Procurement

Refers to any offer of articles, materials or supplies not manufactured or not to be manufactured in the Philippines, substantially from articles, materials, or supplies of the growth, production, or manufacture, as the case may be, of the Philippines.

Refer to grants with no repayment obligations and are provided in monetary form, goods, works, and consultancy services, among others. 

Refer to loans, credits, and indebtedness with private foreign banks or with foreign governments, agencies, or instrumentalities of such foreign governments, foreign financial institutions, or other international organizations with whom, or belonging to countries with which, the Philippines has diplomatic relations, as may be necessary and upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon, to enable the GoP to finance, either directly or through any government office, agency or instrumentality or any government-owned and controlled corporation, industrial, agricultural or other economic development purposes or projects authorized by law. 

Refers to the acquisition of goods, consulting services, and the contracting for infrastructure projects by the GoP which are wholly or partly funded by Foreign Loans or Grants pursuant to a Treaty or International or Executive Agreement. For purposes of, and throughout this IRR, the term “foreign funded procurement” shall have the same meaning as and shall be used interchangeably with “foreign-funded projects” or “foreign-assisted projects.”

Refers to a written agreement between a procuring entity and a supplier or service provider that identifies the terms and conditions, under which specific purchases, otherwise known as “Call-Offs,” are made for the duration of the agreement. It is in the nature of an option contract between the procuring entity and the bidder(s) granting the procuring entity the option to either place an order for any of the goods or services identified in the Framework Agreement List or not buy at all, within a minimum period of one (1) year to a maximum period of three (3) years. (GPPB Resolution No. 27-2019)

Refer to all items, supplies, materials and general support services, except Consulting Services and infrastructure projects, which may be needed in the transaction of public businesses or in the pursuit of any government undertaking, project or activity, whether in the nature of equipment, furniture, stationery, materials for construction, or personal property of any kind, including non-personal or
contractual services, such as, the repair and maintenance of equipment and furniture, as well as trucking, hauling, janitorial, security, and related or analogous services, as
well as procurement of materials and supplies provided by the Procuring Entity for such services. The term “related” or “analogous services” shall include, but is not
limited to, lease of office space, media advertisements, health maintenance services, and other services essential to the operation of the Procuring Entity.

Refers to a set of standards and specifications that prioritizes environmental sustainability and is designed to assess and select goods and services based on their environmental impact throughout their life cycle, as reflected in the procurement documents.

Refers to: (i) the head of the agency or body, or his duly authorized official, for NGAs and the constitutional commissions or offices, and other branches of government; (ii) the governing board or its duly authorized official, for GOCCs, GFIs and SUCs; or (iii) the local chief executive, for LGUs: Provided, however, That in an agency, department, or office where the procurement is decentralized, the head of each decentralized unit shall be considered as the HoPE, subject to the limitations and authority delegated by the head of the agency, department, or office.

The Procuring Entity may grant payment of honoraria to the BAC members in an amount not to exceed twenty five percent (25%) of their respective basic monthly salary subject to availability of funds. For this purpose, the DBM shall promulgate the necessary guidelines. The Procuring Entity may also grant payment of honoraria to the BAC Secretariat and the TWG members, subject to the relevant rules of the DBM. 

Include the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, demolition, repair, restoration or maintenance of roads and bridges, railways, airports, seaports, communication facilities, civil works components of information technology projects, irrigation, flood control and drainage, water supply, sanitation, sewerage and
solid waste management systems, shore protection, energy/power and electrification facilities, national buildings, school buildings, hospital buildings, and other related construction projects of the government. For purposes of, and throughout the IRR, the term “Infrastructure Projects” shall have the same meaning as, and shall be used interchangeably with, “civil works” or “works.”