AI Qualification and Validation Services for Space Systems Operations

The EUROPEAN SPACE OPERATIONS CENTRE in Germany from Europe region had released this tender for Tenders are invited for GT1I-403GD AI Qualification and Validation Services for Space Systems Operations. Current AI software design and deployment processes are mostly dependent on the information that is made available to the experts that design the models e.g. via the experience of the end-users participating to the process. This dependency makes the current process of generating quality AI applications a highly specialized, not easily reproducible activity, creating a significant barrieragainst the adoption of AI at scale. The process of software design for AI should instead be independent from the data, from the domain specific information available, or from the application being developed. In fact, while AI has successfully been demonstrated effective in the space sector for several applications for mission operations (satellite health monitoring, GNC, mission planningand so on), industrialization of each of those tools is still a challenge. Emerging methodologies, such as DevOps mindset, agilewith scrum and iterative data science project management are transforming the process of design, development and deployment of AIapplications. This is the subject of precursor ESA studies, developing an MLOps platform (Ground Segment operations automation usingAI, Machine learning platform of spacecraft operational datasets) where a secured way to break classical TRL maturity ramp-up andallow delivery of TRL4-6 within operations, raising maturity directly beside operators, is being addressed. The proposed activity, complementing the previously referred activities, is focused on the introduction of the qualification and validation processes, at data, model and system levels, hence the draft ECSS HB-40-02A Machine Learning Qualification handbook will serve as an applicable document. Open Date: 18/10/2023 09:45 CET Closing Date: 29/11/2023 13:00 CET with tender notice no. 1-11933 published on 23 Oct 2023. The tender expired on 29 Nov 2023. This tender is sourced from Official Website and is eligible for suppliers interested in Satellite earth stations. Interested bidders can obtain further information including complete bid documents or ways to participate by registering on Tender Impulse and referencing via Tender Impulse ID 3722135.