Closes in 19 days · 9 October 2026
Request for Proposals (RFP) for The provision of Cube Satellite Bus Design, and Verification Testing to Integrate an Optical Payload
Reference: CSIR RFP 3724/1/09/10/2026
- Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
- Gauteng
- Professional Services
In short
The project involves the design and verification testing of a Cube Satellite Bus to integrate an Optical Payload for fire detection. This includes a mission concept study, high-level concept of operations, system feasibility, preliminary budgets, orbital debris mitigation, satellite bus design and testing, hardware and software design, interface control documents, technical design reviews, and environmental testing. The goal is to demonstrate and validate the detection performance of a K-Line payload in low Earth orbit for forest fire disaster management.
Buyer
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR)
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- Contact person
- SCM
- tender@csir.co.za
- Phone
- 012-841-2911
Key dates
- Published
- 15 September 2026
- Closing
- 9 October 2026at 16:00
- Bid validity period
- Not stated
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Terms used in this tender
- Central Supplier Database (CSD) — A centralised database managed by National Treasury where suppliers register their company details, tax compliance, and B-BBEE status.
- RFP (Request for Proposal) — Used when government knows what outcome they want but needs you to propose the best way to do it.
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