Modes of Procurement

1.Competitive Bidding (Public Bidding)

  • A method of procurement that is open to any interested and qualified party. All procurement should be done through Public Bidding except as provided in Rule VI of the IRR-A. (IRR-A Section 10)

Threshold

  • 1 million and above (for Colleges)
  • 500K – 999,999 (for NIH Institutes)

2. Direct Contracting (Single Source Procurement)

  • Proprietary nature
  • Critical components from a specific supplier
  • Exclusive dealer *Certificate of Exclusive Distributorship is required

Threshold

  • No threshold

3. Shopping

  • For readily available off-the-shelf goods
  • Ordinary or regular office supplies

Threshold

  • For ordinary regular office supplies & equipment not available in DBM-PS: ₱ 1,000,000

4. Small Value Procurement

  • Procurement of goods not covered by shopping
  • Requires PhilGEPS posting for ABC > 50,000.00 for at least three (3) calendar days

Threshold

  • For NGAs, GOCCs, GFIs, SUCs and Autonomous Regional Government:
    ₱ 1, 000, 000

5. Agency-to-Agency

  • Another agency of the government has the mandate to deliver goods or services, usually office supplies

Threshold

  • No threshold

6. Negotiated Procurement (Scientific, Scholarly, or Artistic work, Exclusive technology and Media Services)

  • Contracted to particular supplier, if the requirement is for: Work of art, Scientific, academic, scholarly work or research, Highly-specialized life- saving medical equipment, Exclusive statistical publications and references, Communication media

Threshold

  • No threshold