Independent ISS Food Production Subsystems - Phase 0 Study

Solicitation number 9F057-20250042

Publication date

Closing date and time 2026/02/04 14:00 EST

Last amendment date


    Description

    A letter detailing the cancellation of this RFP and the intent to repost a similar requirement has been published here.
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    Canada is seeking offers from Offerors to analyze and design technologies in the following areas for the Canadian Space Agency (CSA):

    - Plant Health Monitoring,
    - Water Disinfection,
    - Food Safety Sanitation, and
    - Nutrient Solution Analyzer.

    The objective is to facilitate Phase 0 work that is crucial for advancing Canada's involvement in developing these technologies for the International Space Station (ISS) and help the CSA identify and consolidate user needs, define mission requirements, validate concept designs, develop a concept of operations, identify critical technologies, and create development plans for subsequent phases of the ISS Food Production (FP) Subsystems.

    Canada plans to award up to four (4) Contracts, one contract per technology ( Plant Health Monitoring, Water Disinfection, Food Safety Sanitation, and Nutrient Solution Analyzer) as a result of this this Request for Proposal.

    NOTE: Offerors may bid on any combination of, up to a maximum of two (2) independent ISS FP Subsystems.

    The following additional documents are available upon request to the procurement officer on file (see Contact Information):
    - Technology Readiness and Risk Assessment (TRRA) Summary Report
    - TRRA Guidelines
    - CSA Template for Food Production Vendor Estimates - Substantive Cost
    - CSA Template for Food Production Vendor Estimates - Indicative Cost
    - Systems Engineering Technical Reviews Standard
    - CTE Identification Workbook
    - Space Exploration Methods and Practices
    - Technology Roadmap

    Contract duration

    The estimated contract period will be 12 month(s).

    Trade agreements

    • Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)

    Reason for limited tendering

    A contracting officer can use limited tendering for specific reasons outlined in the applicable trade agreements. The reason for this contract is described below:

    • None
    Contact information

    Contracting organization

    Organization
    Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
    Address

    6767 route de l'Aéroport

    St-Hubert (Longueuil), Quebec, J3Y 8Y9
    Canada
    Contracting authority
    Richard Soulliere
    Phone
    (438) 357-0742
    Email
    richard.soulliere@asc-csa.gc.ca
    Bidding details
    Full details regarding this tender opportunity are available in the documents below. Click on the document name to download the file. Contact the contracting officer if you have any questions regarding these documents.
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    Summary information

    Notice type
    Request for Proposal
    Language(s)
    English, French
    Region(s) of delivery
    Canada
    ,
    Quebec (except NCR)
    Region of opportunity
    Canada
    Contract duration
    12 month(s)
    Procurement method
    Competitive – Open Bidding
    Selection criteria
    Highest Combined Rating of Technical Merit and Price