Why the Busan Procurement Chief Visited the 'Quality Assurance Mark' Gijang Small Enterprise

Visiting G-PASS and Quality-Assured Procurement Suppliers
Exploring Market Access Support for Yugeon Aluminum and Addressing On-Site Challenges

The Busan Regional Public Procurement Service, led by Chief Shin Bongjae, is expanding access to the public procurement market by engaging directly with companies that have obtained 'quality assurance' through on-site administrative visits.

Yugeon Aluminum, a small but strong enterprise based in Gijang County, Busan, has been designated as a quality-assured procurement supplier by the Public Procurement Service, earning the coveted 'quality assurance mark' for the public procurement market. By being listed among the 'quality-assured procurement suppliers'-a designation granted only after a rigorous assessment of quality and technological capabilities by the Public Procurement Service-the company, previously specialized in windows and fences, has established a foothold to expand into the national public market.

Shin Bongjae, head of the Busan Regional Public Procurement Service (far right), is visiting the production site of Yugeon Aluminum in Gijang County, Busan, and conversing with company officials.

The Public Procurement Service designates only products manufactured under an excellent quality assurance system as quality-assured procurement items, based on comprehensive evaluations of quality management, process, and performance management. Companies that receive this designation are granted significant incentives, such as exemption from delivery inspections and additional points during bidding.

During the on-site visit, the Public Procurement Service discussed strategies to support market access and directly listened to the regulatory and operational challenges faced by the company in light of this new designation.

Chief Shin Bongjae emphasized, "The more procurement items we have from companies with outstanding technological capabilities and quality management systems, the greater the reliability of public procurement becomes," adding, "We will actively support competitive companies so they can enter broader markets."

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