Gears is the primary contract whereby the center receives engineering, research, and scientific support.

Active Indefinite Delivery Contract Awarded Last action

Contract number
80GRC020D0003
Awardee
Awarding agency
Task orders
80 $76,704,628 obligated

Award facts

Opportunity
Combined order value
  • $90,084,679 Current, with exercised options
  • $90,084,680 Potential, with all options
Last date to order 94% complete
IDV ceiling 16% used
$471,309,189.08
Award type
Single award
Who can order
Only the awarding agency
Contracting staff
Set-aside
Total Small Business
Competition
Full and Open Competition after exclusion of sources · 6 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
Pricing
Cost Plus Fixed Fee

Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.

About this IDV

Written by GovTribe AI ·

NASA Glenn Research Center awarded a single-award IDIQ to HX5 LLC with a ceiling value of $471,309,189.08, effective January 1, 2020, under the Total Small Business set-aside. HX5 is a women-owned small business certified by the SBA, holding concurrent certifications as a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, veteran-owned business, and minority-owned business.

The GEARS (Glenn Engineering and Research Support) contract provides engineering, research, and scientific support across disciplines including communications and intelligent systems, power, materials and structures, systems engineering, and propulsion. Work is performed in Cleveland, Ohio.

The IDIQ has a period of performance through March 31, 2027, representing a consolidation of two predecessor contracts. The originating solicitation, posted May 13, 2016, with award date January 1, 2020, requested capability statements from 8(a) competitive bidders for a contract estimated at $300 million over five years before expansion to the current ceiling.

As of September 2026, HX5 has placed more than 80 task orders under GEARS totaling approximately $90 million in combined potential value. Recent orders span diverse research portfolios: aircraft propulsion development ($850,662.79 ceiling), thermal systems support ($1,270,421.17), the Raven Project eVTOL research ($1,081,818.20), rotating valve design for pulsed resonant combustors ($158,073), electric machines and drives for alternative propulsion ($363,963.82), cold wall components ($386,024.44), metrology services ($2,349,995.32), and intern program administration and support across multiple NASA centers totaling more than $20 million. All recent task orders employ cost-plus-fixed-fee pricing under the Total Small Business set-aside. Place of performance across all orders is Cleveland, Ohio 44135.

Task orders

Task order Ordering agency Obligated Awarded
Gears to 0663 - EEE parts evaluation for SNP motor drive 80GRC026F7064 Glenn Research Center $89,852
Gears to 0695 - metrology services 80GRC026F7058 Glenn Research Center $1,498,919
Gears to 0654 - conformal phased array subsystem design and fabrication support 80GRC026F7052 Glenn Research Center $119,311
Gears to 0656 - rotating valve for pulsed resonant combustor 80GRC026F7050 Glenn Research Center $158,073
Gears to 0649 - electric machines and drives for alternative propulsion 80GRC026F7049 Glenn Research Center $276,454
Gears to 0643 - SA-held cold wall 80GRC026F7045 Glenn Research Center $386,024
Gears to-0636 oevtol raven project 80GRC026F7041 Glenn Research Center $1,081,817
ESM pivot procurement support - this task order is for the procurement of the ESM pivot fluids system being designed… 80GRC026F7035 Glenn Research Center $210,600
SA-star avionics support 80GRC026F7026 Glenn Research Center $113,265
Ostem support services 80GRC026F7020 Glenn Research Center $651,804
Gears to 0582 goddard space flight center intern program 80GRC026F7019 Glenn Research Center $652,090
Gears to 0598 powertrain control and development for fuel to electric conversion on planes 80GRC026F7017 Glenn Research Center $968,498
Gears intern program SSC to 0576 80GRC026F7007 Glenn Research Center $61,800
Gears intern program msfc to 0578 80GRC026F7005 Glenn Research Center $2,330,980
Gears intern program JSC to 0577 80GRC026F7009 Glenn Research Center $3,045,322
Gears intern program KSC to 0568 80GRC026F7008 Glenn Research Center $897,810
Gears intern program larc to 0581 80GRC026F7006 Glenn Research Center $2,201,860
Gears intern program HQ to 0575 80GRC026F7002 Glenn Research Center $4,340,464
Gears intern program ARC - to 0574 80GRC026F7003 Glenn Research Center $1,872,095
Gears intern program GRC to-0580 80GRC026F7001 Glenn Research Center $2,049,515
Gears intern program afrc to 0579 80GRC026F7004 Glenn Research Center $504,200
Funding for administration of center level interns 80GRC025F7068 Glenn Research Center $806,562
Gears to 0558 aircraft propulsion, power, and thermal technology development 80GRC025F7053 Glenn Research Center $756,376
Gears to 0554 - thermal systems support for the epfd project 80GRC025F7042 Glenn Research Center $1,270,420
Gears to 0549 - power and propulsion element roll out solar array wing analysis model validation work, continuation… 80GRC025F7038 Glenn Research Center $1,536,456
Gears to 0543 - TRL advancement of amps modular hardware designs 80GRC025F7033 Glenn Research Center $860,412
Gears to 0534 - small stirling RPS development for exploring mars together 80GRC025F7026 Glenn Research Center $255,053
Duct^2 receiver tank asme design and procurement 80GRC024F0081 Glenn Research Center $889,300
Lattice confinement fusion (LCF) fast fission reactor 80GRC024F0053 Glenn Research Center $59,474
Human landing system site availability analysis support and glenn research center communcation analysis suite… 80GRC024F0040 Glenn Research Center $3,069,608
1KW resonant GAN discharge power supply PCB assemblies - an advanced sub-kilowatt hall-effect propulsion system… 80GRC024F0026 Glenn Research Center $598,356
Under the power and propulsion (p & p) subproject of the advanced aircraft transportation technology (aatt) project… 80GRC024F0023 Glenn Research Center $503,201
Reimbursable USF open rotor propulsion RIG upgrade ED & m support 80GRC024F0014 Glenn Research Center $1,338,308
Universal modular interface converter (umic) prototype hardware improvements, fabrication, and testing. 80GRC024F0008 Glenn Research Center $75,214
This to is for the fabrication and thermal analysis of two "rfmg 3.1" EDU circuit boards, which will be comprised of… 80GRC023F0119 Glenn Research Center $573,796
SA-hailstorm design, fabrication, and install support - PSL 4 will be used to test a jet engine in Q3 and Q4 of CY… 80GRC023F0117 Glenn Research Center $2,179,383
Naval air warfare center aircraft division (nawcad)develop, fabricate, and demonstrate a GRC-designed conformal KU-band… 80GRC023F0108 Glenn Research Center $65,677
To 0423 - ttbw wing-truss junction test article design and fabrication for NASA icing research tunnel 80GRC023F0094 Glenn Research Center $627,271
Dust mitigation research hardware and test fixture development 80GRC023F0061 Glenn Research Center $69,233
To - 0392 communications through put analysis of unmanned traffic management system (UTM) 80GRC023F0003 Glenn Research Center $564,025
To-0385 prototype manufacturing of a motor for dusty & extremely cold environments (mdece) 80GRC022F0189 Glenn Research Center $907,051
High voltage cable for lunar power testbed 80GRC022F0167 Glenn Research Center $250,766
To - 0383 covid related expenses 80GRC022F0191 Glenn Research Center $500
Combine cycle engine (CCE) phase single engine ramp nozzle (sern) cooling line manufacturing 80GRC022F0159 Glenn Research Center $224,685
To-0379 support for JSC windchill cloud pilot 80GRC022F0137 Glenn Research Center $168,701
To-0371 10 x 10 EJ2/UJ1 expansion joint design & build 80GRC022F0106 Glenn Research Center $1,280,416
CIF 1KW resonant discharge supply printed circuit board design and fabrication 80GRC022F0111 Glenn Research Center $33,961
To-0374 to-0374 SA-rfmg antenna fabrication and installation assembly for blue origin 80GRC022F0107 Glenn Research Center $79,101
Active phased array (APA) FAB support for advanced high frequency branch 80GRC022F0089 Glenn Research Center $186,080
The existing GRC orpr has been selected as the drive system for this USF wind tunnel test in the 9X15 WT. The orpr… 80GRC022F0072 Glenn Research Center $2,631,592
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Transactions

Action Obligated Date
Funding Only Action P00107 $1,496,720
Funding Only Action P00106 $2,463,545
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00105 $5,881,186
Funding Only Action P00104 $2,862,280
Other Administrative Action P00103 $0
Funding Only Action P00102 $10,684,569
Funding Only Action P00101 -$744,687
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00100 $1,424,954
Change Order P00099 $0
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00098 $2,853,010
Other Administrative Action P00096 $0
Funding Only Action P00095 $6,946,036
Funding Only Action P00094 -$41,245
Funding Only Action P00093 $2,904,883
Funding Only Action P00092 $1,528,531
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00091 $0
Funding Only Action P00090 $3,278,716
Funding Only Action P00089 $919,826
Funding Only Action P00088 $4,374,076
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00087 $0
Funding Only Action P00086 $6,212,562
Funding Only Action P00085 $23,092
Funding Only Action P00084 $5,935,699
Funding Only Action P00082 $4,458,710
Funding Only Action P00081 -$36,268
Funding Only Action P00080 $3,811,916
Funding Only Action P00079 $3,971,268
Other Administrative Action P00078 $0
Other Administrative Action P00077 $0
Other Administrative Action P00076 · Removal of clauses/drds IAW NASA procurement class deviation (PCD) 25-01 and 25-02. Gears is the primary contract whereby the center receives engineering,… $0
Exercise an Option P00074 $0
Other Administrative Action P00075 $5,764,855
Funding Only Action P00073 $20,336
Funding Only Action P00072 $289,002
Funding Only Action P00071 $735,381
Other Administrative Action P00070 $0
Funding Only Action P00069 $1,570,386
Funding Only Action P00068 $5,720,317
Funding Only Action P00067 -$33,881
Funding Only Action P00066 $1,667,063
Funding Only Action P00065 $3,159,173
Other Administrative Action P00064 $0
Funding Only Action P00063 $2,199,073
Funding Only Action P00062 $8,981,975
Funding Only Action P00061 -$19
Funding Only Action P00060 -$408
Funding Only Action P00059 $2,650,541
Funding Only Action P00058 $7,664,761
Supplemental Agreement for work within scope P00057 $0
Funding Only Action P00056 -$754,594
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Subawards

Subcontractor Amount Awarded
Science Applications International Corporation GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $1,830,312
E Street Technologies LLC GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $1,224,540
University Of Toledo GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $371,662
Global Energy Corporation GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $80,094
Power Computing Solutions Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $201,912
The Ohio State University GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $151,549
Ohio Aerospace Institute GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $45,086
Michigan UAV LLC GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $23,538
Regents Of The University Of Michigan GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $45,176
Vedas TECH LLC GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $15,693
Peraton Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $1,809,321
Textile Made Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $54,185
Novatek Engineering Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $306,471
Paul Greenberg GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $3
Science Applications International Corporation GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $30,848
Sierra Lobo Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $140,686
Aerosol & Filters LLC GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $9,991
Supersmith GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $91,000
Peraton Labs Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $179,472
The University Of Akron GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $925,410
ATA Engineering, Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $190,659
Combustion Consulting Services, LLC GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $13,217
Ohio Aerospace Institute GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $970,615
Global Energy Corporation GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $59,883
Connecticut Reserve Technologies Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $212,381
A & E Consulting, Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $41,388
Peraton Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $9,617
Regents Of The University Of Michigan GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services -$71,321
Case Western Reserve University GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $48,140
ATA Engineering, Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $45,612
Novatek Engineering Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $14,447
Ohio Aerospace Institute GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $43,998
Novatek Engineering Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $11,779
Sierra Lobo Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $248,751
Science Applications International Corporation GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $9,597
A & E Consulting, Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $19,306
ATA Engineering, Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $53,115
Novatek Engineering Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $20,549
Novatek Engineering Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $62,027
Aerosol & Filters LLC GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $28,912
ATA Engineering, Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $337,647
Case Western Reserve University GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $12,899,816
The Ohio State University GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $277,944
Peraton Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $186,621
Connecticut Reserve Technologies Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $242,614
Ohio Aerospace Institute GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $1,337,348
Power Computing Solutions Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $196,028
Science Applications International Corporation GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $2,691,309
A & E Consulting, Inc. GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Professional Services $336,876
University Of Toledo GEARS IS THE PRIMARY CONTRACT WHEREBY THE CENTER RECEIVES ENGINEERING, RESEARCH, AND SCIENTIFIC SUPPORT. Personal Services $637,249
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Quick answers

Who was awarded contract 80GRC020D0003?

80GRC020D0003 was awarded to HX5 LLC by Glenn Research Center (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on January 1, 2020.

How much is contract 80GRC020D0003 worth?

Orders under 80GRC020D0003 have obligated $76,704,628. Their combined current value, with exercised options, is $90,084,679. Their combined potential value, with all options, is $90,084,680. 80GRC020D0003's own ceiling is $471,309,189.

How many orders have been placed under contract 80GRC020D0003?

80 orders have been placed under 80GRC020D0003, the latest on September 3, 2026.

Who can order from contract 80GRC020D0003?

80GRC020D0003 is a single award indefinite delivery contract. Only the awarding agency can place orders on it.

Was contract 80GRC020D0003 competed?

The extent of competition for 80GRC020D0003 was full and open competition after exclusion of sources. The government received 6 offers. It was set aside: Total Small Business.

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