DBM TAKES A STEP FORWARD IN DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION WITH BENCHMARKING STUDY VISIT
DBM PRESS RELEASEI30 January 2024
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DBM PRESS RELEASEI30 January 2024
The new Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA) will soon integrate sustainable and green public procurement practices aimed at minimizing negative environmental impacts, promoting social responsibility, and supporting long-term economic sustainability. The bill, which has been passed in the House of Representatives on third and final reading, shall establish sustainable and green public procurement as one of the notable amendments to the decades-old Republic Act No. 9184.This is also in line with the administration of President Ferdinand R.
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Mina F. Pangandaman has expressed the belief that digitalization and innovation, which are at the heart of House Bill 9648 or the proposed new Government Procurement Reform Act (GPRA), will address gaps in the system of purchasing goods and services.“Towards efficiency, we will streamline processes through digitalization and innovation by adopting electronic (e)-bidding and by modernizing the centralized procurement system of the Procurement Service (PS)-DBM,” said Sec.