DND buying P111.3M worth of bullets

From Malaya Business Insight (Mar 20): DND buying P111.3M worth of bullets

THE Department of National Defense is acquiring 21 million pieces of bullets, worth P111.3 million, for the use of soldiers who are confronting various security threats throughout the country.

In an invitation to bid published on the DND website, DND Bids and Awards Committee chief Josue Gaverza Jr. said the public bidding for the 5.56 mm bullets is open to foreign and local firms.

Gaverza, the concurrent DND assistant secretary for financial management, said a pre-bid conference is scheduled today at the DND-BAC conference room in Camp Aguinaldo.

Gaverza said the deadline for the submission of bids and the opening of tendered bids is on April 10. The bids will be opened in the presence of bidders’ representatives.

He said bidders should have completed a similar project within the past five years. “Delivery of the goods is required within 180 calendar days from the receipt of contract and notice to proceed,” said Gaverza.

Gaverza said the procurement of bullets does not necessarily mean the military is running out of ammunition.

“We need to replenish (the military’s ammunition), we need reserves. Because of what happened in Marawi, we need to immediately replenish (our supply). We need a lot of bullets (in our inventory),” said Gaverza.

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