REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) NUMBER: 28504850_01
FOR
DESIGN CONCEPT
OF THE
CU Balloon Experimental Satellite
(CUBESAT)
PROPOSALS ARE TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN:
DATE:
March 12, 2001
TIME:
3:04 PM MST
LOCATION:
Integrated Teaching Laboratory
Room 1B50
ATTENTION:
CHRIS KOEHLER
303-492-4750
[email protected]
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Table of Contents:
1. Proposal Instructions
2. Overview Instructions
3. Technical Instructions
4. Management and Cost Instructions
5. General Requirements
6. Project CUBESAT Timeline
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Proposal Instructions:
1.
Proposals need to be typed, 14 point, Times font, 1 inch
margins, page number and team name in footer, and
project name in header.
2.
Proposal shall not exceed 6 pages, including cover sheet
3.
Proposal must include the following:
- Drawings of idea
- Schedule of design, build, and test dates
- Budget, itemized with total
- What do you expect to prove
4.
Example Outline for Proposal:
Overview and Mission Statement
Technical Overview
Management and Cost Overview
5.
Proposal must be written in MS Word.
6.
Please send proposal via email to Chris Koehler. All
pictures, budgets and schedules must be included in the
electronic copy.
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Overview Instructions:
1.
State Your Design Concept Concisely (Mission
Statement)
2.
Explain Why You Want To Do What Your Team Is
Proposing
3.
Propose What You Plan To Discover
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Technical Instructions:
1.
Discuss you design
2.
Illustrate you design and how it will work
3.
Discuss the hardware you will need
4.
Discuss how your team will build your concept and who
will do what
5.
Discuss how your team will test your design
6.
Discuss your launch program
7.
Discuss how you will keep people from getting hurt
8.
Include any special features of your design
9.
Include launch site summary of events and include
picture of the operations.
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Management and Cost Instructions:
1.
Discuss how your team will meet the launch date.
2.
You proposal should include a schedule of events, such
as:
- Complete design
- Get all hardware
- Prototyping design
- Testing final design
3.
Discuss what each team member's role is in your group.
4.
You should include a brief description of each team
member. Include phone numbers, school, addresses,
special skills, etc.
5.
Discuss how your team will keeping its budget
6.
You should include a detailed and itemized budget
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General Design Requirements:
1.
Design must meet requirements drawing and allow for
attachment to balloon hardware. Design should be made
with aluminum.
2.
Design may not exceed a total weight of 500 g and must
be no larger than a 10 cm cube.
3.
Total Cost should not exceed $300.00
4.
Launch day is April 21, 2001. Back up date is April 22,
2001. Time and location: 7:00 AM in Windsor,
Colorado. Launch schedule will be given later.
5.
Budget should include some spare parts
6.
No one can get hurt
7.
All hardware is the property of the University of
Colorado and must be returned for reimbursement.
8.
All receipts required for reimbursement
9.
Reimbursements given only on last day of class.
10. Video/media report is required on last day of class and
may not exceed 7 minutes.
11. Have fun and be creative.
12. Absolutely nothing alive will be permitted as payloads,
with the exception of spiders or earwigs.
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Project CUBESAT Timeline:
March 12, 2001
Proposals due @ 3:04 PM MST.
Team presentations will be given
on this day
March 14, 2001
Comments will be given back to
team via email and Authority to
Proceed (ATP) given
April 2, 2001
Team Presentations
April 11, 2001
Team Presentations
April 16, 2001
Team Readiness Review (practice)
April 18, 2001
Team Readiness Review
April 21, 2001
Launch day
April 23, 2001
Report preparation, NO CLASS
April 25, 2001
Video Reports due, evaluations
Last day of Class
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Requirements Drawing (Reference Only):
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Requirements Drawing (Reference Only):
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Requirements Drawing (Reference Only):
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