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

⑵ Classification of the products to be procured : 77

⑶ Nature and quantity of the products to be purchased : Repair painting for VERA-20m antenna Ogasawara station 1 set

⑷ Delivery period : By 18 March, 2022

⑸ Delivery place : National Astronomical Observatory of Japan (NAOJ), 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 concerning the Contract for 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, Grade C or Grade D qualification during fiscal 2021 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 and maintenance for the procured products,

D prove to have prepared a system to provide research, rapid after-sale service and maintenance for the procured products,

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

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

⑺ Time limit of tender : 15 : 00 13 September, 2021

⑻ Contact point for the notice : Susumu Miura, Procurement Section, Accounting Division, National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, National Institutes of Natural Sciences, 2-21-1 Osawa Mitaka-shi, Tokyo 181-8588 Japan, TEL 0422-34-3677

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