March 17, 2022
Bid Notice
< RFP No. KARI-B20220062-01>
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) invites a public tender from eligible Bidders for
PROCUREMENT OF CROP YIELD PREDICTION USING SATELLITE REMOTE SENSING
TECHNIQUES.
The following is an outline of the requirements, so potential Bidders are requested to careful y review the
following instructions and to submit their Proposals in accordance with the guidelines and requirements
as contained in the Bid Notice.
1. Main Scope
. Item: Crop Yield Prediction Using Satellite Remote Sensing Techniques
. Contract Period: Until December 15, 2023 from the Effective Date of Contract
. Estimated Budget: KRW 100,000,000
. Method of Contract: a competitive bid
2. Qualification of Bidders
.
Bidder shal be qualified for Article 12. Requirements to Participate in Competitive Tender by law,
hereinafter referred to as “ENFORCEMENT DECREE OF THE ACT ON CONTRACTS TO WHICH
THE STATE IS A PARTY”.
.
Bidder shal have demonstrated track records in applying satellite remote sensing to agricultural
monitoring and yield prediction.
3. Submission of Proposal
. The six (6) proposals, price proposal and Bid bond shall be hand-carried or sent via appropriate
express courier to KARI personnel or his designee within the Bid Closing Date and Time. A deputy
shal submit the power of attorney and a copy of his identification.
. The main Bid currency is KRW but other currency could be accepted.
. Bid Closing Date and Time: March 28, 2022 14:00 Korean Local Time
The proposal submitted after the designated date and time shall be considered as invalid.
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. Opining of Bid and Declaration of Successful Bid: March 28, 2022 16:00 Korean Local Time.
4. Bid Bond
. Bidder shal establish a bid bond in favor of KARI before the Bid Closing Date and Time (March 28,
2022 14:00).
. The total amount of the bid bond shal be at least five (5) percent of total bid value and shal be valid for
at least three (3) months from the Bid Closing Date and Time (March 28, 2022 14:00).
. The Bid Bond shal be issued by the Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company in the form of a surety bond
or by first class international bank in the form of an irrevocable letter of credit and advised through
“Woori Bank” (Daejeon Branch at 29 Munye-ro, Seo-gu, Daejeon, 35241 Korea, Tel:+82-42-488-
9704, Ext.312) or cash or other means of gurantee acceptable to KARI. The bond shall be available by
KARI’s request on the Seoul Guarantee Insurance Company or by KARI’s draft at sight drawn on the
bank, accompanied by the statement of KARI stating that Bidder has refused to enter into a contract
with the terms and conditions in the proposal as amended, if any, that Bidder has hindered the fair
bidding by fraud or mispresentation, or that Bidder has withdrawn its Proposal after the Bid Closing
Date.
. Al of the Bid Bonds will be released promptly at the time of contract award by KARI without interest.
. The currency of bid bond is KRW but other currency could be accepted.
5. Acceptance/Rejection of Bids
. KARI reserves the right to accept or reject any Bidding, and to amend the Bidding process and reject all
Bidding at any time prior to the award of the Contract without thereby incurring any liability to the
affected Bidder(s), nor is KARI under any obligation to inform the affected Bidder(s) of the ground for its
action.
6. Selection of Successful Bidder
. Through the evaluation, Bidders who get score eighty (80) point and over in technical evaluation for
one hundred (100) points shall be selected as Qualified Bidders. Second, after technical evaluation,
the lowest price Bidder proposal among the Qualified Bidders shal be selected as Successful Bidder.
. Currency shal be applied to the first Basic Exchange Rate of KEB Hana Bank on the closing date, and
a Successful Bidder wil be selected by lowest bid price.
. In case of equal price, a Successful Bidder shal be determined by means of drawing lots.
7. Notice
. Al elements of the proposal shal be kept confidential, and shall not be intentional y disclosed by Bidder
to any Third Party.
. Al documents submitted shall become the property of KARI and wil be retained by KARI.
. Expenses incurred by Bidder in connection with the preparation, submission, and any subsequent
clarification are for its own account and will not be reimbursed by KARI.
8. Specifications
. Please refer to the attached RFP.
9. For further details, please contact the following designee.
Contractual matters
Technical matters
Procurement Team
Korea Aerospace Research Institute
169-84 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-Gu,
Daejeon 34133, Korea
Tel : +82-42-860-2613, Fax : +82-42-860-2666
E-mail : yeseulkim@kari.re.kr
Satel ite Application Division
Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)
169-84 Gwahak-ro, Yuseong-Gu
Daejeon, 34133, Korea
Tel : +82-42-879-4433
E-mail : stjeong@kari.re.kr (Seungtaek Jeong)
