The Procurement Service – Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) soldiers on with its transformational initiatives and reforms to bring the agency back to its glory days.
This was highlighted by PS-DBM Executive Director Atty. Dennis Santiago during the Partners in Service 2023 appreciation event held on 17 February 2023.
ED Santiago stressed that despite the challenges that the PS-DBM continues to face, the agency has reviewed and studied the areas to further improve concerning the performance of their mandate.
“What I can assure you is that we are in full swing in transforming the PS-DBM and we are determined to steer the agency back to its glory days. And in this endeavor, we need your help and cooperation so that the transformation we are seeking will not remain a promise, but will churn into results. The improvements we aim for can only be achieved through our continued collaboration and partnership,” ED Santiago stated before the agency’s partner merchants and suppliers.
To carry out the changes and improvements, ED Santiago laid out the PS-DBM’s 12-Point Agenda. The agenda aim to:
1. Focus on the procurement of Common-use Supplies and Equipment (CSEs) and suspend the procurement of non-CSEs;
2. Study, review, and rationalize CSEs to include products and other commonly procured goods to develop targeted strategies and the best way to procure them;
3. Study, review, and recast specifications and pricing to come up with appropriate requirements and develop a reasonable and fair approved budget for the contract (ABC);
4. Upscale the logistics and supply chain management to introduce transparency and accountability in the delivery of the procured items;
5. Beef up stock-priming of depots and hubs through continuous supply and delivery of CSEs;
6. Streamline and modernize the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System (PhilGEPS) to employ a system that shall cover end-to-end eBidding, eShopping, and eReverse Auction Platforms;
7. Institutionalize and implement the Sustainable/Green Public Procurement (SPP/GPP) which shall enable the procurement of goods and services that have reduced environmental impact throughout their life cycle;
8. Implement organizational restructuring of PS-DBM including its human resource development and capacity building;
9. Advance the market-strengthening strategy and alliance-building through all levels of government to identify the needed resources to achieve objectives;
10. Push for the institutionalization of Framework Agreement and Indefinite Delivery and Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contractual arrangements that shall considerably reduce the transactional timeline and simplify the procurement of CSEs;
11. Build up PS-DBM’s financial self-sufficiency to maintain its operations to contribute to the economy through the remittance of unrestricted earnings; and
12. Take advantage of the benefits of economies of scale through bulk purchasing.
“We will incorporate this with the timely procurement, timely ordering, and timely delivery so we can narrow down occasions of delay. Moreover, we will also ensure the timely payment of bidders. Ito po ang matagal nang inirereklamo sa government contracts. Pero puwede po natin mapabilis ang pagbabayad sa mga suppliers,” ED Santiago assured.
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