Refers to the employee or organic office within the organization of the Procuring Entity that identifies, plans, prepares, designs and implements the procurement project based on the requirements or needs of the agency in accordance with its mandate. In case the Implementing Unit is different from the End-User Unit, the authority, functions, roles and responsibilities of both units shall be defined by the Procuring Entity.

Refers to the direct and indirect consequences that a product, service, or activity has on ecological and environmental integrity. This includes implications, such as air and water pollution, climate change, waste disposal, and resource depletion.

Refer to International Agreements except that they do not require legislative ratification. 

Refer to articles which are normally consumed in use within one (1) year or converted in the process of manufacture or construction, or those having a life expectancy of more than one (1) year but which shall have decreased substantially in value after being put to use for only one (1) year (e.g., medicines, stationery, fuel, and spare parts).