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

61 -- (1) MEDIUM-CAPACITY SEALED ACID BATTERY (2) LARGE-CAPACITY/HIGH VOLTAGE DIESEL GENERATING SET Due 053196. 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 suppliers to provide NTT DATA with general referential information on similar products or technology prior to procurement of the intended product (mentioned below) by NTT DATA. This public notice is also to request that any suppliers wishing to participate as a sub-contractor in the procurement program of this product should declare their intentions to that effect. This public notice is not intended to guarantee public notification of procurement of the product. 1. Name: (1) Medium-capacity sealed acid battery (2) Large-capacity/High Voltage diesel generating set. 2. Overview: (1) This medium - capacity sealed-acid battery has a function which absorbs the battery gas by cathode absorption, without supplying water. (1) Environmental conditions temperature: -10 to 40 degrees C relative humidity: 30 to 90%. (2) Capacity: 2V200Ah to 2V6000Ah. (3) Float or trickle charge: 2.230V/cell. (2) This is high voltage diesel generating equipment to be used as the auxiliary power supply of the data power supply equipment and local miscellaneous equipment if the commercial power supply fails at the data center and others. (1) Temperature: 5 to 40 degrees C (inside the building). (2) Voltage and capacity: 3300/6600 (V), 1000-3125(kVA). (3) Non-stop running: 48 hours and over. 3. Contents of RFI: NTT DATA is inviting the following types of information on a product or technology similar to the above-mentioned system. This is not, however, a request for suppliers to provide proprietary and/or confidential information, (i) Technical information (including product catalogues, sample system configurations, etc.). (ii) Prices, (iii) Standard time of delivery after ordering, (iv) Records of sales and installations, (v) Others (Active proposals likely to become useful for increasing the businesses of NTT DATA). 4. Request for Declaration of the Intention of Participating as a Subcontractor any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the product procurement program of NTT DATA, are requested to supply NTT DATA with the information listed below. After preparing a list of supplied information, NTT DATA will provide the list to suppliers who wish to be provided with it, to those who have responded to the request for supply of the information listed and to those who have purchased the PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION relating to procurement of the product. NTT DATA, however, will undertake no responsibilities for any outcomes arising from supply of the list, (i) Name of supplier, (ii) Place of contact (Address, name of the person in charge, telephone number, and facsimile number). 5. Deadline of submission of materials and comments: 3:00 PM, May 31, 1996 (Mail must arrive no later than the above date) 6. Language: Japanese or English. (123)

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