Japanese Government Procurement
National Institute for Environmental Studies - Notice of request for submission of materialsNational Institute for Environmental Studies network system 1 Set
This procurement is covered by the WTO Agreement on Government Procurement, Japan-EU Economic Partnership Agreement or Japan-UK Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.
| Publishing date | Sep 17, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Type of notice | Notice of request for submission of materials |
| Procurement entity | National Institute for Environmental Studies - Ibaraki |
| Classification |
0027 Computer Services
0071 Computer & Related Services |
| Summay of notice | ⑴ Classification of the products to be procured : 71, 27 ⑵ Nature and quantity of the products to be procured : National Institute for Environmental Studies network system 1 Set. ⑶ Type of the procurement : rent ⑷ Basic requirement of the procurement : The backbone network system ① The backbone network system should have basically 1 Gigabit Ethernet (1GbE) or higher Ethernet connections, and high-speed connectivity through link aggregation and the super high-speed connection with 10GbE on main lines where the data transfer volume is estimated to be the largest. Proposals for higher-speed network technologies are also acceptable. The backbone network equipment shall be equipped with 10GbE ports. The proposed solution shall ensure scalability and compatibility for future expansion, increased traffic, and connectivity with external networks and cloud services. ② The whole system should implement highlevel network security measures for both protecting the systems from external attacks and internal network management of connection, monitoring, and user restrictions. Proposals should also consider Zero Trust architecture and support security functions such as micro-segmentation. ③ The system should have high reliability in both hardware and software. The proposed system should minimize the impact on network services even in the event of failures or other incidents. ④ Operation of this system should be automated and utmost labor saving effort should be done ; and automatic operation in the long haul should be facilitated. ⑤ The system should comply with the Information Security Policy of the National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES). ⑸ Outline of Total Evaluation : The successful bid depends on total evaluations of the price, the performance and the function, etc. The introduction manual shows the outline of the total evaluation. ⑹ Submission of Reference Materials and Comments ① Interested parties are invited to provide general reference materials relating to the product specified in 6.⑵ above, as well as comments on the requirements specified in including specifications, technical documents, and other relevant information. ② Deadline for Submission 4 : 00 PM, October 19, 2026 (Documents submitted by mail must arrive by the deadline.) ③ Submission Address Masayuki Nagashima Contract Section I, Accounting Division, General Affairs Department, National Institute for Environmental Studies. 16-2 Onogawa, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 305-8506, Japan Tel +81-29-850-2775 ④ Distribution of the Introduction Manual The Introduction Manual will be provided to suppliers who intend to submit materials based on this public announcement. ・Distribution Period From September 17, 2026 to October 19 2026 ・Distribution Place Same as ⑹.③above. ⑺ Briefing Session A briefing session concerning this proposed procurement plan will be held. ① Date and Time 10 : 00 AM, September 29, 2026 ② Venue Medium Conference Room, National Institute for Environmental Studies ⑻ Other Information Details of this procurement plan are described in the Introduction Manual. Please note that the contents of this announcement are preliminary and may be subject to change. |
