CANBERRA - Australia's Department of Defense (DoD) has announced a Request for Tender (RFT) for an Australian-produced replacement for the Navy's Pacific Patrol Boats under the Pacific Maritime Security Program, Project SEA3036 Phase 1.
The project is estimated at AUD594 million ($461.5 million) for up to 21 steel-hulled replacement vessels, plus additional funding allocated towards through-life sustainment and personnel costs over 30 years. All told the tab should run to AUD1.38 billion ($1.072 billion).
The project aims to replace the existing Pacific Patrol Boats that are nearing the end of their serviceable lives while replacing them with a larger, more capable fleet. The new boats are expected to be designed and constructed to commercial standards, arrive without weapons systems - but be made to allow for them, allow for a range of greater than 2,500 nautical miles at 12 knots without burning all available fuel, and be capable of reaching 20 knots. A final decision regarding a winning bid is expected to be made by the DoD before year's end.
Replacement patrol boats have been offered to all current participating states including Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Tonga, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Kiribati, Samoa, Vanuatu, Federated States of Micronesia, Palau, Republic of Marshall Islands, Cook Islands, as well as new member Timor-Leste.
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