Public Procurement Service to Procure General Military Supplies such as 'Meals and Clothing' Starting Next Month
[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Public Procurement Service (PPS) will take charge of procuring general military supplies such as meals, clothing, and aviation fuel starting from the 1st of next month.
According to the PPS on the 30th, the government approved the amendment to the Enforcement Decree of the Defense Acquisition Program Act, which entrusts part of the power support system among military supplies to the PPS for procurement, as well as the amendment to the organizational decree to establish two new divisions within the PPS responsible for military supplies procurement.
On this occasion, the PPS will create a new organization (31 personnel) within the Headquarters’ Procurement Business Bureau to integrate the transferred military supplies and defense commercial materials currently purchased separately by the headquarters and regional offices.
Additionally, contract managers for the newly transferred meals and clothing will be primarily assigned from the Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) personnel (20 people) to ensure continuity of work and procurement stability.
Earlier, the PPS and DAPA signed a business agreement on procurement transfer in April. The transfer tasks will be carried out according to the “Joint Directive on Entrusting Military Supplies Procurement to the Public Procurement Service” established by the Ministry of National Defense, DAPA, and PPS.
First, the PPS will handle bid announcements, cost estimation, contract conclusion and management, and defense budget execution for the transferred military supplies. However, to minimize inconvenience to participating contractors, items contracted before the transfer will be managed by DAPA until contract fulfillment is completed.
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Jung Moo-kyung, Administrator of the PPS, said, “The transferred meals and clothing items affect soldiers’ morale and satisfaction,” adding, “The PPS will do its best to ensure that high-quality meals and supplies are stably provided, with the heart of a parent sending their child to the military.”
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