Software Upgrade National Early Warning System; J

Software Upgrade of the National Early Warning System (J-ALERT)

This tender is for comprehensive software upgrade work for the National Early Warning System (J-ALERT). The contract period and location will be as specified in the tender documentation. Participation requires compliance with specified qualifications and submission via the electronic procurement system.

May interest companies providing software development and system upgrade services for government early warning and disaster management systems.

Participation is expected to require appropriate Japanese government procurement eligibility, or cooperation with a suitable Japanese partner holding the required qualification. The eligibility requirements have not been fully reviewed and should be verified against the official tender documents.

This opportunity is based on a tender notice published in Kanpo, the official gazette of the Government of Japan.

• Source: Kanpo
• Publication date: July 15, 2026
• Procuring entity: Daisuke Otuka, Director of the General Affairs Division, Fire and Disaster Management Agency
• Bid opening: September 15, 2026, 10:00 JST, location: see the official notice
• Eligibility (from notice): All-ministry unified qualification, 'services', Kanto-Koshinetsu region – verify in the tender documents
• Status: Active
• Business-action likelihood: Medium – Open competitive bidding with clear qualification requirements and electronic submission, but regional qualification and specific government certifications may require local partnership or adaptation.
• Classification codes: 71, 29
• Subject and quantity: Comprehensive software upgrade work for the National Early Warning System (J-Alert)
• Performance period: as specified in the tender documentation
• Performance location: as specified in the tender documentation

• Must not fall under Article 70 of the Cabinet Order on Budget, Auditing and Accounting.
• Must not fall under Article 71 of the same order.
• Must hold Grade A qualification for "Information Processing, Software Development or Others" under the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications unified qualification for fiscal years , and have eligibility in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region.
• Must have qualifications as determined by the expenditure commitment officer under Article 73 of the Cabinet Order.
• Must not be controlled by or equivalent to organized crime groups.
• Must be able to submit required documents via the electronic procurement system by September 3, 2026, 5:00 PM; otherwise must provide written reason and approval for paper‑based procedures.

Address: 2-1-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8927, Fire and Disaster Management Agency, Civil Protection and Disaster Management Department, Disaster Prevention Division, Civil Protection Office.

Contact:
Miura Yoshiaki, Phone: .

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.

Details referenced in the bid instructions.