Tenders Are Invited For Vigil Spacecraft Harness

Tenders are invited for Vigil Spacecraft Harness. Vigil (formerly known as Lagrange), is an ESA Space Safety Programme (S2P) mission dedicated to position a satellite at the Lagrangian point L5 with the objective to perform continuous observations of the Sun and in particular, the space between the Earth and the Sun thereby providing measurement data for operational space weather services. The current satellites which monitor Space Weather are nearing the end of their life and need to be replaced to ensure continuity of solar observations. These current satellites primarily operate from a science perspective, with the focus on studying the Sun for scientific purposes. However, an operational monitoring capability is now required to ensure accurate and timely forecasts are consistently available to provide advanced warnings of solar activity which threatens Earth, so that appropriate mitigation actions can be taken. The ESA Vigil Mission will provide operational forecasting from the L5 Lagrange point, whilst a complimentary mission performed by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will provide operational forecasting from the L1 Lagrange point. This notification of Intended Invitation To Tender concerns the procurement of Vigil Spacecraft Harness by Airbus Defence and Space Ltd as Prime contractor of the Vigil project. The supplier selection will be made in accordance with the principles of ESA Best Practices. The purpose of the Harness is to establish required electrical interconnections between all electrical and electronic equipment with the Vigil Platform and Instrument Electronics / Processor Units. It shall provide adequate distribution and separation of all power supplies, signals, commands, instrument data, and all connections to the umbilical and test connectors. The scope of this procurement covers the critical design, development, production, testing and delivery of the Flight Model (FM) hardware with Ground Support Equipment (GSE) for transportation to, handling, integration performed by the Subcontractor, that is anticipated to include at least: Cable harness including connectors between all platform units, equipment and payload interfaces, to umbilical connectors, test connectors, safe arming plugs and test harness listed interfaces; The grounding and shielding provisions for the wiring, necessary fixing plates, clamps, support bracketry, metallic used grommets, edge protections, tie-bases, tie-wraps, connector savers (required for spacecraft skin and thermal insulation as necessary); Line termination connectors including pyro harness interception connectors, distribution, interconnection as required; Conductive covers for all spacecraft test connectors which are not enclosed within the spacecraft structure and not used during orbit operation; Antistatic resistors as required for pyro and other functions. The Invitation To Tender will be addressed to economic operators (including those deemed to act as subcontractors) whose registered office is established in such Member and Associated States which, by the time of the Contract award decision, will be a participating State in the ESA Vigil project.Read more Tender Link : https://esastar-publication-ext.sso.esa.int/nonEsaTenderActions/filter/open

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