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| A South Korean FA-50 (File Photo) |
The Department of National Defense (DND) has allocated PHP106,138,800 for the purchase of 20mm rounds for the A-50 gun system of the Philippine Air Force (PAF)’s brand-new FA-50PH jet fighters.
The sum is equivalent to 93,600 rounds of 20mm munition. Funds for this project will be sourced from the AFP Modernization Act Trust Fund.
Delivery of the ammunition shall be in two batches. The first batch shall be delivered within 180 calendar day’s period from the receipt of Notice to Proceed and the second batch shall be delivered within 360 calendar days from Receipt of Notice to proceed.
Bidders should have completed, within 10 years from the date of submission and receipt of bids, a contract similar to the project.
Pre-bid conference is slated on Sept. 26, 10: 30 a.m. at the DND Bidding and Awards Conference Room, Right Wing Basement, DND Building, Camp Aguinaldo, Quezon City.
The Philippines has a 12 FA-50PH order from Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) worth Php18.9 billion.
The first two units arrived last Nov. 28 with the remaining 10 to be delivered during 2016 and 2017.
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