Lunar Surface Exploration Initiative
Solicitation number WS3083787466
Publication date
Closing date and time 2021/09/16 14:00 EDT
Last amendment date
Description
Lunar Surface Exploration Initiative: Follow the tender notice in SAP Ariba: http://discovery.ariba.com/rfx/10924466
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Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), on behalf of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA), and the Government of Canada wishes to inform the Canadian space and other potential contributing academic and industrial sectors of its intention to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) for concept studies and prototyping related to possible options for the next Canadian flagship mission contribution akin to the Canadian robotic system on the International Space Station and Canadarm3 on Gateway. This activity forms part of the CSA's overall Lunar Surface Exploration Initiative (LSEI) effort to define potential opportunities for Canadian participation in an international space exploration campaign that will explore the Moon, establish a sustained human presence on the lunar surface and plan forward for future Mars exploration.
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This Notice of Information is intended to provide lead time to potential Bidders to prepare for the potential RFP described in Annex A. Questions should be withheld until the potential RFP is issued through the Government electronic tendering service.
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Contract duration
The estimated contract period will be 0 month(s), with a proposed start date of 2021/08/09.
Trade agreements
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No trade agreements are applicable to this solicitation process
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:
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None
Contact information
Contracting organization
- Organization
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Department of Public Works and Government Services (PSPC)
- Address
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11 Laurier St, Phase III, Place du PortageGatineau, Quebec, K1A 0S5Canada
- Contracting authority
- Samia Abidar
- Email
- samia.abidar@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
Buying organization(s)
- Organization
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Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
- Address
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6767 Route de l'AéroportSaint-Hubert, Quebec, J3Y 8Y9Canada