Dpartment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rex Gatchalian wants the public bidding and procurement process in the agency to be marked with quality, integrity, and transparency in line with the directive of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.
“Utos ni Presidente Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the bidding should be transparent so we are making it as open and as liberal as possible to everybody,” Secretary Gatchalian said during the Supplier’s Summit for Manufacturers on Thursday (September 26) held at the Central Office Auditorium in Quezon City.
Secretary Gatchalian invited the participants from various manufacturers of raw materials and service providers from fast moving consumer goods, freight forwarding services, rice millers, and packaging suppliers to join the agency’s bidding process for the DSWD’s Buong Bansa Handa (BBH) Program.
The BBH employs two parallel supply chain mechanisms for disaster preparedness and response. The first one features a national and local government-driven supply chain, while the second supply chain forges partnerships with established large and small groceries, supermarkets, manufacturers, and distributors to leverage on their technical expertise and resources to create a private sector-driven supply chain.
“The more people that join our bids, the better it is for us. Mas panalo yung taong bayan kasi it will be very competitive. We want as many as diverse suppliers that can join to help us run this program,” the DSWD chief said in his message to the manufacturers and suppliers.
The Suppliers’ Summit is an effort of the DSWD to create a platform to discuss new procurement guidelines and issuances, and to introduce new market developments in terms of technical specifications of products and services to all primary actors in the procurement process.
In his message, Undersecretary for General Administration and Support Services Group (GASSG) Edward Justine Orden said the Summit aims to update the suppliers and manufacturers with Early Procurement Activities (EPA) requirements, components, and technical specifications, and provide an opportunity to clarify questions on the standard procedures of government procurement and public bidding.
Among the topics discussed during the Summit were the technical specifications for DSWD relief food items, non-food items, and other related supplies and equipment, and overview on the bidding process and framework agreement of the DSWD.
Other DSWD officials who attended the Summit were Asst. Secretary for GASSG Gina Wenceslao and Administrative Service (AS) Director Karina Antonette Agudo.#
Tagalog Version
Transparency sa procurement process, layunin ng Supplier’s Summit ng DSWD
Inihayag ni Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Rec Gatchalian ang pagnanais nito na maipakita sa publiko ang quality, integrity at transparency ng bidding process sa gobyerno.
Ito ay base na rin sa kautusan ni Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos, Jr kung saan ginanap ang Supplier’s Summit for Manufacturers nitong Huwebes (September 26) sa DSWD Central Office Auditorium sa Quezon City.
“Utos ng Presidente Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., the bidding should be transparent so we are making it as open and as liberal as possible to everybody,” sabi ni Secretary Gatchalian.
Kabilang sa inimbitahan ng DSWD chief upang makilahok sa bidding process para sa Buong Bansa Handa (BBH) Program ang mga participants mula sa iba’t-ibang manufacturers ng raw materials at service providers mula sa mga fast moving consumer goods, freight forwarding services, rice millers, at packaging suppliers.
Ang BBH ay mayroong dalawang parallel supply chain mechanisms para sa disaster preparedness and response. Tampok sa una ay ang national at local government-driven supply chain, habang tampok naman para sa ikalawa ay ang supply chain forges partnerships sa pagitan ng mga malalaki at maliliit na groceries, supermarkets, manufacturers, at distributors na magpapabilis at magpapakita ng technical expertise at resources para sa private sector-driven supply chain.
“The more people that join our bids, the better it is for us. Mas panalo yung taong bayan kasi it will be very competitive. We want as many as diverse suppliers that can join to help us run this program,” sabi ni Secretary Gatchalian sa kanyang mensahe sa mga manufacturers at suppliers.
Ang Suppliers’ Summit ay isinagawa ng DSWD upang ipakita ang mga bagong kaalaman hinggil sa procurement guidelines at issuances, gayundin ang pagpapakilala sa iba pang pagbabago na may kinalaman sa technical specifications ng products and services na kabilang sa procurement process.
Samantala, kabilang sa mga tinalakay ay ang technical specifications para sa DSWD relief food items, non-food items, at iba pang patungkol sa supplies and equipment, kasama na rito ang pankalahatang proseso ng bidding at framework agreement ng DSWD.
Kabilang din sa mga dumalo ay sina DSWD Undersecretary for General Administration and Support Services Group (GASSG) Edward Justine Orden, Asst. Secretary for GASSG Gina Wenceslao at Administrative Service (AS) Director Karina Antonette Agudo.#
