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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI)
BENEFICIARY COUNTRY: Indonesia
REFERENCE NUMBER: UNOPS/EOI/IDPC/2012-001
DESCRIPTION: Request for Expression of Interest (EoI) for the Provision of Direct Reception of Satellite Data for the Territory of Indonesia.
UNCCS CODE: 871200
DEADLINE DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF EOI: 17.00 WIB Jakarta time Monday, 27th August
2012
POSTING DATE: 07 August 2012
Objectives
The programme "REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation)" aims to tackle greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions resulting from deforestation and forest degradation in Indonesia, One of the key expected results under that programme is the acquisition of high resolution satellite imagery.
Over the past decade the Ministry of Forestry in the Republic of Indonesia has been reissuing land- cover maps on a three-year basis, incorporating a combination of Landsat 5 TM, Landsat 7 ETM+ and ALOS Palsar low to medium satellite imagery and ground truthing from seventeen of its regional offices across the country. For high resolution satellite imagery the ministry has purchased maps from 1KONOS, Quickbird, GeoEye and other relatively new satellites. Despite improvements in the availability of remote sensing imagery and the increased capacity to conduct field surveys, land use mapping in Indonesia continues to be fragmented and subject to a range of constraints that prohibit accurate assessments of deforestation and forest degradation. One of these constraints is high cloud coverage across the country. Indonesia lies along the equator, where the probability of cloud coverage is higher than any other region in the world.
With the growing demand for more accurate, integrated and timely mapping of land use/cover in Indonesia, a range of inter-governmental initiatives have emerged. Of particular importance in this context is the programme launched by the National Institute of Aeronautics and Space (Lembaga Penerbangan dan Antariksa Nasional, LAPAN). LAPAN has been preparing its remote sensing earth station in Parepare, South Sulawesi, to receive direct high-resolution satellite data. In 2011 it acquired an X-Band antenna system to receive data directly from the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM), SPOT-5/6/7, THEOS and others. This acquisition is a preliminary step towards enabling LAPAN's earth station to receive high resolution satellite data as required by Presidential Instruction No 6 of 8 May 2012 (Inpres 6/2012) designating LAPAN as the Agency responsible for the acquisition of high-resolution satellite imagery to be made available by the beginning of 2013 to all other governmental ministries/institutions. Thus the urgent need for a partial Station Upgrade and integration of a Data Processing System.
While there is an initial investment for the Station Upgrade and acquisition of Data Processing System, clearly in the medium-to-long term obtaining an Open Access License which includes unlimited use by government ministries/institutions is preferable, and both financially viable and sustainable.
The Expression of Interest and accompanying documents must be received by UNOPS no later than 17.00 WIB Jakarta time Monday, 27th August 2012 on the address below. Expressions of Interest can be sent by e-mail or fax (max. 10 pages) to the contact person below.
Please indicate Ref. No.: UNOPS/EOI/IDPC/2012-001 on all submissions.
This call for Expression of Interest does not constitute a solicitation. UNOPS reserves the right to change or cancel the requirement at any time during the EOI and/or solicitation process. UNOPS also reserves the right to require compliance with additional conditions as and when issuing the final solicitation documents. Submitting a reply to a call for EOI does not automatically guarantee receipt of the solicitation documents when issued. Invitations to bid or requests for proposals and any subsequent purchase order or contract will be issued in accordance with the rules and procedures of UNOPS.
UNOPS Contact Information
Indonesia Project Centre
Menara Ravindo 11th Fl; Jl. Kebon Sirih Raya Kav. 75
Jakarta Pusat, Indonesia 10340
Attn: Bryan Taylor, Project Centre Manager
Tel: +62 21 314 5031; Fax: +62 21 390 5513;
E-mail: BryanT@unops.org
Please See Attachment for Detailed Request for Expression of Interest
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