The Korea Astronomy and Space Science Institute (“KASI”) hereby discloses the RFP, evaluation criteria, and related procurement specifications for the following foreign service procurement and invites interested parties to submit comments before issuance of the formal Bid Notice.

1. Procurement Overview

  1) Project Name: Development of AI-Enabled Data Infrastructure on Space-Based RSO Detection & Tracking and Post-Launch Adaptation

  2) Type of Contract: Foreign Service Contract

  3) Method of Bidding and Contracting: International Open Competitive Bidding, Lump-Sum Bidding, and Contract by Negotiation

  4) Contract Period: From the Effective Date of the Contract through October 31, 2030

  5) Estimated Budget: USD 832,937

2. Documents Disclosed

  1) RFP, Scope of Work, and technical requirements

  2) Annual Deliverables, milestones, and performance schedule

  3) Proposal evaluation criteria and scoring

  4) Quantitative evaluation criteria for project experience and research publications

  5) Related Annexes, Attachments, and other procurement documents

3. Disclosure Period: From August 4, 2026, 00:00 to August 10, 2026, 23:59, Korea Standard Time (KST, UTC+9)

4. Submission of Comments

 Any institution or company wishing to submit comments shall provide the following information and any relevant supporting documents by email no later than the submission deadline specified below:

  1) Name of the institution or company, and the name and contact details of the person in charge

  2) Relevant provision, section, or page number

  3) Specific comment, proposed revision, and supporting grounds or documents

5. Contact

  1) Department: Procurement Team, KASI

  2) Contact Person: Kim Hyungjung

  3) Tel.: +82-42-865-3344

  4) Email: klight2@kasi.re.kr

  5) Submission Deadline: August 10, 2026, at 23:59 Korea Standard Time (KST, UTC+9)

6. Important Notice

  1) Submitted comments will be reviewed in consideration of the Project’s purpose, procurement needs, fair competition, feasibility of contract performance, and applicable regulations.

  2) This prior disclosure does not constitute a formal Bid Notice or an invitation to submit a Bid, and the disclosed documents may be revised following KASI’s review of submitted comments.

  3) Submission of a comment does not guarantee its incorporation into the final RFP or Bid Notice.

  4) Interested parties must separately review the formal Bid Notice and the final bidding documents when issued.