2.    This refer to all items, supplies, materials and general support services, except consulting services and infrastructure projects, which may be needed in the transaction of public businesses or in the pursuit of any government undertaking, project or activity, whether in the nature of equipment, furniture, stationery, materials for construction or personal property of any kind.

3.    This include the construction, improvement, rehabilitation, demolition, civil works components of information technology projects, irrigation, flood control and drainage.

4.    This refers the acquisition of goods, consulting services and the contracting for infrastructure projects by the Procuring Entity.

5.    This stage is where the bidder with the Lowest Calculated Bid, in the case of Goods and infrastructure projects, undergoes verification and validation whether he has passed all the requirements and conditions as specified in the Bidding Documents.

6.    All are cases where there is a failure of bidding, except

7.    This serves as a guarantee that after receipt of the Notice of Award, the winning bidder shall enter into contract with the Procuring Entity within the stipulated time and furnish the required performance security.

8.   It is a mode of procurement wherein the Procuring entity directly procures goods from the previous winning bidder whenever there arises a need to replenish goods procured under a contract previously award through Competitive Bidding.

9.    Within how many days does the HOPE or his duly authorized representative shall approve or disapprove the BAC recommendation /declaration of the Lowest Calculated Responsive Bid?

10.    Within how many days will the winning bidder formally enter into contract with the Procuring Entity?