Public Procurement Service, Pilot Implementation and Operation of 'Range-Type Specifications' for Excellent Products

The Public Procurement Service announced on the 27th that it will pilot the implementation of a "range-type specification" system to allow flexible delivery of excellent products according to on-site conditions.

Until now, excellent products had to maintain the same quality and performance during the designated period. Because of this, revisions to the specifications were only allowed for minor matters, and major changes were prohibited. The problem was that to recognize new specifications not included in the specification document, a separate review process was required, which increased the number of specifications and made management difficult.

Additionally, excellent product companies were strictly managed to deliver only according to the contract specifications, and even if the product was the same, unit prices were set for each specification. This caused inconvenience as slight differences in width or length required a contract modification to a new specification before delivery.

In response, the Public Procurement Service will pilot the "range-type specification" system to alleviate the burden on procurement companies by allowing products that are difficult to deliver in standardized specifications due to their characteristics to be delivered flexibly within a certain range according to on-site conditions.

In the pilot operation, the Public Procurement Service will apply the range-type specification to six items, including synthetic wood, where changes in color or size are possible without affecting product performance or contract unit price.

With the specification transition, the procuring agencies will be able to receive the desired products in a timely manner, and companies are expected to save time and costs, the Public Procurement Service anticipates.

Lim Byung-cheol, Director of the Technical Services Bureau at the Public Procurement Service, said, “Excellent products must be delivered with core technology and performance applied to the product, but it is necessary to narrow the gap between related regulations and on-site conditions within the scope of maintaining the technology and performance designated at the time.” He added, “The Public Procurement Service will continue to rationally improve the excellent product system, including delivery conditions, to reduce the burden on companies.”

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