Purpose and Nature of the RFI:

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is seeking information from Canadian post-secondary institutions and the industry sector on the nature and extent of their interest to participate in the CSA-led Lunar Exploration Analogue Deployment (LEAD) Project.

As a result of the information received in response to this RFI, the CSA may consider the posting of an Announcement of Opportunities (AO) for academia and one for industry as part of its Grants and Contributions (G&C) Program to Support Research, Awareness and Learning in Space Science and Technology – Research component.

The purpose of the potential AO(s) would be to provide financial support for lunar science and technology projects commencing with preparatory activities in 2018 and culminating with the participation in a remote analogue site deployment in 2019.
The objectives of this RFI are the following:

• To enable the CSA to collect information on your potential proposed projects/ activities within the context of the LEAD Project, including, but not limited to the following;
  • The science and/or technology demonstration objectives;
  • A description of the proposed instrument/payload/mobility platform to be used;
  • Preliminary schedule and cost estimates;
  • Other comments or suggestions.
• To inform Canadian post-secondary institutions and industry of the potential AOs and the estimated posting date;
• To allow Canadian post-secondary institutions and industry time to consider collaborations or partnerships with each other (not mandatory but encouraged).

To allow Canadian post-secondary institutions and industry time to consider collaborations or partnerships with each other (not mandatory but encouraged).

This RFI is neither a call for tender nor a Request for Proposal (RFP). No agreement or contract will be entered into based on this RFI.

For the complete version of this RFI, please visit the link below:

http://asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/ao/2017-lead-rfi.asp