Friday, June 20, 2014

Bid opening, submission for DND anti-submarine helicopter project re-set for July 15

From the Philippine News Agency (Jun 20: Bid opening, submission for DND anti-submarine helicopter project re-set for July 15

The Department of National Defense (DND) announced that bid opening and submission for its Php5.4 billion anti-submarine helicopter project has been re-set for July 15.

This is three weeks later than the scheduled June 24 activity.

The DND supplemental bid bulletin, which was signed by Undersecretary Natalio Ecarma, did not give the reason for the reschedule of bidding.

The bid opening and submission will be at held at the BAC (bidding awards committee) conference room, basement right wing, DND building, Camp General Aguinaldo, Quezon City.

Bids will be opened in the presence of the bidder's representatives who choose to attend.

First stage bidding for the program was earlier slated for June 17 before being rescheduled for June 24.

Money for the two ASW helicopters will be sourced from Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Trust Fund.

Acquisition of the two ASW helicopters is under the Medium Term Development Capability Plan for 2013 to 2017.

The contract includes munition, mission essential equipment, and integrated logistic support.

Winning bidders must be able to deliver the aircraft within 730 calendar days.

The Philippine Navy earlier announced that it is looking at the possibility of acquiring the AW-159 "Wildcat" as its ASW helicopters.

The Navy is in the market for two ASW helicopters.

This is part of the country's Medium Term Defense Acquisition List for the next four years.

The ASW choppers will be assigned to the BRP Gregorio Del Pilar (PF-15) and BRP Ramon Alcaraz (PF-16).

The AW-159 (previously called the Future Lynx and Lynx Wildcat) is an improved version of the Westland Super Lynx military helicopter.

The AW-159 will serve in the battlefield utility, search and rescue and anti-surface warfare roles.

The helicopter has been ordered for the Royal Navy and British Army.

It is to enter service with the British Army in 2014 and with the Royal Navy in 2015.

It has a crew of two, has a maximum speed of 291 km/h (181 mph), range of 777 km (483 miles), ferry range of 963 km (598 miles) and an endurance of one and a-half hours (fours hours and 30 minutes if fitted with auxiliary fuel)

The AW-159 is fitted with forward firing CRV7 rockets and machine guns, pintle mounted machine gun, Sea Skua missiles and Sting-Ray torpedoes and depth charges.

The acquisition process for these ASW helicopters is expected to go on full gear once the PN completes its five AW-109 order deal from AgustaWestland by the third quarter of 2014.

http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=655574

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