April 8, 2025
Bid Notice
< No. R25BK00773374>
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) invites sealed bid from eligible Bidders for the
procurement of C103 Niobium Alloy Spherical Powder.
The following is an outline of the requirements, so potential Bidders are requested to careful y review
the fol owing instructions and to submit their Proposals in accordance with the guidelines and
requirements as contained in the Item Requirements.
1. Main Scope
- Item:
C103 Niobium Al oy Spherical Powder
- Quantity: For the details, please refer to the Item Requirements
- Contract Period: Four (4) weeks after EDC
[note] Delivery schedule cannot be adjusted.
- Estimated Price: EUR 39,500.00
- Method of Contract: a competitive Bid (the lowest Bid price)
- Delivery Term: CPT Incheon airport (INCOTERMS 2020)
- Warranty Period: 1 year after the arrival of Items at KARI site
2. Qualification of Bidders
- Bidders shal be qualified under Article 12 (Requirement to Participate in Competitive Tender by
Law) of the ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON CONTRACTS TO WHICH THE STATE IS
A PARTY of Republic of Korea.
3. Submission of Proposal
- The proposal and Bid Bond shall be hand-carried, posted or e-mailed to KARI personnel or his
designee within the Bid Closing Date and Time.
- The Price Proposal shall be sealed.
- The main bid currency is EUR but other currency could be accepted.
- On submission of proposal by Bidder’s deputy, one (1) power of attorney, certificate of business
registration, certificate of registered seal usage, certified identification and certificate of employment
are required to be presented.
- The proposal shal be made in English or Korean.
- Bid Closing Date and Time: April 24, 2025 14:00 Korean Local Time.
- Opening of Bid and Declaration of Successful Bid: April 24, 2025 15:00 Korean Local Time.
4. Bid Bond
- Bidder shal establish a Bid Bond in favor of KARI before the Bid Closing Date and Time.
- The total amount of the Bid Bond shal be at least five percent (5%) of total Bid Price and shall be
valid for at least three (3) months after Bid Closing Date.
- The currency of Bid Bond is EUR (Provided however, that other currency may be allowed and it
shal be same currency in the price proposal).
- The Bid Bond shall be in the form of a surety bond issued by the Seoul Guarantee Insurance
Company, in the form of an irrevocable standby letter of credit by first class international bank, cash
or other means of guarantee acceptable to KARI. In case of cash, bank guarantee, or the
irrevocable standby letter of credit, it shall be advised through “Woori Bank” (Daejeon Banking
center at 29 Munye-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, 35241 Korea, Tel: +82-42-488-9704, Ext.312, Fax: +82-
505-003-2964, e-mail: JINNY@wooribank.com). In case of the surety bond, it shal be advised
through “ Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company”, hand carried or posted to KARI. The bond shal
be available by KARI’s request on the Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company or by KARI’s draft at
sight drawn on the bank, accompanied by the statement of KARI stating that Bidder has refused to
enter into a contract with the terms and conditions in the Purchase Order as attached, that Bidder
has hindered the fair bidding by fraud or mispresentation, or that Bidder has withdrawn its Proposal
after the Bid Closing Date.
- Al of the Bid Bonds will be released promptly at the time of contract award by KARI without
interest.
5. Nullification of Bid
- This Bidding may be nul ified in accordance with Article 39(4) of ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF
THE ACT ON CONTRACTS TO WHICH THE STATE IS A PARTY and Article 44 of
ENFORCEMENT RULE OF THE ACT ON CONTRACTS TO WHICH THE STATE IS A PARTY.
6. Selection of Successful Bidder
- The bidder who proposed the lowest price and meet the requirements of the attached Item
Requirements wil be selected as successful bidder among bidders.
- If Bidder’s proposed price is in a currency other than the currency of the estimated budget specified
in this bid notice, for the conversion of the Bidder’s proposed price, the 1st basic exchange rate
announced by KEB Hana Bank on the bid closing date shall be applied.
- In case of equal price, a Successful Bidder shall be determined by means of drawing lots.
7. Remarks
- The Bidder shal have a full understanding of all matters necessary for this Bidding including the
Item Requirements prior to making a Bid and shall be responsible for any and all disadvantages
arising from insufficient understanding of matters necessary for this Bidding.
- Bidder shal prepare the Proposal in truth. In case that any content of the Proposal is founded to be
false later, KARI may terminate or cancel the Contract even after the Contract is concluded.
- Al documents submitted in response to the Item Requirements including the Proposal for this
Bidding shal not be returned.
- Al expenses incurred by Bidder in connection with this Bidding, including but not limited to the
proposal, performance bond, etc, are for its own account and KARI wil not disclose the evaluation
result of Bidder’s Proposal.
- If any Bidder is bankrupted or insolvent as of the date of this Bid notice, such Bidder shal not be
al owed to participate in this Bidding.
- Bidders are required to keep confidential any data and information acquired in the Contract award.
If any Bidder violates it, such Bidder may assume civil and criminal liability, sanction for
inappropriate business entity, and other disadvantages(such as penalty for security violation,
subtraction of evaluation scores in future Biddings, etc.).
8. Main terms and conditions
- Payment: the payment wil be made by payment milestones (for instance, effective date of Contract
and final acceptance. Please refer to the attached Purchase Order.) as wire transfer net 30 days.
- Delivery: CPT Incheon airport (INCOTERMS 2020)
- Warranty: one (1) year after the arrival of Items at KARI site
- Performance bond: ten percent (10%) of total Contract Price
- Liquidated damages: For the late delivery, liquidated damages shall be applied at the rate of zero
point zero seven five percent (0.075%) of total Contract Price per day of delay, up to thirty percent
(30%) of total Contract Price in maximum.
9. Specifications
- Please refer to the Item Requirements attached.
10. Point of Contact
Contractual matters
Technical matters
Overseas Contracts Team
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
169-84 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu,
Daejeon, 34133, Korea
Attn. : Boram Jeong (Ms)
Tel. : +82-42-860-2649, Fax : +82-42-860-4370
e-mail : boram@kari.re.kr
Smal Launch Vehicle Research Division
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
169-84 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-gu,
Daejeon, 34133, Korea
Attn. : Gi Seop Kim (Mr)
Tel : +82-42-870-3911
e-mail : giseop@kari.re.kr