With the passage of Republic Act No. 9401, the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for fiscal year 2007, it now becomes mandatory for national government agencies, GOCCs, GFIs, SUCs, and LGUs, specifically, provinces and cities to use the facilities of the Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS).
Section 86, General Provisions of the 2007 GAA requires these entities to utilize the GEPS through its electronic catalogue for the procurement of common-use supplies, and that all Invitations to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid (IAEB), Notices of Award, and all other other procurement-related notices shall be posted in the Electronic Bulletin Board.
On the other hand, regional offices of national agencies and municipal governments are enjoined to "undertake measures to ensure their on-line access and connectivity to the GEPS and its full use by the end of 2007".
No time table was set on the mandatory use of the GEPS by barangays. To require barangays to utilize the GEPS facilities may be impractical at this time considering that many of these barangays do not have computers, and/or internet connections, or that no barangay personnel has the capability to access or manage their accounts with the GEPS.
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I just wish that all associated documents can be downloaded. It's just so frustrating that most are for pick-up. For suppliers who wish to bid for but are geographically based far, it's just not fair considering the expenses in securing the associated documents and yet there's only this slim chance of winning. What's the transparency for and where's the fairness in it?
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