Repair work for VERA Incoming Observation Station Digital Data Processing System
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: VERA入来観測局デジタルデータ処理システム修理作業一式
Overview
This procurement concerns repair work for the digital data processing system at the VERA Incoming Observation Station. The contract is planned as a sole-source agreement with Erex Kogyo Co., Ltd. under the 'protection of exclusive rights' clause of the Government Procurement Agreement. The contract date is scheduled for August 17, 2026.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: July 13, 2026
- Procuring entity: Nagakawa Masaki, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
- Planned contract date: August 17, 2026
- Intended vendor: Erex Kogyo Co., Ltd.
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Low – The contract is a sole-source award to a specific company under exclusive rights protection, 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: July 13, 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 sole-source contract is hereby announced.
Date: July 13, 2026
National Institutes of Natural Sciences - Nagakawa Masaki
Procurement Agency Number: 416
Location Number: 13
No. 4 - Observatory 1
Procurement Details:
(1) Item Classification Number: 77
(2) Procurement Subject and Quantity: Repair work for the VERA Incoming Observation Station Digital Data Processing System, one set
2. Scheduled date of sole-source contract:
August 17, 2026
3. Reason for sole-source contract under the Government Procurement Agreement:
b. Protection of exclusive rights
4. Name of the party scheduled for the sole-source contract:
Erex Kogyo Co., Ltd.
5. Responsible Department:
Procurement Section, Accounting Division, National Astronomical Observatory, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
2-21-1 Osawa, Mitaka City, Tokyo 181-8588
Contact: Yamamoto Shinichi, Tel: 0422-34-3677
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7月13日大学共同利用機関法人自然科学研究機構長川合眞紀◎調達機関番号416 ◎所在地番号13〇第4号-天文台1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 77(2)購入等件名及び数量 VERA入来観測局デジタルデータ処理システム修理作業一式2 随意契約の予定日 令和8年8月17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 b「排他的権利の保護」4 随意契約を予定している相手方の名称 エレックス工業株式会社5 担当部門 〒181-8588 東京都三鷹市大沢2-21-1自然科学研究機構国立天文台事務部経理課調達係山本真一 電話0422- 34-3677
Business Signal
Business Relevance
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- 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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