2025-27 Caliber 5.56mm M4 Rifle with Optic Sights Acquisition Project of the Philippine Coast Guard

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) has raised a requirement for the acquisition of new 5.56mm Assault Rifles as part of its acquisition for Fiscal Year 2025 although funding came from 2024.

This is part of a multi-year effort to improve the overall firepower of the service, as well as replace ageing or lost/damaged assets.

With this, the Philippine Coast Guard, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC), invited manufacturers and suppliers to submit a bid for the Caliber 5.56mm M4 Rifle with Optical Sight for the PCG.

Project Summary:

2025-027 Caliber 5.56mm M4 Rifle with Optical Sights Acquisition Project:

Note: Edited as of 26 August 2025

* Project Number: IB No. 2025-027

* End User: Philippine Coast Guard 

* Quantity: 1,666 units

* Modernization Phase: Philippine Coast Guard GAA Acquisition for FY2024

* Project ABC: Php299,880,000.00

* Acquisition Mode: Public Bidding

* Source of Funding: Philippine Army GAA Funds for FY2024

* SARO Release: N/A

* Winning Proponent: TBA

* Product for Delivery: TBA

* Contract Price: TBA

* Residual Difference (Savings): TBA

* First post by MaxDefense: 26 August 2025 (this post)

* MaxDefense Searching Hashtag: #PCG556mmM4withOptics2025Acquisition 

* Status: Public tender was opened on 01 July 2025, with a scheduled submission and opening of bid envelopes (SOBE) scheduled on 28 July 2025. 

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Overview:

For the last few years, the Philippine Coast Guard has been investing more in various weapons including pistols, machine guns, sub machine guns, sniper rifles, grenade launchers and assault rifles as part of its modernization drive and acquired from Israel under the PCG's Firearms Acquisition Project.

As an example, its most recent acquisitions include 4,357 units of IWI Galil ACE 21N 5.56x45mm assault rifles with 8.5” barrels.

As the PCG requires more assault rifles to replace damaged or those too old to refurbish, it has now raised a requirement for another 1,666 units.

It still remains unknown if the acquisition would also be used to cover a possible increase in Coast Guard SOG personnel or just replace old units.

Further updates will be provided once they become available.

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First edit and release: 26 August 2025
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