CASTOR Mission Phase 0

Solicitation number WS3030901839

Publication date

Closing date and time 2021/09/09 14:00 EDT

Last amendment date

Status Status Expired

Description
AMENDMENT TO CLOSING TIME: Please disregard the Ariba Discovery posting response deadline closing time and Buyandsell posting closing time. All required supporting documentation and bid submission must be submitted before September 9, 2021,by 2 p.m. EDT. All bids submitted after September 9, 2021, 2 p.m. EDT will result in the bid being declared non-responsive. *** TITLE: CASTOR Mission Phase 0 ** Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC), on behalf of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) located in ST-Hubert (Quebec), is releasing this Request for Proposal (RFP) to acquire services to conduct work for the CASTOR Mission Phase 0.** CASTOR (Cosmological Advanced Survey Telescope for Optical and UV Research) is a 1-meter class space telescope concept on a small satellite platform that would make a unique contribution to astrophysics by providing a wide field, high-resolution imaging in the UV/optical spectral region, surpassing any ground-based optical telescope in image sharpness.** The Annex A - Statement of Work provides the Bidder with the overall scope of the CASTOR Phase 0 Mission RFP related to the potential realization by the CSA of this 1-meter UV optical space telescope astronomy mission.** The maximum funding available for the contract resulting from the bid solicitation is $800,000 (Applicable Taxes extra).** The duration of the contract for the CASTOR - Phase 0 project may range up to 24 months.

Contract duration

The estimated contract period will be 22 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2021/09/15.

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Contact information

Contracting organization

Organization
Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
Address
11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du Portage
Gatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5
Canada
Contracting authority
Cimpan, Cristina (SPAC/PSPC)
Email
cristina.cimpan@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca

Buying organization(s)

Organization
Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
Address
6767 Route de l'Aéroport
Saint-Hubert, Quebec, J3Y 8Y9
Canada
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Summary information

Notice type
Request for Proposal
Language(s)
English, French
Region(s) of delivery
Canada
Contract duration
22 month(s)
Procurement method
Competitive – Open Bidding
Selection criteria
Highest Technical Merit within a Stipulated Maximum Budget
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