ESA Open Invitation To Tender AO7386
Open Date: 12/03/2013
Closing Date: 08/05/2013

Status: ISSUED
Reference Nr.: 12.129.21
Prog. Ref.: TRP
Budget Ref.: E/0901-01 -TRP
Special Prov.: B+DK+F+D+I+NL+E+S+CH+GB+IRL+A+N+FIN+POR+GR+LUX+CZ+RO+PL
Tender Type: C
Price Range: 200-500 KEURO
Establishment: ESTEC
Directorate: Directorate of Technical & Quality Manag Department: Mechanical Engineering
Department Division: Mechatronics and Optics Division
Contract Officer: Susana Fernandez San Roman
Last Update Date: 20/03/2013
Update Reason: Loaded a new Clarification(English version)

This activity is to demonstrate reliable bidirectional optical transmission (up to 100Gbps) through the atmosphere in a scenario representative (in terms of link attenuation and optical turbulence) of an optical feeder link between a GEO telecom satellite and an Optical Ground Station. For that purpose, this activity shall design, manufacture and test an end-to-end optical communications breadboard (OCB) representative of an optical feeder link. The technical feasibility and the performances of such OCB ( e.g.maximum achievable data communications rate, bit error rate statistics, availability ) shall be demonstrated under relevant field conditions (e.g. inter island link using the ESAs Optical Ground Station in Tenerife). Procurement Policy: C(1) = Activity restricted to non-primecontractors (incl. SMEs). For additional information please go to EMITS news (dated 05/02/2001) “Industrial Policy measures for non-primes, SMEs and R&D entities in ESA programmes”.
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