UK SBS PS17080 S4 and S5 Calibration & Characterisation Mechanical Work Package

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***PLEASE DO NOTE APPLY DIRECT TO THE BUYER, CLOSING DATE IS 14:00PM ON 10/05/2017*** RAL Space is the Space department within STFC, located at Harwell campus. RAL Space has extensive heritage in calibration testing of space instruments, as well as instrument and mission design. A number of space test facilities are on site, including two new Space Testing Chambers in R100 (called Space Testing Chamber-2 and Space Testing Chamber-3 respectively), used for the characterisation and calibration of space instruments. Large contracts are awarded from both industry and commercial customers, due to the cutting edge facilities provided at RAL. The aim of this exercise is to obtain mechanical support for the completion of mechanical design and analysis required to support Sentinel 4 and Sentinel 5 test campaigns. Furthermore, for Sentinel 5 who has a subcontractor (APCO) for the Mechanical Ground Support Equipment (MGSE), completion of mechanical design and analysis is required for APCO Mechanical Ground Support Equipment delivery 1. The tasks remaining for both Sentinel 4 and Sentinel 5 are standalone, and thus we are seeking a fixed schedule and price for this work package. The supplier will be responsible for the list of detailed design activities as stated below. They will be responsible for successfully completing mechanical design work for a number of subsystems, as well as delivering a number of mechanical models. They will be active mechanical support and participate in the facility test readiness review. Note: All mechanical design work to be carried out using Solid Edge ST8. Mechanical design drawings to be delivered in PDF format. Listed are a set of specific objectives expected from the bidder for both Sentinel 4 and Sentinel 5 in order of priority. • Completion of modifications to STC-2 facility required to support S4 UVN test campaigns • Completion of modifications to STC-3 facility required to support S5 UVN test campaigns • APCO MGSE delivery 1 compliant with requirements. • FEA analysis of the APCO MGSE on the STC-3 noisy and quiet rails