Author(s): Juan Moshe M. Duyan, John John C. Venus, Karen Razelle M. Duyan

Abstract: The research is conducted to measure the level of awareness on the Procurement Law RA9184 and its IRR by the Provincial Government of Kalinga by seeking to determine the level of awareness on the provision of R.A. 9184 and its IRR as perceived by the two groups of respondents. The researcher used the descriptive survey type of research to gather the data. The instrument was lifted from the 2014 Extent of Implementation of Government Procurement Reform Act of 2003(R.A.9184) and its IRR in state colleges in the Cordillera Administrative Region by John John Venus and form the “Online Procurement Performance and Compliance Indicators System”. Weighted Mean and Ranking is used to determine the obtain level of awareness on the policies and provisions of R.A 9184 and its IRR. The results Showed that the respondents are very much aware on all areas of the provision of R.A. 9184 and its IRR. The respondents have the highest level of awareness on Procurement by Electronic Means and lowest mean level of awareness on Preparation of Bid Documents. It is then the researcher’s recommendation to reinforce the knowledge of the respondents in the provision of R.A. 9184 and its IRR. Researches should also conduct the respondents’ best practices for it to serve as basis for other procuring entities in the Province of Kalinga.

Keywords: Level of awareness, Procurement Law (RA 9184), IRR, Provincial Government, Kalinga Employees.

Article Info: Received: 30 Sep 2020; Received in revised form: 07 Dec 2020; Accepted: 18 Dec 2020; Available online: 31 Dec 2020

DOI: 10.22161/ijels.56.92