Bid opening and submission for the Department of National
Defense (DND)'s missile-equipped MPAC (multi-purpose assault craft) is
postponed until such time the Department of Budget and Management has released
the funds needed for the project's implementation.
Funding for this program, which is called MPAC Acquisition
Project (Lot 1 - Platform), amounts to
PhP270-million.
"The procurement process relative to this project shall
resume once the revised AFP (Armed Forces of the Philippines
Velez is the vice chair of the DND's Special Bids Awards
Committee-1, the group tasked to supervise the bidding and eventual acquisition
of the missile-armed MPACs.
Bid opening was originally scheduled for April 6 at 10 a.m.
at the DND-Bidding and Awards Committee Conference Room, DND Building., Camp Aguinaldo ,
Quezon City
Pre-bid conference took place last March 23 at 10 a.m., at
the same venue.
The DND earlier said that the PhP270-million contract
includes mission essential equipment and initial integrated logistics support
packages.
"These new set of seagoing MPAC shall be capable of
operating at sea state 5 without systems degradation and shall be fitted with
provisions for installation of advanced weapons system (remote weapons system
as well as missile launch system—Lot 2)," it added.
The Philippine Navy is currently operating six MPAC units.
The craft shall be built in-country and in accordance to the
approved technical specifications of the Philippine Navy.
Delivery of the goods is required within a period of 365
calendar days from the receipt by the supplier of the Notice to Proceed (NTP)
or the date provided in the NTP.
Interested bidders should have completed, within 10 years
from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the
project.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=750381
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