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Information Assurance Periodic Audit Services

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Original title: 情報保証の定期監査等に関する役務
防衛省
Published: Jul 14, 2026
Updated: Jul 24, 2026
Source: jp_kkj

About This Opportunity

This is a services contract in the security and defense and audit and accounting sectors, with a focus on Accounting, Police and Defense. Located in Japan, Asia, this opportunity is open to firms and consortiums.

Published through 官公需 (kkj.go.jp), a national government procurement portal. Public procurement tenders follow the country's national bidding regulations and may have specific eligibility and documentation requirements for services in the security and defense sector. Service contracts are typically evaluated on both technical quality and price, and may require bidders to demonstrate relevant experience and qualified personnel. Interested parties should review the full documentation on the original source before submitting their proposal.

Description

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Information Assurance Periodic Audit Services Procurement Case Number 0000000000000612978 Procurement Type General Competitive Bidding Public Notice (WTO Excluded) Classification Goods/Services Procurement Case Name Information Assurance Periodic Audit Services Public Start Date Reiwa 08/07/14 Public End Date Reiwa 08/08/28 Procuring Organization Ministry of Defense Procuring Organization Location Tokyo Prefecture Public Notice Content Public Notice No. 78, Reiwa 8, July 14th Expenditure Authorization Officer: Director of Accounting, General Affairs Division, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, Ministry of Defense. Notice: Bids will be conducted as follows. Please be thoroughly familiar with the Bid and Contract Conditions (Local Procurement) (April 1, Reiwa 3) before participating. 1. Bid Method: General Competitive Bidding (Restricted) 2. Matters for Bidding: Subject: Information Assurance Periodic Audit Services Specification: As per the specification document Quantity: 1 lot Delivery Location: Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency Delivery Date: February 26, Reiwa 9 Briefing Session: None 3. Bidding (1) Date and Time: Friday, August 28, Reiwa 8, 14:30 (2) Location: Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency Bidding Room (Accounting Officer) (Building D, 3F) 4. Eligibility Requirements (1) Not falling under the provisions of Article 70 of the Public Finance Law. Minors, persons under guardianship or assistance, who have obtained the necessary consent for contract conclusion, fall under special circumstances in the same article. (2) Not falling under the provisions of Article 71 of the Public Finance Law. (3) Must be rated in one of the A, B, C, or D classes for "Provision of Services, etc." in the Reiwa 7, 8, 9 Ministry of Defense Competitive Bidding Qualifications (Uniform Qualifications for All Ministries) and have competitive bidding qualifications in the Kanto-Koshinetsu region. Furthermore, regardless of the above rating, must not fall under any of the items in Article 18, Paragraph 4 of the Detailed Regulations for Handling Contract Procedures for Contracts under the Jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defense. Those who wish to participate in the bidding and meet the requirements must submit documents proving such requirements by 12:00 on Wednesday, August 19, Reiwa 8. (4) Not currently subject to a bid suspension measure based on the "Procedures for Bid Suspension, etc. related to Procurement of Equipment, etc. and Services" from the Director-General of Health and Welfare, Director of Defense Policy Bureau, Director-General of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, or the Accounting Officer of the Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency (hereinafter referred to as "period of bid suspension"). (5) Not a party that has a capital or personnel relationship with a party currently under bid suspension, and intends to contract with the Ministry of Defense for the sale, manufacture, or contracting of services of the same type of goods as that party. (6) Not a qualified contractor who has been requested by the prefectural police to be excluded as a yakuza-related business operator and remains in that state. (7) Subcontracting by parties currently under bid suspension is generally not permitted. However, this does not apply if the Director-General of Health and Welfare, Director of Defense Policy Bureau, or Director-General of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency recognizes truly unavoidable circumstances. (8) Must submit documents proving compliance with the conditions and obtain approval by 12:00 on Wednesday, August 19, Reiwa 8. (See attached document) 5. Bidding Method: For successful bids, the bid price will be the amount written on the bid form plus 10% of that amount. Therefore, bidders must write the amount equivalent to 100/110 of the estimated contract amount on their bid form, regardless of whether they are taxable or exempt from consumption tax and local consumption tax. 6. Deposit (1) Bid Deposit: Exempt (2) Contract Deposit: Exempt (3) The bid deposit will be forfeited to the national treasury if the successful bidder does not conclude the contract, and the contract deposit will be forfeited if the contractor fails to fulfill their obligations. (4) The bid deposit will be waived if an insurance contract is concluded with an insurance company, with the country as the insured, for an amount exceeding the deposit, and the contract deposit will be waived if a performance guarantee insurance contract is concluded. 7. Invalid Bids (1) Bids submitted by those who do not meet the eligibility requirements in 4, or bids that violate the bidding conditions, will be considered invalid. (2) If the "Pledge Regarding Exclusion of Gangs" sworn by the bidder is false, or if a situation contrary to the pledge occurs, the bid submitted by such bidder will be considered invalid. 8. Necessity of Contract Document: Yes 9. Basic Contract Clauses, etc. for Contract Conclusion: Service Contracting Clauses, Special Clauses Regarding Collusion and Other Illegal Acts, Special Clauses Regarding Exclusion of Gangs, Special Clauses Regarding Information Security Assurance in Procurement of Equipment, etc. and Services 10. If the successful bidder fails to conclude the contract without justifiable reason, a penalty of not less than 5% of the successful bid amount will be collected. 11. Other (1) Use of Electronic Procurement System: This is a case utilizing the Government Electronic Procurement System (GEPS). In the event of a system failure, the bid may be canceled or this notice may be amended. Period for Receiving Bids via Electronic Bidding: From the date of this notice until 18:00 on Thursday, August 27, Reiwa 8 (excluding administrative holidays). Those who find it difficult to use the electronic procurement system may use the paper-based method. In this case, submit the "Application for Participation in Paper Bidding and Conclusion of Paper Contract" to the contact point below by 18:00 on Wednesday, August 26, Reiwa 8 (excluding administrative holidays). If the bid opening results in a re-bid, please check the re-bid notification from the electronic procurement system, which will indicate the deadline for re-bids, approximately 30 minutes after the previous bid opening time. For other precautions, refer to Section 4.9 of the Bid and Contract Conditions. (2) Rounding: If there is a fraction of less than one yen in the amount obtained by multiplying the amount written on the bid form by 110/100, the fractional amount shall be rounded down, and the amount after rounding down shall be considered the submitted bid. (3) Subcontracting by parties currently under bid suspension is not permitted. However, this does not apply if the Director-General of Health and Welfare, Director of Defense Policy Bureau, and Director-General of Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency recognize truly unavoidable circumstances. (4) Submitted Documents: (1) A copy of the qualification examination result notification for Ministry of Defense competitive bidding qualifications must be submitted by the day before the bid date (excluding administrative holidays). (2) If the entire or part of this contract is to be subcontracted to a party currently under bid suspension, a subcontract confirmation application must be submitted 7 days before the bid date (excluding administrative holidays). (5) Bidding Conditions: Submit documents regarding the implementation system for this service specified in Section 2.3 of the specification and the information security fulfillment system specified in Section 4.2 a) to c) in writing, and be recognized as compliant (Submission deadline: 12:00 on Wednesday, August 19, Reiwa 8 (excluding administrative holidays)). Additional documents may be requested as needed. If a contract related to the handling of secrets, etc. is currently being performed, the submission of documents regarding the fulfillment system specified in Section 4.2 a) to c) of the specification may be waived if the cover page of the contract and the relevant parts of the specification are submitted with the application. (6) Bids from parties who subcontract the entire or part of this contract to a party currently under bid suspension will not be accepted if they are bidding against parties who do not subcontract the entire or part of this contract to a party currently under bid suspension. (7) If, after the contract is concluded, the entire or part of this contract is to be subcontracted to a party currently under bid suspension, the entire or part of this contract may be canceled. (8) If subcontracting to a party currently under bid suspension is to be performed after the contract, subcontract approval shall be obtained in accordance with the "Bid and Contract Conditions (Local Procurement)", and a change contract shall be executed with special clauses regarding the determination of the price for specific items. For the determination of the price for specific items, documents that can confirm the manufacturing costs, etc. incurred by the subcontractor shall be submitted. (9) If the successful bidder is a small and medium-sized enterprise as defined in Article 2, Paragraph 1 of the Small and Medium-sized Enterprise Credit Insurance Act, special clauses for partial cancellation of the restriction on assignment of claims will be applied in addition to the applicable contract clauses. (10) Source for obtaining specification documents: Email address: keirishitsu.keiyaku@ext.atla.mod.go.jp Email subject: Public Notice No. XX Specification Request Email body: Subject stated in the public notice Attached file: Copy of qualification examination result notification for Ministry of Defense competitive bidding qualifications (11) For inquiries regarding the matters stated in this document, contact the Contract Section, Accounting Division, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency. Address: 5-1 Ichigaya-Honmuracho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8870 Building D, Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Agency, Ministry of Defense, Accounting Division, Contract Section TEL: 03-3268-3111 (Ext.) 35870 Attached Document: Compliance Conditions 1. Conditions: To maintain the quality of this service, the contractor must have acquired or be in the process of acquiring all of the following items. a) Certified by JIS Q 27001 (ISO/IEC 27001) (Information Security Management System: ISMS) established by the International Organization for Standardization. b) Certified by JIS Q 9001 (ISO/IEC 9001) (Quality Management System: QMS) established by the International Organization for Standardization. 2. Submitted Documents: Documents that objectively prove compliance with the conditions in Item 1. The format is optional, and the company name, etc. must be displayed on the submitted documents. 3. Number of Copies: 1 copy 4. Submission Deadline: 12:00 on Wednesday, August 19, Reiwa 8 5. Other: (1) No false information shall be provided. (2) The procuring party may request supplementary detailed documents and explanations after submission. (3) Inquiries regarding submitted documents must be made by 12:00 on the day before the submission deadline. Procurement Documents 1-Procurement Documents 2-Procurement Documents 3-Procurement Documents 4-Procurement Documents 5-

Data provenance

This notice is sourced from 官公需 (kkj.go.jp) and was originally published on July 14, 2026. Last refreshed 15 days ago. Original language: Japanese. BidsFactory mirrors official procurement notices and links back to the source for full legal text.

About 防衛省

防衛省 has issued 104 procurement notices on BidsFactory, including 43 currently open and 5 awarded contracts. Activity concentrates in Security, Defense & Justice, General Supplies & Services, and Construction & Civil Works. All notices are published for Japan. Notices are distributed via 官公需 (kkj.go.jp) and GEPS Japan. Most recent publication: August 7, 2026.

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This is a Services contract in the Security, Defense & Justice sector. The classification helps bidders match the opportunity to their qualifications and registered scope of supply.

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The contract is for delivery in Japan. Foreign bidders should review local registration, taxation, and any in-country presence requirements before submitting.

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Key Details

Contract Type
Services
Eligibility
Firms / Consortiums
Language
Japanese

Source

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Contracting Authority

防衛省
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