I. Project Background: Service Vehicle Procurement Driven by Winter Operational Needs in Anshan City. By the end of 2025, a municipal sanitation department in Anshan plans to procure a batch of Foton Fengjing service vehicles for winter road inspections, emergency equipment repairs, and temporary material transportation. Winter temperatures in Anshan frequently drop below -20°C; therefore, vehicles must feature excellent cold-start performance, stable hydraulic operation at low temperatures, and a comprehensive winter maintenance plan. The procurement budget is capped at approximately RMB 138,000 per unit (based on local government procurement conventions), with an estimated unit price of around RMB 115,000 (estimated from publicly available tender information), and a total of five units is planned for procurement. During preliminary research, the procuring entity discovered that some suppliers submitted bids using tactics such as 'over-specification under-quotation' or 'non-compliant announcements', resulting in vehicles failing registration or annual inspection. Consequently, the procuring entity required all tendered products to provide official MIIT (Ministry of Industry and Information Technology) announcement parameters, verified item-by-item. CLW Special Purpose Vehicle Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 'CLW'), a leading domestic special-purpose vehicle manufacturer, secured the contract by delivering five service vehicles based on its CLW5030XDWSC6 model (a Foton Fengjing chassis-based modification), backed by full MIIT announcement compliance and a proven low-temperature adaptation solution. This article uses this case as an example to detail how announcement verification mitigates procurement risks. II. MIIT Announcement Verification: How Procuring Entities Avoid the 'False Announcement' Trap 2.1 Three-Step Announcement Verification Process The MIIT's 'Announcement of Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products' serves as the fundamental legal basis for lawful vehicle production, sales, and registration. Procuring entities may verify compliance via the following steps: - Visit the official MIIT website: Navigate to the 'Department of Equipment Industry' or the 'Road Motor Vehicle Manufacturers and Products Announcement' query system. - Enter key information: Input the product model (e.g., CLW5070GSSD6 for water-sprinkling trucks or CLW5030XDWSC6 for service vehicles) in the 'Product Model' field, or enter 'CLW Special Purpose Vehicle Co., Ltd.' in the 'Enterprise Name' field. - Cross-check parameter consistency: Pay particular attention to critical parameters including chassis model, engine power, emission standard (China VI), gross vehicle weight, kerb weight, and overall dimensions—ensuring full alignment with tender documents. For instance, the MIIT announcement for CLW’s CLW5070GSSD6 water-sprinkling truck specifies a gross vehicle weight of 7,360 kg and an effective tank capacity of 4.2 m³—consistent with the 5-cubic-meter water-sprinkling truck specifications documented in our knowledge base. In the Anshan project, the procuring entity identified, through the above verification steps, that a supplier’s quoted 'Foton Fengjing service vehicle' bore the announced model number CLW5030XDWSC6, yet actually utilized a different chassis model—resulting in non-compliant wheelbase dimensions. In contrast, CLW provided complete official announcement screenshots and parameter tables, ensuring full regulatory compliance. 2.2 Warning Cases of False Announcements In 2024, a municipal administration bureau in northern China procured five service vehicles. A supplier won the bid with an abnormally low price, delivering counterfeit vehicles visually identical to the announced model—but with unauthorized engine replacements on the chassis. These modifications caused failure during vehicle administration office inspections, rendering the entire batch unregistrable. The procuring entity was forced to reissue the tender