Public Procurement Service Purchases and Supplies Innovative Quarantine Products... Supporting Government Quarantine Response

Three innovative quarantine products that the Public Procurement Service has pilot-purchased to supply to government and public institutions. Photo by Public Procurement Service

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Public Procurement Service (PPS) is stepping up to purchase and supply innovative quarantine products.

On the 13th, the PPS announced that it has selected 31 public institutions to pilot the use of innovative quarantine products and will purchase and supply goods worth 1.1 billion KRW.

The pilot purchase and supply of innovative quarantine products is intended to support the government's quarantine activities aimed at preventing infectious diseases and curbing their spread. It also serves to provide demonstration opportunities to companies developing innovative products.

The pilot purchase targets three products: ▲ mobile access control booths (Quarantine Cube) ▲ expandable negative pressure isolation systems ▲ mobile negative pressure beds.

The PPS surveyed demand from government and public institutions that will actually use the products and made the final decision to pilot purchase these innovative products. It plans to complete related contracts within this month. After a certain period of pilot use, it will support commercialization.

In addition to innovative quarantine products, the PPS will support the initial market entry of companies designated as innovative product developers with a total pilot purchase project budget of 46.5 billion KRW this year.

The innovative product pilot purchase is expected to actively promote the purchase of products related to carbon neutrality, the Korean New Deal, and others, including this quarantine product, serving as a driving force for innovative growth.

Kim Jung-woo, Administrator of the PPS, said, “I hope the selected innovative quarantine products will be quickly supplied to quarantine sites and provide practical help to citizens and quarantine-related agencies struggling with COVID-19.” He added, “The PPS will strive to discover and actively purchase innovative products suitable for fields such as carbon neutrality and the Korean New Deal, playing a leading role as a driving force for innovative growth beyond quarantine products.”

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