Small manufacturers get help on public procurement
The MOA was signed by (from left) Department of Trade and Industry-Supply Chain and Logistics Group undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco, Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management executive director Atty. Genmaries Entredicho-Caong, and Cooperative Development Authority chairperson Alexander Raquepo. Photo from PS-DBM.
  • Three government agencies have banded together to assist small-scale supply manufacturers and cooperatives in their bid to join government procurement opportunities

Three government agencies will assist small-scale supply manufacturers and cooperatives in their bid to join government procurement opportunities.

The Procurement Service-Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM), Department of Trade and Industry-Supply Chain and Logistics Group (DTI-SCLG), and Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) signed a memorandum of agreement on August 12 that establishes a working arrangement among the agencies that would help them empower community-based suppliers participate in public procurement, PS-DBM said in a statement.

These suppliers include micro, small, and medium enterprises that produce high-quality products such as cleaning and janitorial supplies, souvenirs and giveaways, items manufactured by household industries, and other products determined by the parties.

By virtue of the MOA, common-use supply and equipment items will be procured by way of community participation, through which PS-DBM acquires directly from the source, in this case, the local manufacturers formed as cooperatives registered with CDA.

The MOA outlines responsibilities of agencies — from implementation of capacity-building initiatives for suppliers, establishment, registration, and development of cooperatives, and review of technical specification requirements the actual conduct of the procurement.

PS-DBM said the mutual cooperation among the three agencies amplifies provisions of the New Government Procurement Act (NGPA) on inclusivity, particularly the initiatives to engage with local communities across all procurement activities.

With the NGPA, other relevant laws, and the MOA, social enterprises are assured of the government’s preference for local products and services—advancing the growth and development of local and national economies, the agency added.

The MOA was signed by PS-DBM executive director Atty. Genmaries Entredicho-Caong, DTI-SCLG undersecretary Mary Jean Pacheco, and CDA chairperson Alexander Raquepo.

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