On October 5 the government completed the placement of orders, and on October 25 released information about the actual contract for improving the database about the Russian soldiers who were killed or went missing during World War II and during the immediate post-war period (Memorial database). Deliverables under the contract include: processing (including scanning and optical character recognition) of 1,379,909 archive documents and entering the information contained in them into the Memorial database; merging all the new information with the data entered into the database in 2007-2011 (information about a total of 29,018,843 persons, and 13.7m electronic documents, for a total of 28 TB of data); and hosting the Memorial database on the customer’s software and hardware.
The value of the contract, which was awarded to ZAO Elektronnyy Arkhiv (Electronic Archive), is 40,845,000 roubles (just below the starting price of 40,845,306.4 roubles). Bids for the contract were invited on July 27. There was one other bidder, ZAO NPO Opyt.
On October 15 the government released information about the execution of a contract for 31 BTR-80 APCs, to be delivered to the Russian Ministry of Interior. The contract, worth 346,766,174.55 roubles (unit price 11,186,005.63 roubles), was awarded to OOO Voenno-Promyshlennaya Kompaniya (Military-Industrial Company), which was the sole bidder in the auction held on March 27.
The contract itself was announced on February 15, 2012.
On October 26 the government released information about a contract for an extendable towed hydroacoustic antenna of the MGK-540 complex used on submarines. The contract was announced on September 10, 2012. It was awarded to the sole bidder, OAO Vodtranspribor (St Petersburg), at the starting price of 30,900,000 roubles.
Under the terms of the contract, the antenna should be delivered to the Pacific Fleet by November 25, 2013. The manufacturer provides a 4-year warranty period, with a minimum of 9,600 hours of operation.
On October 31 the government announced an open electronic auction for six sets of a multirole training complex for scuba divers. The starting (maximum) price of the contract is 801,333,810 roubles (unit price 133,555,635 roubles). The supplier is required to deliver two sets apiece in 2013, 2014 and 2015 to the Navy Rescue Equipment Warehouse at the 3rd Complex Storage Base in Vologda.
The functionality of the complex includes training in the following areas: basic diver training; underwater shooting; free drops from a helicopter; using salvage pontoons; training the pilots of remote-controlled submersibles; and therapeutic recompression.
The open auction was scheduled for December 10, 2012.
On November 15 the government released information about a contract for the Avtomatizm operational and tactical navy simulator, which is used to model and display operational-and-tactical situations. The contract was announced on October 5.
It was awarded at the starting price of 49m roubles to the St Petersburg Institute of Automation, a state-owned research institution. The simulator is to be delivered to the town of Partizansk, Maritime Territory.
On October 25 the government completed the placement of the order and declared the failure of an open competition for flight testing and operation of the Resurs-P No 1 spacecraft using MoD systems (under the Resurs-P (LI) R&D project). The order is part of an R&D project to develop an optical-electronic complex for studying the Earth’s natural resources, and a space system based on that complex.
The winner of the contract was to operate the Resurs-P satellite during its flight tests for a period of 90 days. The deadline for deliverables under the contract was set for May 31, 2012. The starting price of the contract was set at 56,250,000 roubles. The only bidder was FGUP TsENKI.
On October 29 the government announced the decision not to sign an MoD contract for the disposal of small arms and close-combat weapons in 2012. The contract, which was announced on August 10, was worth 97,631,848.78 roubles. It consisted of two lots:
Disposal of 205,483 assault rifles; 3,975 hand-held grenade launchers; 338,855 pistols; and 344 mounted grenade launchers, for a total of 76,794,333.23 roubles.
Disposal of 98,588 assault rifles and submachine guns; 21,356 pistols and revolvers; 49 rifles, carbines and guns; and 2,323 machineguns, for a total of 20,837,515.55 roubles.
The government later announced the failure of the competition for the contract because one of the two participating bidders, OAO Molot Vyatsko-Polyansky Machinery Plant, was disqualified.
On October 30 the government announced a contract for the disposal of 9M27K3 rocket-propelled ammunition for the Uragan MLR system in 2012-2013 (the ammunition has cluster warheads with PFM-1S anti-personnel mines).
The starting price of the contract was set at 149,700,320 roubles. There was a total of 4,466 pieces of 220mm ammunition to be disposed of (which translates into a unit price of 33,520 roubles). There was also a specific technological requirement regarding the disposal process. The entire process, starting from the removal of the ammo from its shelf and ending with the destruction of the warhead, had to be completed within an hour due to the danger of the self-destruct mechanism going off. Another difficulty was that the ammunition was old and some of the plastic shells of the mines had developed cracks, with the VS-6D liquid explosive leaking out.
The only bidder for the contract was ZAO Forpost Baltiki Plyus. Minutes from the opening of the sealed bids were released on November 30. The government then announced the failure of the competition for the contract.
In October and November the government released information about two MoD contracts for several types of satellite communication stations, worth a total of 960,187,251.5 roubles, including:
11 R-441-OV satellite communication stations worth 470,851,771.5 roubles (unit price 42,804,706.5 roubles);
16 R-439-MD2 satellite communication stations worth 489,335,480 roubles (unit price 30,583,467.5 roubles).
Both contracts have been awarded to the sole bidder, Radiosvyaz Research and Production Company, based in Krasnoyarsk. The deadline for deliveries is December 2013.
On November 1 the government released information about an MoD contract for 14,197 PDA portable medical ventilators.
The contract was signed at the starting price of 76,521,830 roubles (unit price 5,390 roubles) with OAO Tambovmash, which was the sole bidder, after a closed auction held on October 19. The contract itself was announced on September 24. The delivery deadline is December 2013.
On November 8 the government released information about a contract for an Su-25SM combat aircraft simulator (model STBP-25SM). The contract has been awarded to ZAO Spetstekhnika (Dubna), which matched the starting price of 76,427,000 roubles. The delivery deadline is December 2013. The simulator is to be delivered to the 6972nd Guard 1st Rank Airbase in Krymsk, Krasnodar Territory.
The contract was announced on October 1; the auction was held on October 25.
On November 2 the government announced an open competition for a contract for the retrieval and disposal of space rocket components which are discarded after launch, and for cleaning up pollution in the areas where these components land. The contractor must retrieve components of Tsiklon, Soyuz, Molniya, and Topol rockets and clean up pollution in the Koyda, Olema, Siya, Pinega and Dvinskoy landing areas (Arkhangelsk Region), and Vashka, Voyvozh and Vazhgord areas (Komi Republic), which are used by the Plesetsk space launch center. The contract covers the period 2012-2014. A total of 100 retrieval and clean-up operations should be conducted, including 50 in 2012 and 25 apiece in 2013 and 2014.
The starting price of the contract was set at 106,827,510.63 roubles. The winner was to be announced on December 17, 2012.
On November 9 the government announced a contract to develop an imitator of signals emitted by new-generation satellite navigation systems, which will be used by a select group of users (code name Dubler).
The R&D project includes the development of a versatile imitator of the existing and future signals of satellite navigation systems (GLONASS, GPS, GALILEO, and SBAS). These devices will be used by the MoD’s metrology centers to “test the performance of navigation equipment”. The contractor will be asked to develop a fixed-position and mobile versions of the device (models IS-P and IS-M, respectively). The device must be capable of imitating the carrier’s movement at an altitude of up to 150,000 km, at a speed of up to 11 km/sec and with an acceleration of up to 1 km/sec2.
The starting price of the contract was set at 258m roubles. The winner was to be announced on December 14.
On November 15 the government announced a contract for 82 navigation radar stations (models MR-231, 231-3 and 231-4), which are used on ships and submarines. The starting price of the contract was set at 326,038,010 roubles (an average of 3,976,073.3 roubles per set).
The winner of the contract will be asked to deliver 25 sets in 2013, 28 in 2014, and 29 in 2015. Out of that number, 32 sets will be delivered to the Northern Fleet, 19 to the Pacific Fleet, 12 to the Caspian Flotilla, 10 to the Black Sea Fleet, and nine to the Baltic Fleet.
The open auction was scheduled for December 14, 2012.
On November 16 the government announced an MoD contract for 774 inflatable radar targets (models Ugolok-M1, M2 and M3), which are used as decoys to protect ships from anti-ship missiles with radar homing heads. The starting price of the contract was set at 413,689,470 roubles (for an average unit price of 534,482.5 roubles).
Each product set includes two inflatable reflectors of radio waves; a device which deploys these reflectors from the ship; storage containers; and inflation balloons. The decoys can be deployed in an automatic or manual mode. The shelf life of the product is 10 years.
The open auction to determine the winner was scheduled for December 14.
On November 21 the government completed the placement of an order (by default) for 1,950 sets of Azart-P1 portable sixth-generation radio stations, to be delivered to the MoD. The product is used to provide automated reconnaissance transmissions and interference-resilient security transmissions for the tactical command-and-control tier.
The starting price of the contract has been set at 518,289,018 roubles (unit price 265,789.24 roubles). The radio station supports simplex and duplex communication modes, as well as data transmission, positioning with the help of satellite navigation systems, pseudo-random frequency tuning, and automated entry of radio data using wired and wireless channels. Its communication range is at least 4km.
The contract has been awarded to the sole bidder, OAO Angstrem Research and Production Company (Zelenograd). The radios are to be delivered to the 8th Mountain Brigade, the 33rd Mountain Brigade, and the 19th Motor Rifle Brigade (650 sets apiece) by July 1, 2013.
The contract was announced on October 25; the auction was held on November 21.
On November 21 the government completed the placement of an order (by default) for 5 TN-80 tabletop simulators used to train the gunners of BTR-60, BTR-70, BTR-80, BTR-80M, BTR-80S and BTR-80A APCs. The sole bidder for this contract, which was announced on October 25, was OAO Muromteplovoz. The starting price of the contract was set at 5.5m roubles (unit price 1.1m roubles). The deadline for final deliveries is November 25, 2013.
According to the information provided in the contract announcement, the simulator consists of four computers (one for the instructor and three for the trainees), sighting unit simulators, earphone-headsets, and other periphery devices.
On November 21 the government released 55 notifications about the upcoming open auctions for contracts to supply fuel to the MoD in the first quarter of 2013. The aggregate starting price of the contracts was set at 14,234,399,933.3 roubles.
The MoD intends to place orders for 447,890 tonnes of fuel, including:
770 tonnes of Premium Euro 95 petrol — 4 lots worth a total of 29,323,478.8 roubles (for an average of 38,082.44 roubles per tonne);
4,690 tonnes of Regular 92 petrol — 11 lots worth a total of 163,019,976.35 roubles (for an average of 34,769.06 roubles per tonne);
11,820 tonnes of DT Euro Class 4 arctic diesel fuel — 5 lots worth a total of 424,475,776.2 roubles (for an average of 35,911.66 roubles per tonne);
91,680 tonnes of DT Euro Class 2,3 winter diesel fuel — 10 lots worth a total of 3,164,382,198.25 roubles (for an average of 34,515.51 roubles per tonne);
93,110 tonnes of summer diesel fuel — 7 lots worth a total of 3,010,821,857.5 roubles (for an average of 32,336.18 roubles per tonne);
181,250 tonnes of TS-1 aircraft kerosene — 11 lots worth a total of 5,608,175,295.3 roubles (for an average of 30,941.66 roubles per tonne);
43,070 tonnes of RT jet fuel — 4 lots worth a total of 1,367,002,645.9 roubles (for an average of 31,739.09 roubles per tonne);
21,500 tonnes of F-5 fuel oil — 3 lots worth a total of 467,198,705 roubles (for an average of 21,730.17 roubles per tonne).
Bids were to be submitted by December 12, 2012. The open auction was scheduled for December 24.
On November 27 the government completed the placement of an order (by default) for 156 hand grenades, to be delivered to the Interior Ministry. The starting price of the contract was set at 395,480.4 roubles. Deliverables include 51 PT grenades (unit price 2,962.4 roubles) and 105 instantaneous set-off smoke grenades (unit price 2,327.6 roubles).
The sole bidder in an auction held on November 12 was OAO Applied Chemistry Research Institute.
On November 28 the government released information about an MoD contract for 210 sets of R-309K-1 radio receiver devices (Variant 01, Modification 03, Series 01).
The contract was awarded to OAO Radiy (based in the town of Kaslinsk, Chelyabinsk Region), which matched the starting price of 112,019,880 roubles (unit price 533,428 roubles per set). The delivery deadline is December 2013.
Initial information about the contract was announced on October 18, 2012.
On November 29 the government announced an MoD contract for 13 MR-232 Bussol-S fixed-position coastal radars. The starting price of the contract was set at 37,528,530 roubles (2,886,810 roubles per radar). Four of these radars are to be delivered to the Pacific Fleet, six to the Northern Fleet, two to the Baltic Fleet and one to the Black Sea Fleet. The radar must be capable of detecting objects such as a large anti-submarine ship at a distance of up to 19 nautical miles, and of automatically locking in to and tracking a minimum of 50 surface targets. The required minimum service life of the radar is 20 years, with at least 85,000 hours of operation.
The open electronic auction has been scheduled for December 28, 2012. Delivery deadlines are in 2013-2015.
On November 29 the government completed the placement of an order (by default) for 15 RTK-1 battalion-size tactical sets. The contract was announced on October 30, with a starting price of 55,308,840 roubles (3,687,256 roubles per set). Each set includes 80 standard devices for displaying light and medium targets, and 6 devices for erecting heavy targets; a distribution device; and a control station.
Bids were submitted by OAO 58th Central Plant of Testing Range and Training Equipment and OAO Tulatochmash.
On November 30 the government completed the placement of a contract (by default) for 27 sets of automated command and control sets used by Airborne Assault Troops (VDV) divisions (Product 83t851-12, standard automated module of field command and control stations). The contract was awarded to the sole bidder, OAO Communications and Control Systems Research Institute, after an open electronic auction held on November 7.
The starting price of the contract was set at 721,768,266 roubles (unit price 26,732,158 roubles). Seven sets apiece are to be delivered to Novorossiysk, Pskov and Ivanovo, two to Ulyanovsk, and four to the town of Medvezhyi Ozera, Moscow Region.
Each standard field command and control module must be capable of supporting up to 20 workstations equipped by a telephone, a videophone and other encoded data transmission networks; up to 25 four-wire telephone client sets; up to 16 four-wire portable telephone sets; videoconference capability for up to nine clients; demonstration of video on five projector screens; and document printing and scanning capability.