DND gives P1.7B deal to American lone bidder for refurbished C-130
10/12/2010The Department of National Defense-Bids and Awards Committee (DND-BAC) has decided to approve the lone price bid that was submitted by a US company for a refurbished Hercules C-130H plane, intended for the capability upgrade of the Philippine Air Force (PAF).
Derco Aerospace Inc., said to be a world leader in providing aircraft spares distribution, logistic solutions, repaire services and technical solutions to military and commercial customers around the globe, was a adjudged as qualified for post qualification process after bidding P1.747 billion, or around $40 million, for one refurbished, 26-year-old C-130 aircraft.
“We will make our recommendations to the secretary of National Defense that we proceed to the next phase of the bidding that is the post qualification,” said DND-BAC Chairman Undersecretary Ernesto Boac.
Under the post-qualification phase, the DND will be creating a post-qualification team, composed of Air Force technical group, to check on the specifications.
“The job of the post-qualification team is to ascertain whether their (Derco’s) proposal is really responsive to the requirements of the Air Force… they will be checking on the eligibility document,” said Boac, who vowed to nominate DND Assistant Secretary Willie Palugod, who is a retired C-130 pilot, to be part of the team..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20101012hed4.html
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