Decision on $10 billion MMRCA deal soon

[LurkerBaba]

Hey - my suspense is peaking now -
I can barely hold my Champagne glass and my Beer mug balanced over my plate of sausages and blue cheese - come on MoD ....

MoD has replied it seems...

Only bids will be opening after today's meet. Lot of chai-biskoot sessions hereafter. Babus should keep their acidity & cholesterol in check.

Govt approves IAF's MMRCA offset proposals - India News - IBNLive

Bid opened, yay ! I guess

 

[SpArK]

Post govt nod, Typhoon, Rafale lock target on mega deal

New Delhi: India moved one step ahead towards finalising the M-MRCA deal with the Defence Ministry today paving the way for opening the commercial bids of two shortlisted vendors by approving their offset proposals.


After the bids are opened, the Defence Ministry will be able to determine the lowest bidder in the deal for 126 Medium-Multi Role Combat Aircraft (M-MRCA) and decide who will ultimately get the contract described as the 'mother of all deals'.


At a meeting chaired by Defence Minister A K Antony, the Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) cleared the offset evaluation report of Dassault Rafale and Eurofighter Typhoon, the two remaining contenders, Defence Ministry officials said in New Delhi.



All the spade work for the opening of bids have been completed. Opening of the bids will be done in a few days in the presence of the two vendors," they said.


As per the offset clause, foreign vendors bagging deals worth over Rs 300 crore are supposed to invest back 30 percent of the worth of the contract in Indian defence industry.


In M-MRCA, the vendors will have to invest 50 percent of the worth of the deal.


"No date has been specified for opening of the bids but it will happen soon," the officials said.

The offset proposals of the two companies were tabled before the DAC by Director General (Acquisition) Vivek Rae.


Besides the Defence Minister, the two-hour meeting was attended by the three Service chiefs, the Defence Secretary, the Secretarym, Defence Production, the DG (Acquisition) and concerned joint secretaries in the Ministry.


After the bids are opened to evaluate the lowest bidder, the proposal will move to the Finance Ministry for its approval and it will then go to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for final nod by the government.




http://www.firstpost.com/politics/post-govt-nod-typhoon-rafale-lock-target-on-mega-deal-101907.html

 

[thakur_ritesh]

Hey - my suspense is peaking now -
I can barely hold my Champagne glass and my Beer mug balanced over my plate of sausages and blue cheese - come on MoD ....

hahaha

i think cnn-ibn jumped the gun a little too soon

 

[plugwater]

I wonder how Armand will react if IAF selects EF

 

[SPIEZ]

I wonder how Armand will react if IAF selects EF

Already he seems to be an India hater

 

[thakur_ritesh]

quite possible we might get a leak in a few days.

oh its been such a loonnngggg .............. wait, '05 is when i joined the forum community and have been reading and waiting since.

I wonder how Armand will react if IAF selects EF

that was epic!

 

[plugwater]

Already he seems to be an India hater

OT.. No, he hates only china and Russia, he ll start to hate India as well if we dont select Rafale

 

[Yusuf]

Ok don't curse me, what are the odds of the deal being called off and a new tender being called?? I am sure no one will participate and everyone will blacklist India as a customer!!

 

[ace009]

THAT would be awesome - except Russia will sale their Mig-35 to India through the backdoor (and I don't mean MoD's ass) ...

 

[arya]

Guys let induct rafale asap

dont wate more time we need more numbers

 

[nrj]

Ok don't curse me, what are the odds of the deal being called off and a new tender being called?? I am sure no one will participate and everyone will blacklist India as a customer!!

Couldn't stop my laugh

 

[Tshering22]

I won't even discuss this. Get those jets already... enough of dead IAF pilots because of flying coffins.

 

[utubekhiladi]

i already know who is the winner, this is all just formality. hahahaha

 

[agentperry]

people are thinking of armand, hitler and all. IM thinking of pakis. irrespective of indian air force choice they will churn some of the most hilarious theories that now either of france or EF team will side by pakistan, offer their planes for free to fight against the bid winner, the indian birds are coming with lots of defects hell they are mig-21 modified. there pilots will ultimately crash them bla bla.
interesting that they will try to relive themselves by saving DUDE!!!!!!! you have EF/RAFALE..... huh.....WE HAVE 17, JF-17, THAT TOO CHINESE... hai tumhare pass!! huh....

 

[SPIEZ]

people are thinking of armand, hitler and all. Im thinking of pakis. Irrespective of indian air force choice they will churn some of the most hilarious theories that now either of france or ef team will side by pakistan, offer their planes for free to fight against the bid winner, the indian birds are coming with lots of defects hell they are mig-21 modified. There pilots will ultimately crash them bla bla.
Interesting that they will try to relive themselves by saving dude!!!!!!! You have ef/rafale..... Huh.....we have 17, jf-17, that too chinese... Hai tumhare pass!! Huh....

truely hilarious

 

[Yusuf]

Any news site reporting the opening of the Bid Documents?

 

[Armand2REP]

After the bids are opened to evaluate the lowest bidder, the proposal will move to the Finance Ministry for its approval and it will then go to the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) for final nod by the government.

Post govt nod, Typhoon, Rafale lock target on mega deal | Firstpost

Lowest bidder is Dassault, so we know who wins....

 

[Galaxy]

Lowest bidder is Dassault, so we know who wins....

Price is not the most important criteria otherwise JAS-39 Gripen would be top contender.

We are Buying as per our requirement and features and Typhoon is best choice.

 

[The Messiah]

Rafale has won and rightly so.

But chance is being given to EF to improve there bid.

 

[Armand2REP]

Price is not the most important criteria otherwise JAS-39 Gripen would be top contender.

We are Buying as per our requirement and features and Typhoon is best choice[

Price wasn't an issue in technical evaluations, now the winner goes to L1 bidder.