Overview of EPCO
Table of Contents
- Ⅱ Procurement equipment and services
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- Chapter1 Equipment Procurement and its Characteristics
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- 1 Overview
- 2 Approach to procurement system reform
- (1) Establishment of Equipment Procurement Office
- (2) Measures against bill-padding practice
- (3) Service・Account Audit
- 3 Classified information protection
- 4 Information Security
- 5 Handling of Lifecycle management of equipment
- 6 Education and Training
- Chapter 2 Management of Procurement Service
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- 1 Overview
- (1) Management Overview of Central Procurement
- (2) Flowchart of Central Procurement Duties
- 2 Administrative Task
- (1) Examination of Qualification
- (2) Receiving and Review of Procurement Requirement
- (3) Accreditation
- (4) Auditing of Drawing for Certification
- (5) Attestation
- 3 Miscellaneous
- Chapter 3 Contract
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- 1 Contract System
- 2 Method of contract
- (1) Open Tendering Procedures
- (2) Selective Tendering Procedures
- (3) Limited Tendering Procedures
- 3 Type of Contract (to fix the price)
- (1) Firm-Fixed-Price Contract
- (2) Firm-Fixed-Price with adjustment Contract
- (3) Cost Reimbursed Contract
- 4 Type of Contract
- (1) Sales Contract
- (2) Manufacturing Contract
- (3) Service Contract
- (4) Trial Production Contract
- (5) Lease Contract
- 5 Characteristics of Contract relating to Central Procurement
- (1) Characteristics of Method of contracts
- (2) ＦＭＳ Procurement
- (3) Specific Procurement Procedures
- (4) Secure of Order Opportunities for Small and Medium-Sized Business
- (5) Central Procurement CALS/EC System and Electronic Tender and Examine System
- Chapter 5 Supervision and Inspection
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- 1 Significance of Supervision and Inspection
- (1) Completion Inspection
- (2) Receiving Inspection
- 2 Types of Supervision and Completion Inspections
- (1) Direct Supervision and Inspection
- (2) Quality Evidence Supervision and Inspection
- (3) Document Supervision and Inspection
- 3 Implementation of Supervision and Inspection
- (1) General Equipments
- (2) Ships
- (3) Aircraft
- (4) Guided Weapons
- (5) FMS items
- 4 Supervision and Inspection, and ISO
- (1) Application of ISO
- (2) Improvement of Guideline for Supervision and Inspection and its expected effect
- (3) Relationship between obtaining ISO certification and contract
- (4) ISO certificate Obtaining Situation of Defense related Companies
- (5) Introduction of JISQ 9100
- Ⅲ Construction Service
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- 1 Main duties of Construction Division
- (1) Concerning Implementation of Construction
- (2) Concerning Administration of Plan Implementation Relating to Acquisition of Facilities
- 2 Actual Examples of Construction Works
- (1) Type of Construction Works
- (2) Works relating to Self-Defense Force
- (3) Works relating to Station Army
- (4) Works relating to realignment of US Forces
- 3 Promotion of Cost Cut in Construction Works
- 4 Promotion of Environment Preservation Measures
- (1) Introduction
- (2) Main Environment Protection Measures Implemented with regards to Construction Work
- 5 Promotion of Construction CALS
- (1) Summary of Construction CALS
- (2) Electric Bidding
- (3) Electric Delivery
- (4) Sharing Implementation Information
- (5) Prospect for the Future
- 6 Improvement of Bidding and Contracting Procedures relating to Construction Works
- (1) Improvement of Bidding Procedures
- (2) Reinforcement of Checking Function and Monitoring for Bidding and Contract
- (3) Reinforcement of Preventing Measures to Collusive Bidding
Explanatory note
- This brochure explains about the overview of the services and the organization the EPCO, the service record of equipments and services of Central Procurement in fiscal year 2009, and the general condition of procurement contract and construction works in fiscal year 2010.
- This is an unofficial translation and is to be used solely as reference material to aid in the understanding of Central Procurement System of Equipment Procurement and Construction Office in Ministry of Defense.
The Japanese Government shall not be responsible for any consequence resulting with the use of this translation. - There are footnotes for the words with *.
- Abbreviation in this brochure is as follows.
The Minister ： The Minister of Defense
Director General ： Director General of EPCO
The Chiefs of Bureaus of Finance and Equipments :
Chief of Bureau of Finance and Equipment, principal of National Defense Academy, principal of National Defense Medical College, chief of National Institute of Defense Studies, chiefs of staffs (Joint, Grand, Maritime, Air), Director General of Technical Research and Development Institute, Director of Defense Intelligence Headquarters, Director General of EPCO, Defense Inspection officer, heads of Regional Defense Bureaus.
Bureaus of Finance and Equipments ：
the Bureau of Finance and Equipment, National Defense Academy, National Defense Medical College ,National Institute of Defense Studies, Joint Staff Office, Self-Defense Forces (Maritime, Ground, Air), Technical Research and Development Institute, Defense Intelligence Headquarters, EPCO, Defense Inspection office, Regional Defense Bureaus.
Each Staff Office ：
Joint Staff Office, Ground Staff Office, Maritime Staff Office, Air Staff Office.
