Tender Call on GNSS Tools

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Javier Pérez Bartolomé Service Provision and
Performance javier.perez-bartolome_at_ec.europa.eu Eu
ropean Commission TREN-G3
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TENDER TOPICGalileo 2008-2.1.1 Simulators and
Tools

• Outline

1. General Overview and Context
2. Purpose of the Contract
3. Overall Logic and WP BS
4. Tasks Description
5. Eligibility Criteria for the Bidders
6. Financial and Admin Aspects

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General Overview and Context
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• GNSS Simulation and Testing Facilities are Key
  Enablers for application and receiver downstream
  industry
• The accesibility to this infrastructure should be
  ensured to any European user
• A coordinated approach is expected to provide a
  better service to end users
• A definition study on the potential harmonisation
  of the European GSTI has been launched recently
  (SCENIC - FP7 1st Call)

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General Overview and Context
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FP7 1st Call Study on Harmonisation SCENIC
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1. General Overview and Context
2. Purpose of the Contract
3. Overall Logic and WP BS
4. Tasks Description
5. Eligibility Criteria for the Bidders
6. Financial and Admin Aspects

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Purpose of the Contract
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• Development of a networking platform which
  establishes a single entry point to the European
  Testing Labs
• Preliminary Mission Concept for GSTI V1
• Simplified access point for European users
  interested in GNSS testing services
• Enhance communication and coordination of actors
  (users, GNSS centres, etc)
• Dynamic management of available information on
  European GNSS testing facilities
• Provide web-based helpdesk service to the user
  community
• Potentially become hosting platform for publicly
  owned GNSS analysis and simulation SW tools

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Purpose of the Contract
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• GSTI V1 System is conceived as
• A centralised entry point to the European GNSS
  Testing Infrastructure
• A networking platform that should improve the
  coordination between European initiatives

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1. General Overview and Context
2. Purpose of the Contract
3. Overall Logic and WP BS
4. Tasks Description
5. Eligibility Criteria for the Bidders
6. Financial and Admin Aspects

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Overall Logic and WP Breakdown Structure
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• Definition and Development of the GSTI V1
  Platform
• Task 2 USER AND SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
• Task 3 SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT
• Task 4 INTEGRATION AND TEST
• System OpsMaintenance, Awareness and Promotion,
  collection of User Feedback and Evolution to GSTI
  V2
• Task 5 INITIAL OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE
• Task 6 USER SUPPORT, FEEDBACK COLLECTION AND
  AWARENESS
• Task 7 PLATFORM EVOLUTION AND FINAL PLATFORM
  DELIVERY
• Task 8 TECHNICAL STUDY ON ACCESIBILITY TO EC/GSA
  SW TOOLS

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Overall Logic and WP Breakdown Structure
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T0
T03
T07
T014
T018
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1. General Overview and Context
2. Purpose of the Contract
3. Overall Logic and WP BS
4. Tasks Description
5. Eligibility Criteria for the Bidders
6. Financial and Admin Aspects

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Tasks Description
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Task 1 Management

• Overall management of the contract
• Expected outputs

Project Milestone Review Schedule
Kick-Off Meeting KOM T0
System Requirements Review SRR T0 3
Critical Design Review CDR T0 7
Factory Acceptance Test FAT T0 9
Platform Evolution Readiness Review PERR T0 14
Final Acceptance Review FAR T0 18
Ref Title
D1.1 Project Management Plan
D1.2.x Status Report
D1.3 Final Report
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Tasks Description
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Task 2 User and System Requirements

• Definition of user and system specification for
  the GSTI V1 platform
• Analysis of outcomes produced in the GSTI
  definition study
• Survey and assessment of COTS tools which may
  eventually used to support the implementation of
  the system
• Expected outputs

Ref Title
D2.1 User Requirements Document (URD)
D2.2 System Requirements Document (SRD)
D2.3 Survey Report on IT COTS tools
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Tasks Description
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Task 3 System Design and Development

• Develop logical and physical design for GSTI
  platform
• Use of COTS SW solutions should be favoured
• Prepare integration activities and define test
  cases
• Expected outputs

Ref Title
D3.1 Architectural Design Document (ADD)
D3.2 Design Justification File (DJF)
D3.3 Ext. Interface Control Document (ICD)
D3.4 Inventory of IT COTS HW/SW
D3.5 Preliminary delivery of web GUI
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D3.6 Integration and Test Plan
D3.7 Configuration Management Plan
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Tasks Description
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Task 4 Integration and Testing

• Achieve system integration
• Complete (successfully!) the full test battery
  according to plan
• Populate tools database
• Prepare operations and maintenance plan
• Eventually make the system available to the user
  community
• Expected outputs

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D4.1 Integration and System Test Report
D4.2 GSTI V1 Platform
D4.3 GSTI V1 User Manual
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D4.4 GSTI V1 Initial Operational Procedures
D4.5 GSTI V1 Maintenance Plan
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Tasks Description
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Task 5 Initial Operations and Maintenance

• Procurement of hosting, operations and
  maintenance services for the GSTI platform from
  qualification (FAT) to end of activities (FAR)
• The contractor shall keep the system alive
  during the whole duration of this task
• Further develop operational procedures
• Expected outputs

Ref Title
D5.1 Observation and Non Conformance Reports
D5.2.x Periodical reports on Operations
D5.3 GSTI V2 Operational Procedures
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Tasks Description
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Task 6 User Support, Feedback Collection
Awareness

• Support users through a helpdesk
• Collect and synthesize user feedback to be taken
  into account for service improvements to be
  implemented in a new system release
• Promote the developed system by attending key
  conferences and/or establishing a user forum
• Expected outputs

Ref Title
D6.1 GSTI User and Facilities feedback report
D6.2 Report on conducted awareness activities
D6.3 Delta features for next system release (GSTI V2)
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Tasks Description
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Task 7 Platform Evolution and Final Platform
Delivery

• Develop a new version of the tool taking into
  account feedback collected during the initial
  operations phase
• Address additional system evolutions and
  recommendations in an GSTI service roadmap
• Expected outputs

Ref Title
D7.1 GSTI V2 Platform
D7.2 GSTI V2 User Manual
D7.3 GSTI Service Roadmap
D7.4 System Test report GSTI V2
D7.5 Hosting Site Interface requirements
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Tasks Description
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Task 8 Technical Study on Accessibility to
EC/GSA Tools

• Assess suitability of the GSTI platform to
  provide public access to EC/GSA owned tools
• Analyse implementation options for some specific
  tools (effort limited to 2 or 3 cases) to be
  proposed at KO
• Expected outputs

Ref Title
D8.1 TN on integration of EC/GSA SW RD tools in the GSTI web portal
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1. General Overview and Context
2. Purpose of the Contract
3. Overall Logic and WP BS
4. Tasks Description
5. Eligibility Criteria for the Bidders
6. Financial and Admin Aspects

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Eligibility Criteria for the Bidders

1. Thorough understanding of global satellite
   navigation systems and augmentation technologies
2. Thorough understanding of the simulation and test
   field in satellite navigation main public and
   private actors, institutional framework,
   facilities, tools, etc.
3. Outstanding background on design, development and
   integration of IT systems and network features.
4. Sound experience on the development of web-based
   applications and knowledge management databases.
5. Sound experience in operations of web-based
   distributed networks and systems.
6. Good knowledge of the GNSS user community needs,
   present applications, trends, etc., especially
   related to simulation and testing activities.

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1. General Overview and Context
2. Purpose of the Contract
3. Overall Logic and WP BS
4. Tasks Description
5. Eligibility Criteria for the Bidders
6. Financial and Admin Aspects

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Financial and Administrative Aspects

• Firm Fixed Price Contract 100 Funded by EC
• Indicative Budget 500.000 Euro
• Duration of the contract 18 Months
• Call for Tender to be released soon
• It will be announced in the usual communication
  channels

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Thank you for your attention!

• Javier Pérez Bartolomé
• javier.perez-bartolome_at_ec.europa.eu
• European Commission DG TREN G3