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58 -- CORROSION RESISTANT STEEL WIRE STRAND SOL IPO.09-5501 DUE 092997 POC Point of Contact -- NTT America, Inc., Head Office, 101 Park Avenue, 41st Floor, New York, NY 10178, 212/808-2296 also NTT America, Inc., Pacific and Western Division 700 E. El Camino Real, Suite #200, Mountain View, CA 94040, 650/940-1414 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: Corrosion resistant steel wire strand(2) Overview:These items are used for messenger wire which hangs cable and for guy. (3) Contents of RFI: NTT 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, 1)Technical information -Main feature -Main directions for use -Reliability -Strength characteristics -Weights -Material 2)Product price 3)Standard time of delivery after ordering 4)Achieved sales and installation records 5) Other conditions a Maintenance capabilities -Fault handling capabilities and time forservice implementation b Technical support capabilities c Future development plans d Any other positive and forward-looking proposals to be of importance and assistance to NTT*s business operations (Active proposals likely to become useful for increasing the business of NTT) (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, 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 received the PROCUREMENT DOCUMENTATION relating to procurement of the product. NTT, however, will undertake no responsibilies forany 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 fascimile number). (5) Deadline of submission of materials and comments: 3:00 PM, September 29, 1997 (Mail must arrive no later than the above date). (6) Language: Japanese or English***** (0239)

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