The single item budget is increased to 30,000! The Police Department spends RMB 1.1 billion to upgrade body armor, and police officers will try it on and judge it in person

In order to improve the safety of front-line police officers on duty and completely solve the long-term unsolvable problems of tactical body armors such as being too tough, ill-fitting, and affecting on-duty movements, the Police Department's logistics team has significantly increased the original single-item procurement budget to NT$30,000 after conducting market visits and demand analysis. The first batch of budgets exceeded NT$11. 100 million to handle the bidding process; to this end, yesterday, for the first time, 60 police officers who signed up independently were allowed to try on the vests, and a satisfaction questionnaire was conducted on participating domestic and foreign manufacturers, allowing police officers to "wear and evaluate by themselves" and to incorporate actual use experience into the procurement selection reference to purchase body armor that is closer to their duty needs. The tender is expected to be successful at the end of this month, and the new body armors selected by the police officers themselves are expected to be issued in June next year.

In the past, a single piece of tactical body armor had a procurement budget of only NT$12,000. This year, more than 10,000 pieces of tactical body armor were sent to grassroots police. The response was criticized by the grassroots police for being too tough, uncomfortable, and inappropriate in size. Director Zhang Rongxing asked the logistics team to conduct research and analysis, and listed it as a major reform project this year. He hopes to purchase and distribute body armor based on the principle of "fit, safety, and comfort" to front-line grassroots police, so that the police can not only wear it easily, but also meet the needs of duty.

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To this end, the logistics team analyzed the domestic and foreign market conditions of bulletproof vests and visited prices. After understanding the materials used in bulletproof vests in various countries and comparing them, they integrated the budgets for this year and next year and significantly increased the single-item procurement budget to 30,000 yuan. In July this year, for counties and cities, The frontline police officers of the police department handled the bidding process for the first batch of "39,197 pieces of tactical body armor". Since the purchase amount was as high as 1.17591 billion yuan, more than ten manufacturers from China, Europe, America and Asia were selected to participate in the bidding after reviewing the qualification documents.

In order to make body armor more in line with the needs of grassroots police officers, the Logistics Team allows front-line field police officers to register and try on body armor through the "Police Knowledge Network" of the Police Department. A random selection was conducted based on the body shape of the police officers. From 797 applicants, 60 officers were randomly selected. Police officers participate in the try-on operation. During the try-on process, police officers will fill out a satisfaction questionnaire based on aspects such as wearing comfort, ease of movement, fit and overall use experience. Relevant feedback will be truthfully presented and serve as an important reference for the procurement selection committee when making selections.

In order to ensure the fairness of the try-on operation and prevent the leakage of manufacturer information, the logistics team not only requires the entire process to be videotaped and recorded, but also controls the police officers participating in the try-on. They are not allowed to bring mobile phones into the venue. It is hoped that through "self-registration, actual try-on, use feedback, and inclusion in the selection", the police will further become important participants in purchasing opinions from equipment users, create protective equipment that is more in line with the needs of front-line service, and improve police safety on duty.

The Police Department emphasized that the bidding specifications were developed based on the service needs of front-line field police officers and protection effectiveness. The bidding was conducted in accordance with the Government Procurement Law and relevant regulations. The principles of openness and fairness were adhered to. Domestic and foreign manufacturers provided high-quality body armors to participate in the bidding. There was no specific brand or exclusion of domestic manufacturers.