Quotation by Open Counter Method (Public Notice). The following quotation by open counter method will be conducted. If you wish to participate, please read this public notice carefully and submit your quotation. The open counter method is a method where the project is published on the website, etc., quotations are widely solicited, and the goods are sold to the party offering the highest price exceeding the estimated price. Date: October 23, Reiwa 8 (2026). Representative Contract Officer, Hidaka Northern Forest Management Chief Takashi Iwasaki. 1. Matters for quotation (1) Item name: Sale of unused goods (Cargo truck - Mitsubishi Minicab 58-61). (2) Item delivery deadline: Within 14 days after payment. (3) Item removal period: Within 7 days after item delivery. 2. Qualifications required for quotation participants: (1) Persons who do not fall under the provisions of Articles 70 and 71 of the Budget, Settlement, and Accounting Order (Showa 22, Imperial Ordinance No. 165; hereinafter referred to as "Budget Execution Order"). Minors, persons under guardianship or assistance, who have obtained the necessary consent for contract conclusion, fall under the special reasons in Article 70 of the Budget Execution Order. (2) Must be registered in grade A, B, or C in "Purchase of Goods" in the Reiwa 07, 08, 09 (2025, 2025, 2027) Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Competitive Participation Qualifications (Unified Qualifications for All Ministries and Agencies) and have competitive participation qualifications in the Hokkaido region. (3) Must not be within the period of suspension of designation based on the "Procedures for Suspension of Designation for Manufacturing Contracts, Purchase Contracts, and Service Contracts, etc." by the contract officer, etc. (4) If there are supporting documents for the qualifications stated in this public notice and a power of attorney, they should be submitted together with the quotation. 3. Location where specifications etc. are shown, contact information, and submission location for quotations: ① Location where specifications etc. are shown: Hokkaido Regional Forest Office -> Home -> Public Sale/Tender Information -> General Competitive Tenders (All Announcements). ② Contact information and submission location for quotations: General Affairs Group, General Affairs Manager, Hidaka Northern Forest Management Office, 2-258-3 Sakaemachi Higashi, Hidaka Town, Saru District, Hokkaido 055-2303. Telephone: 01457-6-3151. Mail: sg_hidakahokubu@maff.go.jp. 4. Regarding submission of quotations etc.: (1) Quotations will be accepted from October 23, Reiwa 8 (2026) (Friday), and the submission deadline is November 10, Reiwa 8 (2026) (Tuesday). However, this is limited to between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM, excluding administrative holidays as stipulated in Article 1, Paragraph 1 of the Act on Holidays for Administrative Organs (Showa 63, Act No. 91). (2) Quotations should be submitted by mail (in-person delivery is also acceptable) or by email. Quotations that do not arrive by the submission deadline in (1) above will be considered invalid. Quotations must be sealed in an envelope, and the envelope must be clearly marked with "Quotation for (Project Name) Enclosed" in red ink. Email submission address: sg_hidakahokubu@maff.go.jp. If submitting by email, please send the PDF file with a password without sealing, and inform the password by phone to the contact person in 3(2) above between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM on the quotation submission deadline. *How to set a password: https://www.adobe.com/jp/acrobat/online/password-protect-pdf.html If submitting documents from 2(4) above that prove you meet the qualifications stated in this public notice, please attach them as PDF files. (3) The attached form shall be used for the quotation. The amount to be stated shall be the total amount including all costs required for procurement. The adopted price will be the amount obtained by adding the amount equivalent to the consumption tax rate under the Consumption Tax Act and Local Tax Act (hereinafter referred to as "consumption tax etc.") to the amount stated in the quotation (if there are fractions less than 1 yen in that amount, the fractional amount shall be rounded down). Therefore, regardless of whether the bidder is a taxable or tax-exempt business for consumption tax etc., the bidder shall state in the quotation the amount obtained by excluding the amount equivalent to the consumption tax rate from the estimated amount. 5. Regarding quotation matching: Quotation matching will be conducted privately, and the results will be notified to the quotation submitters within approximately 1-2 days (excluding closing days) after the quotation submission deadline. 6. Invalid quotations: As per Article 5 of the Hokkaido Regional Forest Office Guidelines for Voluntary Contract Quotations. The quotation guidelines are posted on the Hokkaido Regional Forest Office website at the following location: "Hokkaido Regional Forest Office Website > Public Sale/Tender Information > Competitive Participation Qualifications / Notes for Tender Participants > Hokkaido Regional Forest Office Guidelines for Voluntary Contract Quotations". 7. Contract security deposit: Waived. 8. Determination of the contract party: The contract party will be the person who submitted a valid quotation and offered the highest price exceeding the estimated price. 9. Requirement for contract document creation etc.: Based on the provisions of accounting laws and regulations, a designated contract document will be prepared according to the contract amount (depending on the contract amount, the creation of a contract document may be omitted. If the contract document is omitted, a copy of the quotation marked "Adopted" can be provided as proof of contract formation if desired). 10. Other: (1) Expenses incurred in preparing the quotation shall be borne by the participant. (2) If no quotation reaches the estimated price limit, quotation may be requested again from the participants, and voluntary contract negotiations may be conducted. (3) If there are no participants, quotations may be requested from separately selected parties, and voluntary contract negotiations may be conducted. (4) The sale may be canceled due to reasons attributable to the contract officer, etc. === Notice === To maintain discipline in the contracting procedures of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Contracting Discipline Maintenance Regulations (Reiwa 19, Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Order No. 22) have been established. Based on these regulations, if undue influence is received from a third party, disciplinary maintenance measures such as public disclosure on the website will be implemented. For details, please see the Hokkaido Regional Forest Office website (http://www.rinya.maff.go.jp/hokkaido/apply/publicsale/keiyaku/contract.html).