Rosalind Franklin Mission (EXM-RFM) for the Transport Containers Tender, France - 97158249

Procurement Summary

Country : France

Summary : Rosalind Franklin Mission (EXM-RFM) for the Transport Containers

Deadline : 08 Apr 2024

Other Information

Notice Type : Tender

TOT Ref.No.: 97158249

Document Ref. No. :

Competition : ICB

Financier : Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER)

Purchaser Ownership : Public

Tender Value : Refer Document

Purchaser's Detail

Purchaser : EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY
Tel: +33 1 53 69 76 54
France

Tender Details

Tenders are invited for Rosalind Franklin Mission (EXM-RFM): Invitation to Tender for the Transport Containers.

Price Range: 500 KEURO

The Rosalind Franklin Mission represents the continuation of ESA-s ExoMars programme following the breakup of the inter-Agency agreement with Roscosmos. As such, it replaces the previous Rover & Surface Platform Mission. The main objectives of the Rosalind Franklin Mission are to safely land on the Mars surface, collect and analyse in situ a range of Martian surface and subsurface soil samples, and to demonstrate technologies for planetary exploration. The key elements of the ‘Rosalind Franklin- Rover are its advanced drilling system, coupled with a sophisticated on-board science laboratory, and its capability to move autonomously on a variety of terrains on Mars- surface for at least 218 sols (8 months). Sampling down to a depth of 2 metres significantly increases the probability to detect preserved signs of past or even present life. The analysis of soil geo-chemistry will provide a detailed characterisation of the environment and geological history, and possibly provide evidence for the presence of organic compounds. The ‘Rosalind Franklin- Rover will be placed on the surface of Mars by an Entry, Descent and Landing Module (EDLM). This module is the main new developmental element of the ExoMars-Rosalind Franklin mission and will require key contributions from European suppliers. The so-called “braking engines” will be provided by NASA as Customer Furnished Items (CFIs). Airbus Defence and Space Ltd is the Lead Contractor for the Landing Platform Mechanical Thermal and Propulsion System (“MTPS”). As part of their scope of work, Airbus will release an Invitation to Tender (ITT) looking for a supplier of the two Transport Containers: • one MTPS Container for the Flight Model, used to transport the Landing Platform MTPS Flight Model from Airbus Stevenage (UK) to the Prime Contractor in Turin (IT), and back. This Container is strictly subjected to the Planetary Protection / Cleanliness Control obligations. It will have a stainless-steel bio-management container to keep the MTPS FM model under required cleanliness conditions. • One MTPS Container for Thermal Test Model / Structure Model: This Container is used for the transport of the MTPS Thermal Test Model and the Structure Model and does not need to fulfil BioClean requirements.Read more

Open Date: 16/02/2024 15:16 CET

Closing Date: 08/04/2024 17:00 CET

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