Outline Proposal Development Tool for ARTES Applications
To apply to the ARTES Applications programmes, it is mandatory that bidders submit an Outline Proposal before submitting a Full Proposal as a means for the bidder to initiate a dialogue with the ESA ARTES Applications Programme Office on the content of the planned activity. This approach allows for clarification of the eligibility of the proposed idea, as well as allowing for early feedback on the content of the technical and business parts before the bidder starts preparation of the Full Proposal.
The Outline Proposal needs to provide the following information:
- System/Service Overview
- Major Project Stakeholders
- Service Value Chain
- Competitive Positioning
- Market Analysis
- Financial Indicators
- User Requirements
- System/Service Architecture
- Implementation Approach
- Pilot Service
- Finance, Management & Administrative (FMA)
The Outline Proposal Development Tool has been designed to help preparing these topics. There are specific tools and templates for each topic, along with step-by-step guidance on how to write each section of the Outline Proposal. Eleven modules assist the proposal author by addressing a specific section of the Outline Proposal document. Inside each module can be found tutorials, tools, worksheets, tips and techniques for preparing the Outline Proposal.
Bidders are encouraged to work through each module to gain maximum value, but may also select only those modules of specific interest.
The Outline Proposal Development Tool is online on the ESA Telecom website, and is accessible via the URLs:
https://artes.esa.int/opdt/artesapps/artes20demo for ARTES IAP Demonstration Projects
https://artes.esa.int/opdt/artesapps/artes34satcom for ARTES Satcom Applications Projects
Access is granted to users who registered at the ESA ARTES website. New users can register here.
Help us to help you!
In order to understand whether the Outline Proposal Development Tool has been useful for preparing your Outline Proposal, we would like very much to hear your feedback! It is particularly important for ESA to figure out how the tool can be improved to better serve you as well as other project teams in future submissions.
Help us to help you by completing the Feedback Questionnaire below:
http://arteslab.no-ip.org/opdt
Contact
In case of any questions, please contact:
Francesco Feliciani at ESTEC
Francesco.Feliciani@esa.int
Tel:+31 71 56 54109
How to submit on Direct Negotiation
Responding to the Call for Proposals involves the submission of an Outline Proposal by using the applicable template in the documents section. An interactive online guide, the Outline Proposal Development Tool, has been specifically designed to help the applicant to prepare the Outline Proposal.
How to submit on Open Competition
Responding to an open competitive Invitation to Tender (ITT) requires the submission of a Full Proposal. The submission of the Full Proposal initiates the evaluation process according to ESA regulations and procedures.
Mine action community impressed by SADA
Members of the mine action community are enthusiastic about the results of the Space Assets for Demining Assistance (SADA) activity. Coordinated through ESA's Integrated Applications programme, SADA brought together three consortia, Infoterra, Radiolabs (SAFEDEM) and INSA, to determine the integration of space assets with existing landmine removal processes.
SADA feasibility studies were performed in close collaboration with the mine action user community, in particular the Geneva International Center for Humanitarian Demining (GICHD). GICHD has expressed its interest in SADA services and will continue to support them. So far, five national mine action centers have indicated strong interest to be involved in the services and further developments, one of whom being BHMAC (Bosnia and Herzegovina).
This video showcases the example of Hadzici, an area near Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina.
BHMAC have already identified a number of benefits SADA can provide including reduced costs in technical surveys and landmine clearance activities by 10 to 20 per cent.
Today, a skilled, properly equipped deminer, scanning and probing the ground in the conventional way, can process an area of only about 35 m²/day. The price tag for processing a square kilometre currently amounts to as much as 700 kEuro, and it regularly happens that only a single mine is found, or none at all. While mine risk education and systematic survey methods have improved over the last 10 years, experts estimate there are more than 100 million mines and explosive remnants of war (ERW) left that still claim more than 4000 victims every year.
Study results indicate that SADA services can improve the process. Better use of available resources will save lives. Following a user needs analysis among 30 user groups, a system concept design effort and a proof of concept demonstration performed by the consortia, the users have identified the services from which they see significant benefit.
Overall, SADA will integrate data from both space-enabled services and mine action, including imagery from various satellites and UAV, cartography, maps, and field data. The data is analysed and results will be accessible through common mine action tools such as the Information Management System in Mine Action (IMSMA). The SADA interface will be tailored for mine action users without a sophisticated technology background. SADA will ensure users follow the land release processes according to the International Mine Action Standards (IMAS).
Some of the identified services will now be made available while others will be developed further by the relevant team members with the users. The possibility of an IAP demonstration project is also under consideration.
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