Preliminary Request for Proposal (RFP)
2 January 2067

Introduction

All overview material and background documents to be made public by the Foundation Society upon release of the final Request For Proposal in mid February 2008.

Format and Schedule

Only entries from registered teams are eligible to advance in the Competition.

Proposals shall be no more than 40 single-sided pages long, and are submitted to the Foundation Society in hard-copy format, per instructions that will be provided to registered teams (electronic submissions will not be excepted).

This is a preliminary Request for Proposal (RFP). Your proposal is expected to include all of the items identified in the Statement of Work. Proposals must meet more detailed requirements described in the Final RFP, which will be sent to each team that submits a completed Registration Form.

Components

The following parameters are generally established through each individual RFP, and each must be conformed to:

1. An Executive Summary must be included;
2. The Statement of Work must be addressed (see below);
3. There should be a response to all the requirements articulated in the RFP;
4. A compliance matrix must be included;
5. A bibliography must be included

The Statement of Work (SOW) constitutes the body of the RFP, and embodies the major components of Astoria:

Statement of Work:

1. Basic Requirements -- The contractor will describe the design, development, anbd construction of the Astoria space settlement community in the asteroid belt, and develop plans for operating and maintaining the community.
2. Structural Design -- Astoria must provide a safe a safe and enjoyable working and living environment for a community of 11,000 full-time residents and an additional transient population; this population, composed of business visitors, guests of residents and vacationers, will not exceed 500 at any one time.
3. Operations and Infrastructure -- The proposal will identify an orbital location for Astoria, and justify the reason for its selection. The proposed design will show elements of basic infrastructure required for the everyday activities of the settlement's residents and customers, including food production, communication systems, atmosphere and climate conditions, water management, electrical power generation and distribution, and orbital infrastructure.
4. Human Factors -- Astoria communities will provide facilities for services that residents could expect in a comfortable suburban environment, including variety and quantity of consumables and other supplies, work enhancing systems, and public areas designed for with consideration of human psychological factors.
5. Automation Design and Services -- Contractor' proposals must specify the number and types of computers, software, network planning, and robotic applications required for Astoria's community, business and facility operations. Show robot designs, clearly indicating their dimensions. Specify automation systems for settlement maintenance, repair, and safety functions, including backup systems and contingency plans for failures. Detail how automated systems will enhance livability in the community, producivity in the workplace, and convenience in the household.
6. Schedule and Cost -- The proposal will include a schedule for development and occupation of Astoria, and costs for design through construction phases of the schedule.
7. Business Development -- Astoria will host a variety of commercial and industrial ventures. The original configuration must, however, accomodate three major business pursuits: asteroidal material harvesting, outer planet expeditions, and sensing and imaging research appropriate to Astoria's outer system location.

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