DND to spend P5.4B for two anti-submarine helicopters

MANILA, Philippines – Beefing up the assets of the Philippine Navy, the Department of National Defense is set to spend P5.405 billion to purchase two helicopters capable of eliminating submarine threats.

In a statement, the DND, through the Armed Forces of the Philippines Modernization Act Trust Fund, would purchase two units of anti-submarine helicopters complete with munitions, mission essential equipment and integral mission support.

Bidders from foreign and local companies are invited to join in which they would compete in a two-stage bidding procedure with a “pass/fail” criterion.

Interested bidders may purchase bidding documents worth P75,000 from the DND-Bids and Awards Committee inside Camp Aguinaldo from Monday to Friday, excluding holidays, between 8:00 am and 5:00 pm.

A First-Stage pre-bid conference is scheduled for October 7 from 10:00 am with the first stage bid documents to be delivered to the DND building on October 21.

Opening of the first stage bids would be on the same day as the submission of the documents.

According to the DND statement, the local Armed Forces where the bidders are based should use the equipment or at least two other Armed Forces should use the equipment.

Suppliers of the equipment should also be the manufacturers.