[Bureau of Defense Equipment] Technical Study Services for Grasping Basic Characteristics of High-Strength Metal Additive Manufacturing

[Bureau of Defense Equipment] Technical Study Services for Grasping Basic Characteristics of High-Strength Metal Additive Manufacturing Procurement Item Number: 0000000000000631529 Procurement Type: Public Competitive Bidding (Excluding WTO) Classification: Goods and Services Procurement Procurement Item Name: [Bureau of Defense Equipment] Technical Study Services for Grasping Basic Characteristics of High-Strength Metal Additive Manufacturing Public Start Date: November 5, Reiwa 8 (2026) Public End Date: December 8, Reiwa 8 (2026) Procuring Organization: Ministry of Defense Procuring Organization Location: Tokyo Public Notice Content: Public Notice No. 70, November 5, Reiwa 8 (2026) Appointed Disbursing Officer, Naval Systems Research Center, Bureau of Defense Equipment, Chief of General Affairs, Yuko Kitamura PUBLIC NOTICE We will conduct a tender as follows. Please be familiar with the "Tender and Contract Guidelines (Local Procurement)" (April 1, Heisei 31 (2019)) and participate. 1. Tender Method: Public Competitive Bidding 2. Subject: Technical Study Services for Grasping Basic Characteristics of High-Strength Metal Additive Manufacturing Quantity: 1 unit Delivery Location: Naval Systems Research Center, Bureau of Defense Equipment (Meguro District) Delivery Date: March 26, Reiwa 9 (2027) 3. Tender Date and Time: Tuesday, December 8, Reiwa 8 (2026), 2:00 PM (However, mail-in bids require prior approval and must be sent by registered mail to the "Appointed Disbursing Officer" by the day before the tender deadline. (Only the initial bid is valid.)) Tender Location: Tender Room, Naval Systems Research Center, Bureau of Defense Equipment (Meguro District) (2nd Floor, Main Building, 2-2-1 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo) 4. Eligibility for Participation: ① Must not fall under the provisions of Article 70 of the Public Finance and Accounting Order. However, minors, persons under guardianship, or persons under assistance who have obtained the necessary consent for concluding the contract are considered to fall under special circumstances in the said article. ② Must not fall under the provisions of Article 71 of the Public Finance and Accounting Order. ③ Must have been graded A, B, C, or D in "Provision of Services, etc." for the Reiwa 7, 8, 9 Ministry of Defense competitive bidding qualifications (unified for all ministries) and possess competitive bidding qualifications in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region. ④ Must not be currently under a suspension of business order based on the "Procedures for Suspension of Designation, etc., for Procurement of Equipment and Services" from the Minister's Secretariat Health and Environment Director, Director-General for Defense Policy, Director-General of the Bureau of Defense Equipment, or the Director of Accounting, Bureau of Defense Equipment (hereinafter referred to as "under suspension of business"). ⑤ Must not be a party with a capital or personnel relationship with a party currently under suspension of business as per the preceding item, and who intends to contract with the Ministry of Defense for the purchase, manufacture, or service contract of similar goods. ⑥ Must not be a qualified bidder who has been requested by prefectural police to be excluded as a contractor related to violent groups, and such status continues. 5. When determining the successful bid, the successful bid price will be the amount stated in the bid plus 10% of that amount. Therefore, each bidder shall state in their bid an amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount, regardless of whether they are a taxable or non-taxable business for consumption tax and local consumption tax. 6. Deposit: Bid bond and contract deposit are waived. 7. Invalid Bids: Bids submitted by ineligible parties, bids that violate the terms of the tender, or bids submitted by qualified bidders who have been requested by prefectural police to be excluded as contractors related to violent groups and such status continues from the time of bidding until the conclusion of the contract are invalid. If there is any falsehood in the "Pledges" or "Pledge Statement" sworn by the bidder, or if there is a breach of pledge resulting in withdrawal, the bid submitted by such bidder will be invalidated. 8. Requirement for Contract Creation: Yes. 9. Basic Contract Terms, etc.: Service Contract Terms, Special Clauses on Collusion and Other Improper Practices, Special Clauses on Exclusion of Violent Groups, Special Clauses on Handling of Intellectual Property. 10. If the successful bidder fails to conclude the contract without justifiable reason, a penalty of 5% or more of the successful bid amount will be collected. 11. Other: ① Use of Electronic Bidding and Opening System: This is a project utilizing the Government Electronic Procurement System (GEPS). In case of system failure, the bidding may be canceled or this notice may be amended. *Period for Receiving Bids via Electronic Bidding System: From the date of this notice until 5:00 PM on Monday, December 7, Reiwa 8 (2026) (excluding administrative holidays). However, those who find it difficult to use the electronic bidding and opening system may, with the consent of the contracting officer, use the paper bidding method. In this case, submit a "Request for Consent to Participate in Paper Bidding" to the contact point by 5:00 PM on Thursday, December 3, Reiwa 8 (2026). ② Rounding: If there are fractions of less than one yen in the amount obtained by multiplying the bid amount by 110/100, such fractions will be discarded, and the resulting amount will be considered the bid amount. ③ Subcontracting to parties currently under suspension of business is generally not permitted. However, this does not apply if the Minister's Secretariat Health and Environment Director, Director-General for Defense Policy, Director-General of the Bureau of Defense Equipment, or the Director of Accounting, Bureau of Defense Equipment, recognizes truly unavoidable circumstances. ④ Submitted Documents: (1) A copy of the qualification review result notification for Ministry of Defense competitive bidding must be submitted by the day before the tender date. (2) If the contract is to be subcontracted in whole or in part to a party currently under suspension of business, a subcontract application form must be submitted two days before the tender date. (3) A power of attorney must be submitted by the tender date. ⑤ If the bidding is between a party that will subcontract the whole or part of this contract to a party currently under suspension of business and a party that will not, the bid from the party that will subcontract will not be accepted. ⑥ If, after the contract is concluded, the whole or part of this contract is subcontracted to a party currently under suspension of business, the whole or part of this contract may be canceled. ⑦ If subcontracting to a party currently under suspension of business after the contract is concluded, approval for subcontracting must be obtained in accordance with "Tender and Contract Guidelines (Local Procurement)", and a change in contract will be made, with special clauses regarding the determination of costs for specific items. For the determination of costs for specific items, documents confirming the manufacturing costs incurred by the subcontractor must be submitted. ⑧ If Article 10.6 of the "Tender and Contract Guidelines (Local Procurement)" applies, "Special Clauses on Ensuring Reliability of Information and Conducting System Investigations" will be applied separately. If Article 10.8 of the "Tender and Contract Guidelines (Local Procurement)" applies and Article 10.6 also applies, "Special Clauses on the System for Promoting Productivity Improvement" will be applied separately. If the successful bidder is a small or medium-sized enterprise as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act, the "Questions and Answers Regarding Small and Medium-sized Enterprises" will be applied separately, along with "Special Clauses for Partial Release of Restriction on Assignment of Claims." For inquiries regarding the contents of this document, please contact the Procurement Section, General Affairs Division. Contact Information: 〒153-8630, 2-2-1 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo TEL: 03-5721-7005 (Ext. 7061) Procurement Document 1 Download URL Procurement Document 2 - Procurement Document 3 - Procurement Document 4 - Procurement Document 5 -