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58 -- (A) HANDY BAR CODE TERMINAL (B) BAR CODE LABEL PRINTER (C) OTHER PRODUCTS REQUIRED FOR OPERATION SOL IPO. 08-413 DUE 011097 POC Point of Contact -- NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 212/661-0810 also NTT America, Inc., Pacific and Western Division, 415/940-6565: WEB: NTT International Procurement Information Home Page, http://wwwipo.nttinfo.ntt.co.jp. This public notice is to request suppliers to provide NTT with general referential information on similar products or technology prior to procurement of the intended product (mentioned below) by NTT. This public notice is also to request that any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor 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: (a)Handy bar code terminal (b)Bar code label printer (c)Other products required for operation (2) Overview: (a)Handy bar code terminal ~A compact terminal that is capable of reading bar codes. (b)Bar code label printer ~A printer that is capable of printing bar code labels. (c)Other products required for operation ~Bar code labels, printer ribbons,toner and other items required for the use of bar codes. (3) Contents of RFI: NTT requests the supply of the following information on similar products, or on technology relating to the product mentioned. All supplied information will be regarded as non-secret information and may be disclosed to third parties in the form of, for example, inclusion in the corresponding PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION, or may become available to third parties. In any case, NTT will not assume any responsibilities for the management or possible disclosure or use of the supplied information. (i) Technical information(including product catalogues, etc.) (a) Handy bar code terminal ~Main features ~List of main functions ~Physical specifications(appearance, external dimensions, weight and other specifications) ~Electrical specifications (power supply voltage, frequency, power consumption, countermeasures for lightning stroke, countermeasures for electromagnetic wave and other specifications) ~Environmental condition specifications(operation temperature, operation humidity, shock resistance, water resistance and other specifications) ~Performance(readable length, reading time, number of ANK characters and lines that can be displayed, number of Japanese kanji characters and lines that can be displayed, maximum continuous operation time, and other specifications) ~Ease of operation ~Reliability(MTBF and other specifications) ~Interface(peripheral equipment to be connected, interface specifications and other specifications) ~Others(built-in program development language and other specifications) (b) Bar code label printer ~Main features ~List of main functions ~Physical specifications(appearance, external dimensions, weight, media that can be used for printing and other specifications) ~Electrical specifications(power supply voltage, frequency, power consumption, countermeasures for lightning stroke, countermeasures for electromagnetic wave and other specifications) ~Environmental condition specifications(operation temperature, operation humidity, shock resistance, vibration resistance, durability, noise level and other specifications) ~Performance(printing speed and other specifications) ~Ease of operation ~Reliability (durability of main parts and other specifications) ~Interface(peripheral equipment to be connected, interface specifications and other specifications) ~Others(control commands, media that can be used for printing and other specifications) (c) Other products required for operation ~Products ~Main features ~List of functions (ii) Prices ~Unit prices ~Prices of options ~Maintenance prices (iii) Standard delivery lead times after ordering (iv) Sales Records (v) Others ~Development and production organization(organization for addition/modification of functions, and the time required) ~After-sales service organization(organization that handles product malfunctions and the time required, and methods of providing maintenance manuals) ~Future development plans ~Submit information other than that above if it is believed that the information will facilitate the work conducted by NTT. (4) Request for Declaration of the Intentionof Participating as a Subcontractor: Any suppliers wishing to participate as a subcontractor in the product procurement program of NTT, are requested to supply NTT with the information listed below. After preparing a list of supplied information, NTT 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, 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, January 10, 1997 (Mail must arrive no later than the above date). (6) Language: Japanese or English***** (0340)

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