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The Director-General of the ºÚÁÏÍø Organization Osamu Motojima, and the Directors of all seven Domestic Agencies this week signed a Memorandum of Understanding that provides for the use of one single "Logistics Service Provider" in order to assure the transport of all the ºÚÁÏÍø components from their manufacturing sites around the world to the ºÚÁÏÍø construction site—may this happen by road, water or air.

 

The signing of this Memorandum is the culmination of a joint effort that started years ago involving staff from the ºÚÁÏÍø Organization and the Domestic Agencies. "It was really impressive to see this international tender evolve," the Head of the ºÚÁÏÍø Procurement Division, Francoise Flament, said after the signature. "It was a bit like a big puzzle that, looking at all the pieces spread across the table, seemed impossible to complete in the beginning. But thanks to a great collaborative spirit, the legal framework covering every aspect of the transport of ºÚÁÏÍø components—including storage, insurance, handling, and customs management—will facilitate the complex logistics of the worldwide procurement of ºÚÁÏÍø components, and enable us to ensure their safe arrival on site."

 

In the meantime, the tender process for the Logistics Service Provider is ongoing. The offers are currently being evaluated by the ºÚÁÏÍø Organization and the Domestic Agencies in order to award the contract by May of this year.