Regulations Governing Procurements for Scientific and Technological Research and Development Article 6

A scientific research procurement shall be conducted in accordance with the principles of promoting scientific and technological research and development, the innovation and application of the research and development result, and protecting public interest.If performing a scientific research procurement valued at NT$ 1 million or above, the public school, public research institute (organization), or juristic person or entity, shall, in view of the specific nature and actual requirements of the procurement, evaluate the supplier’s technologies, management, commercial terms, past contract performance, construction work, property or service quality, capability, price, or related matters. Such an evaluation shall be recorded in written form and filed for inspection purposes. However, in order to encourage the participation of startup companies, the review items in the preceding paragraph may be adjusted to increase the fair competition opportunities for startup companies.