MSR-ERO Grab and Release Unit COntainment Mechanism Tender, France - 97308278

Procurement Summary

Country : France

Summary : MSR-ERO Grab and Release Unit COntainment Mechanism

Deadline : 06 Mar 2024

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 97308278

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Other Funding Agencies

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY (ESA)
52 Rue Jacques Hillairet, 75012 Paris Tel: +33-153697654
France

Tender Details

Request for Information for MSR-ERO Grab and Release Unit COntainment Mechanism (GRU-COM).

Open Date: 19/02/2024 10:05 CET

Closing Date: 06/03/2024 23:00 CET

Price Range: 500 KEURO

DISCLAIMER: This Request for Information does not constitute a procurement and does not fall under ESA Procurement Regulations. It does not oblige Airbus Defence and Space SAS nor ESA to carry out any procurement or place any contract. Neither Airbus Defence and Space SAS nor ESA will reimburse the costs of replying to this Request for Information. By replying to this Request for Information, respondents are accepting the conditions defined below for Personal Data Protection and for the use and dissemination of the data and information contained in their response to this Request for Information. The Mars Sample Return - Earth Return Orbiter (ERO) is one of three European Space Agency (ESA) contributions to the NASA/JPL led Mars Sample Return Campaign, which aims to return soil and atmospheric samples from the Mars surface to Earth. As part of a preliminary assessment in the frame of the project “Mars Sample Return - Earth Return Orbiter Spacecraft” (“MSR-ERO”), Airbus Defence and Space SAS and ESA will be pleased to invite you to submit your best estimate for the subject Request For Information (RFI). As MSR-ERO prime contractor, Airbus Defence and Space SAS is assessing the possibility to develop a Grab and Release Unit to be embarked on MSR-ERO. The assessment may lead to one or several procurement actions at a later stage. This RFI covers the design, manufacture / assembly / integration, and qualification / acceptance of the MSR-ERO Grab and Release Unit COntainment Mechanism (“GRU-COM”). The main objectives of this RFI are to assesses potential technical solutions, identify key-technology drivers and associated risks, assess the schedule and price and identify potential suppliers and potential geographical return. The Grab and Release Unit COntainment Mechanism (“GRU-COM”) will have to provide the following elementaries mechanism functions at the GRU system: The GRU-COM is a deployable pushing platform going from a launch configuration (locked TBD) to a released configuration early in orbit, then later in life to a deployed configuration while pushing the OS via a pushing plate, then moving back to its original position. It includes the deployable structure and associated deployment / guiding / synchronization mechanisms Further information concerning the Mars Sample Return campaign and the Earth Return Orbiter mission can be found on the Agency's website here: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Human_and_Robotic_Exploration/Exploration/Mars_sample_returnRead more

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