MINISTER OF DEFENCE AND MILITARY VETERANS
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 189 [CW261E]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15 APRIL 2011
REPLY RECOMMENDED BY
THE SECRETARY FOR DEFENCE: DIRECTOR-GENERAL
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION NUMBER 189
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15 APRIL 2011
Mr D B Feldman (COPE-Gauteng) to ask the Minister of Defence and Military
Veterans:
(1) Whether her department has (a) accepted a certain companyâs (name
furnished) design baseline and (b) issued the entity with a compliance
certificate for the Hoefyster project; if not, what is the position in
this regard; if so, what are the relevant details;
(2) whether her department has placed an order with the said company to
start with the production of the Hoefyster project; if not, what is
the position in this regard; if so, (a) what are the reasons for the
delay in the confirmation of an order, (b) when can the said company
expect final confirmation and (c) what are the further relevant
details?
CW261E
REPLY:
1) (a) Armscor, on behalf of the Department of Defence accepted
the Product Baseline (A) of the Section Variant to be built
under Project HOEFYSTER on 10 of September 2010.
(b) The prescribed K225 (Armscor inspection release certificate) was
issued for the Hoefyster project .
(2) The Department of Defence has not yet placed a production order for
the Hoefyster project.
a) The reason for the delay in the confirmation of an order is that
the Military Command Council has not yet granted the final
authorisation of the HOEFYSTER Project
(b) It is not known when will the final authorisation be granted by
the Military Command Council.
(c) Future relevant details are as follows:
i) As soon as authorisation is granted by the Military Command
Council, the HOEFYSTER Project Team will compile an
Acquisition Plan as prescribed in the Departmental
Acquisition Policy and Procedures.
ii) A contract can be placed by Armscor on Denel Land Systems
as soon as all the prescribed Departmental Authorisation
Committees have approved the Acquisition Plan.
NATIONAL COUNCIL OF PROVINCES
QUESTION FOR WRITTEN REPLY
QUESTION 189 [NW261E]
DATE OF PUBLICATION: 15 APRIL 2011
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