Operation and Maintenance of Recreational Fishing Catch Reporting System on MAFF Cloud
Open tenderJapanese title: 令和7年度遊漁情報システム緊急強化事業における遊漁採捕量等報告システムのMAFFクラウド移行等及び令和8年度新ロードマップに基づく資源管理等高度化促進事業のうち遊漁資源管理システム構築事業における遊漁採捕量等報告システムのMAFFクラウド移行後の運用・保守等業務一式(電子入札方式・電子契約方式) 令和年月日月曜日 (号外政府調達第号) 官報
Overview
This procurement covers the operation and maintenance of the recreational fishing catch reporting system after its migration to the MAFF cloud. It is part of the FY2025 emergency enhancement project and the FY2026 resource management advancement project. The contract period extends until March 31, 2027, with specifications and location defined by the tender documents.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Open tender
- Publication date: June 8, 2026
- Procuring entity: Hitoshi FUJITA, Director General of Fisheries Agency
- Submission deadline: July 3, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Bid opening: July 10, 2026, 11:00 JST, location: see the official notice
- Award method: Comprehensive evaluation (price + technical score)
- Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'goods manufacturing', grade A–D – verify in the tender documents
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The tender is open to general competition with electronic bidding and includes a comprehensive evaluation process, but requires compliance with specific Japanese government qualifications and submission of detailed technical documents, indicating moderate barriers.
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: 入札公告 / Open competitive tender notice
- Publication date: June 8, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 6-7
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.
The following is a general competitive tender. Date: June 8, 2026. Responsible officer: Hitoshi FUJITA, Director of the Fisheries Agency.
1. Procurement Details
(1) Classification codes: 71, 27
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Operation and maintenance of the recreational fishing catch reporting system after migration to the MAFF cloud under the FY2025 emergency enhancement project for the recreational fishing information system and the FY2026 resource management advancement project, specifically the recreational fishing resource management system construction project (electronic bidding and electronic contracting methods).
(3) Specifications: According to the tender documents.
(4) Contract period: From contract signing date until March 31, 2027.
(5) Performance location: According to tender documents and specifications.
(6) Bidding method: The successful bidder will be selected by comprehensive evaluation; bidders must submit documents related to performance, functions, and technology ("documents for comprehensive evaluation"). The bid price will be the amount stated in the bid plus 10% of that amount (fractions less than 1 yen will be truncated). Bidders must state 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 and Accounting Act.
(2) Must not fall under Article 71 of the Budget and Accounting Act.
(3) Must be rated A, B, C, or D in the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries competitive participation qualification for FY2025-2027 for "service provision, etc.".
(4) Must have qualifications designated by the responsible officer under Article 73 of the Budget and Accounting Act.
(5) Must not be under suspension based on the Fisheries Agency's suspension measures.
(6) Other qualifications as per tender documents.
3. Use of electronic procurement system (GEPS):
This tender uses the electronic procurement system. Those unable to use it may apply to submit paper bids.
4. Submission method and place
(1) Submission via electronic procurement system; may switch to paper bids if system issues occur.
(2) Submission place, contract terms, and inquiry contact: Fisheries Agency, Resource Management Department, Coastal Recreational Fishing Section, 1-2-1 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8907, Tel: 03-3502-7768.
(3) Tender documents available for download from the procurement portal from the date of this notice.
(4) Briefing session: June 18, 2026, 2 PM, online via Microsoft Teams.
(5) Bid submission deadline: July 3, 2026, 5 PM.
(6) Bid opening: July 10, 2026, 11 AM, Fisheries Agency meeting room 5.
Other
(1) Language and currency: Japanese and Japanese yen.
(2) Bid and contract guarantees: exempted.
(3) Bidders must submit sealed bids with documents for comprehensive evaluation by the deadline and respond to any inquiries from the responsible officer before bid opening.
(4) Invalid bids: those without eligibility, false statements, or violating conditions.
(5) Contract document required.
(6) Successful bidder selected based on comprehensive evaluation meeting minimum requirements and price within the estimated price range.
(7) No negotiations.
(8) Details per tender documents.
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Business Signal
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing cloud-based operation and maintenance services for government resource management systems, especially those with experience in fisheries or environmental data systems.
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.
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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