Domestic Communication Lines and Equipment Housing for SINET7
Request for commentsJapanese title: 借入物品及び数量学術情報ネットワーク (SINET7)用国内通信回線及び通信機器ハウジング一式
Overview
This notice requests comments on draft specifications for procuring domestic communication lines and communication equipment housing for the Academic Information Network SINET7. The procurement is managed by the National Institute of Informatics. The draft specifications are available by email request, and a briefing session will be held online.
Key Details
- Source: Kanpo
- Notice type: Request for comments
- Publication date: October 21, 2026
- Procuring entity: Kitagawa Yu, Director of the National Institute of Informatics
- Deadline to obtain tender documents: November 24, 2026
- Comment deadline: November 24, 2026, 17:00 JST
- Opportunity stage: Request for comments / pre-tender
- Status: Active
- Technology relevance: Possible
- Business-action likelihood: Medium – The notice is a request for comments on draft specifications with a briefing session and open submission, but local participation and adaptation to SINET7 network requirements may be necessary.
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: October 21, 2026
- Publication: Kanpo, pages 81
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 draft specifications for the procurement items have been completed as follows, and comments on the draft specifications are invited.
October 21, 2026
Kitagawa Yu, Director of the National Institute of Informatics
1. Procuring Agency Number:
416
2. Location Number:
13
3. Procurement Details
(1) Item Classification Numbers: 15, 29
(2) Borrowed Goods and Quantity Academic Information Network (SINET7) Domestic Communication Lines and Communication Equipment Housing Set
2. Method of Submitting Comments
(1) Deadline for Submission of Comments: November 24, 2026, 17:00 (must arrive by this date if sent by mail)
(2) Submission Address:
Postal Code 101-8430
2-1-2 Hitotsubashi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Academic Center
National Institute of Informatics
General Affairs Department, Accounting Section, Procurement Team
E-mail: [email protected]
Phone: 03-4212-2070
3. Distribution of Draft Specifications
(1) Distribution Period: October 21, 2026 to November 24, 2026
(2) Distribution Location: Distribution requests accepted by e-mail ([email protected])
4. Briefing Session on Draft Specifications
(1) Date and Time: October 30, 2026, 14:00
(2) Location: Held online (details in the request for comments briefing document)
5. Method of Expressing Interest as a Subcontractor
(1) Deadline for Submission of Expression of Interest: Same as 2.(1) above
(2) Submission Address: Same as 2.(2) above
(3) The list of those who have expressed interest will be published by the General Affairs Department, Accounting Section of the National Institute of Informatics.
Show original Japanese notice
意見招請に関する公示
次のとおり調達物品の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10月21日大学共同利用機関法人情報・システム研究機構長喜連川優◎調達機関番号416 ◎所在地番号13〇第18号-情報研1 調達内容(1)品目分類番号 15、29(2)借入物品及び数量学術情報ネットワーク (SINET7)用国内通信回線及び通信機器ハウジング一式2 意見の提出方法(1)意見の提出期限 令和8年11月24日17時00分(郵送の場合は必着のこと。)(2)提出先 〒101-8430 東京都千代田区一ツ橋2-1-2学術総合センター大学共同利用機関法人情報・システム研究機構国立情報学研究所総務部会計課調達チーム E-mail:[email protected] 電話:03-4212-20703 仕様書案の交付(1)交付期間 令和8年10月21日から令和8年11月24日まで。(2)交付場所 電子メールにて交付申請を受け付けるものとする。 ([email protected])4 仕様書案の説明会(1)開催日時 令和8年10月30日14時00分(2)開催場所 インターネット上での開催とする。 (詳細は、意見招請説明書による。)5 下請けとなる関心表明の方法(1)関心表明書の提出期限上記2(1)に同じ。(2)提出先 上記2(2)に同じ。(3)上記により申し出があった者の名簿を国立情報学研究所総務部会計課において公表する。
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.
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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