Copernicus CAMS2_64 Development of the Global Fire Assimilation System (GFAS)

Tender description

This ITT, entitled “Development of the Global Fire Assimilation System (GFAS)”, is for providing support for and further development of GFAS, which is operated at ECMWF. Lot 1: This ITT, entitled “Development of the Global Fire Assimilation System (GFAS)”, is for providing support for and further development of GFAS, which is operated at ECMWF. GFAS delivers near-real-time emissions of gases and aerosols from biomass burning through data assimilation of multi-satellite FRP retrievals supporting atmospheric composition forecasts. The Successful Tenderer shall provide improvements for the current GFAS system in terms of evaluation and improvement of injection height estimation, provide near-real-time Fire Radiative Power (FRP) observations from the GOES and Himawari geostationary satellites, evaluate and refine the merging of GEO and LEO satellite FRP products including the introduction of new products, provide and implement recommendations for service evolution, update information on spurious FRP signals, as well as deliver memoranda and reports. The Successful Tenderer will also advise the team working on the global production system at ECMWF. The Successful Tenderer will have to demonstrate considerable experience in the field of estimation of fire emissions from satellite data. Tenderers should note that the value specified under Sections II.1.5 and II.2.6 is the indicative maximum budget for the whole framework contract and Price is one of the evaluation criteria. Please also note the important additional information in Section VI.3 regarding funding and eligibility.