Question: Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleased to satate :-

(a) whether Indian Air Force (IAF) is procuring Chinook CH-47F heavy-lift helicopters and AH-64D Block III Apache helicopters from Boeing Company of USA;

(b) if so, the details of the deal;

(c) the estimated cost of these helicopters;

(d) whether proper procedure of tendering, as laid down by Central Vigilance Commission (CVC), has been followed for purchase of equipment from abroad; and

(e) if so, the details in this regard?

Answer: Minister of Defence (Shri A.K. Antony)

STATEMENT IN RESPECT OF PARTS (a) TO (e) OF RAJYA SABHA STARRED Q. No.. 588 FOR 8.5.2013 REGARDING PROCUREMENT OF HELICOPTERS FROM BOEING, USA.

The Indian Air Force is processing cases for procurement of Chinook CH-47F Heavy Lift Helicopters (HLH) and AH-64 D Block III Apache helicopters from M/s Boeing Company of USA.
Based on Accpetance of Necessity (AoN) accorded by Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on 21st January 2008, a multi-vendor Request for Proposal (RFP) was issued on 26th May 2009 for procurement of 15 HLHs under ‘Buy (Global)’ category at an AoN cost of Rs.2468.41 Crore. Two vendors who responded to the RFP cleared the Technical Evaluation and Field Evaluation Trials (FET). M/s Boeing with CH-47F Helicopter emerged as L1 Vendor. Presently, the proposal is at Contract Negotiations stage.
Based on the Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) accorded by the DAC on 23rd May 2007, a multi-vendor RFP was issued on 25th May 2009 for procurement of 22 Attack helicopters under ‘Buy (Global)’ category at an AoN cost of Rs.3094.98 Crore. Out of three vendors who responded, only AH-64 D Block-III helicopter of M/s Boeing cleared the Field Evaluation Trials (FET). Presently, the proposal is at Contract Negotiations stage.
Both the cases have been processed through multi-vendor RFP as per the extant Defence Procurement Procedure.

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