Bids and Awards Committee (BAC). Refers to the Committee established in
The 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations in accordance with Rule V of the IRR.
Each Procuring Entity shall establish in its head office a single BAC to undertake
the functions specified in Section 12 of this IRR in order to facilitate
professionalization and harmonization of procedures and standards. In line with
the standardization of procurement procedures and the thrust towards
strengthening the procurement function to increase operational efficiency and
effectiveness, Heads of Procuring Entities (HoPE) shall aim to consolidate or unify all
procurement activities of the organization, whether locally-funded or foreign-assisted, and whether pertaining to Goods, Infrastructure Projects or Consulting Services.
However, to expedite the procurement process for practical intents and
purposes, the HoPE may create separate BACs where the number and
complexity of the items to be procured shall so warrant. The BACs may be
organized either according to: (a) geographical location of PMO or end-user or
implementing units of the Procuring Entity; or (b) nature of procurement.
Similar committees for decentralized and lower level offices may also be formed
when deemed necessary by the HoPE.
The Updated 2016 Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations, hereinafter called the IRR,
is promulgated pursuant to Section 75 of Republic Act No. (R.A.) 9184, otherwise known as
the “Government Procurement Reform Act,” for the purpose of prescribing the necessary rules
and regulations for the modernization, standardization, and regulation of the procurement
activities of the Government of the Philippines (GoP).
The provisions of the IRR are in line with the commitment of the GoP to promote good
governance and its effort to adhere to the principles of transparency, accountability, equity,
efficiency, and economy in its procurement process. It is the policy of the GoP that
procurement of Goods, Infrastructure Projects and Consulting Services shall be competitive
and transparent, and therefore shall undergo competitive bidding, except as provided in Rule
XVI of this IRR.
