Handbook on Philippine government procurement (6th ed.). (2012). Manila: Government Procurement Policy Board Technical Support Office, Department of Budget and Management.

An act providing for the modernization, standardization and regulation of the procurement activities of the government and for other purposes -- Article I: General provisions -- Section 1: Short title -- Sec. 2: Declaration of policy -- Sec. 3: Governing principles on government procurement -- Sec. 4: Scope and application -- Sec. 5: Definition of terms -- Sec. 6: Standardization of procurement process and forms -- Article II: Procurement planning -- Sec. 7: Procurement planning and budgeting linkage -- Article III: Procurement by electronic means -- Sec. 8: Procurement by electric means -- Sec. 9: Security, integrity and confidentiality -- Article IV: Competitive bidding -- Sec. 10: Competitive bidding -- Article V: Bids and awards committee -- Sec. 11: The BAC and its composition -- Sec. 12: Functions of the BAC -- Sec. 13: Observers -- Sec. 14: BAC secretariat -- Sec. 15: Honoraria of BAC members -- Sec. 16: Professionalization of BAC, BAC secretariat and technical working group members -- Article VI: Preparation of bidding documents -- Sec. 17: Form and contents of bidding documents -- Sec. 18: Reference to brand names -- Sec. 19: Access to information -- Article VII: Invitation to bid -- Sec. 20: Pre-procurement conference -- Sec. 21: Advertising and contents of the invitation to bid -- Sec. 22: Pre-bid conference -- Article VIII: Receipt and opening of bids -- Sec. 23: Eligibility requirements for the procurement of goods and infrastructure projects -- Sec. 24: Eligibility requirements and short listing for consulting services -- Sec. 25: Submission and receipt of bids -- Sec. 26: Modification and withdrawal of bids -- Sec. 27: Bid security -- Sec. 28: Bid validity -- Sec. 29: Bid opening -- Article IX: Bid evaluation -- Sec. 30: Preliminary examination of bids -- Sec. 31: Ceiling for bid prices -- Sec. 32: Bid for the procurement of goods and infrastructure projects -- Sec. 33: Bid evaluation of short listed bidders for consulting services -- Article X: Post-qualification -- Sec. 34: Objective and process of post-qualification -- Sec. 35: Failure of bidding -- Sec. 36: Single calculated/rated and responsive bid submission -- Article XI: Award, implementation and termination of the contract -- Sec. 37: Notice and execution of award -- Sec. 38: Period of action on procurement activities -- Sec. 39: Performance security -- Sec. 40: Failure to enter into contract and post performance security -- Sec. 41: Reservation clause -- Sec. 42: Contract implementation and termination -- Article XII: Domestic and foreign procurement -- Sec. 43: Procurement of domestic and foreign goods -- Article XIII: Bidding of provincial projects -- Sec. 44: Bidding of provincial projects -- Sec. 45: Provincial bidders -- Article XIV: Lease of computers, communications, information and other equipment -- Sec. 46: Lease contracts -- Article XV: Disclosure of relations -- Sec. 47: Disclosure of relations -- Article XVI: Alternative methods of procurement -- Sec. 48: Alternative methods -- Sec. 49: Limited source bidding -- Sec. 50: Direct contracting -- Sec. 51: Repeat order -- Sec. 52: Shopping -- Sec. 53: Negotiated procurement -- Sec. 54: Terms and conditions for the use of alternative methods -- Article XVII: Protests mechanism -- Sec. 55: Protests on decisions of the BAC -- Sec. 56: Resolution of protests -- Sec. 57: Non-interruption of the bidding process -- Sec. 58: Report to regular courts, certiorari -- Article XVIII: Settlement of disputes -- Sec. 59: Arbitration -- Sec. 59: Appeals -- Article XIX: Contract prices and warranties -- Sec. 61: Contract prices -- Sec. 62: Warranty -- Article XX: The government procurement policy board -- Sec. 63: Organization and functions -- Sec. 64: Membership -- Article XXI: Penal clause -- Sec. 65: Offenses and penalties -- Sec. 66: Jurisdiction -- Article XXII: Civil liability -- Sec. 67: Civil liability in case of conviction -- Sec. 68: Liquidated damages -- Article XXIII: Administrative sanctions -- Sec. 69: Imposition of administrative penalties -- Sec. 70: Preventive suspension -- Sec. 71: Lifting of suspension and removal of administrative disabilities -- Article XXIV: Legal assistance and indemnification of BAC members -- Sec. 72: Private legal assistance -- Sec. 73: Indemnification of BAC members -- Article XXV: Final provisions -- Sec. 74: Oversight committee -- Sec. 75: Implementing rules and regulations and standard forms -- Sec. 76: Repealing clause -- Sec. 77: Separability clause -- Sec. 78: Effectivity clause -- Revised implementing rules and regulations of Republic Act No. 9184, otherwise known as the government procurement reform act -- Rule 1: General provisions -- Section 1: Short title and purpose -- Section 2: Declaration of policy -- Section 3: Governing principles on government procurement -- Section 4: Scope and application of the IRR -- Section 5: Definition of terms -- Section 6: Standardization of procurement process and forms -- Rule II: Procurement planning -- Section 7: Procurement planning and budgeting linkage -- Rule III: Procurement by electronic means -- Section 8: Procurement by electronic means and the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) -- Section 9: Security, integrity and confidentiality -- Rule IV: Competitive bidding -- Section 10: Competitive bidding -- Rule V: Bids and awards committee -- Section 11: The BAC and its composition -- Section 12: Functions of the BAC -- Section 13: Observers -- Section 14: BAC secretariat -- Section 15: Honoraria of BAC, BAC secretariat, and TWG members -- Section 16: Professionalization of BAC, TWG members and procurement units -- Rule VI: Preparation of bidding documents -- Section 17: Form and contents of bidding documents -- Section 18: Reference to brand names -- Section 19: Access to information -- Rule VII: Invitation to bid -- Section 20: Pre-procurement conference -- Section 21: Advertising and contents of the invitation to bid/request for expression of interest -- Section 22: Pre-bid conference -- Rule VIII: Receipt and opening of bids -- Section 23: Eligibility requirements for the procurement of goods and infrastructure projects -- Section 24: Eligibility requirements and short listing for consulting services -- Section 25: Submission and receipt of bids -- Section 26: Modification and withdrawal of bids -- Section 27: Bid security -- Section 28: Bid validity -- Section 29: Bid opening -- Rule IX: Bid evaluation -- Section 30: Preliminary examination of bids -- Section 31: Ceiling of bid prices -- Section 32: Bid evaluation for the procurement of goods and infrastructure projects -- Section 33: Bid evaluation of short listed bidders for consulting services -- Rule X: Post-qualification -- Section 34: Objective and process of post-qualification -- Section 35: Failure of bidding -- Section 36: Single calculated/rated and responsive bid submission -- Rules XI: Award, implementation and termination of the contract -- Section 37: Notice and execution of award -- Section 38: Period of action on procurement activities -- Section 39: Performance security -- Section 40: Failure to enter into contract and post performance security -- Section 41: Reservation clause -- Section 42: Contract implementation and termination -- Rule XII: Domestic and foreign procurement -- Section 43: Procurement of domestic and foreign goods -- Rule XIII: Bidding of provincial projects -- Section 44: Bidding of provincial projects -- Section 45: Provincial bidders -- Rules XIV: Lease of computers, communications, information and other equipment -- Section 46: Lease contracts -- Rule XV: Disclosure of relations -- Section 47: Disclosure of relations -- Rule XVI: Alternative methods of procurement -- Section 48: Alternative methods -- Section 49: Limited source bidding -- Section 50: Direct contracting -- Section 51: Repeat order -- Section 52: Shopping -- Section 53: Negotiated procurement -- Section 54: Terms and conditions for the use of alternative methods -- Rule XVII: Protest mechanism -- Section 55: Protests on decision of the BAC -- Section 56: Resolution of protests -- Section 57: Non-interruption of the bidding process -- Section 58: Resort to regular courts; certiorari -- Rule XVIII: Settlement of disputes -- Section 59: Arbitration -- Section 60: Appeals -- Rules XIX: Contract prices and warranties -- Section 61: Contract prices -- Section 62: Appeals -- Rule XIX: Contract prices and warranties -- Section 61: Contract

prices -- Section 62: Warranty -- Rule XX: The Government Procurement Policy Board -- Section 63: Organization and functions -- Section 64: Membership -- Rule XXI: Penal code -- Section 65: Offenses and penalties -- Section 66: Jurisdiction -- Rule XXII: Civil liability -- Section 67: Civil liability in case of conviction -- Section 68: Liquidated damages -- Rule XXIII: Administrative sanctions -- Section 69: Imposition of administrative penalties -- Section 70: Preventive suspension -- Section 71: Lifting of suspension and removal of administrative disabilities -- Rule XXIV: Legal assistance and indemnification of BAC members -- Section 72: Private legal assistance -- Section 73: Indemnification of BAC members -- Rule XXV: Final provisions -- Section 74: Amendment -- Section 75: Repealing clause -- Section 76: Separability clause -- Section 77: Transitory clause -- Section 78: Effectivity clause