A. Scientific data management  1. Data collection activities:  this activity relates to the configuration (for  initial set up and following enhancement(s)) of the tools that EFSA uses to  receive data files from data providers or creation of data collection tools  and pipelines. This  call  for  tenders  and  resulting  specific  contracts/order  forms,  services/activities comprise:  Data collection configuration may require the creation/enhancement of XSLT (XML  stylesheets) and STX (Stream Transformation XML) transformations.  Integration of business rules and controlled terminology can also be part of data  collection activities.  • the verification and testing of all functionalities offered.  • the documentation of the DC data flow and data models,  • the enhancement of existing DCs and DCs tools already configured to  address collected requirements,  • creation of DC tools and pipelines to address collected requirements,  • EFSA data collection tools configuration for new data collections (DCs), • the documented collection of requirements for the data collection,  • the documented collection of requirements for the data connection,  • EFSA data connection tools configuration for new data connections (DCns), • creation of DCns pipelines to address requirements collected,  • the enhancement of existing DCns already configured to address collected  requirements,  • the documentation of the data flow and the data models,  • the verification and testing of all functionalities offered.  Data connection configuration may require the creation/enhancement of scraping  tools and web-services/APIs consuming tools.  Integration of business rules and controlled terminology can also be part of data  connection activities.  European Food Safety Authority  Via Carlo Magno 1A – 43126 Parma, Italy  Tel. +39 0521 036 111│ www.efsa.europa.eu  2. Data connection activities:  this activity relates to the configuration (for  initial set up and following enhancement(s)) of the tools that EFSA uses to  retrieve data streams from external providers or creation of data  connection pipelines. This  call  for  tenders  and  resulting  specific  contracts/order  forms,  services/activities foreseen comprise:  ANNEX 3  Data services areas 