Procurement of Equipment for Immigration Biometric ID System at Regional Airports

Open tender

Japanese title: 地方空港国際線ターミナル増設等に伴う出入国管理業務個人識別情報システム用機器等の導入等一式

This tender is for the procurement of equipment and related items for the personal identification information system used in immigration control operations, associated with the expansion of international terminals at regional airports. The specifications and fulfillment period will be as stated in the tender documents.

Government Systems

Key Details

  • Source: Kanpo
  • Notice type: Open tender
  • Publication date: June 1, 2026
  • Procuring entity: Soichiro NAITO, Obligating officer Director of the Deputy Commissioner Immigration Services Agency
  • Submission deadline: July 20, 2026, 17:00 JST
  • Bid opening: July 21, 2026, 15:00 JST, location: see the official notice
  • Award method: Lowest-price award
  • Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods sales', grade A/B – verify in the tender documents
  • Status: Expired
  • Technology relevance: Possible
  • Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender requires submission of functional certificates and approval by the obligating officer, indicating moderate barriers such as qualification requirements and possible need for local partnerships.

Business Relevance

May interest companies providing biometric identification systems, immigration control technology, and related hardware integration services.

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 / Open competitive tender notice
  • Publication date: June 1, 2026
  • Publication: Kanpo, pages 5-6

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:
The following general competitive tender is announced. Date: June 1, 2026. Procuring entity: Soichiro NAITO, Obligating officer Director of the Deputy Commissioner Immigration Services Agency. Procurement agency number: 013. Location number: 13.
1 Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers: 14, 71, 27.
(2) Specific services and quantities: Procurement of equipment and related items for the personal identification information system used in immigration control operations associated with the expansion of international terminals at regional airports.
(3) Specifications: According to the tender explanation documents and specifications.
(4) Fulfillment deadline: As specified in the specifications.
(5) Fulfillment location: Location designated by the Deputy Commissioner of the Immigration Services Agency.
(6) Tender method: The winning bid price will be the amount stated in the bid plus 10% of that amount (any fraction less than 1 yen will be rounded down). Bidders must state in the bid the amount corresponding to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount regardless of tax status.
2 Eligibility for participation:
(1) Must not fall under Article 70 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act. Minors or persons under guardianship with necessary consent may be eligible under special reasons.
(2) Must not fall under Article 71 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act.
(3) Must be rated A or B in the Ministry of Justice's unified qualification for manufacturing, sales, or service provision for fiscal years 2025-2027.
(4) Must have qualifications designated by the obligating officer under Article 73 of the Budget, Auditing and Accounting Act. Date: Monday, June 2026 (Extra Government Procurement No. X).
3 Submission location and inquiries:
(1) Submission, contract terms, tender explanation documents, and inquiries at: Immigration Services Agency General Affairs Division Budget Section 2, Takakita, Nonoyama, Takeda, phone 03-3592-7516, 1-1-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8973.
(2) Tender explanation documents distributed electronically and at the above location from the announcement date.
(3) No briefing session will be held.
(4) Bid submission deadline: July 20, 2026, 17:00.
(5) Bid opening: July 21, 2026, 15:00, electronically and at the Immigration Services Agency tender room.
4 Other:
(1) Language and currency for contract: Japanese and Japanese yen.
(2) Bid and contract guarantees are exempted.
(3) Bidders must submit functional certificates as specified in the tender documents by the deadline; only those recognized by the obligating officer as capable of performing the work may participate. Explanations may be requested regarding submitted certificates.
(4) Invalid bids include those by ineligible bidders or those violating bid conditions.
(5) Contract document required.
(6) Award method: The obligating officer will award to the lowest valid bid within the price limit who is judged capable of performing the work.
(7) No negotiation in the procedure.
(8) Electronic procurement system is available.
(9) Details per tender documents.

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Disclaimer

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