TMT Request for Proposal for the Tertiary
Mirror System Planning
Study
The Thirty Meter Telescope ("TMT") project
is pleased to invite your
organization to respond to our Request for Proposal ("RFP")
for the
Tertiary Mirror System Planning Study (the "Study").
Your proposal
should show how your organization would best meet our
requirements.
It is important to adhere to all portions of the RFP
and to not rely on
previous specifications, data, or other information presented
by the project
including, but not limited to, the September 14, 2007
M2/M3 Supplier
Conference Presentations. TMT will evaluate proposals
which are fully
responsive to the RFP and any amendments hereto.
The RFP and its amendments, clarifications and other
information relevant to
this procurement will be posted on our website. It is
the responsibility of
each bidder to monitor our website:
(http://www.tmt.org/business/index.html) for changes.
In addition, please note the following both prior to
and during the
formation of your proposal:
- The current Tertiary Mirror System Design Requirements
Document ("M3S
DRD"), attached to the RFP as Exhibit A, is a draft.
A release version of
the M3S DRD will be made available before the commencement
of the Study
contract.
- The statements of work ("SOW") for the Preliminary
Design Phase ("PDP")
and the Final Design / Fabrication Phase ("FDFP")
are drafts. No changes to
the draft PDP SOW and the FDFP SOW will be made for
the Study but the
documents may be revised for the PDP and FDFP.
- The latest versions of the Observatory Architecture
Document ("OAD") and
the Observatory Requirements Document ("ORD")
will be available on our
internet site.
- TMT established a budget for the Planning study and
respondents are
requested to submit proposals within the established
budget.
On behalf of the TMT Project, I thank you for your interest
in this critical
effort and look forward to receiving your proposals.
Please direct all questions and inquiries from this point
forward to the TMT
Contracts Manager, Pratheep Eamranond (pratheep@tmt.org).
We look forward to your proposal.
The TMT Project |
