International Procurement Subsection/Purchasing Department, NTT Data Communications Systems Corporation, Toyosu Center Bldg. 3-3 Toyosu 3-chome, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135, Japan

70 -- A SUPER COMPUTING SYSTEM Due 040196, POC NTT DATA USA Branch, International Financial Tower 18F, 95 Christopher Columbus Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07302, telephone 201/413-5400. This public notice is to request provision of general reference materials from potential suppliers prior to a procurement announcement. This is not a Request for Proposal. This public notice does not necessarily promise that a procurement announcement will follow. No payment will be made for the information submitted. The outline of system is as follows: (1) Name: A Super Computing system. (2) Deadline of submission of materials and comments. a. Deadline: 4 p.m., April 1, 1996 (including submission by mail). b. Place of receipt: Purchasing Department, NTT DATA Communications Systems Corporation, 3-3-3 Toyosu, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135, Japan or NTT DATA USA Branch, International Financial Tower 18F, 95 Christopher Columbus Drive, Jersey City, NJ 07302. (3) Delivery of Procurement Documentation. a. If the supplier who will make an application based on the announcement requires, a Procurement Documentation will be delivered. b. Place of delivery: Same as Section (2)b. above. c. Period of delivery: Until 4 p.m., March 11, 1996. (4) Explanation meeting of Procurement. a. Date and time: 4 p.m., March 12, 1996. b. Place: Toyosu, Tokyo. c. The persons who will attend the meeting will notify the names of (2) b above by 4 p.m., March 11, 1996. (5) Other. The detail of the procurement is described in Procurement Documentation. The systems configurations, etc. are provisional and may be changed. This procurement will be void in case we are unable to make a deal with the customer. (6) Language: Japanese or English. (060)

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