RFP for Development & production of 2-Way MSS Terminal and User NMS for tracking of sub-24m boats
RFP No: SAC/HPUR/2020010170
Date:24/09/2020
Request for Proposal of
Development & Production of 2-Way MSS Terminal and User NMS
for tracking of sub-24m boats
September-2020
Space Applications Centre
Indian Space Research Organization
Ahmedabad
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Table of Contents
1.
General background ......................................................................................................... 4
2.
Two Way MSS Terminal ................................................................................................. 7
3.
2.1
Introduction & Block Diagram ................................................................................ 7
2.2
Specifications and Technical details ........................................................................ 8
2.3
Terminal smart phone Application feature: ........................................................... 16
User Network Management System (NMS) .................................................................. 19
3.1
Introduction ............................................................................................................ 19
3.2
Network Details...................................................................................................... 20
3.3
System Architecture ............................................................................................... 21
3.4
Features and Functional Requirements of User NMS ............................................ 22
3.5
Operational Requirements ...................................................................................... 29
4.
Detailed Scope of Work ................................................................................................. 32
5.
List of Deliverables & Delivery Schedule ..................................................................... 35
6.
Bid Submission Guidelines, Project Execution and General Terms & Conditions ....... 40
7.
Annexure-I ..................................................................................................................... 44
8. Annexure-II .................................................................................................................... 49
9. Annexure-III ………………………………………………………
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10. Annexure - IV………………………………………………………………………….. 51
List of Figures
Figure 1: Two Way terminal MSS Network ............................................................................ 4
Figure 2: Hardware Block Diagram of 2-Way MSS Terminal ............................................... 7
Figure 3: RF Frontend for 2-Way data Terminal for MSS Band ........................................... 11
Figure 4: Baseband with S-band transceiver .......................................................................... 13
Figure 5: Power Supply module Block Diagram ................................................................... 16
Figure 6: Hub and User NMS network diagram .................................................................... 20
Figure 7: 3-Tier architecture of User NMS ............................................................................ 22
List of Tables
Table 1: Specifications of MSS Terminal ................................................................................ 9
Table 2: Specifications of RF Frontend Module .................................................................... 12
Table 3: Specifications of baseband card with S-band transceiver ........................................ 13
Table 4: NavIC enabled GPS Receiver Specifications .......................................................... 15
Table 5: Scope of work of terminal ........................................................................................ 32
Table 6: Scope of work of NMS ............................................................................................ 33
Table 7: Commercial Bid Format........................................................................................... 41
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1. General background
Space Applications Centre (SAC), ISRO, Ahmedabad has developed the MSS network
(Terminal and Hub technology) and successfully demonstrated the services for small
messaging and tracking of sub-24m boats to users.
Figure 1: Two Way terminal MSS Network
The block diagram of the developed MSS network is shown in the Figure-1. In this network,
the region of operations is divided into zones based on their proximity to coastline. Each zone
will have multiple ships fitted with MSS transceiver terminals with unique IDs and have a
separate reporting rate. Different zones have different position reporting rates. Each boat fitted
with MSS transceiver will keep reporting its position to central server and will also be capable
of receiving weather alerts, emergency warning and other small messages from hub. The pilot
of the boat can connect to MSS transceiver using Android APP running on a smart phone with
wireless (Bluetooth/Wi-Fi) interface. The APP will facilitate sending small messages to control
station by boat pilots thereby enabling a two-way message exchange with control centre. The
network also supports alarm generation to network administrators when boats cross a predefined maritime boundary as well as sending emergency messages to boat pilot.
ISRO invites quotations from reputed vendors/parties for the development of production
version of two Way MSS Terminal for tracking of sub-24m boats, which is a S-band
transceiver with two-way data communication capabilities. The invited proposal should also
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include and address development of User Network Management System (NMS) software
which enables the users to monitor the location of their terminals installed in sub-24mtr boats,
terminal administrative management and network operations by defining custom boundaries for
alert, Terminal ID assignment etc.
The requirement from supplier is to understand the design requirement of terminals & NMS
software to develop the hardware/software to meet the features and specifications of terminal &
user NMS as stated in this document.
Scope of RFP:
1. Development and Production of Two Way MSS terminals including smartphone
application for Maritime usage as per technical specifications, Quantity and
Quality as specified in this document
2. Development of User NMS software, related IT infrastructure and installation of
NMS at user site for day to day operations as per specifications given in this
document
3. Field installation of terminals and Hub NMS at user defined premises
4. Provisioning of Leased Line between DES and DOF, Chennai for one year
5. Post Warranty Annual Maintenance Contract for Terminals & User NMS
This document describes all aspects of the system, which helps manufacturer to understand the
development, fabrication, quality assurance, installation & delivery of items for 2-Way MSS
Terminals and user NMS.
Organization of RFP:
This RFP is organized in three sections. Section-A of this RFP describes the terminal
features, technical specification and related information to facilitate development of Sband transceiver user terminal and associated application. Section-B of this RFP
describes the salient features and details of User Network Management System software
to be developed and installed at user premises. Section-C of this RFP discusses about
scope of the RFP and its execution plan.
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Section –A:
MSS Terminal Development
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2. Two Way MSS Terminal
2.1 Introduction & Block Diagram
Two-way MSS terminal is a S-band transceiver which supports periodic position reporting
and two-way small message communication. The block diagram of the terminal is given in
Figure-2 and detailed technical specification is provided in Table-1.
The S-band transceiver consists of a RF frontend, RF transceiver ASIC (AD9364), Digital
Modem (SDM ASIC/SDR/FPGA), Baseband controller and other peripherals like Bluetooth,
UART etc. An android application running on a smartphone is used for data exchange with
MSS terminal.
The terminal should have ruggedized enclosure suitable for Maritime environment as per
specified standard given in RFP.
Figure 2: Hardware Block Diagram of 2-Way MSS Terminal
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2.2 Specifications and Technical details
Two Way MSS Terminal for tracking of sub-24m boats is meant for providing two-way data
communications services & automatic periodic position reporting. It will have a built-in rechargeable battery for standalone operation for a specified duration.
The S-band terminal will support burst mode of transmission. However, it will support two
modes of data reception:
 Continuous reception mode where receiver is always in ON condition. This will be the
default mode for terminal.
 Discrete reception mode also called power saving mode, where the terminal receiver
will be reconfigured to receive / keep Rx ON periodically for a predefined duration and
remain in power off condition for remaining period.
Terminal Salient Features:
 S-band transceiver terminal working in Time Division Duplex mode of operation to
support burst mode of transmission and continuous reception. The terminal will be in
receive mode by default.
 Terminal will support user interfaces like Wi-Fi or Bluetooth to communicate with user
gadget (Smartphone with Android APP)
 Terminal will perform periodic position reporting autonomously.
 Terminal will support programmable/ reconfigurable reporting rate based on terminal
location/administrative preference of network administrator
 Terminal supports transmission & reception of distress alert messages, text messages and
their acknowledgement via user-friendly smartphone application
 Also should support geo-fencing alarm (through android APP) to pilots when boat
crosses a pre-defined maritime boundary
 Reception of broadcast information (weather alerts, potential fishing zone) from control
station and display on the fisherman/ Pilot gadgets/Smartphone
 Supports emergency siren, SoS manual switch & low battery indicator buzzer
 Advanced power saving mode for prolonged operation without external supply
 Tamper detection and notification to hub:
 Physical unmounting from the mast
 External DC Power removal
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Technical Specifications
Table 1: Specifications of MSS Terminal
General Specifications
Sr.
No.
Parameter
Specification
1.
Tx Frequency band
2.658 to 2.68 GHz
2.
Rx Frequency band
2.56 to 2.59 GHz
3.
EIRP of the Terminal
+4.5 dBW minimum across +/-45 deg
beamwidth of antenna (Antenna gain of
2.5dBi and PA output of +33dBm)
4.
G/T
-24 dB/K min
5.
Tx Frequency stability
-/+1 ppm or better
6.
Frequency tuning
1KHz step size
7.
Packaging Related
Weight 1.0 - 1.5 Kg (< 1 kg. is preferable)
Size 15cm x 15cm x 10cm approx.
Packaging IP-67 compliance
These are tentative sizes and indicative for
development purposes.
8.
Environmental condition
Temperature 0ºC to 60ºC
Humidity 95% RH at 40ºC
9.
User device Interface
Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
10. DC Power Consumption
Average 3.8W – During reception
Peak 15W - During transmission
11. Built-in Battery (For standalone Built-in battery should support 24 hours of
operation)
uninterrupted operations of position reporting
every 15 minutes and in discrete reception
mode (5 minutes reception every 15 mins).
12. Tamper detection
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Physical unmounting from the mast
External DC Power removal
13. User Interface

Built-in audio alarm for message
reception from Hub
External switch for manual alarm
Wireless interface for smartphone app
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14. Positioning receiver
NavIC enabled GPS receiver
15. Baseband Controller Features


RTC synchronization of the order of 10
ms using NavIC enabled GPS receiver
UART interface for external data (Future
option)
Return Link (Terminal to Hub Link)
16. Mod-code
QPSK, Rate ½, K=7, Convolution coding
(Future upgradation desired)
Burst mode of operation
17. Data Rate
0.6Kbps / 1.2Kbps /2.4 Kbps
(Reconfigurable)
18. Carrier Suppression
Better than 30 dB
19. Phase noise(SSB)
100 Hz Offset < -65 dBc/Hz
1 KHz Offset < -80 dBc/Hz
10 KHz Offset < -100 dBc/Hz
20. Harmonics
< -45 dBc
21. Spurious
< -55dBc
22. Modulation Parameter
Phase Imbalance < 3.0 deg.
Amplitude Imbalance < ± 0.2 dB
Forward Link (Hub to Terminal )
23. Mod-Code
QPSK, Rate ½, K=7, Viterbi Decoding
Continuous TDM mode
24. Data Rate
9.6 Kbps /19.2 Kbps / 32Kbps
(Reconfigurable)
25. Receive Sensitivity
-126 dBm ±1 dB @ 9.6 Kbps
( for 6 dB Eb/N0 or 1e-6 BER)
The S-band transceiver terminal comprises of the following sub-systems:
 Antenna System
 S-band RF Frontend
 Baseband with RF transceiver
 NAVIC/GPS receiver
 Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
 Power Supply Module
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The Subsystem specifications are given below for development purpose and indicative. The
vendor has to build the terminal according to above technical specifications.
Antenna System: The terminal antenna should have near omni directional coverage and
smaller in size with low weight configuration. The specification of antenna should be as
follows:
Serial
No.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Parameter
Value
Frequency
(GHz)
Tx Band
2.658 - 2.68
Rx Band
2.56 - 2.59
Gain
(dB) over ± 45 deg.
Tx Band
2.5 dBi Min.
Rx Band
2.5 dBi Min.
Axial Ratio (dB)
over ±10°
Rx Band
<3dB
Tx Band
<3dB
Return Loss
Rx Band
Better than 17dB
Tx Band
Better than 17dB
Rx Band
RHCP
Tx Band
RHCP
Polarization
S-band RF Frontend: The block diagram of the RF Frontend is shown below:
Antenna Port
RF Switch
LNA
Power
Amplifier
S-band
modulated output
BPF
Receive Input
Figure 3: RF Frontend for 2-Way data Terminal for MSS Band
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In order to meet the overall terminal specifications, the major specifications of the RF Frontend
are envisaged as follows:
Table 2: Specifications of RF Frontend Module
SN
Parameter
Specification
1.
Tx Frequency
2658-2680 MHz
2.
Rx Frequency
2560-2590 MHz
3.
Tx Power
+33 dBm at antenna port
4.
Tx input
0 dBm ±1 dB
5.
Rx Chain Gain
50 dB min.
6.
Tx-Rx isolation
50 dB min.
The above specifications are as part of general design guidelines and vendors are free to choose
devices to meet the overall performance of the terminal.
Baseband with RF transceiver system
Baseband with RF transceiver sub-system consist of S-band RF transceiver, Digital Modem &
controller. The role of baseband processor would be configuration, monitoring & control of
Modem, RF Transceiver & other components on the board along with processing of data.
This section will be responsible for reconfiguring the RF frontend for receiving/transmitting RF
signals and providing demodulated data to user after deformatting and demodulation by
Modem/SDR. The baseband section will also be responsible for RTC synchronization, protocol
implementation, power management of terminal etc. operations.
The baseband processor will be responsible for acquiring data from GPS/NAVIC, data will be
processed & formatted by baseband processor & given to the Modem at regular interval of as
fast as 250ms for TDMA burst synchronization. The vendor has to design and build baseband
which can accurately do burst time synchronization using GPS of minimum 250 ms duration
with an accuracy better than 1 ms.
Baseband processor communicates with several other user interfaces via UART/SPI. It should
also have support for connecting external LCD/ Keypad. This terminal is mast mountable so it
will be operated remotely using a smart phone via Wi-Fi/Bluetooth interface on the hardware.
The hardware incorporates a RTC for GPS/NAVIC synchronization & to provide interrupts for
transmission.
RF transceiver section will receive signal at S-band, down-convert it & digitize into 12-bit.
Digitized received signal given to modem, wherein it demodulated & decoded. Final received
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digital data is given to baseband processor for further processing. Reverse signal flow is
applicable in transmit path.
The block diagram of this subsection is given below:
Figure 4: Baseband with S-band transceiver
The baseband card with S-band transceiver should meet following specifications:
Table 3: Specifications of baseband card with S-band transceiver
Sr. No.
Parameter
Value
General Proposed baseband card will have built-in S-band transceiver, Modem and
controller in most miniaturized form factor. The hardware should be battery
operated with built-in charging capability to have standalone operations as
per specification given.
1.
2.
Frequency
(GHz)
Receive Frequency
2.56 – 2.59
Tx output Frequency
2.658 - 2.68
Built-in LO Frequency
Programmable
LO step size
10 Hz min.
3.
Nominal Input Level
-80 dBm
4.
Rx Chain Gain
Programmable
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Tx Output Level
0-6 dBm
5.
Modulation
QPSK
6.
RF Transceiver
AD9364 or equivalent
7.
MODEM
SDM ASIC from ISRO /
Can be implemented on any SDR or
FPGA as well
8.
Power Supply
DC Supply
(battery operated with built-in
charging capability)
The transceiver specifications are based on ISRO implemented hardware; however, vendors are
free to use equivalent design to meet overall terminal specifications.
Notes:
 Modem ASIC is propriety of ISRO and it will be issued to vendors in case vendors
choose this option.
 This modem can also be implemented by vendors on FPGA/SDR platform.
 In case of FPGA/SDR platform the development and usage of IP for modem will be
vendors’ responsibility at no additional cost.
 In case the vendor wishes to use “SAC modem ASIC” in the terminals, SAC will
provide modem ASIC at cost of Rs.1504.00 each as Free Issue Material [FIM] against
Bank Guarantee [BG] of equivalent value from SBI / Nationalized Bank. The BG shall
be valid till completion of the project. Bidders need to take this into account while
submitting their quote. The FIM modem ASIC shall be collected by the vendor from
SAC, Ahmedabad at their own cost. The maximum wastage of FIM modem ASIC
admissible will be 10%.
NavIC enabled GPS Receiver:
NavIC enabled GPS receiver shall be used for position and time estimation. It is interfaced to
the baseband processor using serial interface UART. Data pin of the NavIC enabled GPS
receiver is interconnected with the RxD pin of the baseband processor. The specifications of
NavIC enabled GPS receiver are given below:
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Table 4: NavIC enabled GPS Receiver Specifications
1.
Receiver type
2.
Time-To-First-Fix:
3.
50 Channels, IRNSS
GPS L1 frequency
IRNSS L5 frequency
Cold Start (Autonomous)
<30 s
Hot Start (Autonomous)
<1s
Sensitivity:
Tracking & Navigation
-154 dBm
Reacquisition
-150 dBm
Cold Start (Autonomous)
-143 dBm
4.
Maximum Navigation update rate 1-5Hz
5.
position accuracy
2.5 m
6.
Configurable Time-pulse
frequency range
0.1 Hz to 1 kHz
7.
Velocity accuracy
0.1m/s
8.
Dynamics
4G (39.2m/sec2) acceleration
Power Supply Module:
The Power supply module for the 2-Way MSS Terminal will provide necessary DC supply to
all the sub-system and also include the battery based supply & charging interface. This module
may be integrated with baseband module to achieve miniaturization and the decision to
integrate is left to the vendor.
The power supply to RF frontend & baseband section should be controllable to support power
saving mode in case of discrete receive operation mode. The battery sizing should be done in a
way to support required number of days of operation as specified earlier.
The tentative block diagram for power supply module is as follows:
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Figure 5: Power Supply module Block Diagram
The current rating for each sub-system and selection of regulator will depend on the power
consumption of the sub-systems design.
The vendors are requested to build the hardware for with configurability of switching on and
off the power of transmit and receive section separately. It is preferable to have selective power
control for all sub-section of the transmit and receive chain for efficient power management to
achieve better battery life.
2.3 Terminal smart phone Application feature
All the terminals installed on boats will have in-built Wi-Fi/Bluetooth transceiver to
communicate to a smartphone (preferably with Android OS). Hence, a compatible APP needs
to be developed to allow communication between phone, terminal.
The app would have authentication based login. The features displayed on the app may depend
on the role of the user. The app shall have features such as: report generation, viewing of live
tracking, location poll request, sending messages from vessel to NMS, etc. All the contents in
the App should be bilingual (English/Tamil). Broadly, the features required in the smartphone
App are:
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Alerts Viewing – It shall show the text/emergency messages sent by the user agency
through the web portal. Any disaster message alert like cyclone warning, heavy rains, high
tide, high wind velocity etc. should be flashed on the entire page.
Message – It shall enable the person at sea to send message to his owner personally and
also to control room if he needs. SOS button shall be provided, which when activated shall
send SOS message with the vessel location to the hub. This should be displayed on the
Application NMS portal and app and also should trigger SMS to the predetermined mobile
numbers.
PFZ - The Potential Fishing Zone information shall be displayed once this icon is touched.
There should be an option to select radius of a circle (in Kms). Once input is given in 10
Kms, it should show all the PFZs within that radius.
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Trip Declaration – This would be used by fisherman to declare information about the boat
and the crew before they start a voyage and declare their return on the end of the voyage
manually/automatically as they arrive on shore using geo-fencing.
Drop Pin – Once touched, the coordinates of the location should be saved. There shall be
an option to enter the name for that pin location. A button to share the pin location shall be
given.
My routes – There shall be provision to store the current route. It should also show the
previous routes the fisherman has taken. Clicking on the previous route would show the
distance between the present location and starting point of the selected route. A calendar
option should be given so that the user can pick the dates and the app should show the trips
between these dates. A button to share the route should be given.
Boundary Alerts – Display the International Maritime Boundary Line and its distance
from the current location. If the vessel is close to the IMBL, application/ hardware should
give alert sound.
My Maps - Once touched, it should open a map with Compass indicating directions in top
right corner and also display current location of the boat
Harbors – The location of the harbors and the distance from the nearest harbour should be
shown in Kms from the current position
My Boats - Once touched, it should show the boats at sea to the owner of the boat.
The features displayed on the app should be displayed based on the role of the user
(fisherman or boat owner). There shall also be provision to show the crew list for the
selected boat to the owner of the boat
Boat Owner features: The app shall display information about location and status of
vessels owned by a boat owner. Details of trips taken, current and historical location and
details of crew members shall be displayed. This feature may be enabled when Internet
connectivity is available. It shall take all information from Application NMS.
Contact Information –The contact details of concerned person in current district shall be
displayed
Settings – Basic settings of the app and any misc. options that needs to be added.
Notes:
 The above features are mandatory and details of the Smartphone Application interface
and protocols will be provided after placement of PO and during design review with
the End User. Minor changes may be required which is mandatory for the vendors to
implement.
 Vendors may kindly note that the S-band transceiver terminal needs firmware to be
developed and ported by vendors as per ISRO defined network protocol. The protocol
document will be shared by ISRO subject to Non-Disclosure agreement and upon
request. The development of firmware as per protocol document is part of terminal
development and no extra cost will be provided for this.
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Section –B: User NMS Development
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3. User Network Management System (NMS)
3.1 Introduction
The User NMS is a software to enable the system operators to manage and monitor the location
of 2-Way MSS terminals installed in sub-24mtr boats. It shall be a web-based system to
provide access to users and operators from any location.
SAC, ISRO has developed the main Hub NMS software and Network Control Processor which
is being operated by SAC/ISRO. This software remains the main controlling entity which
interfaces with demodulators and modulators in Hub baseband system in Earth Station for
interacting with terminals over the forward and return satellite link. It allocates resources to
terminals, manages network activity and sends/receives messages from terminals. This software
is a proprietary of SAC/ISRO.
Subsequently as part of this RFP, a novel User NMS software has to be designed and
developed which shall interface with ISRO Hub NMS software, deployed in ISRO premises,
and cater to the end-user requirements. It shall provide extensive tools for monitoring and
managing the activity of vessels at sea.
This section provides the preliminary information and system requirements for design,
development, operations and maintenance of User NMS. The system as well as functional
requirements may undergo some changes due to the on-going refinement of the user
requirements.
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3.2 Network Details
Figure 6: Hub and User NMS network diagram
The network diagram of ISRO Hub NMS and User NMS is shown in Figure 6. The elements
on the top are SAC/ISRO deliverables. The data from ISRO Hub NMS will be sent to the User
NMS over secure link. The vendor deliverables are shown in the bottom.
The User NMS shall provide appropriate hardware and software to enable the operators to
monitor the system activity over web-based desktop application and smartphone application.
The computing resources will consist of high performance servers in High Availability mode,
storage server, network switch, SMS gateway (as per user requirement), firewall/UTM in a rack
based solution.
The User NMS Data Centre will house all the data processing servers, storage equipment,
networking components and IT infrastructure. The data processing software and NMS
web-application will be hosted from this data centre. There will be a single data center for
User NMS. This data centre will be established at user site/ control room. All the
users/operators can access the User NMS (hosted from the data centre) through
Internet/Intranet from any remote location in any district.
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3.3 System Architecture
The system shall be designed to have three-tier architecture comprising of presentation,
application data processing and data storage layer.
I.
Database Tier:
All data, spatial and non-spatial shall be stored in database tier. Database may use
Mongo DB/MySQL DB/any other suitable database which acts as the physical store for
the geographic information. Application tier shall access all data from this tier and work
with it in a variety of files and formats. The database/geodatabase shall have a
comprehensive data model for representing and managing geographic information. This
data model shall consist of a series of tables, holding feature classes, raster datasets, and
attributes.
II.
Application Tier:
GIS Map Server Module: QGIS free open source software (QGIS is preferable
however vendors may propose any alternative tool during design review) shall be used
to carry out the enhanced processing and display of spatial data like managing and
sharing geographic information and displaying maps or other geographic information
within the web application. It shall provide access to particular GIS resources and
functionality, such as managing base maps, displaying map layers, creating and
managing areas on map, measuring distances and areas and other related GIS map based
operations.
Web Application: The User NMS shall be a web based application which combines the
spatial and non-spatial functionalities (which is described in detail following sections).
Suitable technologies shall be explored and used for development of web application in
order to meet the user requirements.
The web application and GIS application may be hosted on different servers to support
load balancing to improve system performance.
III.
Presentation Tier
Presentation Tier shall offer access to the web application using following standard
interfaces: (1) Standard web browser; and (2) Smartphone application
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Figure 7: 3-Tier architecture of User NMS
3.4 Features and Functional Requirements of User NMS
The User NMS shall provide user-friendly web based interface to system operators for
performing monitoring and management activities from any location. The broad features
and functionalities of User NMS are listed below
 Vessel Location Monitoring and Tracking
The User NMS shall provide tools for monitoring of vessel location, viewing of vessel track
in real time and offline mode, viewing vessel location on GIS map and also in tabular format.
It shall also provide GIS tools to perform spatial analysis, such as determining shortest
distance from vessel to coastline, select vessels with certain spatial conditions, etc.
The NMS shall provide the following features for vessel location monitoring:
 Display of vessel location on different GIS basemap
The vessel location shall be displayed on GIS map with option of using various
basemaps. Basemap consist of a background of geographical context. Operators can
change the basemap of the current map any time by selecting the suitable basemap from
gallery. eg:
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 Real Time Vessel Position Tracking
Cluster Tracking: Display vessel positions in clusters, differentiated with color grading and
size, depending on the number of vessels gathered under each cluster.
Vessel Position Tracking: The application shall display live position of individual vessels. It
shall display the location and velocity of each vessel in a user friendly manner
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 Tool tip Support
Suitable information about the vessel location, type and owner shall be displayed when the
icon of the vessel is clicked or when user places the pointer on the vessel icon
 Vessel Trail Display
The application shall support displaying of vessel trail in real time (current trail) or in offline
mode. In offline mode, the trail of the vessel shall be displayed between the start and end
times entered by the operator.
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 Surveillance Area Management
The Application shall facilitate adding/deleting areas under surveillance on GIS map. The
NMS shall enable the user to monitor the activity of vessels inside these zones. The areas
shall be editable based on user convenience. It shall enable the users to create and edit
custom Geofence restricted zones.
 Situation Awareness Alerts, Alarm Generation and Management
The User NMS shall enable the user to create and manage custom alerts per restricted zone,
time period, vessel type, and vessel speed, etc. It shall perform following activities:
 Generate alarm when a terminal approaches or crosses International Maritime Boundary
 Generate alarm each time a vessel enters, leaves or passes a surveillance area (or a
restricted zone)
 Generate alerts for terminal switch off/on, cover opened, power disconnection, vessel
speed, vibration, temperature alerts, etc
 The alarm for individual boats shall be configurable via application
 Generating alarm when an alert/emergency message is received from the vessel
 Audio-visual alarms shall be generated to alert the operator
 Provision for sending alerts in SMS / emails to registered users
 Bi-directional Communication between Vessels and Control Centre
 The User NMS shall enable the operator stationed at control centre to send messages to
vessels in the sea. These messages can be weather alerts, PFZ, text messages or any
emergency message
 It shall also display the messages received from vessels and generate alarms as and when
necessary
 Report Generation and Alert Processing
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Report generation in PDF/Word/Excel/CSV/HTML format and provision of various
statistical tools for data analysis
The types of reports shall include but not limited to the following types:
o Stay time in Zone : The time that a vessel stayed inside a zone, calculated in
minutes
o Vessel position report : All vessels positions’ history
o Messages sent to terminals
o Messages received from vessels
o All kinds of alarm generated and processed
All reports shall include various filters which the users can apply to limit the presented
data accordingly
 Management of fishing trips
Suitable interface for entering the start/end of trip by fishermen and the details of each crew
member shall be provided along with the terminal. The NMS shall enable monitoring of the
fishing trip of each vessel. It shall present information about the boat, crew members, start
time of voyage, end time of the voyage and any other relevant details.
 Terminal registration and management
The application shall enable registration of terminals installed in vessels. It shall enable the
users to carry out tasks such as:
 Entering details of terminal and vessel
 Adding terminal owner details
 Updating terminal and vessel ownership details
 Grouping of terminals based on type of activity or area of operation (separate tasks can
be assigned for monitoring of each group of vessels)
 Adding permitted area/duration of operation of each terminal
 User Registration and Management
The User NMS shall have various users, each with a specific role and privileges. The types of
users and their responsibilities shall be finalized based on end-user requirements.
The different types of proposed users and their responsibilities shall be:
 System Administrator
At the highest level, there shall be a system administrator. This user shall have full
rights and privileges. The system administrator can create other users, define their roles
and access control list, manage the master data, configure the application etc. There
shall be an Admin Panel on the NMS website for accessing these functionalities. This
admin panel can be accessed via a browser or dedicated smartphone application.
 System Operator
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This type of user monitors the daily network operations and the activity of vessels.
Operator can send messages to vessels and register new terminals.
Boat Owner
This user can view the current and historical data about location of the boats owned by him.
He can view messages exchanged between these vessels and the control centre. He can also
send messages to these vessels. This user can also view the trip details of each vessel, crew
details for each trip and other related details.
The NMS shall have following features related to user management:
 Access to the functionality of the application will be controlled based on the user type
 The system must allow the user to create / update / soft-delete user and user profile
 The specific tasks that a user can perform shall be defined by the system administrator.
The NMS shall provide for role-based control for the functionality within the system.
 The NMS shall allow changes to security attributes for groups or users (such as access
rights, security level, privileges, password allocation and management) to be made only
by super-user
 System shall allow user to track boats on daily basis and generate daily/weekly/monthly
reports of vessel position/ other parameters etc
 User Interface Requirement
The User NMS shall be a web-based software which shall be hosted over Internet and use
SSL based encryption. The NMS application shall be viewed from the following standard
interfaces:
1. Standard browsers on desktop computers
2. Application for viewing NMS on smartphones (preferably with Android OS)
The various features and functionality of application and smartphone app will be activated
based on the role of the user. Different types of users can exist like administrator, normal
users/operators and boat owners. The features of NMS and smartphone application will be
finalized based on end-user requirements. The user interface of the application shall have
following features:
 The users can access the data only after successful authentication. System should allow
a maximum of three attempts to login in case of failed to login. This should be
followed by a period of access denial
 The user interface shall be user friendly, aesthetic and intuitive
 Suitable features for network security shall be established (hosting over HTTPS,
encrypting of data transmitted between client and server)
 The NMS shall best viewed with minimum 3 standard web browsers (IE, Firefox, and
Chrome). All interface/pages performing similar functionality will have consistent look
and feel.
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 Appropriate titles shall be given to each page. The titles will specify the functionality of
the Page.
 Navigation facilities will be provided to navigate from one page to another page with
minimum number of clicks
 System should allow the user to regenerate a lost password/reset password with set of
hint questions
3.5 Operational Requirements
 Data Archival
Data shall be archived as per the archival policy stated by the end user. Minimum 1year
data needs to archived. Provision for regular data backup shall be provided. Data recovery
mechanism shall be worked out for data restoration in case of any failure
 Capacity Requirement
The User NMS shall support the monitoring of approx. 10,000 terminals. Suitable
mechanisms shall be built in the software to for displaying and managing large volumes of
data in an optimum manner with minimum processing delay.
 Interface between ISRO Hub NMS and User NMS
Data exchange between User NMS software and ISRO Hub NMS software shall be done
over a secure link using a suitable protocol (FTP/SFTP/TCP sockets, etc) which shall be
finalized later.
Example of data exchanged between ISRO Hub and User NMS:
 Data received from vessels (position reporting, emergency/text messages)
 Data to be transmitted to vessels (messages, etc)
 Terminal registration information
 Any other data
Notes:
 The User NMS shall interface with INCOIS server to take Potential Fishing Zone
data and with IMD server to take weather alerts data. This data shall be
appropriately formatted and sent to ISRO Hub NMS for forwarding to terminals.
 Appropriate leased line connectivity (min 10Mbps) between ISRO Hub at Delhi
(DES) and User premises at Chennai to be established by the vendor. The vendor
has to quote for the leased line rent and associated equipment cost as a separate line
item in the budgetary quote
The User NMS shall also have feature for future extensions like data intake from or data
forwarding to other authorities/agencies/organizations. It shall have the ability to combine
information from a range of different data sources also (vessel devices, sensors, AIS, etc.)
 NMS Website Security Requirements
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The NMS website shall be designed to provide secure access to authentic users over
Internet/Intranet. Steps shall be taken to ensure that website security is not
compromised
The User NMS website may undergo security audit by an external agency to ensure that
it is not vulnerable to security threats when hosted over Internet/Intranet. Vendors are
advised to follow standard coding practices and to incorporate security features like
hosting the website over SSL (HTTPS), etc. User may opt for third party certification if
needed. Vendor has to support any software change to meet the certification
requirement within warranty period.
The vendor has to setup sufficient infrastructure to give secure access to users and
preserve data security
 General Requirements
 The vendor has to ensure that the system is operational 24*7
 All sub-systems (servers, network switches, storage) shall have proper redundancy.
Typically, all servers shall be operated in HA mode and external storage shall be
appropriately RAID configured
 The vendor has to provide adequate training for NMS operation and maintenance to
user agency. The vendor has to depute one software engineer to provide training and
support during initial operations for a period of 4-6 weeks as part of NMS software
deployment plan. This should be included in NMS development cost.
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Section –C: Scope of Development and Project Execution
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4. Detailed Scope of Work
Terminal
The vendor is required to develop hardware, firmware and software solution for 2-Way MSS
Terminal (as a single packaged unit suitable for marine environment) as specified in Section-A
and development User NMS software as per block diagram, specifications & technical details
provided in Section-B.
To provide more visibility on the work to be carried out by the vendor, the requirements are
defined/ mentioned broadly in table-5 and table-6 below.
It is to be noted that ISRO will review the hardware design like schematics, Gerber files, and
package design and fabrication details; NMS software, Design Documents etc. and provide
necessary feedback for improvements. However, the responsibility of meeting all functional &
technical specifications shall lie with the vendor.
Table 5: Scope of work of terminal
Vendor Responsibility
ISRO/User Responsibility
1. Hardware Design including schematic, layout design, Review of hardware design
Generation of Gerber files & PCB fabrication after
necessary simulations and analysis such as signal
integrity, power integrity & thermal analysis etc. with
component procurement and mounting.
Preparation of Hardware Design documents mentioning
hardware design cycle, Bill of Material (BOM) all
necessary design documents (Schematic, PCB, Gerber
files)
of
2. Preparation of Mechanical Design suitable for marine Review
environment (IP-67 Complied). Preparation of package design
Mechanical Design documents including all necessary
design files
mechanical
3. Firmware design for all user interfaces/peripherals of Review of firmware design
terminal, configuration of RF Transceiver, Modem & Protocol implementation
configuration, ON/OFF control for RF section (RF
Switch, LNA, PA) & firmware development pertaining
to protocol document to meet the functional requirement
of the Two Way MSS terminal. The protocol document
will be provided at the time of design review under
NDA. Preparation of Firmware Design documents
including all necessary design files, tool-chain etc is
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responsibility of vendor.
4. Prepare the Acceptance Test Plan (ATP) document and To review the ATP with
make presentation to the technical committee appointed end-user participation
by ISRO, if needed.
Changes suggested by ISRO technical committee in ATP
should be implemented and are binding on the vendor
5. DC testing, functional testing of the fabricated proto Review of test reports as per
hardware as per ATP.
given ATP. Production
clearance on testing of proto
unit
6. Design, development, testing, operation, maintenance Field Performance Review
and upgradation of Application for smart phone to with User agency
communicate to the terminal as per protocol document
provided at the time of design review.
7. Field trial for functional verification as per protocol Field Performance Review
documents of developed proto hardware units with jointly with user agency.
smartphone application ( 25 number of terminals by
prime bidder)
8. Perform acceptance tests as per approved ATP Review and Approval of
document. Any bugs / inconsistency found shall be ATP results and Field
resolved by the vendor.
Performance.
9. Manufacture of remaining terminals. Delivery and ISRO to certify through end
installation of software and hardware at end-user site.
user agency
to
approve
10. Maintenance/repair of terminals during warranty and User
AMC
maintenance plan
the
Table 6: Scope of work of NMS
Vendor’s Responsibility
1.
To understand, analyze and finalize the software
requirements after interaction with end user and
generate Software Requirements Specification (SRS)
document.
To prepare software design and generate Software
Design Document
These documents shall include details regarding
protocol details, interface details, operational details,
system details
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Requirement
Specifications
and
Software
Design
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Development and testing of NMS software and To review the test report.
smartphone application
To implement the interface
Provide the test reports for all sub-systems /software related updates in ISRO Hub
NMS software
3.
Submit a comprehensive list of deliverables along
with the offer with price masked for the proposed
configuration. Provide requirement of space for
equipment, electricity and thermal load, airconditioning etc.
Vendor shall provide a list of inventory of critical
spares, which the vendor will maintain for
maintenance of services, along with offer.
The selection of the sub-systems should be done in a
manner to ensure the continuity of service for at least
10 years.
To review the list of
deliverables
including
all
software (OS, source code,
database application, etc) and
all hardware
Procurement of required software and hardware
including server, storage, switches etc. Server
machine should be configured in HA configuration.
Sufficient redundancy shall be planned in all
hardware components
4.
Prepare the Acceptance Test Plan (ATP) document To review the ATP documents
and make presentation to the technical committee
appointed by SAC, if needed.
Changes suggested by SAC in ATP should be
implemented and are binding on the vendor
5.
Delivery and installation of software and hardware at To review the ATP with endend-user site.
user participation
On-site testing of the complete system comprising of
hardware and software as per the requirements given
in this RFP
Perform acceptance tests as per approved ATP
document. Any bugs / inconsistency found shall be
resolved by the vendor
6.
Conduct operator/end-user training.
Provide operations manual , user manual
7.
Supply documentation, relevant OEM certificates, Review all documents
performance report of all subsystems and manuals in
hard and soft copies
Vendor shall submit comprehensive operation and
maintenance plan for services during warranty period
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8.
Operation and maintenance of User NMS
Review any new additions in
software, review the updated
Provide 24x7 technical support as and when required requirements and protocol
during warranty period. Vendor shall provide documents
resolution of all software bugs during warranty period
and shall agree for addition of new features in
software arising during operational phase based on
user feedback
Note: Above table mentions the major work share plan. Vendors must note that this RFP is for
development, field installation of terminal and User NMS for intended applications. Minor
change is scope of work which may be needed to meet the end objective of the project and
accommodated without any additional cost.
5. List of Deliverables & Delivery Schedule
List of Deliverables (Terminal Hardware):
S. No
Item Description
Qty.
Remarks
1.
Packaged Proto units along with installation
mast/ structure and accessories
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To verify the design, RF
parameters, environmental
specifications, satellite link
and field performance as per
PO quantity (prime bidder /
secondary bidder)
2.
Packaged Final units with installation
mast/structure and required accessories
2750/
1375/
5500
Packaged Terminal to be
delivered at user site as per
PO quantity (prime bidder /
secondary bidder)
3.
Software/Firmware of all the peripheral &
components in source form
1 set
Soft copy + hard copy
4.
Circuit schematics, Gerber for PCB,
Drilling details, component mounting
details, component list, mechanical design
file & document Package design document
1 set
Soft copy + Hard copy
4.
All documents (Design document including
schematic, BOM etc., ATP document,
Factory test result of each unit , User
Manual , environmental test results etc.)
1 No.
(Hard & Soft Copies)
Note:
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1. All the terminals shall be delivered & installed on boats located at 16 coastal district in
Tamil Nadu. Minimum 30 terminals will be provided for installation by user agency on
daily basis.
2. All the accessories for terminal installation will be part of terminal deliverables and
must be mentioned separately.
3. It is responsibility of the vendor to install the terminal in field. However, user agency
will be responsible for making boats available and all logistics clearances required for
installation.
4. Vendor to co-ordinate with user agency for dispatch, storage and installation of
terminals.
5. The above deliverable is indicative. Necessary accessories, cable, adaptors, drivers etc.
required for terminal installation and operations have to be delivered along with
terminals. This needs to be discussed and finalized at the time of design review with
user agency & ISRO.
6. ISRO intends to involve more than one Indian industry for this development. The prime
bidder will be responsible for supply of minimum 2750 terminals (MOQ) and user NMS
software development. Additional qualified vendors (max. 2) may be provided an
opportunity to develop and supply 1375 terminals (MOQ) each if found technically and
commercially suitable by the technical committee.
7. Vendors to note that the proto units are additional to the production units.
8. User sites are mentioned in Annexure III.
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List of Deliverables (User NMS):
S.
No
Item Description
Qty
Remarks
1. Data processing servers
4
2 node cluster in HA configuration: 1st
cluster for Geo-Information server and 2nd
cluster to host Application server
2. Dual controller external Storage
1
min. 5 TB usable in RAID 6
3. Networking components (10G/1G
switch, cables, etc)
10G switches for data processing rack (2
main + 2 redundant), 1G switches for user
network (2 nos.), quantity may be updated as
per user requirement
4. Security devices: Firewall / UTM
devices
2
5. Desktop computers for operators at
Control Centre with 42” LED
display and web camera
7
6. Wall mounted display system (55
inch or more)
7
7. All Software executable and source
code
8. Rack with KVM switch and console
9. Other control room IT infrastructure
and power supply/UPS related
accessories and devices
To be connected to operator computer to
display location of boats/ NMS dashboard
NMS s/w, smartphone app s/w
1
As per requirement
10. Documents prepared in all steps of
development process.
a. System (both software and
hardware)
requirement
specification.
b. Detailed software design.
c. Test plan and procedure.
d. User manual, operational &
debugging manual
Note: Since the User NMS is going to be operational on 24 x 7 basis, necessary and
sufficient redundancy shall be planned by the vendor for critical components. Broad
specifications of computer systems and other IT infrastructure for NMS data center are
given in Annexure-I. The final list of specifications will be reviewed and finalized at the
time of design review.
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Field Installation & Terminal Maintenance:
 Terminal Installation is an integral activity to be undertaken by vendors. The terminals
are to be installed across the state of Tamil Nadu at 16 identified locations.
 Under normal circumstances, user agency will provide approx. 30 boats for terminal
installation on daily basis at a given site.
 Vendor has to clearly specify the standard list of items supplied with terminals
pertaining to installation and also mention any additional cost of installation for
additional accessories (like additional cable, connector etc.), if applicable. It is
anticipated that installation charges to be comprehensive for smooth execution of this
project.
 Vendor should clearly bring out any dependency to carry out installation work.
 It is envisaged to have user terminal depot at six (6) districts of Tamil Nadu. Limited
number of terminals may be proposed to be stationed there as immediate replacement of
faulty units. This will be finalized at the time of design review in consultation with user
agency.
 It is envisaged that vendor will carry out the repair work at a central location/ their
facility within a stipulated time period. The time to repair should be specified by the
vendor.
Delivery Schedule & Milestone Review
The supplier shall deliver all deliverable items within 30 weeks from placement of order. The
schedule break up shall be provided with the proposal. The duration of ATP and fixing of any
problem should be within above specified duration. No extension in delivery schedule will be
granted without a valid reason approved by ISRO.
There will be regular review of the complete activities of vendor by ISRO from time to time as
per the details given in Tables below.
T0: Date of order acceptance but not later than 5 working days from the date of Purchase Order
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Development Schedule (Terminal)
Sr. No.
Activity Milestone
Time (in weeks)
1.
Preliminary Design Review
T0+2
2.
Hardware/ software design completion (Schematic, Layout,
SDD, FDD document etc.)
T0+6
3.
Smartphone application development
4.
Fabrication and testing of hardware development-unit &
firmware development
5.
Mechanical Package Design
6.
Fabrication & testing of proto unit
7.
Manufacture and supply of 25 /15 Proto-units for Field Testing
T0+18
8.
Field trial and review of trial results for production clearance
T0+20
9.
Commencement of production & installation of remaining units
10.
Delivery of all terminal hardware to user depot
T0+24 onwards
T0+30
Development Schedule (User NMS)
Sr.
No.
Activity Milestone
Time (in
weeks)
1.
Preliminary Requirements Review and Finalization
T0+2
2.
Software Requirements and design document Finalization
T0+4
3.
Development of software
4.
Software testing
5.
Installation of hardware and software on-site
T0+16
6.
On-site Integrated ATP
T0+18
7.
Software operation and maintenance
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Review Milestones:
Sl. No.
Milestone
Schedule
1.
Preliminary Design Review
(T0 + 2) weeks
2.
Review of Final Terminal Hardware Design (T0 + 4) weeks
Document, Software Design Document, ATP
Document for Terminal & NMS Software,
Package Design etc.
3.
Review of Proto Terminal Hardware, NMS T0+14 weeks
Performance
4.
Review of Field Result / Proto Performance and T0+20 weeks
NMS Performance
5.
Review of Production and Installation plan
T0+22 weeks
6. Bid Submission Guidelines, Project Execution and General Terms & Conditions
Bid Submission Guidelines
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Indian Vendors, as per Order No. P-45021/2/2017-PP(BE-II) dated 04.06.2020 issued
by Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce
and Industry, Government of India [copy attached-Annexure IV] and with minimum 5
yrs. past experience in design and development of RF and digital system of similar type
of projects only are requested to quote for this RFP. Vendors are requested to provide
necessary documentary proof along with their bids.
This is a two-part tender. Vendors are requested to submit the technical and commercial
bid separately. The Technical bid should contain detailed of list of deliverables with
price masked. Any disclosure about price in technical bid will disqualify the quote for
commercial bid opening.
A pre-bid meeting will be arranged after two weeks (tentatively on 1-Oct-2020) of
publication of this RFP. The pre-bid meeting will be held on virtual mode and the
interested bidders are required to inform the details of the participants vide email to
“pso_h@sac.isro.gov.in”. The details of the meeting will be informed subsequently.
All participating vendors will have to demonstrate their experience and terminal
development capability by means of participating into a demonstration as per details
given in Annexure-II on No Cost No Commitment (NCNC) basis.
NCNC demonstration is mandatory for consideration of technical and commercial bid
for further processing. The performance of NCNC trial and vendor capability will be
evaluated by a technical committee and bids of all competent vendors as adjudged by
the technical committee will be considered for further processing.
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Vendors willing to participate in NCNC demonstration are requested to send their
willingness with suitable dates. All relevant technical details for demonstration will be
shared thereafter. The date of NCNC demonstration should not 23-Oct-2020.
All technically qualified proposals will only be considered for price bid opening.
The vendors are requested to go through the RFP thoroughly and offer compliance/noncompliance of each requirement (point by point). In case of non-compliance, the
deviation from the specified parameter shall be furnished and for compliance the
complete details about parameters, vendor specifications (better or similar) shall be
provided. Necessary documentary evidence like datasheet, field result, etc to be
provided.
All the design details provided in this document are to be treated as guidelines and the
vendor can propose their own solutions in order to meet above specifications in their
proposals.
Vendors may further note that SAC (ISRO) also reserves the right of not considering an
offer, if there are any deviations in the commercial and/or general terms and conditions
offered against the requirements as per this RFP, even if the offer is technically suitable.
In case the vendor wishes to use “SAC modem ASIC” in the terminals, SAC will
provide modem ASIC at cost of Rs.1504.00 each as Free Issue Material [FIM] against
Bank Guarantee [BG] of equivalent value from SBI / Nationalized Bank. The BG shall
be valid till completion of the project. Bidders need to take this into account while
submitting their quote. The FIM modem ASIC shall be collected by the vendor from
SAC, Ahmedabad at their own cost. The maximum wastage of FIM modem ASIC
admissible will be 10%
ISRO reserves the right for entering into parallel development contract for development
with more than one vendors. The prime bidder (L1) will be responsible for supply of
minimum 2750 terminals (MOQ) and user NMS software development. Additional
qualified vendors (max. 2) may be provided an opportunity to develop and supply 1375
terminals (MOQ) each if found technically and commercially suitable by the technical
committee and upon matching the L1 price.
All vendors are requested to submit their bid in following format:
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No.
1.
Item Description
Terminal Cost
Qty.
per terminal basis
for slab quantity:
Cost
(INR)
Remarks
Including
development
and 1 year standard
warranty
(a) 1-1000
(b) 1001-5000
(c) 5001-10000
2.
NMS
Hardware
Software Cost
& 1 Lot
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(As per
specified)
BOM/
List
warranty (Additional NMS
hardware warranty as
provided by OEM should
be passed on to the user)
3.
Terminal
Cost
Installation per terminal basis
4.
Leased line between DES 1 year
and DOF, Chennai
(Rental with Interface
equipment)
5.
AMC for additional 2 per terminal per
years for terminals
year basis
Based on need AMC
contract will be finalized
and executed by user
separately.
6.
AMC for additional 2
years for NMS hardware Per year basis
and software
Based on need AMC
contract will be finalized
and executed by user
separately
7.
Extension of leased line Per year basis
for additional 2 years
Based on need AMC
contract will be finalized
and executed by user
separately

Commercial offer shall have validity for minimum 4 months. Detailed payment terms
and other financial details must be mentioned in the proposal.

The criteria of lowest bid (L1) or Prime vendor will be based on Terminal cost for
MOQ (2750 terminals, Ref: Sl. No-1 Table 7) , NMS Hardware and Development Cost
(Sl. No-2, Table 7) and Installation cost of 2750 terminals (Sl. No-3, Table 7) and Cost
for leased line (Sl. NO 4, Table 7), AMC for additional 2 years for terminals (Sl. No-5,
Table 7), AMC for additional 2 years for NMS (Sl. No 6, Table 7) and Extension of
leased line for additional 2 years (Sl. No. 7, Table 7). While comparing the prices an
amount of Rs.1504.00 per modem ASIC will be added to the unit price for the bidders
who are proposing to use modem ASIC by SAC.

The AMC contract as requested in RFP post completion of warranty will be executed by
User agency separately.

Vendors should also submit their willingness and an undertaking in writing that they
agree to supply only terminals for an MOQ of 1000+ terminals based on mutually
acceptable terms & conditions. This declaration should be submitted with the bid.
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
This is a time bound activity and delivery of the end product should not exceed 30
weeks in any case (20 weeks for proto demonstration in field and 30 weeks for delivery
of all terminals). An LD clause will be applicable beyond delivery dates, if violated
without valid reasons approved by ISRO. Delivery schedule and dependency should
form a part of proposal.

Post successful completion of POC and clearance for terminal production vendor will
be required to supply the terminal hardware to 6 locations across Tamil Nadu as
specified by user department.

Payment shall be made as mentioned below:
Sl.
No.
Item Description
Payment terms
100% of the terminal cost on pro-rata basis against
delivery at User site and submission of Pre-inspection
Certificate.
1
Terminal
2
NMS
Hardware
Software
3
Terminal Installation
4
Leased line between DES 100% Payment against Installation & usage at Site
and DOF, Chennai
(Rental with Interface
equipment)
5
AMC for additional 2 Payment of AMC for terminals and NMS will be made on
yearly basis at beginning of the year post completion of
years for terminals
Warranty by the user agency through a separate contract.
AMC for additional 2
years for NMS hardware
and software
6
7
& 100% Payment against Delivery, Installation & ATP at
Hub Site
100% Payment on Pro-rata basis against Installation at user
Site
Extension of leased line Payment of lease line charges after completion of the first
year will be made on yearly basis at beginning of the year
for 2 years
by the user agency through a separate contract.
General Terms and Conditions

All information provided by ISRO should be treated confidential and shall be used only for
the purpose as mentioned. The hardware design details (schematic, BOM, Layout, Gerber,
packaging details etc. in original form), software design details (including source code of
all software with all platform and compilation details) and Android APP (in source form)
will be deliverables and it will be the intellectual property of User/ISRO. Its re-use will be
subject to written permission from User/ISRO.
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
The vendor shall understand that this is a manufacturing cum development activity and
minor changes in functionalities are expected as per field deployment needs. The vendor
shall accommodate such changes during development or acceptance or activities at no extra
cost. The vendor is also responsible for resolving any operational issues.

No data, during testing and operational phase, shall be disclosed to any outside party
without the consent of User/ISRO. The data shall be treated as confidential.

The vendor shall provide warranty for 1 year for terminals for any defects in material or
workmanship. Warranty period for terminals starts after successful installation of 75% of
the ordered terminal quantity or within 2 months of delivery of 100% of the ordered
terminal quantity, whichever is earlier. This date will be taken as start of warranty for all
terminals. Warranty period for NMS hardware and software will start after successful
completion of ATP at user site. In case of any problem, software/hardware modification if
required during warranty period shall be done free of cost.

It is mandatory that in case of hardware failure, the terminal repair and maintenance has to
be provided by vendors as per mutually agreed terms and conditions.

The vendor has to provide warranty for user NMS software for 12 months. Any bug arising
during this period or any performance issue observed during this period has to be resolved
by vendor at no additional cost.

The vendor has to provide adequate training and software walk through for NMS operation
and maintenance to user agency. The vendor has to depute one software engineer to provide
training and support during initial operations for a period of 4-6 weeks as part of NMS
software deployment plan. This should be included in NMS development cost.

The major milestone regarding this tender are as follows:
S.No
Major Milestones
Dates
1.
Pre-Bid Meeting (Online)
6 October, 2020
2.
NC-NC Trials (Through SAC Hub & vendor site)
(Each Vendor to coordinate with SAC for exact date)
Bid Submission
Before 23 October, 2020
3.
26 October, 2020 (15.00 hrs.)
Annexure-I
Technical specification details of Server, Desktop Computers, Display, Storage, Rack and
Networking Components
Sr.
No.
1. Rack mount Server:
Item
Description
1.
Chassis
Rack Mountable
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2.
Processor
3.
No
Processors
Chipset
4.
High end server with Intel Xeon Gold Processor with 20 cores or a
better configuration
of 2
OEM Server Motherboard based on Intel compatible chipset or better
(Dell/Oracle/Lenovo/ HP/Fujitsu)
5. Memory
128 GB or higher DDR4 2666GHz Memory or better
6. Hard Disk
2TB or more
10K RPM SAS, 12Gbps hot plug drive Up to 10 nos. 2.5” HDDs.
7. RAID
RAID Controller should be configured with 2GB Flash Backed cache
Controller
and should support Raid 0, 1, 10, 5
8. DVD
Internal DVD RW
9. Ethernet
A. 2 nos. 1 GE Base-T ports
Ports
B. 2 nos. 10 GE Base-T ports
C. All above with 3m copper Patch cords (CAT 6a/CAT 7)
10. I/O Ports
Min. 3 x USB 3.0; dedicated management port, min. 1 COM port
11. Remote
Embedded features that help to manage Servers in physical, local and
Management remote environments, operating in-band or out-of-band, with or
without a systems management software agent
12. Redundant
Redundant hot swappable power supplies.
Power
Supply
13. Redundant
should have hot-swap redundant cooling fans. Fans should automatic
Cooling
adjust speeds depending on the temperature inside the server chassis
Fans
14. Operating
RHEL 7.x latest version and HA/Cluster software, 3 years premium
System
support.
15. Certification Microsoft Windows 2016, RHEL 7.x
16. Warranty
5 years comprehensive onsite warranty with Advance Part
replacement and HDD retention.
2. External Storage:
Sr.
Item
Description
No.
1. Make
NetApp/DELL-EMC/Hitachi/HP/Fujitsu/ Lenovo
2. OEM PQ
The Storage System OEM should be listed in the Top 5 of
IDC/Gartner latest Report.
3. Storage
Minimum 5TB Usable storage space using min. 1.8TB SAS 10K
Capacity
RPM HDD in RAID 6. Min. one Global Hot Spare. Scalable to 120
drives without upgrading/changing the controllers.
4. Storage
Block Storage System with iSCSI and Fibre Channel protocol Support
Type
5. Controller
Dual Hot-swappable Active-Active Controllers. Each Controller shall
have min. dual core 2.2 GHz CPU.
6. Cache
16 GB memory spread across both controllers. Minimum 200GB SSD
read cache
7. RAID
Storage System should support RAID 1, 5, 6, 10.
8. Host
Storage should support minimum 4 ports 10Gb iSCSI Base-T / 4 ports
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10.
11.
12.
13.
Connectivity
per
Controller
Backend
Connectivity
Total
Aggregate
Storage
Bandwidth
No Single
Point
of
Failure
Power
Supply
Warranty
3. 10G Switch:
Sr.No.
Item
1
Make
2
Architecture
3
Layer 2 /
Layer 3
features
5
Warranty
4
Standards and
Compliance
10Gb iSCSI SFP+/ 4 ports 16Gbps FC/ 4 ports 12Gbps SAS per
controller. The offered type of connectivity should be compatible with
mentioned host server interface.
12Gbps SAS
Proposed Storage System should ensure a minimum total aggregate
bandwidth of 1000 Mbps on a 90% Write & 10% Read Video
Management Application Workload (Will be verified during ATP).
System should have redundant and field replaceable/hot swappable
modules for controllers, hard disks, fans and power supplies.
Dual Redundant Power Supply
5 years comprehensive onsite warranty with Advance Part
replacement and HDD retention.
Description
CISCO/ARISTA/JUNIPER/DELL-EMC/HP/Lenovo
Switch should be DC/Enterprise Class supporting internal dual hot
swappable Power supply and fans with front to back airflow cooling
offering 28T x 1G/10G-T Ports, Populated with 2 x 40G-SR optic
and 10 Mtr MTP/MPO MMF OM4 cable.
Switch should be non-blocking architecture with nano second
latency, 4000 Active Vlan, 160K MAC, 64K routing IPv4 and IPv6
entries and 8K Multicast in hardware, Dynamic Router feature with
PIM-SIM, PBR for IPV4 and IPV6, RSPAN, Per port Broadcast and
Uni-cast storm control, IP base network security and advance QoS.
5 years comprehensive onsite warranty with Advance Part
replacement and HDD retention.
IEEE 802.1D (Bridging, STP), IEEE 802.1p (L2 Prioritization),
IEEE 802.1AB (LLDP), IEEE 802.3 (10 BASE-T specification),
RMON I/II, SNMP v3, RoHS Compliance.
4. Server Rack & KVM, Console:
Sr.
Item
Specifications
No.
1
Rack
42 server/ storage Rack and PDUs with all necessary accessoriesa. Rack should be configured with two nos. of basic PDUs, single
phase, each PDU with least 12 C13/C14 sockets and 2C19/C20
stockets with power cable. At Least 2.5 Meter input cord with
16A industrial sockets. Rack and PDU should be from same
manufacturer.
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1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
KVM
switch and
console
b. Overall rack depth should be min. 1000mm and load carrying
capacity is min.600 kgs. Rack should be fitted with front & rear
perforated doors, 4 nos. cooling fans
c. Vendor has to provide necessary cables and any other relevant
item required for housing. ISO certification from rack
manufacturer should be attached
a. 8-port IP KVM Switch, foldable 17 inch LED/LCD
KVM Monitor.
b. KVM Switch can be accessible remotely over LAN.
c. KVM Switch shall support VGA interfaces.
d. The monitor shall be with keyboard, touchpad.
e. 3 meter length of KVM cables as per requirement.
5. Desktop Computer for Operator Console:
Sr.
Item
Specifications
No.
Form Factor
Desktop
Processor Description
Intel Core i7
RAM
16GB or better
Secondary memory
1TB or better
Type of Ethernet Ports
Gigabit NIC
Display Size (cm) and
42” LED
Type
Speakers
Built-in
USB
Min. 6 x USB 3.0, at least 2 at front side
Optical Drive
DVD R/W
Graphics card
Dedicated/Discrete (4GB or better)
Audio Port
Audio In and Audio Out are required
Keyboard and Mouse
Standard optical mouse and keyboard
Operating System
Latest Windows Professional
Web Camera
In-built in monitor/ External
5 years comprehensive onsite warranty with advance
Warranty
part replacement.
6. Wall mounted Display monitors:
Sr. No Item
Specifications
1.
Screen size
55” inch or more
2.
Display
LED
Type
3.
Resolution
Ultra HD
4.
Connectivity HDMI, USB, LAN
5.
Built
In Yes ( 2 nos)
Speakers
6.
Smart TV
Yes (preferable)
7. UTM
Unified threat management devices: Quantity 2 nos
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Note: All the above specifications are indicative. The vendor may offer/suggest better
configuration as per the proposed requirements and network configuration
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Annexure-II
No Cost No Commitment(NCNC) Development Capability Demonstration
As part of the mandatory NCNC demonstrations participating vendor has to demonstrate
the following:
1. The transmitter and receiver hardware functionality and RF performance as per tender
specification at bench level. A duly certified report with complete measurement to be
submitted by the vendor to the technical committee.
2. Vendor should be able to transmit a given golden reference payload data at specified
transmission rate in TDMA mode (every 500 ms / 1 Second) at data rates of 600 bps/
1200 bps/ 2400 bps. This transmitted data should be successfully received over
SATCOM link at ISRO Hub at Ahmedabad.
3. Vendor should be able to receive and decode a continuous TDM frame at 9600 bps
being transmitted over SATCOM link with QPSK modulation and rate ½ FEC
decoding. The vendor should be able to successfully receive and decode the continuous
TDM frame being transmitted from ISRO Hub
4. All the above Transmit and Receive functionality to be demonstrated in ISRO available
or provided satellite link or as decided by ISRO technical at that time.
5. Reception of real-time NavIC enabled GPS data and transmission over SATCOM link
in real-time is desired.
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Annexure-III
List of User Sites
A. Location of Terminal Depot
a. Chennai Fishing Harbor
b. Cuddalore
c. Nagapattinam
d. Ramanathapuram
e. Thoothukudi
f. Nagercoil
B. Location for Terminal Installation
1.
2.
3.
4.
Chennai
Neelankarai
Cuddalore
Villupuram
5. Nagapattinam(N)
6. Nagapattinam(S)
7. THANJAVUR
8. Pudukottai
9.
Ramanathapuram(N)
10. Ramanathapuram(S)
11. Mandapam
12. Rameswaram
13. Thoothukudi
14. Radhapuram
15. Chinnamuttom
16. Colachel
C. Location for User NMS Display & S/W Installation (Display, Web Camera etc)
a. Directorate of Fisheries, Chennai (Installation site of User NMS Data Center)
b. O/O Joint Director of Fisheries (Regional), Chennai
c. O/O Joint Director of Fisheries (Regional), Cuddalore
d. O/O Joint Director of Fisheries (Regional), Nagapattinam
e. O/O Joint Director of Fisheries (Regional), Ramanathapuram
f. O/O Joint Director of Fisheries (Regional), Thoothukudi
g. O/O Joint Director of Fisheries (Regional), Kanyakumari
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