In line with its efforts to ensure the seaworthiness and
mission readiness of all Philippine Navy (PN) vessels, the Department of
National Defense (DND) announced that it is opening the bidding for its JCPV
Phase 3B acquisition project.
JCPV refers to the three Jacinto class patrol vessels
currently in PN service.
The DND is allocating the sum of Php224,000,000 for the
project. The money will be sourced from General Appropriation Act.
Phase 3B involves: " The restoration and sustainment of
76mm gun for one JCPV and upgrade of electro-optical fire control systems and
sensors for one JCPV. "
Delivery of goods or the contract duration shall be within
20 months as per bidding documents.
Bid opening shall be on Oct. 27, 2015 at 11:30 a.m., at the
DND-Bidding and Awards Conference Room, Basement, Left Wing, DND Building ,
Camp Aguinaldo ,
Quezon City
Only system integrators who are themselves manufacturers of
the main weapons system, the fire control system or the combat management
system are eligible to participate in the bidding.
The JCPV is one of the most modern surface combatants of the
PN.
These ships, three in number, were originally operated by
the Royal Navy in Hongkong.
They were sold to the Philippines
in August 1997 when Great
Britain
Bid opening was earlier scheduled for March 10 but was put
in abeyance pending the signing of the Revised Armed Forces of the Philippines
Modernization Program. The latter was signed last July 22.
http://www.pna.gov.ph/index.php?idn=1&sid=&nid=1&rid=811939
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