First Call for Proposals under the Polish Industry Incentive Scheme – Presentation of Results J. Pedro V. Poiares Baptista email: [email protected]

First Call for Proposals under the Polish Industry Incentive Scheme

– Presentation of Results

J. Pedro V. Poiares Baptista

email: [email protected]

Ceremony for the signature of the first Polish contracts with ESA | 24 th October 2013 | Warsaw | Slide 2

ESA UNCLASSIFIED – For Official Use

First Call for Outline ProposalsWhat is the Polish Industry Incentive

Scheme?

To advise the Director General of ESA in the implementation of the transitional measures referred to in Article 6.1 of the Accession Agreement, i.e.

ARTICLE 6The following transitional measures shall apply during a transition period starting on the date of accession and ending on 31 December 2017:

1. An amount representing 45 % of Poland's overall contribution to the Agency's mandatory activities until the end of the transition period, shall be used by the Agency, in accordance with the Agency’s rules and procedures, to finance activities aimed at adapting Poland's industry, operators, scientific community and other actors to the Agency’s requirements, in particular within the mandatory activities.



1. Contracts

a. Bottom-Up Approach - Placing of contracts through competitive Calls for Outline Proposals using standard ESA rules and procedures (and tools e.g EMITS)

– Technical Review by ESA

– Programmatic assessment by a joint Poland ESA Task Force

b. Top-Down Approach - Ad-hoc activities to be identified especially in coordination with other ESA Programmes.

Transparency of the competitive process is crucial.

2. Training Activities

a. Courses in Poland regarding ESA procurement, ESA standards and other issues of interest.

3. Workshops

a. Organise industry workshops to increase knowledge and confidence as well as start an industrial dialogue.

First Call for Outline ProposalsApproach of the Polish Industry Incentive

Scheme



The subject of the present AO was exclusively for:

a.Flight Hardware activities with preference for those related to satellite platform technologies and sensors or to generic technologies with potential for re-use (the start TRL shall be at least 3 and the target TRL shall be at least 5);

i. Up to €1.000K

b.Research and development activities (including technology demonstrations, industrial processes and their qualification/certification) leading to products (hardware or software) or to generic technologies with potential for re-use (the start TRL shall be at least 2 and the target TRL 5 or below);

i. Up to €200K

1.Preparatory activities (e.g. feasibility studies, technology assessments, user requirements or market surveys) and ESA mission related services to support national competitiveness in ESA programmes (optional and mandatory) to which Poland subscribes;

a. Up to €100K

a.Space-based applications, products and services making use of space infrastructure that is already existing or scheduled for operation in the near term, (the start TRL shall be at least 2).

a. Up to €200K

First Call for Outline ProposalsTypes of proposals that could be

submitted



First Call for Outline ProposalsProcedure

Technical Evaluation by TEB•Tender Evaluation Board (TEB) composed by ESA staff

•All Outline Proposals technically reviewed by TEB

•Quantitative marking

•Ranking of Outline Proposals

•TEB summary report with technical evaluation and programmatic recommendations submitted to the joint Poland-ESA Task Force

Programmatic Evaluation by the joint Poland-ESA Task Force•Takes into account TEB summary report

•Considers programmatic priorities and National benefit and interests

•Recommends activities for implementation

ESA Procurement Rules and Procedures apply



First Call for Outline ProposalsProcedure

Information on the outcome of the Call to Bidders:

•All Bidders were informed of the outcome of this Call

•Negative outcomes:

• All Bidders may request a debriefing (oral) on why their proposal was not retained.

• Oral debriefing (around 45-60 minutes) is preferred to be able to go into details

•Positive outcomes:• Negotiation of a contract on the basis of the Outline Proposal or

• Request for an updated or full proposal.

ESA Procurement Rules and Procedures apply



First Call for Outline ProposalsEvaluation Criteria

Evaluation Criteria of the TEB:

NO. CRITERIA Weighting Factors

1 CLARITY OF THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES AND DEFINITION OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROPOSED WORK. QUALITY OF ENGINEERING APPROACH AND DISCUSSION OF PROBLEM AREAS. BACKGROUND AND EXPERIENCE OF THE ENTITY/ENTI TIES RELATED TO THE PARTICULAR FIELD CONCERNED, INCLUDING ADEQUACY OF PROPOSED FACILITIES. QUALITY AND SUITABILITY OF PROPOSED PROGRAMME OF WORK.

40

2 PROSPECTS FOR USE IN ESA PROGRAMMES THAT POLAND PARTICIPATES IN OR INTENDS TO PARTICIPATE; CONSISTENCY WITH PROGRAMMATIC OBJECTIVES; ADEQUACY OF THE CURRENT AND TARGETED MATURITY STATUS OF THE DEVELOPMENT;

20

3 CREDIBILITY OF THE COST ESTIMATION AND THE PROPOSED SCHEDULE. ADEQUACY OF MANAGEMENT APPROACH AND ADEQUACY OF THE KEY PERSONNEL FOR THE EXECUTION OF THE WORK.

30

4 COMPLIANCE WITH THE ADMINISTRATIVE TENDER CONDITIONS OF THE CALL FOR OUTLINE PROPOSALS AND ACCEPTANCE OF THE DRAFT CONTRACT

10



First Call for Outline ProposalsPresentation of the results

Timetable:

•Briefing to industry 15th February 2013

•AO published in EMITS 20th February 2013

•Deadline for submission of Outline Proposals 1st May 2013

•Technical review by TEB 24th June 2013

•Task Force meeting 4th September 2013

•Signature of first contracts 24th October 2013

73 valid proposals were received.




Submitted Proposals

Total number: 73

Total funding: €17,122,049

From Industry: 54, €13,997,873 (82%)

From Institutions: 19, €3,124,176 (18%)

Recommended Proposals:

Total number: 31

Total funding: €5,334,599

From Industry: 25, €4,756,167 (89%)

From Institutions: 6, €578,432 (11%)




The Call:

•73 valid proposals were received.

•74 ESA experts involved

•31 proposals recommended for implementation for a total of €5,335K

Conclusions:

•Very good response from this First Call.

•Since November 2012 the number of Polish entities (companies and institutes) registered in ESA’s website for contracts and Invitations-To-Tender has doubled to 140.

•In general better quality proposals from Industry than from Institutions.




Total budget of received proposals by Application Target

Total budget of recommended proposals by Application Target




Number of received proposals by Application Target

Number of recommended proposals by Application Target




Total budget of received proposals by type of entity

Total budget of recommended proposals by type of entity




Number of received proposalsby type of entity

Number of funded proposals by type of entity



First Call for Outline ProposalsProposals recommended for implementation

Contracts signed today




Title Precise IOnospheric Modelling For Improved GNSS Positioning in Poland (PIOMFIPP)

Prime University of Warmia and Mazury Subs Wroclaw University of Environmental Life Sciences + Technical University of Catalonia (E )

Activity Type c) Preparatory activity Duration (months)

12

Precise ionosphere and troposphere real time estimation through improved ionospheric modeling for wide-area RTK, including estimation of the effect of TIDs (Travelling Ionospheric Disturbances).

Application Target: NavigationTarget of Proposal: User Ground Segment

Title Tubular antenna system for satellite applications

Prime Astronika Subs Gutronik + Centrum Badan Kosmicznych PAN

Activity Type b) Research & development activity

Duration (months)

24

The objective of this activity is to develop a complete deployable tubular boom electrical antenna, 2 to 2.5 m long with cross section of 10 mm, made of a beryllium bronze strip. This antenna will be deployed with an innovative mechanism with electronic control.

Application Target: GenericTarget of Proposal: Hardware




Title Preparatory activities to support competiveness in quality procedures for ESA programs, with special emphasis on EUCLID and METOP-SG related projects

Prime Sener Subs Sener (E) Activity Type c) Preparatory activity Duration (months)

8

The objective of the proposed activity is to initiate preparatory activities to improve SENER Poland's competiveness in the quality procedures for ESA programmes, with emphasis on EUCLID and METOP-SG related projects. In essence, this means establishing a list of reliable supplier chains within Polish industry for structures and mechanisms for space applications.

Application Target: Earth Observation / ScienceTarget of Proposal: Hardware

Title Series of HDR actuators based on thermal cutting

Prime Astronika Subs Astri Polska Activity Type b) Research and development

Duration (months)

24

The objective of this activity is to develop Hold Down and Release (HDR) actuators based on synthetic fiber (Dyneema) thermal cutting.





Title SPACEMAN – A SpaceWire Network Management tool

Prime ITTI Subs Teletel (GR) Activity Type b) Research & development activity

Duration (months)

15

The activity aims at providing tools for the SpaceWire network discovery/SpaceWire PnP protocols. The tools are able to identify the devices connected to the network (topology), perform drawings, manage configuration, etc.

Application Target: GenericTarget of Proposal: Spacecraft Software

Title New generation light-weight materials for advanced space applications

Prime Foundry Research Institute Subs --- Activity Type b) Research & development activity

Duration (months)

24

The objective of this activity is to manufacture and test porous materials with oriented porosity (gasars) based on Mg alloys and potentially reinforced with reinforcing particles.

Application Target: GenericTarget of Proposal: R&D in materials




Title Shock dampers for an application on scientific spacecraft

Prime Adaptronica Subs Institute of Fundamental Technological Research + TAS (F)


Duration (months)

18

The objective of this activity is to develop and test a pyro shock damper with the support of TAS France. Some spacecraft equipment is very sensitive to shocks generated by pyro components or not qualified to cope with high shock levels. The activity is to perform the technology development up to TRL 4/5, encompassing design, manufacture and tests, of shocks dampers counterbalancing spacecraft pyro-valve shocks.

Application Target: Generic but of particular interest for Science and Earth ObservationTarget of Proposal: Hardware

Title Study on demand for precise and legal time services distributed via the Galileo system including development of research methodology

Prime PikTime Systems Subs Public Profits + ITTI Activity Type c) Preparatory activity Duration (months)

12

The objective of this activity is to carry out a market survey with the goal of defining the needs of precise and legal time, including the identification of potential new products based on Galileo PRS and increasing the awareness of the importance of precise and legal time on services.

Application Domain: NavigationTarget of Proposal: Possible service




Activities under preparation – contracts in negotiation




Title INSPECTOR - IN SPacE CyberThreats identificatiOn platfoRm

Prime PentaTech Subs ITTI Activity Type b) Research and development

Duration (months)

24

To develop an integrated platform for security assessment. The platform would consist of a Space cyber tools together with a set of federated software components to assess the security level of networks. It would be a further evolution of an integrated platform for security assessment of an IT network (e.g. ESA).

Application Target: GenericTarget of Proposal: Ground Segment

Title ArchEO (Archaeological application of Earth Observation techniques)

Prime Wasat Subs The Institute of Prehistory (Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan)

Activity Type d) Application, product or service development

Duration (months)

24

The objective of the project is to assess and expand the use of Earth Observation techniques for discovery and analysis of archaeological heritage in specific Central European conditions.

Application Target: Earth ObservationTarget of Proposal: Software leading to a possible service




Title SmartHMA – mobile platform for deployment of HMA standardised services into different types of non PC system environments in frame of RSS architecture

Prime Wasat Subs Spacebel (B) + Department of Geoinformatics, Gdansk University of Technology


Duration (months)

24

To develop and validate an open source platform architecture based on thin clients running on mobile devices for access to the SSE (Service Support Environment )/EO-DAIL (Earth Observation Data Access & Integration Layer Implementation) services for data discovery, gathering/distribution and presentation.

Application Target: Earth ObservationTarget of Proposal: Ground Segment

Title Validation of CFRP substrates manufacturing process for SPACECRAFT Structures.

Prime Slaskie Centrum Naukowo Subs TAS (F) Activity Type a) Flight hardware Duration (months)

24

The proposed activity is in support of the industrialization of the Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) substrate manufacturing and testing for spacecraft structures, with the aim of demonstrating a full manufacturing and testing cycle on samples and full scale demonstrator level.

Application Target: GenericTarget of Proposal: Hardware. Qualification of the manufacturing process and of the supplier.




Title SBAS Data Analysis Tool Set (SDATS)

Prime Asseco Poland Subs TAS (F) Activity Type b) Research & development activity

Duration (months)

12

The objective is to develop Performance Qualification tool, that will supplement already used Satellite-Based Augmentation System (SBAS) Validation tools. This tool is planned to provide extended analysis capability. It should assure enhanced productivity in SBAS data processing through CPF non regression analysis and long term data analysis. The tool is not a stand-alone tool but will be a module of a set of analysis tools.

Application Target: NavigationTarget of proposal: Software

Title DRW/JP/3533/13 – GNSS based livestock transport monitoring system

Prime Hertz Systems Subs --- Activity Type d) Application, product or service development

Duration (months)

17

To develop the prototype of a monitoring system consisting of on-board (processing) unit and GNSS / sensor information (door, temperature, etc.) to monitor the transport and environmental conditions of livestock. The system shall be compliant with EU and Polish regulation.

Application Target: NavigationTarget of Proposal: Hardware and Software leading to a service




Title Founding project panoptes - Feasibility study of the software to track and detect near earth objects (NEO) …

Prime Vratis Subs Sybilla Technologies Activity Type c) Preparatory activity Duration (months)

6

The main objective is to analyse the needs for a complete end-to-end data processing chain for the detection of Near Earth Objects (NEOs) andtheir accurate orbit determination and to analyse the deployment and integration of a network of autonomous telescopes and development of the software for the network, astronomical tools and software design.

Application Target: Space Situational AwarenessTarget of Proposal: Study of a system

Title a Data Processing Centre – Task Manager (DPCTM) product

Prime GMV Subs Gdansk University of Technology Activity Type d) Application, product or service development

Duration (months)

14

The objective is to provide a framework to provide a task manager to orchestrate processing chains for satellite observation data, with the focus on Earth Observation. The framework is proposed to be offered as a "Platform as a service".

Application Target: Generic but of special interest for Earth Observation.Target of proposal: Ground Segment




Title GALILEO signals vulnerability investigation and Roadmap for Galileo PRS service implementation in Poland

Prime Industrial Research Institute for Automation and Measurements PIAP

Subs --- Activity Type c) Preparatory activity Duration (months)

24

Characterization of commercially available jammers and assessment of the impact of interference on the performance of selected Galileo receivers. Based on this, thresholds are derived and recommendations made. GNSS privacy jammers will be characterised, the simulation of their emitted signals and the test of available Galileo receivers.

Application Target: NavigationTarget of Proposal: Study

Title Bioenergy as the hey to economic growth of the regions – Bioenergy as the key to economic growth of the regions - EO Based Service Supporting Energy Crops Cultivation (SERENE)

Prime RG Consulting Subs IGiK - Institute of Geodesy and Cartography + PTWP - National Supporter of Economic Growth + Polish Chamber of Biomass + Renewable Energy Market Foundation

Activity Type d) Application, product or service development

Duration (months)

24

The objective of this activity is to establish an advisory service to provide actual, up to date space-based frequent information concerning assessment of energy crops growing-conditions and biomass yield including yield prognosis to the farmers and to the companies producing energy, as well as to the entities of public administration in Poland facilitating decisions important to numerous management actions aimed to fulfill EU Directive 2009/28/EC on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources.

Application Target: Earth ObservationTarget of Proposal: Service




Title Development of a PolSARPro functionalities by implementing new data processing and visualization methods

Prime SATIM Monitoring Satelitarny Subs --- Activity Type b) Research & development activity

Duration (months)

24

The objective is to develop extensions to the PolSARpro toolbox (a set of software tools developed at ESRIN to help the scientific community to understand and use polarimetric and interferometric synthetic aperture radar (SAR) data). This development will go in two directions: inclusion of new / improved algorithms and improvement of the computational efficiency, in particular through the use of GPGPU (general purpose graphics processing units).

Application Domain: Earth ObservationTarget of Proposal: Software

Title alpha GaN laser diode module space assessment

Prime TopGaN Subs Ammono Activity Type b) Research and development

Duration (months)

12

The objective of this activity is to establish a source for GaN based laser diode production in Europe. The device to be produced and space evaluated is a Laser diode focussing on reliability and performance issues.

Application Target: GenericTarget of Proposal: Hardware (component)




Title Preparatory activities for short term opportunities in mechanics related projects for ESA programmes subscribed by Poland

Prime Sener Subs Sener (E) Activity Type c) Preparatory activity Duration (months)

8

The activity mainly covers the training of engineers in space mechanisms and the execution of a demonstration project (Solar Array Drive Mechanism for PROBA3 ). Application Domain: GenericTarget of Proposal: Hardware

Title Improvement of ground deformations monitoring within urban areas based on dual-polarimetric SAR data on the example of Warsaw city

Prime SATIM Monitoring Satelitarny Subs --- Activity Type b) Research and development

Duration (months)

24

The proposal aims at investigating the added value of using dual-polarized instead of single polarized Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) data for Differential SAR Interferometry (DInSAR) and Permanent Scatterer SAR Interferometry (PSInSAR) techniques when these are applied to urban environment (mostly for the monitoring of slow deformations of the ground). It is proposed to base the analysis on Radarsat-2 data acquired over a test site in Warsaw.

Application Domain: Earth ObservationTarget of Proposal: Software




Title The technology framework for the development of modular, portable and adaptive Human-Machine Interfaces in ground segment software products

Prime ITTI Subs Vitrociset (B) Activity Type b) Research & development activity

Duration (months)

15

The main objective is to define, specify and prototype a space dedicated HMI framework to create Human-Machine Interfaces to be used for monitoring and control in ESA related Ground Segment test and operation applications

Application Domain: GenericTarget of Proposal: Ground Segment

Title alpha GaN epitaxy for power electronics

Prime TopGaN Subs Ammono + Selex (E ) Activity Type b) Research & development activity

Duration (months)

12

To develop GaN epitaxy on GaN substrates as a means for improving reliability since buffer layers typically used in growth of GaN epitaxy on Si or Sic substrates can be removed.

Application Target: GenericTarget of Proposal: Hardware (component)




Title Feasibility study of land cover classification based on SAR Sentinel-1 images

Prime Space Research Centre PAS Subs --- Activity Type c) Preparatory activity Duration (months)

24

The objective of this activity is the development and verification of C-band polarimetric SAR based land cover classification capability.

Application Target: Earth ObservationTarget of Proposal: Study in preparation of Sentinel-1

Title Pre-development: GNSSW: GNSS SW-SW (GNSSW) Receiver for Space Multiple Applications

Prime GMV Subs Space Research Centre PAS Activity Type b) Research & development activity

Duration (months)

22

The objectives of this activity are design, development and testing of a GNSS Software receiver (SW Rx) for space applications. The SW Rx will be implemented on a general purpose microprocessor board. The only specific hardware to be used are the RF front-end and the antenna. In this way, the SW Rx will offer significant benefits w.r.t. exiting hardware solutions, in terms of flexibility, in-flight re-programmability and integration within the on-board computer (OBC).

The proposal was submitted as an activity type a) Flight hardware but is to be re-focused as a R&D activity.

Application Target: Generic and NavigationTarget of Proposal: Hardware




Title Preparatory activity for DRW/JP/3531/13 - Spacecraft dedicated remotely disciplined frequency and time standard module

Prime Hertz Systems Subs Space Research Centre PAS Activity Type c) Preparatory activity Duration (months)

24

The objectives of this activity is to develop up to breadboard level a multi-use equipment for centralised time/frequency generation in a centralised approach (as opposed to the current approach with many such generators embedded in many different equipment), with a disciplined approach (i.e. using an on-board GNSS-disciplined oscillator) for a LEO system.

The proposal was submitted as an activity type a) Flight hardware but is to be re-focused as a preparatory activity.


Title Preparatory activity for Application of space-based products and services for agriculture for specific national, regional and local needs - ASAP

Prime PTWP - National Supporter of Economic Growthr

Subs IGiK - Institute of Geodesy and Cartography + Danko Plant Breeders


24

The objective of this activity is to carry out preparatory work by consolidating requirements and specifications arising from the specific user community. The target would be to create multi-level information service based on Earth Observation (EO) data, capable to generate in an operational way a set of products useful for appropriate agricultural applications, which could increase the crop yield.

The proposal was submitted as an activity type d) Application, product or service development but is to be re-focused as a preparatory activity.

Application Target: Earth ObservationTarget of Proposal: Service




Title Preparatory activity for MISAC ”Mixed-Signal ASIC controller for DC/DC power converters”

Prime Astri Polska Subs Space Research Centre PAS + Lodz University of Technology + Radiotechnika + Astrium SAT (F)


30

The objective is to develop a radiation-hard mixed-signal ASIC to reduce the manufacturing cost of the DC-DC converters. This is a key component for advanced DC/DC converters, i.e. a PWM ASIC. Such a component embeds digital functions and analog ones.

The proposal was submitted as an activity type a) Flight hardware but is to be re-focused as a preparatory activity.


Title Preparatory activity for White Rabbit PTPv2 - based synchronous timing, event and frequency distribution system (WR_SYNTEF)

Prime Creotech Instruments Subs Activity Type c) Preparatory activity Duration (months)

24

The objective of the activity is to analyse currently used synchronous timing and frequency distribution systems used in Space and assess the performance and cost impact of White Rabbit PTPv2 and identify its pertinence in Space applications.

Application Target: GenericTarget of Proposal: Study




Title Preparatory activity for Future applications of the Satellite AIS System for Polish defence, security and public safety institutions

Prime National Institute of Telecommunications

Subs Space Research Centre PAS + Gdynia Maritime University


18

The objectives are mainly to evaluate SAT-AIS data and services relevant for Poland (security and safety).

The proposal was submitted as an activity type b) R&D but it is to be re-focused as a preparatory activity.

Application Target: ApplicationsTarget of Proposal: Study

Documents

First Call for Proposals under the Polish Industry Incentive Scheme – Presentation of Results J. Pedro V. Poiares Baptista email: [email protected]