International Procurement Office, Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation, 1-6, Uchisaiwai-cho 1-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-19, Japan

58 -- JAPAN: LOCAL AREA NETWORK SYSTEM SOL IPO.07-212 DUE 112895. POC NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10178, 212/661-0810 also NTT America, Inc., Pacific and Western Division 800 El Camino Real West, Suite 103 Mountain View, CA 94040, 415/940-6565. (1) Product outline: The Local Area Network System (hereinafter referred to as ``Local Area System'' is a communication system that connects international standard-based LANs flexibly to build various networks ranging from small-scaled to large-scaled ones conforming to equipments, HUBs, routers, ATM equipments, terminal equipments, network OSs, server equipments, and network management equipments. (2) Quantity: Section symbols mean A to H; Major category: i) to v); subcategory: a to f; Product names. A. Transmission equipments. i) Fast Ethernet: Approximately 30 sets/year. a. Fast equipment A b. Fast Ethernet equipment B; c. Fast Ethernet equipment C d. Fast Ethernet equipment D; e. Fast Ethernet equipment E ii) Wireless LAN systems: Approximately 30 sets/year; a. Wireless LAN system A; b. Wireless LAN system B; c. Wireless LAN system C iii) Security LANs: Approximately 30 sets/year; a. Security LAN system; B. HUBs i) Box-type HUBs: Approximately 300 sets/year; a. Box-type non-intelligent HUB equipment A; b. Box-type intelligent HUB equipment A; c. Box-type intelligent HUB equipment B; d. Box-type intelligent HUB equipment C ii) Switching HUBs: Approximately 300 sets/year; a. Box-type switching HUB equipment A; b. Box-type switching HUB equipment B; c. Chassis-type switching HUB equipment A; D. Chassis-type switching HUB equipment B; e. Chassis-type switching HUB equipment C; f. Chassis-type switching HUB equipment D; g. Chassis-type switching HUB equipment E iii) Integrated multi-functional HUBs: Approximately 300 sets/year; a. Integrated multi-functional HUB equipment A; b. Integrated multi-functional HUB equipment B; C. Routers i) Box-type routers: Approximately 300 sets/year; a. Box-type router equipment A; b. Box-type router equipment B; c. Box-type router equipment C; d. Box-type router equipment D; ii) Chassis-type routers: Approximately 300 sets/year; a. Chassis-type router equipment A; b. Chassis-type router equipment B; c. Chassis-type router equipment C iii) Routers with build in ISDN interfaces: Approximately 300 sets/year; a. Router with build in ISDN interfaces equipment A; b. Router with build in ISDN interfaces equipment B; c. Router with build in ISDN interfaces equipment C; d. Router with build in ISDN interfaces equipment D; iv) Security routers: Approximately 300 sets/year; a. Security remote PC system; b. Security router; v) Remote access servers: Approximately 30 sets/year; a. Remote access server D. ATM Equipments: Approximately 30 systems/year in total i) ATM 155 systems; a. ATM 155 system A; b. ATM 155 system B; c. ATM 155 system C ii) ATM 25 systems; a. ATM 25 system A; b. ATM 25 system B iii) ATM application equipment; a. ATM application equipment A; b. ATM application equipment B; c. ATM application equipment C; E. Terminal Connections i) NICs: Approximately 3,000 sets/year; a. LAN interface card ii) ISDN adapters: Approximately 300 sets/year; a. ISDN adapter iii) Host GWs: Approximately 10 sets/yeara; a. Host GW F. NOSs: Approximately 10 sets/year; i) TCP/IP; a. TCP/IP software ii) NOS a. Network OS software A; b. Network OS software B; c. Network OS software C; G. Server Equipments: Approximately 30 systems/year in total; i) UNIX servers a. UNIX server ii) PC servers a. PC server iii) General-purpose terminal equipments; a. Desk-top terminal A; b. Desk-top terminal B; c. Desk-top terminal C; d. Desk-top terminal D; e. Notebook-size terminal A; f. Notebook-size terminal B H. Network Management Systems: Approximately 30 sets/year i) Network management systems; a. Network management system A; b. Network management B; c. Network management system C ii) LAN management software; a. LAN management software A; b. LAN management software B; c. LAN management software C iii) System management software; a. System management software A; b. System management software B; c. System management software C; d. Systems management software D. Please note that the scheduled procurement quantities and periods above indicate currently scheduled values, and actual procurement quantities and periods may be changed due to some one-sided reasons on the part of NTT. NOTE: This procurement is intended as a procurement for the products for sales to NTT's customers and fully dependent on purchase orders placed by the customers. Accordingly there may be some cases where NTT doesn't purchase the products from the selected suppliers. There may also be some cases where NTT selects two or more suppliers for the same product provided that the contents proposed by them are equal. (3) Delivery period: From the beginning of February 1996 and on, estimatedly for two years (4) Delivery site: NTT will separately specify the places in Japan as delivery sites. (5) Procurement Procedure: The Product will be procured in accordance with the Track II procurement procedure. (6) Time-limit for the submission of application and proposals: November 28, 1995 (7) Basic Conditions of Participation: Applicants 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 contact the NTT at every stage, including application, selection and contract negotiations. Although NTT will contact and negotiate with the chosen representative who will contact NTT at every stage, including application, selection and contract negotiations. Although NTT will contact and negotiate with the chosen representative, all 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 an incompetent or quasi-incompetent; (ii) suppliers adjudicated to be bankrupt, and who have not yet been reinstated; (iii) suppliers under arrangement, composition, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings; (iv) suppliers who, within the last two years, and suppliers who employed person(s) 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 product or in the provision of any services when performing a contract with NTT, or committed any unfair act with respect to the quality and/or quantity of any product supplied thereunder; (b) conspired with other supplier(s) or applicant(s) in making any 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 personnel when they performed an inspection or supervision duty; (e) failed or refused to enter into or to perform 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 tenders to interfere with other supplier(s) in competition; or (v) suppliers 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. (8) The language used for application shall be Japanese or English. (9) Please note: A charge will be made for furnishing interested persons with copies of the application form and application documents. (291)

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