[Electronic Bidding] [Electronic Contract] Purchase of Quadruped Walking Robot Spot for Automated Patrol and Inspection of Nuclear Facilities

[Electronic Bidding] [Electronic Contract] Purchase of Quadruped Walking Robot Spot for Automated Patrol and Inspection of Nuclear Facilities Bid Announcement Public notice is hereby given of a general competitive bidding as follows. September 15, Reiwa 8 Naoya Matsumoto, Director of Financial Affairs and Contract, Japan Atomic Energy Agency Procurement Organization Number 817 | Location Number 08 | No. 08-1495-2 1. Procurement Details (1) Item Classification Number: 26 (2) Procurement Item Name and Quantity: Purchase of Quadruped Walking Robot Spot for Automated Patrol and Inspection of Nuclear Facilities, 1 set (3) Specifics of Procurement Item Name: As per bidding explanation document and specifications. (4) Delivery Deadline: March 29, Reiwa 9 (5) Delivery Location: Japan Atomic Energy Agency (Details in specifications). (6) Bidding Method: ① To be conducted on a total price basis. ② For bid award determination, the bid price will be the amount stated in the bid form plus an amount equivalent to 10/100 of that amount (if there is a fraction of less than 1 yen, that fraction will be rounded down). Therefore, bidders must state in their bid form the amount equivalent to 100/110 of their estimated contract desired amount, regardless of whether they are subject to consumption tax or are exempt. 2. Qualifications for Participation in Competition (1) Must not fall under the provisions of Article 70 of the Budget, Audit, and Accounting Order. However, minors, persons under guardianship or assistance who have obtained the necessary consent for concluding a contract may fall under the special reasons stipulated in the said article. (2) Must not fall under the provisions of Article 71 of the Budget, Audit, and Accounting Order. (3) Must be graded in A, B, C, or D rank for "Sales of Goods" in the current fiscal year, either through the qualification screening for participants in tenders by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency or through the unified qualifications for participation in tenders by national government agencies. (4) Must not be currently under suspension of business with the Director of Financial Affairs and Contract, Japan Atomic Energy Agency. (5) Must not be a company that has been requested by the police authorities to be excluded from procurement contracts for construction work, surveying, manufacturing of goods, provision of services, etc., as a business substantially controlled by a member of a crime syndicate or equivalent, and such situation must not be ongoing. 3. Bid Submission Location, etc. (1) Bid submission and distribution of bidding explanation documents and contract terms and conditions will be conducted via the electronic bidding system, etc. Inquiries: Contract Section 1, Financial Affairs and Contract Department, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 765-1 Funaishikawa, Tokai-mura, Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1184, TEL 080-9410-0449 (2) Method of Distributing Bidding Explanation Document: Will be distributed from the date of this announcement via the electronic bidding system or at the contact point in 3(1). (3) Bid Acceptance Deadline and Submission Method: Submit via the electronic bidding system by 17:00 on November 16, Reiwa 8. (4) Bid Opening Date and Time: 10:00 on November 19, Reiwa 8, conducted via the electronic bidding system. 4. Use of Electronic Bidding System This bidding will be conducted using the Japan Atomic Energy Agency Electronic Bidding System, etc., for bidding and bid opening procedures. 5. Other (1) Language and Currency Used in Contract Procedures: Japanese and Japanese currency. (2) Bid Bond and Contract Security Deposit: Exempt. (3) Matters Required of Bidders: ① Those wishing to participate in this general competitive bidding must submit the bid form in a sealed envelope, along with the bidding specifications and necessary certificates, etc., as specified in the bidding explanation document provided by the agency, by the bid acceptance deadline. Furthermore, bidders must comply if requested to provide explanations or consultations regarding the bidding specifications and necessary certificates, etc., by the day before the bid opening date. ② The successful bid candidate will be determined based on the submitted documents in ①, provided that they are judged to be capable of delivering the said goods. (4) Invalid Bids: Bids submitted by those who do not possess the necessary qualifications for participation in bidding as indicated in this announcement, and bids that violate the conditions of bidding. (5) Requirement for Contract Creation: Required. (6) Method of Determining Successful Bidder: The successful bidder will be the one who submits the lowest valid bid within the limit of the estimated price. (7) Other: Details are provided in the bidding explanation document. 6. Summary (1) Official in charge of disbursement of theprocuring entity; Naoya Matsumoto,Director of Financial Affairs and ContractDepartment, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (2) Classification of the products to beprocured; 26 (3) Nature and quantity of the products to bepurchase; Purchase of the quadruped robotSpot for automated patrol and inspection ofnuclear facilities, 1set (4) Delivery period; By 29, March, 2027 (5) Delivery place; Japan Atomic Energy Agency(Appointed place) (6) Qualifications for participating in thetendering procedures ; Suppliers eligiblefor participating in the proposedtendering are those who shall ; ①not comeunder Article 70 of the Cabinet Orderconcerning the Budget, Auditing andAccounting, furthermore, minors, Personunder Conservatorship or Person underAssistance that obtained the consentnecessary for concluding a contract maybe applicable under cases of specialreasons within the said clause, ②not comeunder Article 71 the Cabinet Orderconcerning the Budget, Auditing andAccounting, ③have been qualified throughthe qualifications for participating intenders by Japan Atomic Energy Agency, orthrough Single qualification for everyministry and agency, prior to the tendering,④not be currently under suspension ofnomination by Director of FinancialAffairs and Contract Department, JapanAtomic Energy Agency (7) Time limit for tender; 17：00 16，November,2026 (8) Contact point for the notice; BusinessContract Section 1, Financial Affairs andContract Department, Japan Atomic EnergyAgency, 765-1 Funaishikawa, Tokai-mura,Naka-gun, Ibaraki 319-1184 Japan. TEL080-9410-0449 Specifications for Purchase of Quadruped Walking Robot Spot for Automated Patrol and Inspection of Nuclear Facilities August, Reiwa 8 Fukushima Safety Engineering Research Center, Decommissioning Environmental International Joint Research Center, Radiation Digital Group, Japan Atomic Energy Agency 1. Subject: Purchase of Quadruped Walking Robot Spot for Automated Patrol and Inspection of Nuclear Facilities 2. Purpose: In the decommissioning work of Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station (hereinafter referred to as "1F") and the inspection/patrol of nuclear facilities, patrol and inspection targeting pipes, electrical equipment, safety devices, etc., are carried out to continuously grasp changes in the facility's status and equipment conditions. By automating these patrols and inspections with a quadruped walking robot "Spot" (hereinafter referred to as "Spot"), it is expected to not only detect abnormalities within the facility at an early stage but also reduce radiation exposure for workers by reducing manual labor in high radiation environments. Therefore, the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (hereinafter referred to as the "Agency") aims to construct an automated patrol system based on Spot as part of the 1F and BE facility automated patrol/inspection robot system development research theme, and will conduct verification and development for this purpose. This project aims to purchase the Spot system necessary for the construction of the automated patrol system. 3. Specifications of Purchased Item: 1) Specifications of Each Product: (1) Spot Enterprise Package: 1 set (Equivalent products from Boston Dynamics (PBD_1.2.1) are not acceptable.) (2) Tablet for Spot Operation: 1 unit (Equivalent products from Boston Dynamics (PBD_3.2.1) are not acceptable.) 4. Delivery Deadline: March 29, Reiwa 9 (Monday) 5. Delivery Location and Conditions: (1) Delivery Location: Designated location within the Research Management Building, Naraha Remote Technology Development Center, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, 1-22 Nakamarinaka, Yamadaoka, Naraha Town, Futaba District, Fukushima Prefecture. (2) Delivery Conditions: Delivered after on-site adjustment. 6. Inspection Conditions: Upon delivery to the location specified in Item 5, inspection will be completed upon successful completion of quantity inspection, external appearance inspection, technical inspection, and submission of documents. The technical inspection will confirm the following items: 7. Technical Inspection: Confirm that the Boston Dynamics 4-legged walking robot Spot operates normally with the purchased item (2). 8. Documents to be Submitted: (1) User Manual 9. Promotion of Green Purchasing Act: (1) In this contract, if environmentally friendly goods (office supplies, OA equipment, etc.) applicable to the Green Purchasing Act (Act on Promoting Procurement of Environmentally Friendly Goods and Services by the Government and Other Entities) can be adopted, they shall be adopted. (2) The submitted documents (printed matter) specified in these specifications shall meet the standards for "Paper Products" stipulated in the basic policy of the Green Purchasing Act. 10. Consultation: If any doubts arise regarding matters described in these specifications or matters not described herein, they shall be resolved through consultation with the Agency, and the decision shall be followed. 11. Other: (1) This work shall be performed in Japan, and communication with the Agency's personnel shall be conducted in Japanese. If requested by the Agency's personnel for individual meetings, on-site support shall be provided. (2) Any residual materials generated during delivery, etc., shall be removed and disposed of. (3) Delivery, etc., shall be carried out under the supervision of the Agency. (4) Coordination with related contractors and procedures for permits and licenses from government agencies and third parties necessary for delivery, etc., shall be carried out. (5) Extreme care shall be taken during work to avoid accidents such as overturning or damage. In the event of an accident, the Agency shall be notified immediately. The contractor shall be responsible for compensation for any damages. End of document.