(RE-12640) Purchase of Optical Microscopes, etc. [Publication Period: 2026-10-6 to 2026-10-27]

(RE-12640) Purchase of Optical Microscopes, etc. [Publication Period: 2026-10-6 to 2026-10-27] Publication Period: ~ ( )1. Subject of Competitive Bidding: As per specifications. 2. Place for Submission of Bids, etc.: Place for distribution of bid explanations and other documents, place for submission of bids, etc., and contact information (direct dial). Method of distribution of bid explanation documents, etc.: Distributed at the place of delivery described in 2.(1) above or by e-mail. However, delivery will be made on weekdays, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, national holidays, and year-end/New Year holidays (December 29 to January 3). If you wish to receive documents by e-mail, please fill in "Publication Date, Bid Item Name, Organization Contact Person Name, Company Name, Address, Department, Name, Phone, FAX, E-Mail" and send it to the address in 2.(1) above. The deadline for receipt of delivery is 17:00 on . Date and time of bid explanation meeting and place: Deadline for submission of bid-related documents and technical review materials: Deadline for submission of bids: (4) October 28, Reiwa 8 (Wednesday) 12:00 PM (5) nyuusatsu_rokkasho@qst.go.jp National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Rokkasho Fusion Energy Research Laboratory, Aomori Prefecture, Kamikita District, Rokkasho Village, Oaza Obuchi, Aza Hyōdate 2-166 R08RE-12640 (1)(3) (Tuesday) TEL FAX 0175-71-6501 12:00 PM October 27, Reiwa 8 E-mail: November 25, Reiwa 8 (Wednesday) Not held National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Rokkasho Fusion Energy Research Laboratory, Zip code 039-3212 (1)(2) October 6, Reiwa 8 Rokkasho Fusion Energy Research Laboratory, Aomori Prefecture, Kamikita District, Rokkasho Village, Oaza Obuchi, Aza Hyōdate 2-166 Purchase of Optical Microscopes, etc. March 19, Reiwa 9 Yo Eyuu Item Name Content Remarks Delivery Deadline (2)(4)(3) The following competitive bidding will be held. Bid Announcement (Mail Bidding) Purchase R8.10.6 Management Department, Accounting and Contracts Division, Director of Management, Yoshihiro Matsuda, 0175-71-6541 Delivery Location R8.10.27 Date and time of bid opening 3. Qualifications Required for Bidders: Not subject to suspension of bidding by this organization. Possess unified competitive bidding participation qualifications for all government ministries. Must be able to submit a pledge stating that they do not fall under the category of organized crime groups, as separately designated by this organization. 4. Bid Bond and Contract Deposit: Exempt. 5. Invalid Bids: Bids submitted by persons who do not meet the qualifications required for participation in bidding. Bids submitted in violation of bid conditions. 6. Requirement for Preparation of Contract, etc.: Required. 7. Method of Selecting the Successful Bidder: 8. Other: Will be posted on the organization's website. Announced as above. In addition to this, please check the "Procurement Forecast Information" on the organization's website for future procurement plans. (URL: https://www.qst.go.jp/site/procurement/) (6) 2:00 PM Submit a written inquiry to the contact address above. The response to the inquiry will be on October 21, Reiwa 8 (Wednesday). (2)(1)(2)(3)(4)(1)(1) If you have any questions regarding this bid, please submit a written inquiry to the contact address above. (2) For the selection of the successful bidder, the bid price plus 10% of the bid price (if there is a fraction less than 1 yen, the fraction will be rounded down) will be the successful bid price. Therefore, bidders shall state in their bid the amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated amount, regardless of whether they are a taxable business operator or a tax-exempt business operator for consumption tax. (4) By October 13, Reiwa 8 (Tuesday) 11:00 AM, not falling under the provisions of Article 11, Paragraph 1 of the National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology's Rules for Handling Contract Procedures. (1) Those who wish to participate in this bid must submit a pledge stating that they do not fall under the category of organized crime groups, as separately designated by this organization, at the time of submitting the bid. If the pledge in the preceding paragraph is not submitted, or if a false pledge is made, or if the pledge is violated, the bid shall be invalidated. (3) For other details, please refer to the bid explanation documents. Be sure to obtain the bid explanation documents as per 2.(2) above. (2) The successful bidder shall be the bidder who has passed the technical review, submitted a valid bid with the lowest price within the range of the estimated price. (Lowest Price Winning Method) Management Research Building November 25, Reiwa 8 (Wednesday) Attendance at bid opening is not required, and the bid opening results will be notified separately. If no successful bidder is found as a result of the bid opening, the deadline for submission of bids and the date and time of bid opening will be notified separately. (5) Not falling under the provisions of Article 10 of the National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology's Rules for Handling Contract Procedures. However, this does not apply to minors, persons under guardianship, or persons under assistance who have obtained the necessary consent for contract conclusion. Rokkasho Fusion Energy Research Laboratory 1/5 Optical Microscope, etc. Specifications Reiwa 8, September National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology, Rokkasho Fusion Energy Research Laboratory, Nuclear Fusion Reactor Structural Materials Development Group 2/5 1. Purpose: The National Institute for Quantum Science and Technology (hereinafter referred to as "QST") is proceeding with the development of materials for power generation blankets, including the maintenance of various material analysis equipment, the enhancement of large-area heat load test facilities, the enhancement of safety demonstration test equipment, and technology development for performance testing under strong magnetic field conditions. In this project, in order to evaluate the integrity of materials used in power generation blankets, optical microscopes, etc., for metallographic analysis of metal materials, etc., will be purchased. 2. Specifications of Purchased Items (Equivalent products acceptable): Metallographic Analysis Equipment (Carl Zeiss Microscope Axio Imager equivalent acceptable) Breakdown: 1. Microscope Body: Model: AxioImager M2m, 1 set. 2. Digital Camera: Model: AxioCam305 Color, 1 set. 3. Control PC: Model: HPZ8G5, 1 unit. 4. Monitor: Model: Monitor TFT 27", 1 unit. 5. Instruction Manual: 1 set. 6. Submitted Documents: 1 set. Table 1 Upright Microscope AxioImager M2m Item/Breakdown Specification 1) Eyepiece: Model: Eyepiece PI 10x/25 Br foc 2) Trinocular Head: Model: Binoc Phototube 15/25 Mat(100/100)uplight 3) Motorized Revolver: Model: Nosepiece 7xHD Mot 4) Light Source: Model: Illuminator microLED LED transmitted/reflected illumination 5) Motorized Stage: Model: Mechanical Stage 75x50 mot CAN(D) 6) Circularly Polarized Differential Interference: Model: Modulator Turret 4x/C-DIC Prism x2 7) Reflected Polarizer: Model: Polarizer Slider 360 rotatable/Analyzer 360°rotable 8) Objective Lenses: Model: EC Plan-Neofluar 5x/10x/20x/50x/100x Table 2 Digital Camera AxioCam305 Color Item/Breakdown Specification 1) Digital Camera: Model: AxioCam305 Color 2) Adapter: Model: Camera adapter 60N C-mount 0.63x 3) Control Software: Model: ZEN3.14+DLic/ZEN Toolkit Motorized Acq 3.14+DLic 3/5 Table 3 Control System Item/Breakdown Specification 1) Control PC: Model: HPZaG5 Windows11 Pro 64bit 2) Monitor: Model: Monitor TFT 27-inch monitor The microscope body shall have the following functions: 1. The specimen to be evaluated can be evaluated quickly and easily, ranging from tens of millimeters to micrometer levels. 2. The eyepiece shall have a magnification of 10x and a field number of 25 or more. 3. It shall be a trinocular head and provide upright, erect images. 4. The focus mechanism, objective revolver, XY stage, reflector turret, and illumination shall be electrically controllable from the software on the control PC, and observation conditions can be changed, saved, and reproduced. 5. The objective lens revolver can accommodate seven or more lenses, and in this state, bright-field observation with transmitted illumination and bright-field, dark-field, polarized, and differential interference observation with reflected illumination are possible, and options such as grain size analysis can be introduced in the future. 6. The reflected illumination optical system and transmitted illumination optical system shall have chromatic aberration correction for three or more wavelengths. 7. Built-in reflected and transmitted light sources, easily switchable during observation. 8. Equipped with a light manager function that can always record and reproduce optimal illumination conditions for each magnification and observation method. 9. The objective lens shall enable bright-field, dark-field, and polarized observation in reflected observation. 10. Shall be equipped with objective lenses capable of circularly polarized differential interference observation (C-DIC). Shall also be equipped with a turret and prism compatible with C-DIC. The digital camera shall have the following performance: 1. Shall be a color camera equipped with a 2/3-inch or larger CMOS sensor. 2. Shall be capable of capturing images at 5 million pixels or more. 3. High-speed image acquisition via USB 3.0 interface shall be possible, with live display of 36 frames or more per second. 4. The wavelength range shall be 400nm to 720nm or more. 5. Digital conversion shall allow capture of RGB for each color at 12 bits. 6. The dynamic range shall be 4800:1 or more. The software shall have the following performance: 1. Magnification and observation method shall be viewable from the control software, and each motorized component, light intensity adjustment, and shutter shall be controllable. 4/5 2. The function to automatically adapt dimensions for shooting with each objective lens shall be provided. 3. Measurement of dimensions, such as the distance between two points, shall be easily executable on the computer screen. 4. Grain size analysis software shall be introducible in the future. 5. Shall be operable on Windows 11/64bit. 3. On-site Installation, Adjustment, and Inspection: Installation and adjustment shall include the following work: ・The contractor shall perform all work from delivery to assembly. ・Operational explanations shall be provided after installation is complete. ・Completion inspection and operational confirmation shall be performed by photographing an image of a test piece (1 piece) lent by QST. 5/5 4. Submitted Documents: Table 2 List of Submitted Documents Item Quantity Submission Period Remarks ① Schedule 1 Within 2 weeks after contract Confirmation required ② Confirmation Specification 1 Within 2 weeks after contract Confirmation required ③ Completion Inspection Report 1 Upon delivery Photograph of test piece image ④ Meeting Minutes 1 Within 2 weeks after meeting Confirmation required ⑤ Electronic files of the above 1 set Upon delivery E-mail submission acceptable ⑥ Other documents deemed necessary by QST As required, as needed 5. Delivery Date: March 19, Reiwa 9 6. Delivery Location and Conditions: (1) Delivery Location: 2-166 Hyōdate, Aza Obuchi, Oaza Rokkasho Village, Kamikita District, Aomori Prefecture, QST Rokkasho Fusion Energy Research Laboratory, Prototype Reactor R&D Building, Cold Laboratory. (2) Delivery Conditions: Delivery after installation and adjustment. 7. Inspection Conditions: After delivery of the purchased items to the delivery location indicated in 6, inspection of quantity and appearance, completion of submission of documents indicated in 4, completion of installation, adjustment, and inspection indicated in 3, and confirmation of operation shall constitute acceptance of inspection. 8. Promotion of Green Purchasing: (1) In this contract, environmental goods (office supplies, OA equipment, etc.) applicable to the Green Purchasing Law (Act on Promoting the Procurement of Environmental Goods, etc. by the Government and Other Entities) shall be adopted if adoption is possible. (2) The submitted documents (printed matter) specified in these specifications shall, in principle, meet the standards for "paper products" stipulated in the basic policy of the Green Purchasing Law. 9. Consultation: In case of any doubts regarding matters described in these specifications or matters not described herein, consultation shall be held with QST, and the decision shall be followed. Above.