Industry perspective on NASA hypersonic research 1.0 introduction/background:NASA is refining its hypersonic portfolio within nasas aeronautics research mission directorate (armd) to ensure that IT is…

This is a delivery order awarded by the Langley Research Center of NASA to The Boeing Company for a study on advanced technologies for hypersonic airbreathing propulsion systems. The $232,084 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract aims to assess industry's analytical capabilities and technical gaps related to hypersonic propulsion, identify collaboration approaches between industry and NASA, and define opportunities for further research and capability enhancement. The work will be performed in Huntington Beach, California. This order is part of a larger National Cyber Range Complex (NCRC) Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract vehicle worth up to $2.4 billion, through which Boeing has received prior task orders. The contract has no set-aside designation.

Industry perspective on NASA hypersonic research 1.0 introduction/background:NASA is refining its hypersonic portfolio within nasas aeronautics research mission directorate (armd) to ensure that IT is most effectively aligned to support national priorities to utilize research, computational tools, and experimental capabilities in support of technology and system development as well as flight test in support of national needs. Our expectation is that these initial national needs are primarily defense related. This task order study will allow industry a unique opportunity to provide input into the national hypersonic research needs from purely an industry perspective. NASA is interested in the industry vision for mid-term (5-10 years) and long-term (10+ years) atmospheric hypersonic flight and responsive space access applications. In particular, NASA is interested in industry visions for 1) new hypersonic propulsion and vehicle technologies, 2) technology gaps which could include enhancement/modification of existing technologies to improve performance or durability, 3) analytical/design tools to bring new capabilities and improvements to existing tools, 4) capability improvements to existing facilities and (if necessary) requirements for new national facilities, and 5) affordable flight demonstrations. Furthermore, NASA is interested to learn topic areas in which NASA should conduct independent research and capabilities enhancement for industry purposes as well as to define opportunities for collaborative work.2.0 scope & objectives: 2.1. The scope of this task order is to conduct a study and written assessment on advanced technologies for hypersonic airbreathing propulsion systems for aerospace vehicles.2.2. The objectives of this task order are to: 1.assess analytical competencies and technical gaps within industry. 2.reserved.3.identify collaboration approaches between industry partners and NASA. 4. Reserved. 3.0 description of the work/tasks to be performed: the contractor shall perform the following tasks