October 08, 2014
Bid Summary
< RFP No. KARI-2014-189 >
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) invites sealed bids from eligible Bidder for the Launch
Services of the GK2 Satellites.
The following is an outline of the requirements, so potential Bidders are requested to carefully review
the following instructions and to submit their Proposals in accordance with the guidelines and
requirements as contained in the RFP.
1. Main Scope
. Purpose: To provide two separate launch services and any other necessary items and services for the
purpose of launching GK2A and GK2B satellites into the target orbit.
☞ For further details, please refer to the RFP document.
. Estimated Budget: KRW 141,500,000,000
. Evaluation of Proposal
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First, an initial evaluation of the Proposal except price, the evaluation committee will select the
Qualified Bidders compliant with the requirements of the RFP.
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Second, after selection of the Qualified Bidders, the price proposal of the Qualified Bidders only
will be opened for price evaluation.
2. Qualification of Bidder
. Bidder shall have direct experience of providing at least two successful launch services into normal
Geo-Transfer Orbit or Super-synchronous Transfer Orbit as of the Bid Closing Date.
. Bidder shall propose a launch vehicle which has at least two successful launch records as of the Bid
Closing Date. Here, the launch records of the heritage launch vehicles at the same Launch Site can
be considered as the launch records of the proposed launch vehicle.
. Bidder shall be in possession of the necessary licenses, in effect as of the Bid Closing Date, to act as
a launch service provider. If the launch vehicle provider is different from the Bidder, written
commitments from the launch vehicle provider and from the government of the launch vehicle provider
are required for the assurance of furnishing the proposed launch vehicle to the Bidder. Bidder shall
also submit the approval from a relevant government for the use of the launch site and related launch
facilities.
. The qualifying statement for the above requirements and supporting materials shall be provided in the
Proposal. Additional qualifying evidence may be requested to substantiate Bidder’s claim during the
evaluation.
. The qualification of the Bidder is at the Korean evaluation committee’s discretion, and any Bidder shall
not raise any objection regarding the Korean evaluation committee’s decision thereupon.
3. Registration of Intent
. Registration: submittal by letter of intent
. Bidders shall inform KARI of their intent within one (1) week from
the public notice of Bid. A
registration of intent shall be made to the address indicated in the RFP by email, post, courier or fax.
4. Distribution of RFP Documents and Submittal of Proposal
. Distribution of RFP Documents: by means of email for qualified bidders from registered bidders.
. Bidders shall visit Procurement Team of KARI to submit Proposal before Bid Closing Date and Time.
A designee who has a power of attorney signed by Bidders and a certified identification of his own may
visit KARI and submit Proposal on behalf of the Bidder.
. The main Bid currency is USD but other currency could be accepted.
. The proposal shall be made in English
5. Bid Closing Date and Time
. Bid closing Date and Time: November 17, 2014 17:00 Korean Local Time
6. Bid Bond
. Bidder shall establish a bid bond in favor of KARI before the Bid Closing Date.
. The total amount of the bid bond shall be at least five (5) percent of total bid value and shall be valid
for at least twelve (12) months.
7. Evaluation of Proposal
. Please refer to the Evaluation of Proposal of the RFP
. Currency shall be applied to the first Exchange Rate of Korea Exchange Bank on the date of the
evaluation for the price of services.
8. Contract
. The Contract will be effective subject to the KARI’s approval thereof. General Terms and
Conditions is the baseline requirement for the Contract negotiation with the Successful Bidder,
and will be the basis of the Contract.
9. Certificate and Government Approvals
. Bidder shall receive the government approval and certificates (e.g. export licenses) in relevant
countries, necessary for Bidder’s work for the RFP.
10. Confidentiality
. There shall be no news release, public announcements, denials or confirmation in connection with
the RFP or Contract award without the prior written approval of KARI. All elements of the RFP shall
be kept confidential, and shall not be intentionally disclosed by Bidder to any Third Party.
11. Withdrawal of Proposal
. Bidder may withdraw its Proposal at any time before the Bid Closing Date and Time. Withdrawal
shall be made in writing, and shall be received by KARI before the Bid Closing Date and Time.
12. Property of Proposal
. All documents submitted in response to the RFP shall become the property of KARI and will be
retained by KARI.
13. Expenses
. Expenses incurred by Bidder in connection with the preparation, submission, and any subsequent
clarification or negotiation activities are for its own account and will not be reimbursed by KARI.
14. Governing Law
. The RFP and Contract shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of the
Republic of Korea.
15. Arbitration
. Any disputes in relation to, and under the RFP and Contract shall be resolved through arbitration in
Seoul, Korea under the Rules of the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board.
16. For further details, please refer to the RFP Documents
Contractual matters
Technical matters
Procurement Team
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
169-84 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-Gu,
Daejeon 305-806, Korea
Tel : +82-42-860-2613, Fax : +82-42-860-2666
E-mail : jncho@kari.re.kr (Jung-Nam Cho)
GK2 SE&I Team
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
169-84 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-Gu
Daejeon, 305-806, Korea
Tel : 82-42-860-2811
E-mail : hhlee@kari.re.kr (Ho-Hyung Lee)
