⑴ Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : Akio Komori, President, Inter-University Research Institute Corporation, National Institutes of Natural Sciences

⑵ Classification of the services to be procured : 15, 29

⑶ Nature and quantity of the services to be required : Access Line for Science Information NETwork (SINET6) 1 Set

⑷ Fulfillment period : From 1 April, 2022 through 31 March, 2028

⑸ Fulfillment place : Center of Information and Communication, Okazaki Region, National Institutes of Natural Sciences

⑹ Qualifications for participating in the tendering procedures : Suppliers eligible for participating in the proposed tender are those who shall :

A not come under Article 3 of the Regulation of the Contract implementation National Institutes of Natural Sciences 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 have the Grade A, Grade B or Grade C qualification during fiscal 2021 in the Tokai・Hokuriku area in offer of services for participating in tenders by Single qualification for every ministry and agency,

C prove to have prepared a system to provide rapid after-sale service for the procured services,

D meet the qualification requirements which President, Inter-University Research Institute Corporation, National Institutes of Natural Sciences may specify in accordance with Article 4 of the Regulation,

E not be currently under a suspension of business order as instructed by President, Inter-University Research Institute Corporation, National Institutes of Natural Sciences.

⑺ Time limit of tender : 17 : 00 18 October, 2021

⑻ Contact point for the notice : Futamura Hiroomi, Manager, Procurement Division, Okazaki Administration Center, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 38 Nishigonaka, Myodaiji-cho, Okazaki-shi, Aichi-ken 444-8585 Japan, TEL 0564-55-7156

⑼ Please be noted that if it is indicated that environmental conditions relating to the procurement are laid down in its tender documents.