Awards Clustered Just Under the Small Value Procurement Ceiling
3+ awards from one office to one supplier within 30 days, each 85–100% of the SVP ceiling, combined above it.
This is a statistical anomaly or indicator worth examining — not proof of wrongdoing, fraud, or corruption against any person.
Indicator: 11 awards from DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ALBAY to FORGEMS CORP between 2023-10-23 and 2023-11-06 were each between 85% and 100% of the ₱1.00M Small Value Procurement ceiling then in force (2016 Revised IRR of RA 9184, Annex H), totalling ₱10.38M. Worth checking whether they were separate requirements. It is possible that the awards correspond to separate lots or geographic areas under the feeding program, each procured individually for administrative reasons.
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Project completion
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Rule Definition
SVP ceiling in force on the award date: ₱500,000 (2009 IRR of RA 9184, Annex H), ₱1,000,000 (2016 Revised IRR, Annex H), ₱2,000,000 (IRR of RA 12009, Sec. 34). Splitting contracts to avoid competitive bidding is prohibited under the IRR.
Triggering Data & citations
11 awards from DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ALBAY to FORGEMS CORP between 2023-10-23 and 2023-11-06, each between 85% and 100% of the ₱1,000,000 Small Value Procurement ceiling, totalling ₱10,383,684.
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"title": "2023 School-Based Feeding Program (NFP)",
"office": "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ALBAY",
"awardId": "37a8385b-41d0-4e00-8fed-31931e59f89d",
"awardee": "FORGEMS CORP",
"amountPhp": 946785,
"awardDate": "2023-10-23",
"referenceId": "PB-ALBAYGOODS-23-02(O)",
"businessCategory": "Packed Food Distributor"
},
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"title": "2023 School-Based Feeding Program (NFP)",
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"referenceId": "PB-ALBAYGOODS-23-02(M)",
"businessCategory": "Packed Food Distributor"
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"title": "2023 School-Based Feeding Program (NFP)",
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"awardee": "FORGEMS CORP",
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"awardDate": "2023-10-23",
"referenceId": "PB-ALBAYGOODS-23-02(I)",
"businessCategory": "Packed Food Distributor"
},
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"title": "2023 School-Based Feeding Program (NFP)",
"office": "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ALBAY",
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"title": "2023 School-Based Feeding Program (NFP)",
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"awardee": "FORGEMS CORP",
"amountPhp": 942791.25,
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},
{
"url": "/agency-awards/8629daec-90c4-40d8-bd5a-e1fbcaaf856c",
"title": "2023 School-Based Feeding Program (NFP) Re-bid",
"office": "DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - DIVISION OF ALBAY",
"awardId": "8629daec-90c4-40d8-bd5a-e1fbcaaf856c",
"awardee": "FORGEMS CORP",
"amountPhp": 959586,
"awardDate": "2023-11-06",
"referenceId": "PB-ALBAYGOODS-23-02(L)",
"businessCategory": "Food Stuff"
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"ceilingPhp": 1000000,
"ceilingUrl": "https://www.gppb.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Updated-2016-Revised-IRR-of-RA-No.-9184-as-of-19-July-2024.pdf",
"windowDays": 30,
"ceilingCitation": "2016 Revised IRR of RA 9184, Annex H — SVP ceiling ₱1,000,000 for NGAs"
}Source documents
Possible Innocent Explanations
- Separate requisitions from different schools/units or recurring needs can fall near the ceiling legitimately; splitting is prohibited only when done to avoid competitive bidding.