International Procurement Office, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, 1-6, Uchisaiwai-Cho 1-Chome, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo 100-19 Japan

99 -- JAPAN: DUE 032095 8471 block copy production system outline of request for comments in English is quoted as follows block copy production system to support and control production of block copies, etc in workstation and to output by an image setter, etc quantity 9 units (lbase) under track II procedures. Delivery site ntt will separately specify the place(s) in Japan as delivery site (s) Basic conditions of participation applications are allowed to participate in this Procurement procedure by itself or jointly with other suppliers in the case of joint participation, participants have to decide on a representative who will selection and contract negotiations although ntt will joint participants shall assume every obligation and liability related to this Procurement regardless of their status however, suppliers who fall under any of the following conditions cannot participate in the Procurement (I) suppliers adjudicated to be incompetent or quasi-incompetent (II) suppliers adjudicated to be bankrupt, and who have not yet been reinstated (III) buffliers under arrangement, composition, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings; (IV) suppliers who, within the last two years, (a) intentionally or by a gross mistake did poor or faulty work in the manufacturing, supplying and delivery of any service when performing a contract with ntt (hereinafter with respect to the quality and/or quantity of any services supplied thereunder; (B) conspired with other supplier(s) or applicant(s) in making any application (hereinafter referred to as ''application'') or obtaining or performing any contract with ntt to obtain unfair profit; (C) interfered with other supplier(s) making an application or entering into or performing a contract with ntt; (D) interfered with, or refused or failed to cooperate with ntt pbrsonnel when they performed an inspection or supervision duty; (e) failed or refused to enter into or to perporm a contract with ntt without justifiable reasons; (F) made a false report or misrepresentation in the application procedure or in concluding or performing a contract with ntt; (G) violated the confidentiality obligation prescribed in Procurement documentation; (H) misused Procurement documentation; (I) committed any unfair act in ntt competition; or (V) 8UPPLIERS who are deemed to have gained unfair competitive advantages as a result of their direct involvement in the preparation of the final Procurement documentation and/or technical specifications for this Procurement please note: a charge will be made for furnishing interested persons with copies of thb application form and tender documents the language usbd for application shall be Japanese or English places of inquiry (1) same a8 above. (2) ntt America, inc., Head Office, 101 park avenue, 41ST floor, new York, NY 10178, 212/661-0810 (3) ntt America, inc, pacific and western Division, 800 el Camino real West, suite 103, Mountain view, CA 94040, 415/940-6565 end quote. Post contact/prepared by ekashu Please send a copy of your response to: Commercial Section (FCS TOP), American Embassy, Tokyo, Unit 45004, APO Ap 96337, Refer to TN831.. (0033)

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