 18 of the IRR-A of RA 9184? Can Procuring Entity (PE) indicate brand names in the Technical Specifications for Infrastructure Project? [T]he provisions of Section 18 of the IRR continue reading : NPM No. 032-2014

Requesting Entity: Catalina Security Agency Issues Concern: Bid Evaluation Details Request for opinion relative to the following provision adopted by a Procuring Entity (PE) in the procurement of security services: “Bids higher than the lowest price by up to Five Thousand Pesos (PhP 5,000.00) shall be considered tied with the said lowest bid price, and continue reading : NPM No. 031-2014

Requesting Entity: Zamboanga City Special Economic Zone Authority (Zamboanga SEZA) Issues Concern: Statement of all ongoing contracts Details Whether a bidder may be disqualified for failure to include any ongoing projects in the Statement of all ongoing government and private contracts. In GPPB Resolution No. 29-2012, the Board resolved to interpret that failure to include continue reading : NPM No. 034-2014

Requesting Entity: University of the Philippines Manila (UP Manila) Issues Concern: Brand Names; Small Value Procurement Details The propriety of specifying brand names or of equivalent standard/quality in the Bill of Quantities for infrastructure project. Section 18 of the Republic Act (RA) No. 9184 and its revised Implementing Rules and Regulations imposes an absolute prohibition continue reading : NPM No. 035-2014

Requesting Entity: Department of National Defense Issues Concern: GPPB Resolution No. 29-2012 Details Whether the Statement of all On-going Government and Private Contracts is still required if a bidder submits a Credit Line Commitment (CLC) in lieu of the computation of the Net Financial Contracting Capacity (NFCC). The Statement of all On-going Contracts is significant continue reading : NPM No. 020-2014

Requesting Entity: Road Board (RB) Issues Concern: Classification of Procurement Details Whether installation of reflective pavement markings should be considered as procurement of goods or infrastructure project. [T]he Procuring Entity (PE) is in the best position to determine the correct classification of its procurement based on its identified needs, but should be guided by the continue reading : NPM No. 022-2014

Requesting Entity: Department of Public Works and Highways Region IV-B, MIMAROPA Issues Concern: Government Procurement Policy Board (GPPB) Resolution No. 25-2013 Details Interpretation of GPPB Resolution No. 25-2013 dated 30 August 2013, relative to the acceptable forms of bid security that bidders may post during the submission of bids, particularly: 1. Whether the bidders are continue reading : NPM No. 021-2014

Requesting Entity: Road Board (RB) Issues Concern: Motion for Reconsideration Details Propriety of entertaining a bidder’s manifestation to file a motion for reconsideration made after the envelope containing its financial proposal was unconditionally returned to the bidder, but prior to the termination of the bid proceedings. [I]t is our considered view that upon due ascertainment continue reading : NPM No. 023-2014

Requesting Entity: Arnulfo H. Divina Issues Concern: Agency-to-Agency Agreements Details Whether a surrendered or sequestered corporation of the Presidential Commission on Good Government (PCGG) where the government has controlling share could act as a Servicing Agency with another government agency for the procurement of goods, infrastructure projects, and consulting services under Negotiated Procurement (Agency-to-Agency Agreement). continue reading : NPM No. 024-2014

Requesting Entity: Butuan City Water District (BCWD) Issues Concern: Classification of procurement project; Negotiated Procurement under Section 53.4 of the revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act No. 9184 (Adjacent/Contiguous); Warranty Details Whether the project for extension/expansion of reservoir tank is classified as goods or infrastructure project. It is the position of the GPPB-TSO continue reading : NPM No. 018-2014