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The Contractor shall assess and provide evaluation criteria of slot offerings to Azercosmos from
third parties. This would include assessing the value of the satellite services the Grantee can derive
from using any given slot being contemplated.
Task 3 Deliverable:
A report analyzing the options and costs for obtaining access to orbit positions for the Azerspace-2
satellite.
Task 4 - Conceptual Design and Technical Configuration of Azerspace-2
The Contractor shall investigate and evaluate financial, market, economic and r e gu l a t o r y
c o n c l u s i o n s t o d et e r mi n e o p t i ma l s a t e l l i t e n e t w o r k d e s i gn . The Contractor shall
meet with the Grantee on a regular basis to establish preliminary satellite system configurations
and geographic coverage to be studied further.
Based on the findings in the market study in Task 2
regarding the most viable market segments for the proposed satellite, the Contractor shall develop a
design and technical configuration that will allow the Grantee as operator to most effectively serve
the most promising market segments. In particular, the Contractor shall specify a geographic service
area, identify frequency bands that can effectively serve
the market segments, establish the number of
transponders that will be needed to meet existing and future growth in the markets, determine the
downlink and uplink power needed considering the size of the antenna on the satellite and the
specifications for the earth stations, determine the VSAT platform as required, and determine any
other ground-based electronics needed to support managed applications for government, commercial,
and/or consumer markets.
Task 4 Deliverable:
The Contractor shall provide the definitional requirements for:
Space segment concept/description;
Ground systems
requirements; and
A general concept of operations guidelines or requirements.
Task 5 – Preliminary Cost Estimates
Taking into consideration the selected design and technical configuration of Azerspace-2 in Task 4
above, the Contractor shall develop preliminary cost estimates (maximum +/- 10%) in U.S. dollars:
The capital cost estimates shall include, but not be limited to the following:
Satellite and network design;
Construction of the satellite and external technical monitoring over the
project
implementation;
Launch services;
Tracking, telemetry and control
ground facilities;
Ground communications equipment;
Regulatory and licensing fees;
Financing costs, including but not limited to interest during construction, bank and other
creditors’
fees and commissions, and currency conversion costs;
Legal fees;
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Applicable value added tax (VAT), excise tax, customs duties and other obligatory
payments;
Inspections;
Consultants;
Insurance, including launch and early in-orbit property insurance and liability insurance;
Personnel
training;
Contingency reserve and other costs, which may be identified by the Feasibility Study
Contractor (e.g. International Traffic in Arms Regulations “ITAR” related).
The operating cost estimates shall include, but not be limited to the following:
Operations and maintenance of the satellite over its lifetime;
Operations and maintenance of
the communications network;
In-orbit insurance;
Administrative and management fees;
Concession, rent and lease payments (e.g.
orbital slot fees, if any);
Depreciation and amortization;
Interest; and
Taxes, fees and obligatory payments.
Task 5: Deliverable:
The Contractor shall provide capital cost estimates and operating cost estimates based on the selected
design and network configuration.
Task 6 – Preliminary Environmental Assessment
The Contractor shall complete a preliminary environmental impact assessment (space environment
and traditional environment). The preliminary environmental assessment shall be consistent with
the requirements of the appropriate government entity with jurisdiction over the satellite project.
This review shall identify potential negative impacts (e.g. zoning affecting dish size, and quantity
per dwelling, potential debris caused by the launch vehicle or satellite during the launch phase
through in orbit operations), discuss the extent to which they can be mitigated, and develop plans
for a full environmental impact assessment if and when the Project moves forward to
implementation stage.
Task 6 Deliverable:
The Contractor shall provide the preliminary environmental impact assessment based on the
satellite design and technical configuration.
Task 7 – U.S. Sources of Supply
The Contractor shall identify potential sources of satellite, ground equipment, launch services and
related services (insurance, consulting, legal, etc.) that can be procured competitively from U.S.
vendors for construction of the Azerspace-2 and provide the list of such vendors with identification
of corresponding estimated values for their respective products and services. The Contractor shall
determine existing relationships between U.S. sources of supply and U.S. sources of finance that might
impact the financing model for the Project.
Task 7 Deliverable:
Based on the selected technical design of the satellite from Task 4, the Contractor shall obtain
preliminary cost estimates from the identified U.S. vendors.