Fabricaciones Militares extends public tender and relaxes requirements

Fabricaciones Militares Sociedad Anónima Unipersonal (F.M.S.A.U.) issued Amending Circular No. 02 of Public Tender CPU-2026-SC-001, which extends the deadline for the submission of bids until November 3, 2026, and sets the opening of bids for November 4, 2026. The amendment, published in the third section of the Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic on August 20, 2026, becomes an integral part of the Bidding Terms and Conditions.

The circular is framed within file EX-2026-63682973- -APN-GS#FMSE and is available for consultation on the company’s website, https://www.fm.gob.ar/licitaciones. With this decision, the state defense company seeks to increase the number of bidders in a procurement process of significance for the sector.

Changes in deadlines and opening of bids

The main update is the extension of the tender calendar, which grants interested parties more time to prepare and submit their proposals. According to the circular, the new milestones of the process are:

• Submission of bids: until November 3, 2026.
• Opening of bids: November 4, 2026.

Flexibility of requirements for consortia

In addition to the new calendar, Amending Circular No. 02 introduces substantial changes to the participation conditions. The submission of bids by subcategories is enabled for Items No. 2 and No. 3, allowing interested parties to bid partially and not necessarily for the entirety of the object.

Likewise, the economic-financial capacity requirements applicable to consortia are modified, an adjustment that reduces entry barriers and facilitates the participation of groups of companies that might previously have been excluded by the required financial criteria.

Impact for bidders

The flexibility of the requirements and the extension of deadlines open a window of opportunity for new bidders, both individual and in consortia, who will be able to apply for Public Tender CPU-2026-SC-001 under more accessible conditions. The measure reinforces transparency and competition in a process managed by Fabricaciones Militares S.A.U., a key company in the production of the country’s defense material.

Interested parties must consult the full text of Amending Circular No. 02 on the company’s bidding portal, as its provisions are part of the Bidding Terms and Conditions and are mandatory for all participants.

Source: Official Gazette of the Argentine Republic, August 20, 2026, third section (official reference: Public Tender CPU-2026-SC-001, Amending Circular No. 02, file EX-2026-63682973- -APN-GS#FMSE).