Domestic Communication Lines and Equipment Housing for SINET7

Tender notice - construction work

Japanese title: 導入計画物品及び数量学術情報ネットワーク(SINET7)用国内通信回線及び通信機器ハウジング一式

This tender is for domestic communication lines and equipment housing related to the academic information network SINET7. The procurement requires optical fiber and transmission devices to build a nationwide wide-area network, supporting 800Gbps communication lines from April 2028 and expandable to 1.6Tbps by March 2032. Equipment housing at data centers in each prefecture must accommodate transmission devices, SINET7 node devices, and user lines.

Telecom

Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Tender notice - construction work
  • Publication date: June 1, 2026
  • Procuring entity: Teru MORIMOTO, Director of the Chubu Regional Development Bureau
  • See official notice
  • Status: Active
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Medium – The procurement involves specialized telecom infrastructure with a clear technical scope, but requires local integration and adherence to Japanese academic network standards, suggesting a need for local partnership.

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing advanced optical communication infrastructure and data center housing solutions for nationwide academic networks.

Participation fit

Participation is expected to require appropriate Japanese government procurement eligibility, or cooperation with a suitable Japanese partner holding the required qualification. The eligibility requirements have not been fully reviewed and should be verified against the official tender documents.

Official Source

This opportunity is based on a tender notice published in Kanpo, the official gazette of the Government of Japan.

  • Source: Kanpo, Government Procurement Notice Edition
  • Official category: 入札公告（建設工事） / Tender notice - construction work
  • Publication date: June 1, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 67

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.

Tender Notice
(Construction Work) The following is subject to open competitive bidding. June 1, 2026, Expenditure Commitment Officer: Teru MORIMOTO, Director of the Chubu Regional Development Bureau. Procurement Agency Number: 020 Location Number: 23. No. 2 - Information Research 1 Procurement Details:
(1) Item Classification Numbers 15, 29
(2) Domestic communication lines and communication equipment housing for the academic information network (SINET7)
(3) Procurement method: borrowing
(4) Planned introduction period: From January 2027 fiscal year onward
(5) Basic required specifications for procurement:

1. Use optical fiber and transmission devices to construct a nationwide wide-area network.

2. By the start of SINET7 operation in April 2028, 800Gbps communication lines must be available nationwide, with expansion to 1.6Tbps communication lines possible by March 2032 during the SINET7 operation period.

3. Communication equipment housing (data centers) installed in each prefecture must accommodate the aforementioned transmission devices, SINET7 node devices, and SINET7 user lines. Provision of materials and comments: General reference materials related to the items in
(2) above and comments on the requirements in (5), as well as materials on available libraries, are invited.
(1) Deadline for provision of materials: July 3, 2026, 17:00 (must arrive by mail if mailed).
(2) Provision destination: 2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8430, Academic Center for Computing and Media Studies, National Institute of Informatics, General Affairs Department Accounting Section, Kato Kumi, Tel: 03-4212-2070. Distribution of explanatory documents: Explanatory documents for introduction will be distributed to suppliers applying based on this publication.
(1) Distribution period: June 1, 2026 to July 3, 2026.
(2) Distribution location: same as above. Explanation meeting: An explanation meeting based on this publication will be held.
(1) Date and time: June 8, 2026, 14:00
(2) Location: Held online. (Details in the bidding explanatory documents.) Other: Details of this introduction plan are according to the explanatory documents. This publication content is tentative and may change.

Show original Japanese notice

入札公告(建設工事)

次のとおり一般競争入札に付す。 令和8年6月1日支出負担行為担当官中部地方整備局長森本輝
◎調達機関番号020 ◎所在地番号23
〇第2号-情報研

1 調達内容
(1) 品目分類番号15、29
(2) 導入計画物品及び数量学術情報ネットワーク(SINET7)用国内通信回線及び通信機器ハウジング一式
(3) 調達方法借入
(4) 導入予定時期令和9年度1月以降
(5) 調達に必要とされる基本的な要求要件1光ファイバと伝送装置を用い、全国規模の広域ネットワークを構築できること。 2令和10年4月のSINET7の運用開始時に800Gbps通信回線を全国的に利用できること、令和16年3月までのSINET7運用期2 3 4 5 6間内に1 6Tbps通信回線への拡張も可能なこと。 3各都道府県内に設置される通信機器ハウジング(データセンター)において、前述の伝送装置、SINET7用ノード装置、および、SINET7のユーザ回線を収容できること。 資料及びコメントの提供方法上記1(2)の物品に関する一般的な参考資料及び同(5)の要求要件等に関するコメント並びに提供可能なライブラリーに関する資料等の提供を招請する。
(1) 資料等の提供期限令和8年7月3日17時00分(郵送の場合は必着のこと。)
(2) 提供先 〒101-8430東京都千代田区一ツ橋2-1-2学術総合センター大学共同利用機関法人情報・システム研究機構国立情報学研究所総務部会計課加藤久美電話03-4212-2070説明書の交付本公表に基づき応募する供給者に対して導入説明書を交付する。
(1) 交付期間令和8年6月1日から令和8年7月3日まで。
(2) 交付場所上記2(2)に同じ。 説明会の開催本公表に基づく導入説明会を開催する。
(1) 開催日時令和8年6月8日14時00分
(2) 開催場所インターネット上での開催とする。 (詳細は、入札説明書による。) その他この導入計画の詳細は導入説明書による。なお、本公表内容は予定であり、変更することがあり得る。

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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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