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.
