Tenders Are Invited For Procurement Of The Cfrp Struts

Tenders are invited for Procurement of the CFRP Struts LISA-ITT-070 CFRP Struts The gravitational wave observatory LISA (Laser Interferometer Space Antenna) has been selected as ESAs third large class mission (L-3) within the Cosmic Vision programme. LISAs mission objective is to observe gravitational waves from space in the frequency band of 0.1 mHz to 1 Hz, not accessible from ground-based observatories. The mission architecture consists of a constellation of three spacecraft placed at the vertexes of a near-equilateral triangle with side length of about 2.5 million km (LISA Constellation). An overview of the LISA mission and its objectives can be found on the Agency website here: https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/LISA OHB, prime contractor for the programme, has been contracted by the European Space Agency (ESA) for the realization of the LISA programme, building the industrial consortium. The objective of the present procurement is the selection of the subcontractor for the LISA CFRP Struts. The CFRP Struts are part of the LISA platform tertiary structure. They connect different mechanical elements and combine metallic end-caps for attachment and a CFRP middle section. The combination of the CFRP section to the metallic end-caps is considered a critical structure technology and will require adequate design and verification or heritage. The procurement of the CFRP Struts will be conducted in line with the ESA Best Practices for the Selection of Subcontractors by Prime Contractors in the frame of ESAs Major Procurements. Additional requirements on geo-return may be specified in the ITT data package.Read more Tender Link : https://esastar-publication-ext.sso.esa.int/nonEsaTenderActions/filter/open