Purchase and Verification of NAVTEX Control Software and 6 Other Items
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: ナブテックス制御ソフトウェア1式ほか6点買入及び検証作業等
This single tendering procedure concerns the purchase of one set of NAVTEX control software and six other items, along with verification work. The contract is scheduled for August 28, 2026, and will be awarded to Japan Radio Co., Ltd. due to compatibility reasons under the Government Procurement Agreement.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: August 7, 2026
- Procuring entity: Shun SAWAI, Director of the General Affairs Department, Japan Coast Guard
- Planned contract date: August 28, 2026
- Intended vendor: Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
- Status: Active
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Low – The contract is a single tendering procedure awarded to a specific company (Japan Radio Co., Ltd.) for compatibility reasons, limiting open competition and foreign participation.
Business Relevance
May interest companies providing specialized control software and verification services, particularly those with expertise in maritime communication or navigation systems.
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.
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: 随意契約に関する公示 / Notice of single tendering procedures
- Publication date: August 7, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 46
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.
Notice of single tendering procedures is hereby given as follows. Date: August 7, 2026. Responsible officer for expenditure commitment: Shun SAWAI, Director of the General Affairs Department, Japan Coast Guard. Procurement agency number: 020. Location number: 13. Special agency contract number: 77.
1. Procurement details:
(1) Item classification numbers 15, 28;
(2) Purchase subject and quantity: One set of NAVTEX control software and six other items, purchase and verification work, etc.
2. Scheduled date of single tendering contract:
August 28, 2026.
3. Reason for single tendering under the Government Procurement Agreement:
c "compatibility".
4. Name of the party scheduled for single tendering contract:
Japan Radio Co., Ltd.
5. Responsible department:
Budget Execution Management Office, Second Contract Section, General Affairs Department, Japan Coast Guard, 2-1-3 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8976. Contact: Takuma Tanaka, phone 03-3591-6361 ext. 2831.
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8月7日
支出負担行為担当官 海上保安庁総務部長澤井俊
◎調達機関番号020 ◎所在地番号13
〇特庁契第77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 ナブテックス制御ソフトウェア1式ほか6点買入及び検証作業等
2 随意契約の予定日令和8年8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」の規定上の理由 c「互換性」
4 随意契約を予定している相手方の名称日本無線株式会社
5 担当部局 〒100-8976東京都千代田区霞が関2-1-3海上保安庁総務部政務課予算執行管理室第二契約係田中拓真電話03- 3591-6361内線2831
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