Manufacturing, testing, and operational transition of next-generation satellite control information system (SCi)
Sole-source noticeJapanese title: 随意契約に付する事項次世代衛星管制情報システム(SCi)の製造・試験・運用移行
Overview
This procurement concerns the manufacturing, testing, and operational transition of the next-generation satellite control information system (SCi) by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA). The contract is planned to be awarded by single tendering to Fujitsu Limited due to interchangeability requirements under the Agreement on Government Procurement. The contract award date is scheduled for November 6, 2026.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Sole-source notice
- Publication date: October 9, 2026
- Procuring entity:
- Planned contract date: November 6, 2026
- Intended vendor: Fujitsu Limited
- Status: Active
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Low – The contract is a single tendering awarded to Fujitsu Limited due to interchangeability requirements, indicating limited opportunity for new entrants.
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 9, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 49
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 single tendering procedure is hereby announced.
Date: October 9, 2026
National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Procurement Department Director Tsujii Koji
Procurement agency number: 587
Location number: 13
Notice No. 26-006
1. Procurement details
(1) Classification codes: 14, 71, 27
(2) Subject of single tendering: Manufacturing, testing, and operational transition of next-generation satellite control information system (SCi)
2. Scheduled date of single tendering contract:
November 6, 2026
3. Reason for use of single tendering under the Agreement on Government Procurement:
c "Interchangeability"
4. Intended counterparty for single tendering:
Fujitsu Limited
5. Contact department:
Procurement Department, Research and Business Procurement Office
National Research and Development Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency
2-1-1 Sengen, Tsukuba City, Ibaraki 305-8505
Contact: Miyajima Asaka
Phone: 070-1170-3487
E-mail: [email protected]
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9日国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構調達部長辻宏司◎調達機関番号587 ◎所在地番号13〇第26-006号1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 14、71、27(2)随意契約に付する事項次世代衛星管制情報システム(SCi)の製造・試験・運用移行2 随意契約の予定日 令和8年11月6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富士通株式会社5 担当部 〒305-8505 茨城県つくば市千現2-1-1国立研究開発法人宇宙航空研究開発機構調達部研究・事業調達室宮嶋あさ香 電話070-1170-3487 E-mail [email protected]
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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