Maintenance and operation monitoring of communication service equipment for IT-based criminal justice procedures in FY2026

Announcement of Tender We will tender as follows. August 31, 2024 Authorized Officer for Disbursement Nobuhiro KOMOTO, Counsellor of the Accounts Division, Digital Agency ◎Procuring Organization Number 027 ◎Location Number 13 1 Procurement Details (1) Item Classification Number 71, 27 (2) Title and Quantity Maintenance and operation monitoring of communication service equipment for IT-based criminal justice procedures in FY2026 (3) Specifications of the procurement title, etc. As per the tender documentation. (4) Fulfillment period As per the tender documentation. (5) Fulfillment place As per the tender documentation. (6) Bidding method For the determination of the successful bidder, a comprehensive evaluation and bidding method will be used, so please submit a technical proposal as indicated in the tender documentation. In addition, for the determination of the successful bidder, the successful bid price will be the amount obtained by adding 10% of the amount stated in the bid form to the said amount (if there is a fraction of less than 1 yen in the said amount, the fractional amount will be rounded down). Therefore, bidders shall state in their 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 and local consumption tax. (7) Use of the electronic procurement system This project is subject to the electronic bidding function of the "Electronic Procurement System (Government Electronic Procurement (GEPS))". Those who find it difficult to bid electronically may use the paper-based bidding method in the format specified in the tender documentation. 2 Qualification for Participation (1) Not to be a person who falls under the provisions of Article 70 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. However, this does not apply to minors, persons under guardianship or persons under assistance who have obtained the necessary consent for concluding the contract. (2) Not to be a person who falls under the provisions of Article 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. (3) To be a person who has been graded A, B, C, or D in "Services, etc." in the Unified Qualifications for All Ministries and Agencies for FY2025, 2026, and 2027. (4) Not to be in a period of suspension of transactions based on the "Standards for Suspension of Transactions, etc. for Contracts for Goods and Services" by the Digital Agency or other ministries. (5) To meet other qualifications determined by the authorized officer for disbursement based on the provisions of Article 73 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. 3 Submission of Bids, etc. (1) Place of submission of bids, place for inspection of contract terms, place for distribution of tender documents, and contact point 20th Floor, Tokyo Garden Terrace Kioicho, 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094 Digital Agency, Strategy and Organization Group, Accounting Division, Contract Section, Norio ISHIKAWA, Tel 070-7416-9924 (2) Method of distributing tender documents Generally, they will be posted on the "Electronic Procurement System" from the date of this announcement. (3) Tender briefing session Not to be held. (4) Deadline for submission of technical proposals October 21, 2024, 12:00 PM (5) Deadline for submission of bids and date and time of bid opening a Deadline for submission of bids November 11, 2024, 12:00 PM (must arrive by mail) b Date and time of bid opening November 12, 2024, 14:00 c Place of bid opening Digital Agency Bidding Room 4 Other (1) Language and currency to be used in bidding and contract procedures Japanese and Japanese currency (2) Bid security and contract security Exempt (3) Matters required of bidders Those who wish to participate in this general competitive bidding and wish to participate in "paper" bidding must submit the documents specified in the tender documents attached to the sealed bid form by the deadline for submission of bids. Those who wish to participate in bidding through the "Electronic Procurement System" must submit the bid form data through the same system by the deadline. Bidders shall respond if requested to provide explanations regarding the said documents by the authorized officer for disbursement. (4) Invalid bids Bids submitted by persons who do not meet the qualifications for participation in this announcement, and bids submitted by those who have not fulfilled the obligations required of bidders, shall be deemed invalid. (5) Requirement for contract creation Required. (6) Method of determining the successful bidder Among the bidders who have submitted a bid price within the limit of the estimated price prepared based on the provisions of Article 79 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting, and who have proposed content that meets all the mandatory items specified in the tender documents, the successful bidder will be determined by the comprehensive evaluation method specified in the tender documents. (7) Details are in the tender documents. 5 Summary (1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity: KOMOTO Nobuhiro, Counsellor of the Accounts Division,Digital Agency (2) Classification of the services to be procured: 71, 27 (3) Nature and quantity of the services to be required: Maintenance of communication service equipment and system operations management related to the Digitalization of criminal procedure in the FY2026 (4) Service period: as in the tender documentation (5) Fulfillment place: as in the tender documentation (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,C or D“offer of services etc”in terms of the Single qualification for every ministry and agency in the fiscalyears 2025, 2026, 2027. (d) not be suspended from transaction by the request of the officials in charge of contact. (7) Time-limit for Tender: 12:00 PM, 21 October, 2026. (8) Contact point for the notice: ISHIKAWA Norio, Accounting Division, Digital Agency, 1-3 Kioicho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0094 Japan TEL 070-7416-9924 Procuring Organization: Digital Agency Location: Tokyo Procurement Type: Announcement of Tender for General Competitive Bidding (WTO Target) Category: Goods and Services