[RFP] J-Bridge Program Coordinator (San Francisco) 2025

Jun 03, 2025

 GENERAL INFORMATION:

1.       Subject: FY2025 J-Bridge Program Coordinator

2.       Term of Contract: The contract date to March 31, 2026

3.       Closing Date for Application: 2:00 pm (PDT) on June 17, 2025

4.       Contents of Contract: As indicated in Application Guidelines (Attachment 1, Specification)

 

INSTRUCTION TO APPLICANTS:

1.     Qualification requirements

ž   Prospective candidate(s) engaged in the project must satisfy conditions stated in the Specification (Attachment 1)

ž   NOT under the circumstances of being denied participation due to unethical and/or unlawful activities by either JETRO or Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry (METI) from previous procurement offerings

 

2.     Preparation of Application

Application shall be prepared on the Application Form included in this RFP (Attachment 2). Applicants shall enter all requested information in the appropriate spaces on the Application Form. No oral, telephone, facsimile will be accepted. All costs of preparation shall be borne by the Applicants.

 

3.     Delivery of Application

All application forms (see below) shall be sent by email no later than 2:00 pm (PDT) on June 17, 2025

Required to submit by email only:

a)     Signed Application Form. 　1 copy.

b)     Business Proposal.        1 copy.

c)      Provide a Quote for this J-Bridge Program Coordinator service (see deliverables in the Specification document).   1 copy.   

 

Attn: Edward Ramsey / Tsutomu Kobayashi

Edward_Ramsey@jetro.go.jp, Tsutomu_Kobayashi@jetro.go.jp

 

4.     Language of Application
English

 

5.     Evaluation of Application

1st evaluation: Screening of Application documents by JETRO San Francisco

2nd evaluation: Presentation by Selected Applicants will be conducted through online meetings with JETRO San Francisco.* Tentatively Scheduled for June 23, 2025.

 

*The detailed schedule for the presentation will be notified to the companies who pass the 1st evaluation.

Note: JETRO also does not return any documents provided.  

 

6.     Announcement of Tender
Tender will be announced to bidders by email. Given the nature of the bidding process, JETRO will refrain from providing feedback on the results. Announcement of tender will be delivered by email and no later than June 26, 2025.

 

7.     Contact

Edward Ramsey / Tsutomu Kobayashi

Edward_Ramsey@jetro.go.jp, Tsutomu_Kobayashi@jetro.go.jp

 

APPLICATION ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1.    Specification ＜PDF＞ (114KB) 

Attachment 2.    Application Form ＜Word＞ (28KB) 

Attachment 3.    Business Proposal (SAMPLE) ＜Word＞ (30KB) 

Attachment 4.    Service Agreement and Non-Disclosure Agreement ＜PDF＞ (248KB)