doubt about component DS 1.3 with scope Prototype and ConfigurationPolicy.REQUIRE

[Cristiano Gavião]

Hello,

I'm facing a situation that I'm not understanding. I'm using 
org.apache.felix.scr 2.0.2.
I've set a component with this annotation:
   @Component(enabled = true, configurationPolicy =
   ConfigurationPolicy.REQUIRE,
            scope = ServiceScope.PROTOTYPE, service =
   FixedControllerService.class,
            configurationPid = {SERVICE_FACTORY_PID_CONTROLLER})

   <scr:component xmlns:scr="http://www.osgi.org/xmlns/scr/v1.3.0";
   name="com.c4biz.feast.ComponentControllerServiceProvider"
   configuration-policy="require" enabled="true" activate="activate"
   deactivate="deactivate" modified="modified"
   configuration-pid="fixed.controller">
      <implementation
   class="com.c4biz.feast.ComponentControllerServiceProvider"/>
      <service scope="prototype">
        <provide interface="com.c4biz.feast.FixedControllerService"/>
      </service>
   </scr:component>

In this component class I have a method (activate()) tagged with 
@Activate annotation. And there are any reference bind being used for now.

From another bundle I'm creating a configuration using factoryPID = 
SERVICE_FACTORY_PID_CONTROLLER.
Interesting is that the service are being created and with in a proper 
autogenerated PID and passed properties. At least I can see it when 
listing the services using gogo console.

also scr:list tells me that the component is enabled and satisfied.

What I'm not understanding is that the activate method is not being 
called...

could someone explain me what am I missing here?

thanks,

Cristiano