NanoTerasu Network Environment Setup
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: NanoTerasuネットワーク環境整備1式
Overview
This procurement concerns the setup of the NanoTerasu network environment as a single integrated contract. The contract will be awarded by negotiated contract due to technical reasons precluding competition. The intended contractor is Nippon Steel Solutions Co., Ltd.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: June 12, 2026
- Procuring entity: Hattori Masahiko, Director of the Finance Department, National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology
- Planned contract date: July 28, 2026
- Intended vendor: Nippon Steel Solutions Co., Ltd.
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Low – The contract is a negotiated sole-source award to Nippon Steel Solutions Co., Ltd. due to technical reasons, limiting open competition and foreign participation.
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: Sole-source procurement notice
- Publication date: June 12, 2026
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 negotiated contract is hereby announced.
Date: June 12, 2026
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Finance Department Director Hattori Masahiko
Procurement agency number: 804
Location number: 12
No. 26
1. Procurement details
(1) Item classification numbers: 15, 28
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: NanoTerasu network environment setup, one set
2. Scheduled date of negotiated contract:
July 28, 2026
3. Reason for negotiated contract under the Agreement on Government Procurement:
b "No competition due to technical reasons"
4. Name of the party scheduled for negotiated contract:
Nippon Steel Solutions Co., Ltd.
5. Responsible department
Address: 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba City, Chiba Prefecture 263-8555
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology, Finance Department, Contract Section
Phone: 043-206-6262
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6月12日国立研究開発法人量子科学技術研究開発機構財務部長服部雅彦◎調達機関番号804 ◎所在地番号12〇第26号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 15、28(2)購入等件名及び数量 NanoTerasuネットワーク環境整備1式2 随意契約の予定日 令和8年7月28日3 随意契約によることとする「政府調達に関する協定」の規程上の理由 b「技術的理由による競争の不存在」4 随意契約を予定している相手方の名称 日鉄ソリューションズ株式会社5 担当部局 〒263-8555 千葉県千葉市稲毛区穴川4-9-1国立研究開発法人量子科学技術研究開発機構財務部契約課 電話043- 206-6262
Business Signal
Business Relevance
Use this notice for preparation or market research; it does not establish an open opportunity to submit a bid now.
- Product fit: Potential
- Current-case feasibility: Not applicable
- Evidence confidence: Low
- Supply-chain security: Unknown
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.
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