“The Ministry of Defense provided an explanation of how the new material quality control system for the Armed Forces of Ukraine works and what it changes.”, — write: www.ukrinform.ua
The Ministry of Defense provided an explanation of how the new material quality control system for the Armed Forces of Ukraine works and what it changes.
“To control the quality of property received by servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense uses an updated procedure for its acceptance. According to the new algorithm, things that do not meet the requirements as a result of the inspection are returned to suppliers with reasoned remarks. They, in their turn, should take into account the recommendations and return property that is already of proper quality,” the message reads.
Since December 2023, the Central Department of Quality Control has started to change the system of acceptance of tangible property. When the new algorithm was just launched, in February-March 2024, 30-35% of products were returned to suppliers due to non-compliance.
However, during the year, thanks to the updated rules, the situation improved – and now this indicator does not exceed 10%.
According to Deputy Minister of Defense Dmytro Klimenkov, “providing the Armed Forces of Ukraine with high-quality property is not only a matter of standards, but also of trust in the state.”
“The new approach to quality control creates transparent conditions that encourage suppliers to meet the highest standards. This is another step towards increasing efficiency and fairness in the defense procurement system,” Klimenkov noted.
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This made it possible to conduct a study of all indicators of raw materials and tangible property materials supplied under concluded contracts for the needs of the Armed Forces, and to identify the possible use of low-quality materials by suppliers for the manufacture of goods.
In addition, the Ministry of Defense concluded an agreement with the British fund State watch, which finances the work of an independent laboratory to carry out a re-audit in case of suspicion of biased test results.
Also, the Central Department of Quality Control has changed the place of acceptance of the property – it is delivered to the supply bases and checked directly at the warehouses to avoid possible substitution. Previously, the supplier could deliver the tangible property directly to the units after inspection at the factory.
“The main task of the Central Department of Quality Control was to create such conditions that would centrally make it impossible for companies supplying low-quality property to participate in tenders. This is possible only thanks to the creation of an evidence base,” noted the head of the department Ihor Leshchenko.
For the objectivity of the conclusions, from now on the inspection is not carried out individually, but by a collegial decision and recorded on video.
In case of violations, the video serves as an evidence base for both the manufacturer and law enforcement agencies.
In addition, the introduction of a new algorithm for accepting tangible property is designed to prevent the pressure of interested parties on the bodies of the Ministry of Defense.
This process is established by regulations and orders of the Ministry of Defense.
As reported by Ukrinform, the procurement agency of the Ministry of Defense “State rear operator” due to the need to bring the procedure to the requirements of the current legislation cancels and re-announces the tenders for the purchase of body armor.