Amansec 12:12 PM, May 17, 2022
The R.A. 9184 IRR does not have specific stipulations for online software subscriptions, specially for products/services not available in the local market. Specifically: (1) Most service providers are foreign and will only accept credit card or paypal mode of payments which are not available in our agency; (2) Being foreign proprietors, they are also reluctant with registering through PhilGEPS; and (3) Can we request for guidance on the proper process to follow please?
Officer 01:57 PM, May 19, 2022
May 19, 2022
Dear Dir. Amansec,
Greetings!
Thank you for your request dated May 17, 2022, 12:12:38 PM, under Executive Order No. 2 (s. 2016) on Freedom of Information in the Executive Branch.
Your Request
You sought guidance on the procurement process of online software subscriptions which cannot be locally sourced and require the use of credit cards or other electronic forms of payment.
Response to Request
Your FOI request is approved.
Please be informed that even before receipt of your query, this Office has already proposed to the appropriate committee, for approval, its draft procurement guidelines on online subscriptions.
Meanwhile, to enable this Office to provide you with the advice sought, please book a schedule for a Digital Consultation Meeting with the Legal and Research Division of this Office at the e-mail address: legal.helpdesk@gppb.gmail.com. Also, provide in your e-mail the names, designation, and e-mail addresses of attendees, and mention that your questions have already been endorsed to the FOI Receiving Officer.
Finally, please note that a representative has likewise called your office to discuss the above-given instructions with your staff, for more information.
Your right to request a review
If you are unhappy with this response to your FOI request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response by writing to Executive Director, Atty. Rowena Candice M. Ruiz, thru e-mail address at foi-dm@gppb.gov.ph. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response and should be made within fifteen (15) calendar days from the date when you received this letter. We will complete the review and tell you about the result within thirty (30) calendar days from the date when we receive your review request.
If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Office of the President under Administrative Order No. 22 (s. 2011).
Thank you.
Respectfully,
FOI Receiving Officer
FOI Officer
