Approval and Adoption of Generic Procurement Manual (GPM)
- The GPPB approved and adopted a Generic Procurement Manual on June 14, 2006, effective January 2007 for use by all government agencies.
Selection of Department of Health (DOH) as Pilot Agency
- DOH was chosen as one of nine pilot agencies to undertake pilot testing and customization of the Generic Procurement Manuals.
Preparation and Submission of Customized Agency Manuals (CAM)
- Mr. Orlando Cablayan, a World Bank consultant, prepared the initial DOH CAM and submitted it to the GPPB Technical Support Office (GPPB-TSO) on November 14, 2005.
- DOH revised its CAM and resubmitted it to the GPPB-TSO in June 2007.
Review and Recommendations by Inter-Agency Technical Working Group (IATWG)
- The GPPB IATWG reviewed the final draft of DOH's customized procurement manual on October 17, 2007.
- The group unanimously recommended approval subject to specific revisions including:
a) Incorporating latest amendments to the implementing rules and regulations (IRR-A) of R.A. 9184.
b) Clarifying the procurement service unit's monitoring role in the Central Office Bids and Awards Committee.
c) Confirming and, if applicable, stating that the Essential Drugs Price Monitoring System reflects prevailing market prices.
d) Qualifying all prohibitions on posting surety bonds as temporary pending GPPB guidelines.
e) Mandating supplier registration in the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (Phil-GEPS) across all manual volumes.
f) Clarifying the purpose of requiring proof of purchase of services from engineers/technicians.
Final Submission and Board Approval
- The revised DOH CAM was received by GPPB-TSO on October 23, 2007.
- The GPPB, by its resolution dated October 26, 2007, approved the DOH Customized Agency Manuals for official adoption and use.
Effective Date and Signatories
- The resolution takes effect immediately upon adoption.
- Signed by the Secretary of the Department of Budget and Management representing GPPB chair and other key government departments and private sector representative.
- Attested by the GPPB Board Secretary and Executive Director of GPPB-TSO.