Update of the Ship Usage Fee System
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: 船舶使用料システムの更新一式
Overview
This procurement concerns the comprehensive update of the Ship Usage Fee System by the Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency. The contract is planned for single tendering with NCS&A Corporation due to interchangeability reasons under the Agreement on Government Procurement. The contract award is expected on October 30, 2026.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: October 8, 2026
- Procuring entity: 副理事長堀口知巳
- Planned contract date: October 30, 2026
- Intended vendor: NCS&A Corporation
- Status: Active
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – Single tendering with a specified vendor (NCS&A Corporation) limits open competition, but the procurement involves a software system update that may allow partnership or subcontracting opportunities.
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: October 8, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 23-24
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 notice regarding single tendering procedures.
October 8, 2026
Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
Deputy Director of Contracting: Horiguchi Tomomi
◎ Procurement agency number: 565
◎ Location number: 14
1 Procurement details
(1) Item classification numbers: 71, 27
(2) Procurement subject and quantity: Comprehensive update of the Ship Usage Fee System
2 Scheduled date of single tendering contract:
October 30, 2026
3 Reason for single tendering under the Agreement on Government Procurement:
c "Interchangeability"
4 Name of the party scheduled for single tendering contract:
NCS&A Corporation
Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
5 Contact department:
Procurement Contract Department, Contract Operations Division
Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
6-50-1 Honcho, Naka-ku, Yokohama City, Kanagawa 231-8315
Phone: 045-222-9049
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10月8日独立行政法人鉄道建設・運輸施設整備支援機構契約担当役副理事長堀口知巳◎調達機関番号565 ◎所在地番号141 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 71、27(2)購入等件名及び数量 船舶使用料システムの更新一式2 随意契約の予定日 令和8年10月30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 NCS&A株式会社5 担当部局 〒231-8315 神奈川県横浜市中区本町6-50-1独立行政法人鉄道建設・運輸施設整備支援機構調達契約部契約業務課 電話045-222-9049
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.
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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