The Joint Purchasing Program of the SMB goods is based on Article 2 of the ACT ON FACILITATION OF PURCHASE OF SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISE-MANUFACTURED PRODUCTS AND SUPPORT FOR DEVELOPMENT OF THEIR MARKETS (hereinafter referred to as the Facilitation Act),which generally refers to the systems that are intended to facilitate purchasing of the goods of SMBs by public agencies (national government agencies, local governments, public agencies in accordance with the ACT ON THE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS, local corporations, industrial complexes, or other special corporations).

The Facilitation Act is a special law to be applied in preference to the national (or local) public contracting laws.
The Facilitation Act is to be applied in preference to the National Contracting Act for the products designated by the head of the SMBA in Competitive Tenders (Designation Tenders) for SMBs, direct purchasing of the materials used for public purposes, or preferential purchase of R&D products.