Software Implementation and Maintenance for Biometric Matching Servers

Sole-source notice

Japanese title: 次世代出入国管理業務個人識別情報システム等の開発に伴うバイオメトリクス照合サーバ等のソフトウェア導入・保守等一式

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Overview

This procurement concerns the implementation and maintenance of software for biometric matching servers as part of the development of the next-generation immigration personal identification information system. The contract is planned as a single tender to NEC Corporation due to compatibility reasons. The contract award date is scheduled for June 12, 2026.

Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Sole-source notice
  • Publication date: May 22, 2026
  • Procuring entity: Soichiro NAITO, Deputy Director of the Immigration Services Agency
  • Planned contract date: June 12, 2026
  • Intended vendor: NEC Corporation
  • Status: Expired
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Medium – The procurement is a single tender to NEC Corporation for compatibility reasons, which limits open competition but may allow partnership or subcontracting opportunities.

Official Notice

Official Source

Kanpo, Japan's official government gazette, in which legally required public procurement notices are formally published.

  • Source: Kanpo, Government Procurement Notice Edition
  • Official category: 随意契約に関する公示 / Notice of single tendering procedures
  • Publication date: May 22, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 28

Full English Translation

The following English translation was prepared from the original Japanese notice published in Kanpo. Where an official English summary appears in the Kanpo publication, it was used only for verification; the translation below is based on the Japanese source text.

Notice of single tendering procedures is hereby announced as follows. Date: May 22, 2026. Responsible officer for expenditure commitment: Soichiro NAITO, Deputy Director of the Immigration Services Agency. Procurement agency number: 013. Location number: 13.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 71, 27.
(2) Subject and quantity: Implementation and maintenance of software for biometric matching servers and related systems accompanying the development of the next-generation immigration personal identification information system.
2. Scheduled date of single tender contract:
June 12, 2026.
3. Reason for single tendering under the Agreement on Government Procurement:
c "Interchangeability".
4. Name of the party to be contracted under single tendering:
NEC Corporation.
5. Responsible department:
Immigration Services Agency, General Affairs Division, System Budget Section, 1-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8973, Japan. TEL 03-3592-7516.
Show original Japanese notice

随意契約に関する公示

次のとおり随意契約について公示します。令和8年5月22日支出負担行為担当官　出入国在留管理庁次長内藤惣一郎◎調達機関番号013 ◎所在地番号13〇第3号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号　71、27(2)購入等件名及び数量　次世代出入国管理業務個人識別情報システム等の開発に伴うバイオメトリクス照合サーバ等のソフトウェア導入・保守等一式2 随意契約の予定日　令和8年6月12日3 随意契約によることとする「政府調達に関する協定」の規定上の理由 c「互換性」4 随意契約を予定している相手方の名称　日本電気株式会社5 担当部局 〒100-8973　東京都千代田区霞が報関1-1-1出入国在留管理庁総務課システム予算係　電話03-3592-7516

Business Signal

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing biometric identification software solutions and system integration services for government immigration systems.

Participation fit

This procedure is classified as sole-source and is not an open competitive tender. Direct participation is not applicable, but the notice may indicate existing government demand and active relevant vendors in Japan.

This page is based on the official Kanpo tender notice, with translation and a preliminary business assessment by I.J. Do. The official Japanese notice and tender documents are binding.

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