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18 THAIbillion FX jet-fighter program. The South Korean government had tochoose between one of the four bidders--Boeing of the U.S., Russia'sRosvoorouzhenie, the European consortium Eurofighter and France'sDassault Aviation (Larkin, 2001a). In battling to win this multibillion-dollarcontract, each bidder played up its strengths and usedwhatever leverage it could. In 2000, French President Jacques Chiracvisited Seoul with Serge Dassault, Chairman of Dassault Aviation. Inearly 2001, Boeing executives flew to Seoul to lobby. PresidentGeorge W. Bush pushed Boeing's bid to visiting President Kim inWashington in March, 2001; and Secretary of State Colin Powell didthe same with then-Foreign Minister Lee Joung Binn. The F-15assembly line in St. Louis, Missouri, could face closure if the Seouldeal is lost, after failing to win contracts in Greece and Israel. TheKorean government’s contract award decision came at the worse timewhen relations with the United Sates had deteriorated over the Bushadministration's frosty attitude toward President Kim Dae Jung'sengagement of North Korea. Rejecting Boeing's bid could widen therift between the two allies over North Korea, but awarding the contractto Boeing could create the perception that Seoul caved in to theWashington lobby. Such a view would fuel anti-U.S. sentiment inKorea and damage the ruling party's liberal support base before apresidential election next year. In addition, reacting to the Koreanaerospace industry’s pressure to use this large purchase to foster itsyoung industry, the Korean government, in April 2001, raised the“offset” requirement from 30% to 70% (Larkin, 2001b). Through thisoffset requirement, the Korean government demanded that partsmanufacture and maintenance by local companies be equivalent to 70%of the project's $4 billion estimated price tag. Bidders had to alsodemonstrate a willingness to transfer technology to local firms.According to Larkin (2001a), Korean President Kim Dae Jung hadchoose a politically safer decision by postponing the contract awarddecision until after the presidential election in December 2002.2. One of those centers includes the Public Procurement Research Groupof the University of Nottingham School of Law.3. Academic journals covering public procurement laws publicprocurement laws and regulations (such as the Public Contract LawJournal and the Public Procurement Law Review) have existed for quitea number of years. The Journal of Public Procurement is the first andonly academic journal covering all aspects of public procurement,
CHALLENGES IN PUBLIC PROCUREMENT 19including public procurement laws, processes, policies, methods, etc.The journal was originally sponsored by FAU and NIGP; and then, theU.S. General Services Administration and the UNDP Inter-Agency ofProcurement Services Office have joined this sponsorship.4. For a more detail explanation of this model, see Thai (2001).5. Many sports teams such as soccer or basketball teams that have manygood players are not good teams due to a lack of chemistry.REFERENCESArrowsmith, S., & Trybus, M. (Eds.) (2003). Public Procurement: TheContinuing Revolution. New York: Kluwer Law International.Arrowsmith, S. (2003). Government Procurement in the WTO. The Haque/London/New York: Kluver Law International.Callendar, G. & Mathews, D. (2000). “Government Purchasing: AnEvolving Profession?” Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting &Financial Management, 12 (2): 272-290.Elliott, F. J. (2004). “Procurement Reform in Sierra Leone: A PublicChoice Model of Analysis.” Paper presented at the InternationalPublic procurement Conference, October 21-23, Fort Lauderdale,Florida, U.S.A.Federal Acquisition Institute (1999). The Federal Acquisition Process.Washington, DC: Author.Gianakis, G., & Wang, X. (2000). “Decentralizing the Purchasing Functionin Municipal Governments: A National Survey.” Journal of PublicBudgeting, Accounting and Financial Management, 12 (2): 421-440.Hinson, C., & McCue, C. P. (2004). Planning, Scheduling & RequirementAnalysis. Herndon, VA: National Institute of Governmental Purchasing,Inc.Larkin, J. (2001a, July 5). “Dogfight Over Seoul.” Far Eastern EconomicReview. [On-line]. Available: www.feer.com.Larkin, J. (2001b, July 5). “South Korea Eyes Regional Power Status: TheFX Programme Is Much More than Buying a Top-flight Fighter.” FarEastern Economic Review. [On-line]. Available: www.feer.com.McCue, C., & Pitzer, J. T. (2000). “Centralized vs. DecentralizedPurchasing: Current Trends in Governmental Procurement Practices.”
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