International Procurement Service Counter, Planning Department, NTT Power and Building Facilities Inc., Granparktower, 3-4-1 Shibaura, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 106 Japan

61 -- HIGH VOLTAGE GAS TURBINE ENGINE GENERATOR WITH SELF EXAMINATION FUNCTION FOR TELECOMMUNICATIONS POWER SOURCE SOL F9-1 DUE 080697 POC NTT America, Inc. Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10178, Telephone (212) 661-0810; also NTT America, Inc. Pacific and Western Division, 700 E. El Camino Real West, Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94040, Telephone (415) 940-6565. Public outline: This equipment is installed in the telecommunication buildings. In case of commercial power failure, it is used as a standby by power source for the telecommunication power equipment such as thyristor rectifier, switched mode rectifier, and for incidental facilities of the building. It is also used as an emergency power supply system of fire fighting facilities. This equipment is authorized product by the fire lows. The above product's possession are followed: (i) Output voltage: 3,300/6,600(V); (ii) Rated capacities: 375~ 3,000 (kVA); (iii) Operation Monitoring Function; (iv) A Self fault Examination Function; (v) A Remote Operating and Test Function; (vi) A Data Transmission Function; (vii) Beginning of Delivery December, 1997; (viii) Scheduled quantity approximately 2 set (from December, 1997 to March, 1998) According to circumstances, the delivery period and the quantity may change; (ix) Delivery site Separately specify the place(s) in Japan as delivery site(s); (x) The procurement procedure Referred the procedure of the Track II procurement; (xi) Number of suppliers to be selected Approximately one supplier will be selected. The deadline for receiving application: August 6, 3:00 p.m., 1997. 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 Power and Building Facilities Inc. (hereinafter referred to as "NTT Facilities") as every stage, including application, selection and contract negotiations. Although NTT Facilities 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: suppliers adjudicated to be an incompetent or quasi-incompetent; suppliers adjudicated to be bankrupt, and who have not yet been reinstated; suppliers under arrangement, composition, corporate reorganization, bankruptcy or liquidation proceedings; suppliers 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 Facilities 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 Facilities to obtain unfair profit; (c) interfered with other supplier(s) making an application or entering into or performing a contract with NTT Facilities; (d) interfered with or refused or failed to cooperate with NTT Facilities personnel when they performed an inspection or supervision duty:e) failed or refused to enter into or to perform a contract with NTT Facilities without justifiable reasons; (f) made a false report or misrepresentation in the application procedure or in concluding or performing a contract with NTT Facilities; (g) violated the confidentiality obligation prescribed in Procurement Documentation; (h) misused Procurement Documentation; (i) committed any unfair act in NTT Facilities tenders to interfere with other supplier(s) in competition; or 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. Note: the application forms and tender documentation's will be provided at any Offices described above. The language used for application shall be Japanese or English. (0175)

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