Multipurpose unmanned vehicles tasked with tasks such as fire support and patient evacuation in combat zones without causing friendly damage must be capable of carrying over 400kg of cargo, reaching a top speed of over 40km/h, and driving over 100km on a single charge. Our military is investing 49.6 billion won in a pilot project to equip about 40 multipurpose unmanned vehicles to the army. Hanwha Aerospace and Hyundai Rotem competed to win the contract, and after receiving the proposal last month, the Defense Acquisition Program Administration confirmed that both companies' bids were exactly 1 won. A key official from the Ministry of National Defense said, "For domestic purchases under 50 billion won, there is no price floor, so companies set the lowest price of 1 won each," explaining, "The 20% price score was the same, and Hanwha won in the 80% technical evaluation ." In the past, in 2020, these two companies purchased two multipurpose unmanned vehicles for 3.8 billion won. For large-scale projects, both companies proposed the lowest bid price at the time, 0 won, but at that time, there was no technological gap between companies, so Hyundai Rotem ultimately became the operator through rock-paper-scissors. Later, when the Korea Defense Acquisition Administration banned zero won bidding, this time they offered 1 won, because securing the project is more important than immediate losses. Regarding this, Eom Hyo-sik, Director of Defense and Security at the Korea Defense and Security Forum, said, "If we take the pilot project, the next main project becomes a given, and overseas exports can also serve as references, so companies can profit even if they lose 49.6 billion won immediately." Ultimately, if delivery is delayed or quality issues arise, the penalty the company will bear is calculated based on the contract deposit, so from the government's perspective , there are calls to improve the one-won bidding phenomenon!!!!!!
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