“The measure is aimed at ensuring the unconditional advantage of products based on Russian processors when implementing state and municipal purchases,” the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade stated.
According to the document, if at least one first-level application is submitted for the tender that meets the requirements of the technical specifications, the customer is obliged to reject the rest, even if the equipment is included in the register.
Since January 1, 2022, the argentina whatsapp number list use of Russian processors has become mandatory for key computing equipment, including PCs and servers. However, over the past year, domestic processor developers and electronics manufacturers have been arguing with the government about the actual deadlines and methods for implementing the requirements.
On August 31, during a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, it was decided that the public sector would be able to purchase foreign equipment until worthy Russian analogues appeared, but without an obvious delay.
"The norm assumes that the rule will work if the equipment on a Russian processor meets the requirements of the technical specifications, which can be drawn up in such a way that the use of equipment on such a processor will be excluded. On the other hand, the inflated requirements of the technical specifications can be appealed to the Federal Antimonopoly Service," said Leonid Goldenberg, co-owner of Systematica.
According to Vitaly Bogdanov, Director of Development at Baikal Electronics, regulators will have to monitor government customers for the inclusion of requirements for the use of foreign processors in technical specifications when forming purchases.
"Government customers are showing significant resistance to purchasing equipment with Russian processors. The Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Digital Development are well aware of these problems and are working on mechanisms to resolve them," he noted.
The top manager believes that the problem will be resolved in the coming years after a series of successful implementations.
Ivan Pokrovsky, Executive Director of the Association of Electronics Developers and Manufacturers, said that many questions remain regarding the approval of the new regulation and other regulatory framework. The expert specified that, in particular, there is no understanding of whether servers of foreign vendors assembled in Russia or the EAEU countries can gain access to government procurement.