[NGO-Argentina] Llamado a propuestas 2017 para mejoramiento de instrumentos.

[Oficina Gemini Argentina]

Estimados usuarios,

reenviamos a continuación el anuncio del llamado a propuestas para  
mejoramiento (upgrade) de instrumentos. Gemini busca proyectos para  
proporcionar capacidades nuevas o ampliadas, a alguno de los  
instrumentos que ya existen en Gemini.

Cordialmente,

Oficina Gemini Argentina.

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At Gemini Observatory we remain committed to keeping our operational
instrumentation competitive and serving the needs of our user community.
Every year since 2015 we request for the community to send us instrument
upgrade proposals. This year Gemini is seeking to award one or more
contracts to perform instrument upgrades with a total budget of 600,000 USD.
The baseline plan is to fund one small project (~100,000 USD) and one larger
project (~500,000 USD), but other combinations are possible depending on the
proposals received. This year Gemini will make available, at its own
expense, a Teledyne HAWAII-4RG detector and controller package for any team
wishing to use it in its proposed upgrade. Gemini is looking for projects
providing new or enhanced scientific capability to one of Gemini’s existing
facility instruments.

The solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP), issued on July 24, 2017.
A pre-proposal conference will be held via videoconference on or about
August 21, 2017. Specific agenda and video conference connection details
will be provided in the RFP webpage. RFP Documents and related information
are available on the 2017 IUP website:

http://www.gemini.edu/sciops/future-instrumentation/rfpiup2017

Contracts can be awarded to profit or nonprofit institutions or companies
within the nations that fund the Gemini Observatory (regular or limited term
participants). Gemini will accept proposals from individuals outside the
partnership who have experience in using the instrument or significant
experience in designing/building a Gemini instrument.

Small businesses, minority-owned firms, and women’s business enterprises
that meet the minimum qualifications are encouraged to apply. Proposals will
be evaluated with evaluation factors provided in the RFP. If a submitted
proposal does not include what is required in the solicitation, it will be
considered an unresponsive proposal and will not be evaluated for award.

Notices of Intent to submit a proposal are due September 14, 2017. The
deadline for proposals will be October 5, 2017. All responsible sources may
submit a proposal, which shall be considered by AURA if received timely.
AURA expects to begin contract negotiations with the selected team(s) in
November, 2017.

To receive updates, notices, and amendments to the RFP, please provide
contact information including an email address to Karen Godzyk
(RFPIUP en gemini.edu).

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Oficina Gemini Argentina (OGA)
Ministerio de Ciencia, Tecnología e Innovación Productiva