A set of lease and maintenance services of hardwares for the patent search system (search server subsystem), retrieval system of trademark, appeal system servers

⑴ Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity : Hosoya Kenji Director of the Budget and Accounts Division, General Affairs Department, Japan Patent Office ⑵ Classification of the products to be procured : 14 ⑶ Nature and quantity of the products to be rent : A set of lease and maintenance services of hardwares for the patent search system (search server subsystem), retrieval system of trademark, appeal system servers ⑷ Contract period : From the date when the contract is concluded through 31 March 2031 ⑸ Delivery place : As per the specifications ⑹ Qualification for participating in the tendering procedures : Suppliers eligible for participating in the proposed tender are those who shall : ① Do not come under Article 70 and Article 71 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. 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 ; ② Have Grade A, B, C or D in offer of service in terms of the qualification for participating in tenders by Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Single qualification for every ministry and agency) in the fiscal years 2025, 2026 and 2027 ③ Are not the subject of ⒜an order prohibiting them from receiving subsidies from the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) ; ⒝an order prohibiting them from concluding contracts with METI ; or ⒞an order disqualifying them from bidding for METI projects conducted under the "designated bidder" system. ⑺ Time-limit for tender : 12 : 00 P.M. 16 September 2026 ⑻ Contact point for the notice : Kawahara Kenji, 4th Contract Unit Section, Budget and Accounts Division, General Affairs Department, Japan Patent Office, 3-4-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8915 Japan TEL 03-3581-1101 ext. 2214 0014 Office Machines & Automatic Data Processing Equipment