Regulations for the Cooperation between National Defense Technology Institutions and Private Entities for Research, Development, Production, Manufacture and Maintenance Article 23

When a National Defense Technology Institutions accepts a commission from a Private Entity to engage in research and development, production and manufacture, or maintenance and repair items, it shall select such items according to the following principles:Subparagraph (1)The first Priority shall be the research and development, production and manufacture, or maintenance and repair items for which the National Defense Technology Institutions possesses special technology, capability, or resources to engage in.Subparagraph (2)The first Priority shall be those production items whose original place of manufacture and production is not inside our country.Subparagraph (3)Items which can promote the development of the national defense technology industry's products specifically for military use, or common military and civilian use.Subparagraph (4)Items which can reasonably and effectively make use of current resources, and which are beneficial to the property revenue [of the National Defense Technology Institutions].Subparagraph (5)Items which shall not affect the National Defense Technology Institutions' duty to provide military supplies.Subparagraph (6)The National Defense Technology Institutions shall not select items for which the domestic private sector already possesses total capability and can effectively supply the same to meet the national defense requirements.