Introduction to Buen Gobierno and its Role
The Secretaría Anticorrupción y Buen Gobierno (Buen Gobierno), led by Raquel Buenrostro, is implementing mechanisms to verify that products purchased by the Mexican government meet national content requirements. This move aims to strengthen the Plan México by enhancing collaboration with productive sectors, including textile, clothing, and medical device industries.
Previous Verification System
Previously, the verification process relied solely on declarations under penalty of perjury from suppliers. Buen Gobierno’s new approach will involve Internal Control Organs (ICOs) within each governmental secretariat, which report directly to Buen Gobierno. These ICOs will be responsible for verifying national content compliance and imposing sanctions or ineligibility on suppliers providing false information.
Collaboration with Industry Representatives
Buen Gobierno held meetings with textile, clothing, and medical device companies to refine the national content calculation methodology for goods acquired by the Mexican government. The discussions resulted in a roadmap to increase national producers’ participation in public procurement.
- Organizing business roundtables between companies and public buyers
- Expanding the presence of domestic production plants for government suppliers
National Content vs. “Hecho en México” Seal
Buen Gobierno clarified that national content and the “Hecho en México” (Made in Mexico) seal are distinct policies under Plan México, not interchangeable.
National content, regulated and verified by Buen Gobierno, is a technical and normative criterion to objectively measure the added national value of each good purchased by the Mexican government. This policy aims to stimulate local production chains.
The “Hecho en México” seal, managed by the Secretaría de Economía, is a promotional tool to strengthen productive identity and encourage consumption of domestically produced goods.
Government’s Policy on National Content
The Mexican government aims to ensure a minimum national content in goods acquired for daily functions and investment spending. This policy seeks to boost local production chains.
Key Questions and Answers
- What is the main change Buen Gobierno is implementing? Buen Gobierno will verify national content compliance in public purchases for the first time through Internal Control Organs (ICOs).
- Who are the ICOs, and who appoints them? ICOs are organizations within each governmental secretariat, appointed by Buen Gobierno and reporting directly to it.
- What are the new measures against false information? ICOs will impose sanctions or ineligibility on suppliers providing false information about national content.
- What were the outcomes of meetings with industry representatives? Buen Gobierno refined national content calculation methodology and agreed on a roadmap to increase domestic producers’ participation in public procurement.
- What is the difference between national content and the “Hecho en México” seal? National content is a regulated criterion for measuring added national value, while the “Hecho en México” seal is a promotional tool to encourage domestic consumption.
