USS NEW ORLEANS (LPD-18), Provide Temporary Freezer and Chill Box

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(9) Submit all questions via email to the Contracting POC no later than 10:00 (JST) on 14 SEPT 2026. Submissions may be in English or a combination of Japanese and English. All questions and answers will be shared with all vendors.

Note: If your physical address in System Award Management (SAM) is located outside Japan, you are required to submit one of the certificates stated in Addendum to Evaluation - Commercial Products and Commercial Services with questions. Questions without the certification might not be answered.

1.0 - AUTHORIZATION TO PERFORM IN JAPAN

This solicitation is intended only for sources duly authorized to operate and do business in Japan, as prescribed by DFARS 252.225-7042. Contractors located outside Japan must submit documentation that unambiguously demonstrates the Offeror's compliance with DFARS 252.225-7042 as a part of their quotation.

CONTRACTORS OUTSIDE OF JAPAN WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE AN AWARD.

Your Physical Address in SAM will be checked. If a contractor located outside Japan must submit one of the following document(s).

1. A certificate of incorporation (Rireki-Zenbujiko-Shomeisho), issued by the Government of Japan (GOJ) --Preferred

2. Business license or permit (Eigyo-Kyokasho), issued by the GOJ

3. A certificate of authority (Inkan-Shomeisho), issued by the GOJ

4. Articles of organization (Teikan), filed with the GOJ

Failure to do so will result in your quotation being determined "non-responsive" and treated as ineligible for award.