Preliminary Request for Design Proposal (RFP)
- Date: 3 January 2055
- Re: "Aresam" Space Settlement Contract
Introduction
This is a request by the Foundation Society for contractors to propose
the design, development, construction, and operations planning of the
first space settlement in Mars orbit.
For planning purposes, the Foundation Society has selected
"Aresam" as the name of this settlement. Proposals may suggest
alternate names for this community, within the Foundation Society's
established naming convention that requires the name to begin with the
letter "A" and end with the suffix "am".
Format and Schedule
Only entries from registered teams are eligible to advance in the
Competition.
Submit proposals in the English language, single-sided on paper,
with a 40-page limit. Submit paper and, for archive purposes, a PDF
of your work. Copies of each proposal must be received no later than
March 10, 2010.
This is a preliminary Request for Proposal (RFP). Your proposal
is expected to include all of the items identified in the Statement of
Work. Proposals must meet more detailed requirements described in the
Final RFP, which will be sent to each team that submits a completed
Registration Form. You must register
to receive the complete and final RFP.
Statement of Work
- Basic Requirements -- The contractor will describe the design,
development, and construction of the Aresam space settlement in Mars
orbit.
- Structural Design -- Aresam must provide a safe and pleasant
living and working environment for 20,000 full-time residents. Specify
allocation of interior "down surfaces", with drawings labeled to show
residential, industrial, commercial, agricultural, and other uses.
- Operations and Infrastructure -- Recommend an orbital
location for Aresam and the reasons for its selection. Aresam design
will show elements of basic infrastructure required for the activities
of the settlement's residents, including atmosphere/climate/weather
control, food production, electrical power generation, water management,
household and industrial solid waste management, internal and external
communication systems, internal transportation system(s), and day/night
cycle provisions.
- Human Factors -- Aresam will provide services that residents
could expect in comfortable modern communities, variety and quantity
of consumer goods, and public areas designed with long lines of
sight. Provide designs of typical residential homes, clearly showing
room sizes. Show spacesuit designs and airlock designs.
- Automation Design and Services -- Specify numbers and
types of computing and information processing devices, multi-function
personal electronic tools, servers, network devices, and robots required
for Aresam's facility, community, and business operations. Show robot
designs, clearly indicating their dimensions. Specify automation systems
for maintenance, repair, and safety functions, including backup systems
and contingency plans. Describe funtionalities of automation devices to
enhance livability in the community, productivity in work environments,
and convenience in residences.
- Schedule and Cost -- The proposal will include a schedule
for completion and occupation of Aresam, and costs for design through
construction phases of the schedule.
- Business Development -- Aresam will host a variety of
commercial and industrial ventures. The original configuration must,
however, accommodate three major business pursuits: transportation node
and port, manufacturing center for elements of Mars and Phobos/Deimos
infrastructure, and research center for development of commercial products
from Mars resources.
