Procurement of Equipment for Phase 5 INITS Core Network System
Request for commentsJapanese title: 調達サービス及び数量追跡管制対応基幹ネットワークシステム(INITS)の第5期システム用機器類の調達(据付調整一式、 賃貸借一式、売買一式、保守一式)
Overview
This notice requests comments on draft specifications for procuring equipment related to the Phase 5 system of the Procurement Service and Quantity Tracking Control Core Network System (INITS). The procurement includes installation, leasing, sales, and maintenance services. The procuring entity is the Tracking Network Technology Center of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA).
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Request for comments
- Publication date: July 13, 2026
- Procuring entity: Harikae Masato, Director of the Tracking Network Technology Center, National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
- Deadline to obtain tender documents: August 3, 2026 (passed)
- Comment deadline: August 3, 2026, 15:00 JST
- Opportunity stage: Request for comments / pre-tender
- Status: Expired
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The procurement is open for comment and includes multiple contract types, but requires local coordination and participation with JAXA, and the deadline is relatively near.
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: Request for comments
- 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.
As announced below, the draft specifications for procurement of computer products and services have been completed, and comments on the draft specifications are hereby solicited.
Date: July 13, 2026
National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Tracking Network Technology Center
Center Director: Yoritaka Taromaru
Procurement Agency Number: 587
Location Number: 13
Notice No. 26-004
1. Procurement Details
(1) Item Classification Numbers: 14, 71, 27
(2) Procurement of equipment for Phase 5 system of the Procurement Service and Quantity Tracking Control Core Network System (INITS) (including installation adjustment, leasing, sales, and maintenance)
2. Method of Submitting Comments
(1) Deadline for submitting comments: August 3, 2026, 15:00
(2) Submission destination:
National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
Tracking Network Technology Center
Masato Harikae, Yuusuke Masuda
Phone: 070-3117-7261, 070-3117-7271
Email: [email protected], [email protected]
3. Distribution of Draft Specifications
(1) Distribution period: July 13, 2026 to August 3, 2026
(2) Distribution method: via email to the contact in 2(2)
4. Briefing Session on Draft Specifications
(1) Date and time: July 24, 2026, 10:30
(2) Location: Remote via Teams
(3) To participate, please notify the contact in 2(2) by July 23, 2026, 12:00 (noon) with participant name, affiliation, and contact information. If participation via Teams is difficult, please contact 2(2).
(4) A recording of the briefing session will be available after the session; please contact 2(2) if you wish to receive it.
Show original Japanese notice
意見招請に関する公示
次のとおり、コンピュータ製品及びサービスの調達に係わる仕様書案の作成が完了したので、仕様書案に対する意見を招請します。令和8年7月13日国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構追跡ネットワーク技術センターセンター長田呂丸義隆◎調達機関番号587 ◎所在地番号13〇第26-004号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 14、71、27(2)調達サービス及び数量追跡管制対応基幹ネットワークシステム(INITS)の第5期システム用機器類の調達(据付調整一式、 賃貸借一式、売買一式、保守一式)2 意見の提出方法(1)意見の提出期限 令和8年8月3日15時(2)提出先 国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構追跡ネットワーク技術センター張替将人増田友祐 電話070-3117- 7261 070-3117-7271電子メール [email protected] [email protected]3 仕様書案の交付(1)交付期間 令和8年7月13日から令和8年8月3日(2)交付場所 電子メールにて2(2)より交付4 仕様書案の説明会(1)開催日時 令和8年7月24日10時30分(2)開催場所 Teamsリモート開催(3)参加を希望の場合、令和8年7月23日12時 (正午)までに2(2)に示す連絡先に1参加者名2所属3連絡先を連絡すること。Teams による参加が難しい場合は、2(2)までご連絡ください。(4)説明会の録画を、説明会後日、提供可能です。希望される場合は2(2)までご連絡ください。
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 is a request for comments on draft specifications, not a tender notice. The public notice does not provide tender eligibility requirements. Eligibility, bidding conditions and participation requirements should be reviewed if and when a formal tender notice is published.
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