5 Summary
(1) Official in charge of disbursement of the procuring entity: NARAMA Takahiro, Director of Financial Affairs Division, National Personnel Authority
(2) Classification of the services to be procured : 71, 27
(3) Nature and quantity of the services to be required : Software licenses and operations for a question answering system for laws and regulations related to national public employees using Salesforce platform 1 set
(4) Service period : From 1 April 2026 through 31 March 2027
(5) Fulfillment place : To be specified in the tender documentation
(6) Qualification required to participate in the tendering procedures : Suppliers eligible to participate in the proposed tender are those who shall :
① not come under Article 70 of the Cabinet Order concerning the Budget, Auditing and Accounting. In this regard, Item 1 of the Article is not applicable to those minors, persons under conservatorship or persons under assistance that have obtained respective consent required to conclude a contract ;
② not come under Article 71 of the above Cabinet Order ; and
be classified as Grade A, B or C in the category of “provision of services etc” in Kanto-Koshin’etsu Region in accordance with the Government-wide standard of qualifications for participating in tenders for F.Y. 2025, 2026 and 2027
(7) Date and hours of briefing for suppliers on the proposed tender : 14 : 00, 3 February 2026.
(8) Closing date and hours for submitting tenders : 12 : 00 (noon), 12 March 2026
(9) Contact person for the notice : INOUE, Financial Affairs Division, National Personnel Authority, 1—2—3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100—8913 Japan. Phone : 81—3—3581—4803 (On or after 16 February 2026 : Toranomon Althea Tower, 2—2—3 Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105—0001 Japan. Phone : 81—3—3581—4803)