Durchführung von Sentinel-Satellitendatenauswertungen im Rahmen des Flächenüberwachungssystems

The contract timeline is as follows:

Contract Start Date: The framework agreement begins the day after the contract award, which is presumably January 2027.

Contract End Date: The initial end date is December 31, 2028.

Total Duration:

• Initial duration: Approximately 2 years (January 2027 to December 31, 2028).
• Maximum possible duration: The contract can be extended annually until December 31, 2031, through an option exercised by the client by October 31 for the following year. This makes the maximum duration approximately 5 years (January 2027 to December 31, 2031).

Key Milestones/Phases:

• Annual Project Progress Reports: Submitted on June 1 and September 1.
• End of Application Submission: May 15.
• Submission of results: No later than the 30th calendar day after receiving application data and other necessary documents, if these are provided after May 30 of the respective execution year.
• Return of erroneous application data for correction: Within seven working days of receipt.
• End of Application Amendment Period: September 30.
• Final Report: Submitted by November 20 of the respective execution year.
• Deletion of Stored Data: All stored data related to the order, except for required archival data, must be deleted by March 31 of the respective following year.
• Client Delivery Periods: Continuous, likely from early May until 14 days after the end of the application amendment period (estimated September 30).
• Observation Periods: Year-round for "Feststellung nicht förderfähiger Elemente" and "Feststellung nicht landwirtschaftlicher Tätigkeit/Prüfung auf homogene Bewirtschaftung".
• Result Deliveries: For findings such as non-eligible elements, non-agricultural activity, crop type recognition, minimum activity, and management events, deliveries are made by arrangement with the client.

The core scope of work and statement of work for this tender involves the provision of services for an area monitoring system, primarily focused on agricultural land. The services are categorized into several groups, with some being annual basic services and others optional.

The core services include:

• Project Management and Documentation (Group 3.1): This encompasses project coordination, communication with the client, resource planning, timely execution of services, and documentation of agreements. Deliverables include annual project progress reports (by June 1st and September 1st) detailing data input, image data used, algorithms, results, timeline adherence, and process step time expenditure. A final report is also required annually (by November 20th), covering methodology analysis, hardware/software, scope of results, improvement suggestions, schedule analysis, service quality, and irregularity summaries.
• Data Deliveries (Import and Export) (Group 3.2): This involves the exchange of data between the client and the contractor. The contractor is responsible for adapting their systems to an API interface for secure data import from the client and export of results. Deliverables include alphanumeric results for crop type recognition, determination of minimum agricultural activity/agricultural activity on grassland, and land use change (Umbruch) via the API interface.
• Monitors and Basic Checks (Group 3.3): This group includes the automated determination of minimum agricultural activity and agricultural activity on grassland, automated determination of various management events (Umbruch) over different periods, and the execution of basic checks. These checks also involve identifying non-eligible elements and non-agricultural activity on requested sub-plots, as well as checking for homogeneous management.
• Standard Services for Area Monitoring (Group 3.4): This involves the continuous procurement of current satellite images and their pre-processing, as well as the conception and creation of necessary algorithms.

Optional services mentioned include the procurement and use of alternative image data (Group 3.5) and strategies for handling small areas (Group 3.6), along with further result deliveries for monitors or basic checks (within Group 3.2).

In summary, the tender focuses on the comprehensive monitoring and analysis of agricultural areas using satellite data and automated processes, supported by robust project management and data exchange protocols.