Defense Industry Development Act Article 17

The procurement of Level-2 or Level-3 Regulated Military Material shall be done with selective tendering procedures and the contract shall be awarded to the most advantageous tender in principle, unless it happens to fit in with what Paragraph 1 of Article 22 of Government Procurement Act rules.The competent authority may require the tendering supplier to explain its capabilities of R&D,production, manufacture or maintenance or require them of explanation for support from Foreign Suppliers depending on the qualification.The evaluative items and score allocation upon awarding the procurement of Level-2 or Level-3 Regulated Military Material shall include the rate of domestic production, bonus for the class of suppliers, analyses of reasonable costs, quotas and items that suppliers cooperated with Foreign Suppliers or industries and so forth. The concerning evaluative items and score allocation shall be decided by the competent authority in consultation with other authorities-in-charge.