A firearms company has won a multimillion-peso contract to provide more than 700 submachine guns to the Philippine National Police.
R. Espineli Trading offered the lowest bid at P96,441,400 to deliver 743 9-mm submachine guns to the PNP, besting two other bidders.
Director Juanito Vano of the PNP Directorate for Logistics and chair of the bids and awards committee said, “The submachine guns will be used by our maneuver forces such as the Special Action Force and the public safety battalions.”
R. Espineli’s bid was much lower than the official contract price of P133,740,000.
Two other bidders, P.T. Pindad and Joavi Philippines-Stone of David Tactical Equipment Co., offered bids of P126,718,450 and P101,791,000, respectively.
Another bidder, B and T represented by Wirox International, was disqualified for noncompliance. It may appeal the decision within three days.