Provision of Cloud-Based File Transfer Service

Provision of Cloud-Based File Transfer Service Public Notice of Bidding We will conduct a general competitive tender as follows. August 14, Reiwa 8 Authorized Officer for Disbursement Naoki Nishio, Director, Accounts Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, National Tax Agency ◎Procuring Organization Number 015 ◎Location Number 13 1. Procurement Details (1) Item Classification Number: 71, 27 (2) Subject Matter and Quantity: Provision of Cloud-Based File Transfer Service, 1 set (3) Specifications of Procurement Item, etc.: Must have characteristics separately instructed by the authorized officer for disbursement regarding the specifications of the procurement item, etc. (4) Contract Period: From the date of contract conclusion to March 31, Reiwa 13 (5) Performance Location: Location specified by us (6) Bidding Method: When determining the successful bidder, the successful bid price shall be the amount obtained by adding 10% of the amount stated in the bid form to the amount stated in the bid form (if there is a fraction of less than 1 yen in that amount, the fractional amount shall be rounded down). Therefore, bidders shall enter in the bid form an amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount, regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt business operators for consumption tax. 2. Qualifications for Participation in Competitive Bidding (1) Not falling under the provisions of Article 70 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. Minors, persons under guardianship, or persons under assistance who have obtained the necessary consent for concluding a contract may be applicable under cases of special reasons within the said clause. (2) Not falling under the provisions of Article 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. (3) Must be rated in grade "A", "B", or "C" in the "Services, etc." category of the Reiwa 7, 8, and 9 Ministry of Finance Competitive Bidding Qualifications (Unified Qualifications for All Ministries and Agencies) and have qualification to participate in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region, or be a person who has not yet undergone the qualification review but submits the qualification review application form, is registered in the list of qualified participants by the deadline for receiving bids, and is rated in the said grade. (4) Not subject to designation suspension, etc., from any ministry or agency (including persons specially recognized by the authorized officer for disbursement). (5) A person whose business condition or credit is not deemed to have extremely deteriorated, and who can ensure proper performance of the contract. 3. Location for Submission of Bids, etc. (1) Location for Submission of Bids, Location for Inspection of Contract Provisions, and Location for Distribution of Bid Explanation Document 3-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8978 Accounts Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, National Tax Agency However, the bid explanation document can be obtained using the "Procurement Portal." (2) Method of Distributing Bid Explanation Document: Distributed at any time. (3) Date and Time and Location of Bid Explanation Meeting August 24, Reiwa 8, 1:30 PM, National Tax Agency, 5th Conference Room (4) Deadline for Receipt of Certificates, etc.: October 6, Reiwa 8, 5:00 PM (5) Deadline for Receipt of Bids: October 20, Reiwa 8, 5:00 PM (6) Date and Time and Location of Bid Opening October 23, Reiwa 8, 11:15 AM, National Tax Agency, 5th Conference Room 4. Use of Procurement Portal This matter shall be conducted through bidding and bid opening/closing procedures using the Procurement Portal. However, submission of bids by paper is also permitted. 5. Other (1) Language and Currency to be Used in Bidding and Contract Procedures: Japanese language and Japanese currency. (2) Bid Bond and Contract Deposit: Exempted. (3) Requirements for Bidders: Those who wish to participate in this general competitive tender must submit the necessary documents for bid participation indicated in the bid explanation document by their respective receipt deadlines. Furthermore, bidders must respond if requested by the authorized officer for disbursement for explanations regarding said documents between the day before the bid opening date. (4) Invalid Bids: Bids submitted by persons who do not have the qualifications for participation in the competitive tender indicated in this notice, and bids that violate the conditions related to bidding, shall be invalid. (5) Requirement for Contract Creation: Required. (6) Method of Determining the Successful Bidder: The successful bidder shall be the person who submitted the lowest valid bid within the limit of the estimated price prepared in accordance with the provisions of Article 79 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. However, if it is recognized that the contract may not be performed in accordance with the contract by the person who should become the successful bidder, or if it is recognized that concluding a contract with that person would be extremely inappropriate as it would disrupt the order of fair trade, the person who submitted the lowest bid among other bidders who submitted bids within the limit of the estimated price may be determined as the successful bidder. (7) Negotiation during Procedures: None. (8) Time and Place for Application for Qualification for Participation in Competitive Bidding: As stated in the "Public Notice on Qualifications of Bidders" (Official Gazette dated March 31, Reiwa 8). (9) Contact Point: Shinichi Okada, Contract Section 2, Accounts Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, National Tax Agency, Tel 03-3581-4161 ext. 3645 (10) Other: Details will be provided in the bid explanation document. 6. Summary (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity: NISHIO Naoki, Director, Accounts Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, National Tax Agency. (2) Classification of the services to be procured: 71, 27 (3) Nature and quantity of the services to be required: Provision of a Cloud-Based File Transfer Service 1 set. (4) Service period: From date of contract through 31 March 2031. (5) Service place: Location specified by National Tax Agency. (6) Qualification for participating in the tendering procedures: Suppliers eligible for participating in the proposed tender are those who shall ; (a) not come under Article 70 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. Furthermore, minors, Person under Conservatorship or Person under Assistance that obtained the consent necessary for concluding a contract may be applicable under cases of special reasons within the said clause． (b) not come under Article 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting． (c) have Grade 'A' , 'B' or 'C' offer of services etc in the Kanto-Koushinetsu district, in terms of the qualification for participating in tenders related to Ministry of Finance(Single qualification for every ministry and agency) in the fiscal years 2025,2026 and 2027. (d) have not received suspension of designated contractor status, etc. from any ministry or agency (including person specially qualified by officials in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity). (e) an eligible person is a person whose business condition and credit are deemed not to be a sever degradation, and who is sure to implement the contract. (7) Time-limit for tender: 17:00 20 October 2026. (8) Other: For details concerning this tender, Refer to the Tender explanation. (9) Contact point for the notice: OKADA Shinichi Procurement Section, Accounts Division, Commissioner's Secretariat, National Tax Agency, 3-1-1, Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 100-8978, Japan. TEL 03-3581-4161 ex.3645 Procuring Organization: Ministry of Finance Location: Tokyo Procurement Type: Public Notice of General Competitive Bidding (WTO Agreement) Classification: Goods/Services