On Tuesday, January 27, 2026, the 3rd Regional Logistics Base in Kraków (3. RBLog) published information on the launch of a tender procedure conducted under a restricted and accelerated competitive procedure for the provision of repair and maintenance services for Poprad Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems (SPZR) in the years 2026–2029.
Photo: Rafał Muczyński, MILMAG
The contract covers:
- the creation and operation of a Service Portal referred to in Section IV of the Operational and Technical Requirements (WET), to be made available at the second stage of the procedure;
- the conduct of training, in accordance with the provisions of the draft contractual terms and the operational and technical requirements, which will be provided to contractors invited to submit bids at the second stage of the procedure;
- the provision of repair and maintenance services, including support for scheduled OO-2 maintenance of the Poprad Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Missile Systems (SPZR) (special equipment and base chassis) and their components, in line with the requirements set out in the draft contractual provisions to be made available to contractors invited to submit bids at the second stage of the procedure, depending on demand reported by the contracting authority or an authorized user.
The deadline for submitting applications to participate in the procedure is February 6, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. The award criteria will be: warranty period for elements, assemblies, and repairs (40%); price per one labor hour at the contractor’s facility (20%); price per one labor hour at the user’s site (20%); price for electronic operational support / portal services per month (10%); price for training one person from the regular equipment operating staff (5%); and price for training one person at the maintenance and repair subunit level (5%). The contract will be valid for 48 months from the date of its conclusion. The number of contractors eligible to submit applications has not been limited.
The justification for applying the accelerated procedure is the urgent need to award the contract due to the current geopolitical situation (the continuation of Russia’s armed invasion of Ukraine), rapid changes, and the growing security threat to Poland and Europe. The Poprad SPZR systems constitute a key element of the Polish Armed Forces’ air defense system, including counter-drone capabilities. Maintaining their full technical readiness has a direct impact on the operational capabilities of military units and the continuity of airspace protection tasks. Given the requirements for combat readiness of air defense systems, the intensive use of equipment resulting from ongoing operational and training tasks, and the risk of a reduced level of national security in the event of prolonged equipment downtime, there is an urgent need to carry out repairs of the military equipment in question.
On January 15 last year, PIT-Radwar received a contract worth 4,699,999.99 PLN gross for the delivery of tool kits and diagnostic equipment for the Poprad SPZR.
The Poprad SPZR is a very short-range air defense (VSHORAD) system. Like the Soła short-range radar, it is mounted on the AMZ-Kutno Żubr-P chassis. Together, they are intended to protect key facilities as well as concentrations of equipment and troops in the lowest layer of the air and missile defense system. The system is used to detect, identify, and engage aerial targets at short ranges (up to 5,500 m) and low altitudes (up to 3,500 m).
The armament consists of four very short-range Grom or Piorun surface-to-air missiles. The system is equipped, among other things, with a tracking and targeting head, an automatic target-tracking system based on a video camera (operating in the visible and infrared spectra), and an identification friend-or-foe (IFF) system. The system can operate autonomously or as part of an integrated air defense system. The first firings of Piorun missiles were conducted in late 2020, and deliveries of 79 systems to the Polish Armed Forces were completed on December 15, 2021.
The system is operated by the Air Force Training Center, the 8th Koszalin Anti-Aircraft Regiment, the 4th Zielona Góra Anti-Aircraft Regiment, the 15th Gołdap Anti-Aircraft Regiment, the 21st Podhale Rifle Brigade, the 15th Giżycko Mechanized Brigade, the 17th Greater Poland Mechanized Brigade, and the 19th Lublin Mechanized Brigade. The Poprad SPZR was unsuccessfully offered to Portugal.