Requesting Entity: Urban Engineers Issues Concern: Procurement of Engineering Consultancy Services Details Whether corporations may submit bids for procurement of engineering consultancy services. Section 24 of R.A. 544, as amended, otherwise known as the “Civil Engineering Law” provides that no firm, partnership, corporation or association may be registered or licensed as such for the practice of continue reading : NPM No. 020-2007

Requesting Entity: Department of Social Welfare and Development Issues Concern: Scope and Application of the Uniform Guidelines for Blacklisting of Manufacturers, Suppliers, Distributors, Contractors and Consultants Details Whether the Uniform Guidelines for Blacklisting of Manufacturers, Suppliers, Distributors, Contractors and Consultants (Guidelines) is applicable in cases of “undue practices” by a contractor who participated in the conduct continue reading : NPM No. 009-2007

Requesting Entity: 911 Alarm Issues Concern: Posting Requirements for Direct Contracting Details 1. Whether the procuring entity should publish a notice of public bidding or a notice of direct contracting on the PhilGEPS website to inform the public of its intent before resorting thereto? [P]osting of the Request for Quotation/Bid Opportunity for any of the alternative continue reading : NPM No. 010-2007

Requesting Entity: Dagupan City Water District Issues Concern: Adjustment of the Approved Budget for the Contract Details 1. Can we increase by two percent (2%) the approved budget for the contract (ABC) of all procurement works this year? [U]nder Section 7.5 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184, the head of the procuring entity may update the continue reading : NPM No. 011-2007

Requesting Entity: Morong Water District Issues Concern: Small Value Procurement Details Requesting that the purchase of goods amounting to Ten Thousand Pesos (Php10,000.00) and below be exempt from competitive public bidding. Section 10 of R.A. 9184 prescribes, as a general rule, that the procuring entity adopts public bidding as a mode of procurement. However, in order continue reading : NPM No. 013-2007

Requesting Entity: Department of Finance – Privatization and Management Office Issues Concern: Procurement of Promotional Airtime Details 1. Whether the procurement of promotional airtime on television programs falls under the procurement of goods as defined under Section 5 (k) of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184. “Media advertisement”, in popular parlance, means to make publicly and generally continue reading : NPM No. 012-2007

Requesting Entity: Philippine Information Agency Issues Concern: Interpretation of Sections 50 (a), 50 (b) and 53 (e) of IRR-A of R. A. 9184 Details Clarification on the application and/or interpretation of certain provisions of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184. Under [GPPB Resolution 03-2007 dated 30 March 2007], a procuring entity may directly negotiate a contract with continue reading : NPM No. 014-2007

Requesting Entity: Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority Issues Concern: Authority to Purchase a Point of Sale Facility Details Seeking favorable consideration and approval for the immediate purchase of one (1) point-of-sales (POS) facility with an estimated budget of Two Hundred Fifty Thousand Pesos (Php250,000.00) each. [T]he approval of the GPPB on the use of a particular alternative continue reading : NPM No. 015-2007

Requesting Entity: Department of Agriculture Issues Concern: Production of a Jingle Details Seeking guidance on the application of limited source bidding for the production of a thirty (30)-second jingle to promote the Agri-Kalikasan Program of the Department of Agriculture. Under [Section 49 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184], the procurement of services for the production of continue reading : NPM No. 016-2007

Requesting Entity: Department of Agriculture Issues Concern: Production of a Jingle Details Seeking guidance on the application of limited source bidding for the production of a thirty (30)-second jingle to promote the Agri-Kalikasan Program of the Department of Agriculture. Under [Section 49 of the IRR-A of R.A. 9184], the procurement of services for the production of continue reading : NPM No. 016-2007