Procurement Notice

1．Procurement sector

Information service concerning politics, economies, and industries of developing countries and regions

2．Qualifications for applicants

Applicants must meet the criteria listed as (1) and (2) below.

（1）	Party who does not fall under any of the following clauses (a) to (c).
	(a) Party who does not have the faculty to conclude contract concerned or who has been bankrupt and has not acquired rehabilitation. However, minors, persons under conservatorship or persons under assistance who obtain the consent necessary for concluding contract concerned are excepted. (b) Nippon Export and Investment Insurance may preclude any party who is deemed to fall under any one of the following descriptions from participation in tendering for two years from the date of the occurrence of the action described in the following respective items. The same shall apply to any party hired by applicants as an agent，manager or employee. ⅰ)　Party who intentionally executed construction work or production with poor workmanship, or committed dishonest acts concerning the quality or quantity of goods in the course of performance under a contract; ⅱ)　Party who disturbed the enforcement of fair competition, impaired fair pricing, or conspired with others to gain improper profits; ⅲ)　Party who blocked a successful bidder from executing a contract or prevented a contractor from performing his obligations under a contract; ⅳ)　Party who prevented staff members from performing their duties in exercising supervision or making an inspection; ⅴ)　Party who failed to perform his contractual obligations without just cause; ⅵ)　Party who hired anyone who committed any of the foregoing acts within the last two years as an agent , manager or employee for the performance of a contract; (c) Nippon Export and Investment Insurance may preclude from participation those who hire a tender agent that falls under the preceding clause (b).
（2）	Party shall have from Grade A to Grade C in the 'Offer of Services, etc ' in terms of the qualification for participating in tenders laid down by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Single qualification for every ministry and agency) in the fiscal years 2013, 2014 and 2015. However, party who is qualified by Nippon Export and Investment Insurance for participating in the tendering procedures for special reasons is excepted.

3．Selection of qualified participants

The proposals submitted in accordance with the “Guidelines for Applicants”shall be examined by the Selection Committee to select qualified participants.

4．Access to the Guidelines for Applicants

Please download the files.
(available as a PDF from our website).
【Guidelines for Applicants(PDF/145KB)・Service Specification(PDF/182KB)・Proposal Requirements(PDF/83.8KB)】

5．Inquiries may be addressed to:

Nippon Export and Investment Insurance (NEXI)

Email:	contract-crg@nexi.go.jp
Fax:	81-(0)3-3512-7689

(Attn: Country Risk Analysis Group, Financial Risk Management Department)

6．Submission of the proposals

（1）	Submission deadline:
	No later than 5:00 p.m., (Greenwich mean time【GMT】), Monday, June 29, 2015
（2）	Submit to: contract-crg@nexi.go.jp
（3）	Please submit your Proposal Requirements via email in PDF format.
	（* If the proposals are submitted from within Japan, submission by postal mail or hand delivery will be acceptable. When submitted by postal mail, the proposals must be sent by registered or certified mail to the address below and must be received by the deadline.）

Nippon Export and Investment Insurance
(Attn: Country Risk Group, Financial Risk Management Department)

Chiyoda First Building, East Wing 3rd Floor, 3-8-1, Nishikanda,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8359

7．Invalid proposals

Proposals which do not meet the qualifications set forth in this Notice shall be deemed invalid.

8．Other

Conditions not included in this notice shall be set forth in the “Guidelines for Applicants”.