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58 -- JAPAN: THE GOVERNMENTAL DISASTER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Sol IPO.07-220. Due 011696. 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. Prduct outline: The Governmental Disaster Management System (hereinafter referred to as ``The System'') connects government office building and various bases using internationally standardized LAN and WAN systems. The system collects, controls and delivers useful information for making administrative decisions and for citizens in case of disaster, restoration, and reconstruction. The system consists of transmission mechanisms, hub nodes, routers, ATM nodes, connecting items, network OS's, servers, and a Network management system. Quantity: (the nature). The Governmental Disaster Management System: 1 Set (items) Information collecting systems. Earthquakes/weather observation system: 1 Set. Researched data collecting and delivering system: 1 Set. Information management systems. Immediate damage estimation system: 1 Set. Crisis management system: 1 set. Geographical information system (GIS): 1 Set. Disaster Information control system: 1 Set. Visual information system: 1 Set. Information exchanging systems. Exchanging emergency information system: 1 Set. Supporting system for reporting P. R. materials: 1 Set. Audio and fax system (This system memorizes voices, information from fax and helps people use with east.): 1 Set. P.D. communications supporting system: 1 Set. Internet-communications supporting system: 1 Set. Communication systems. Government office building LAN system: 1 Set. Central government office building LAN system: 1 Set. Back-up senter LAN system: 1 Set. City/fire fitting head office LAN System: 1 Set. Disaster management communication supporting system. Disaster management WS system: 1 SE. Disaster management supporting system. 1 Set. Disaster management supporting server system: 1 Set. Please not that the scheduled procurement quantities and period 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 NTT will not procure the products if NTT cannot receive an order. Delivery period: Early in February 1996. Delivery site: NTT will separately specify the places in Japan as delivery sites. Procurement Procedure: The Product will be procured in accordance with the Track II procurement procedure. Time-Limit for the submission of application and proposals: January 16, 1996. 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 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 and 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. The language used for application shall be Japanese or English. Please note: A charge will be made for furnishing interested persons with copies of the application form and application documents. (341)

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