1. Herschel / HIFI 1.Status mirrors FM/FS 2.Status COA QM 3.Status COA FM 4.Financial situation COA FM 5.Status MSA FM/FS

2. Status mirrors FM/FS Request for a quote sent out to TNO/LFM2003-08-13 Quotation available at ETH2003-09-01 Purchase order sent out to TNO2003-09-03 Circulation of purchase order in Holland2003-09-10 Expected delivery of 1 st batch (42 mirrors)2003-11-01 Expected delivery of 2 nd batch (22 mirrors)2003-12-01 Expected delivery of 3 rd batch (22 mirrors)2004-01-15 Further requests, quotations, purchase orders is an ongoing process between SRON, LFM, TPD/TNO and ETH

3. Status COA QM Release for riveting 2003-05-18 Delivery rivet samples to SRON Stork FDO2003-06-30 Conclusions from rivet samples by SRON2003-08-13 Updated riveting procedures HTS/RUAG2003-08-21 Delivery of single parts for riveting2003-09-15 Start riveting process at RUAG aerospace2003-09-24 Riveting completed ~2003-10-06 Delivery review foreseen ~2003-10-07

4. Status COA FM Kick off COA FM phase C/D2003-07-10 Full set of drawings available at HTS2003-07-22 Starting date at HTS Wallisellen2003-08-04 Review MAIP2003-08-18 Manufacturing release2003-09-16 Latest documents delivered to HTS2003-09-26 Manufacturing assembly review2003-12-15 Delivery review COA + Container2004-02-05

5. Financial situation COA FM 1 st estimation from experience in phase B495,0 KEuro New estimation during man. in phase B445,0 KEuro Quotation explicitly given by HTS430,5 KEuro Agreed Firm Fix price by ESA350,0 KEuro Available budget from PRODEX325,0 KEuro Missing amount of money to pay for 25,0 KEuro

6. Status MSA FM/FS Negotiation meeting at HTS2003-07-10 Starting date 2003-07-28 Review MAIP2003-09-16 Manufacturing AR2003-12-15 Delivery review2004-02-05 Permanent delivery of MSA parts to SRON foreseen according to priority list

7. Financial situation MSA FM Quotation given by HTS542,2 KEuro Agreed Firm Fix price by ESA542,2 KEuro Available budget from PRODEX666,0 KEuro Left over to cover FM COA (25 KEuro), ECR (~30 KEuro) + unforeseen expenses123,8 KEuro