Purchase of a High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry System for FY2026

Procurement Number 0000000000000618533 Procurement Type: Public Invitation for Bids (WTO Procurement) Classification: Procurement of Goods and Services Project Name: Purchase of a High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry System for FY2026 Publication Start Date: August 20, 2024 Publication End Date: October 9, 2024 Procuring Entity: Ministry of the Environment Procuring Entity Location: Saitama Prefecture Procurement Item Classification: Chemical or Control Equipment Announcement Content: PUBLIC NOTICE OF BIDDING We will offer the following for public invitation for bids. August 20, 2024 Authorized Officer for Disbursement: Masashi Iwayama, General Affairs Section Manager, The National Environmental Research and Training Institute ◎Procuring Entity Number: 021 ◎Location Number: 11 1 Matters for Competitive Bidding (1) Item Classification Number: 24 (2) Subject: Purchase of a High-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry System for FY2026 (3) Specifications, etc.: As per the tender documentation. (4) Delivery Deadline: March 12, 2025 (5) Delivery Location: As per the tender documentation. (6) Bidding Method: The bid amount shall include all costs required for the work. For the award of contract, the successful bid price will be the amount indicated on the bid form plus 10% of that amount (if there is a fraction of less than one yen, such fraction shall be rounded down). Therefore, bidders shall write in the bid form an amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount, regardless of whether they are taxable or tax-exempt businesses for consumption tax. 2 Qualifications for Participation in Competition (1) Those who do not fall under the provisions of Article 70 of the Cabinet Order concerning 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 article. (2) Those who do not fall under the provisions of Article 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning Budget, Auditing and Accounting. (3) Those who are not currently under suspension of transactions by the Ministry of the Environment. (4) Those who have been rated as Grade A, B, or C in 'precision equipment' under 'sale of goods' in the FY2025, 2026, and 2027 qualifications for participating in tenders by the Ministry of the Environment (unified qualification for all ministries and agencies) at the time of bid opening. (5) Those who are rated in a grade other than (4) and meet the requirements of the 'Expansion of Participation Opportunities for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises with Technical Capabilities (October 10, 2000) Decision of the Conference of Ministers on Promoting the Electronization of Public Procurement Procedures (excluding public works)'. Specifically, those who meet any of the following requirements from (a) to (e). a. Those who can prove a track record of selling goods with specifications equivalent to or higher than this announcement. b. Those whose unified score in the unified criteria for qualification examination, when added with the technical capability evaluation scores below, corresponds to the grade in this announcement. Item Category Additional Score Number of patents (patents related to the goods in this announcement) 3 or more 15 2 cases 10 1 case 5 Number of certified engineers (employees involved in the goods in this announcement) 9 or more 15 7-8 people 12 5-6 people 9 3-4 people 6 1-2 people 3 Number of certified technicians (Special Class, Class 1, Single Grade) (employees involved in the goods in this announcement) 11 or more 6 9-10 people 5 7-8 people 4 5-6 people 3 3-4 people 2 1-2 people 3 Note 1. Patents include patents acquired overseas. 2. Certified engineers include those who possess foreign qualifications related to science and technology equivalent to or higher than certified engineers, as determined by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology to have the necessary knowledge and ability to perform the duties of a certified engineer. c. Small and medium-sized enterprises that are recipients of specific subsidies under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program and can prove technical capabilities in the field of service provision, etc. related to this announcement. d. Businesses supported by the Innovation Network Corporation of Japan or businesses invested in by such supported businesses, and who can prove technical capabilities in the field of service provision, etc. related to this announcement. e. Businesses selected for the public-private intensive program to foster globally active startups (J-Startup) and who can prove technical capabilities in the field of service provision, etc. related to this announcement. (6) Those who can pledge the matters concerning the exclusion of organized crime as specified in the tender documentation. 3 Place to Show Contract Conditions, Delivery of Tender Documents, and Contact Information, etc. (1) Place to Show Contract Conditions and Contact Information: 3-3 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-0042, The National Environmental Research and Training Institute, General Affairs Section, Accounting Unit, Phone: 04-2994-9303, FAX: 04-2994-9767 (2) Delivery of Tender Documents: Search for this item by entering or selecting the necessary information from 'Search Procurement Information' > 'Select Procurement Type' on the Procurement Portal Site, and download the 'Procurement Documents' for this item. - https://www.p-portal.go.jp/pps-web-biz/UAA01/OAA0101 (3) Date and Time and Place of Tender Briefing: Not to be held. (4) Date and Time and Place of Bidding/Bid Opening: Friday, October 9, 2026, 11:00 AM, The National Environmental Research and Training Institute, Main Building, 2nd Floor Conference Room. 4 Use of Electronic Procurement System: This procurement will be conducted through the electronic procurement system. However, if it is difficult to use the electronic procurement system, paper-based bidding may be allowed upon application to the contracting entity. - https://www.geps.go.jp/pps-web-biz/UZA01/OZA0101 5 Other (1) Language and Currency to be Used in Bidding and Contract Procedures: Japanese language and Japanese currency only. (2) Bid Bond and Contract Deposit: Exempt. (3) Invalid Bids: Bids submitted by those who do not meet the qualifications for participation in the competition as stated in this announcement, and bids that violate the conditions of bidding, shall be deemed invalid. (4) Requirement for Contract Creation: Required. (5) Method of Determining the Successful Bidder: The successful bidder shall be the one who submits a valid bid at the lowest price within the limit of the estimated price established in accordance with Article 79 of the Cabinet Order concerning Budget, Auditing and Accounting. (6) Other: For details, please refer to the tender documentation. 6 Summary (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity: Masashi Iwayama, General Affairs Section Manager, The National Environmental Research and Training Institute. (2) Classification of the products to be procured: 24 (3) Nature and quantity of the products to be procured: A set of Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry System (LC-MS/MS) (4) Delivery period: as in the tender documentation. (5) Delivery place: as in the tender documentation. (6) Qualifications for participating in the tendering procedures: Suppliers eligible for participating in the proposed tender are those who shall: [1] 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. [2] not come under Article 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. [3] not be suspended from transactions by the request of the officials in charge of contract. [4] have Grade A, B or C on 'precision equipment' of 'sale of product' in terms of the qualification for participating in tenders by Ministry of the Environment (single qualification for every ministry and agency) in the fiscal years 2025, 2026 and 2027. [5] pledger to excluding crime syndicates and other illegal organizations defined in the bid manual. (7) Time-limit for tender: 11:00 AM, 9th, October, 2026 (8) Contact Point for The Notice: General Affairs Section, The National Environmental Research and Training Institute, 3-3 Namiki, Tokorozawa, Saitama, 359-0042 JAPAN. TEL 04-2994-9303 Procurement Documents 1 Procurement Documents 1 Download URL Procurement Documents 2-Procurement Documents 3-Procurement Documents 4-Procurement Documents 5-