80JSC026R0014 Draft RFP - FSV MMT MAC IDIQ.pdf

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center 2101 NASA Parkway Houston, Texas 77058-3696

March 19, 2026

To: All Potential Offerors

Subject: Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) Solicitation No. 80JSC026R0014 for the NASA

Flown Space Vehicle Multimodal Transportation (MMT) Multiple Award Contract (MAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is releasing this Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) to obtain industry insight and feedback regarding the establishment of a Flown Space Vehicle Multimodal Transportation Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract vehicle. The intent of the contract is to provide NASA with an enterprise capability to support the engineering, planning, and execution of transportation operations involving flown space vehicles, spacecraft capsules, and other aerospace artifacts requiring specialized handling and multimodal transportation solutions.

NASA is seeking industry participation during the draft solicitation phase to better understand how qualified contractors would approach transportation programs involving both large aerospace vehicles and smaller spacecraft capsules. Industry feedback will assist the Government in refining the final solicitation structure, validating the scope of the Performance Work Statement, and determining how task orders issued under the MAC IDIQ should be structured to support complex engineering-driven transportation operations. This feedback will be instrumental in creating a fair and competitive environment for the final solicitation.

The scope of work under the MMT includes, but is not limited to, multimodal transportation services for large aerospace vehicles, spacecraft artifacts, aerospace hardware, flown space hardware, and other specialized Government cargo requiring engineering analysis, transportation planning, preservation measures, specialized rigging systems, infrastructure coordination, regulatory compliance, and coordinated multimodal transportation execution.

As part of this DRFP, NASA is providing two illustrative example task orders representing different classes of transportation challenges. One example addresses the conceptual relocation of a large aerospace vehicle comparable in size and complexity to a Space Shuttle Orbiter or solid rocket booster. The second example addresses the transportation of a smaller spacecraft capsule comparable to an Orion crew module or Mercury Capsule. These examples are intended to represent the range of transportation scenarios that NASA may need to support under this contract vehicle.

NASA would like industry to review these example scenarios and provide detailed responses describing how their organizations would approach engineering analysis, transportation planning, program management, and execution of such operations. Please limit written feedback responses to the DRFP to 40 pages. Additional input can be provided in the Pre-Solicitation Conference and Question and Comment period, which will be forthcoming.

NASA is particularly interested in understanding how contractors would structure and manage these efforts from initial feasibility analysis through final transportation execution, including how engineering validation, route analysis, cradle design, infrastructure coordination, and operational planning would be integrated into a complete transportation program.

The Government is also seeking industry to provide insight regarding potential cost structures associated with transportation operations of this nature. NASA is not seeking binding price proposals at this stage, but rather informed descriptions of the types of cost elements, cost drivers, anticipated costs, schedule considerations, and programmatic risks that industry would expect when planning and executing these transportation operations. This information will help NASA determine how future task orders should be structured, including how engineering phases, feasibility analysis, and execution activities may be authorized under the MAC IDIQ contract.

Responses to these example task orders will provide valuable insight into the engineering depth, transportation concepts, and program management approaches available within industry. This information will directly inform the refinement of the final solicitation, the structure of future task orders, and the overall acquisition strategy for the MAC IDIQ contract.

NASA anticipates that this contract vehicle could support both current and future transportation requirements involving flown aerospace vehicles, spacecraft hardware, and historically significant artifacts. The Government anticipates that if an RFP is issued, the resulting contract would enable NASA to establish a long-term enterprise capability that would be transportation operations ranging from small spacecraft capsules to extremely large aerospace vehicles requiring complex multimodal transportation solutions.

Industry participation during this draft solicitation phase will therefore play an important role in shaping the final structure of the solicitation and ensuring that the resulting MAC IDIQ contract effectively supports NASA’s future transportation needs.

NASA anticipates it will conduct this acquisition as a full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 541330 and the small business size standard is $25,500,000.

If an RFP is issued, it will result in a Multiple Award IDIQ with the ability to issue Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) task orders. The contract will have a base period of five (5) years from the date of award. The Government may include option periods as defined in the draft solicitation. Such contract is anticipated to be awarded 4Q FY2026, with an effective date of 4Q FY2026. There will be no phase-in period.

During the contract period, the Government will issue Requests for Task Order Proposals (RFTOPs) to all IDIQ awardees for specific projects. The Contracting Officer (CO) will then negotiate and issue individual FFP task orders to the selected contractors. Performance may be conducted onsite at NASA facilities, or at various locations as indicated in each task order.

Documents related to this DRFP, including this letter, the draft solicitation, example task orders, attachments, exhibits, any amendments and links to online reference/technical/bidders’ library, in the event one will be necessary, will be attainable electronically from the World Wide Web through the Government-wide point of entry website at SAM.gov. Industry is requested to periodically monitor the websites for updates.

Please note, this DRFP has a Question and Comment period ending April 9, 2026, and NASA intends to hold a Pre-Solicitation Conference in late April 2026. NASA may hold additional conferences or exchanges depending on industry feedback. Finalized dates for each of these will be posted to SAM.gov.

NASA JSC has worked to align the acquisition with all applicable regulatory changes issued through the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO). The model deviation text presented in the RFO may change as a result of formal and informal feedback prior to completion of the formal rulemaking process. The Government reserves the right to incorporate additional changes to this draft solicitation resulting from the RFO and related NASA FAR Supplement (NFS) updates in a subsequent amendment as soon as feasible. Please monitor SAM.gov for solicitation updates.

This Draft RFP is for informational and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an authorization to begin performance or obligate the Government to any costs. While NASA is seeking detailed responses to sample tasks orders previously stated, the Government is not seeking proposals at this time and reserves the right not to solicit or award the MMTS MAC IDIQ contract.

All questions regarding this DRFP should be submitted in writing, electronically to Jason Phillips, Contracting Officer, at jason.c.phillips@nasa.gov.

Jason Phillips Contracting Officer

80JSC026R0014 Draft RFP

NASA Flown Space Vehicle Multimodal Transportation (MMT) Multiple Award (MAC) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Part I - The Schedule

SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING

SECTION E - INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

SECTION F - DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

SECTION G - CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

SECTION H - SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

Part II - Contract Clauses

SECTION I - CONTRACT CLAUSES

Part III - List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments

SECTION J - LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

Part IV - Representations and Instructions

SECTION K - REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS

OF OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR

RESPONDENTS

SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

PART I – THE SCHEDULE

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SECTION B – SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

B.1 CONTRACT TYPE

The FSV contract is an Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The Government may issue Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) Task Orders (TOs).

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B.2 SUPPLIES AND/OR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED / ITEMS ISSUED

The purpose of this contract is to provide Multimodal Transportation (MMT) services for large aerospace vehicles, spacecraft artifacts, aerospace hardware, flown space hardware, and other specialized Government cargo requiring engineering analysis, transportation planning, preservation measures, specialized rigging systems, infrastructure coordination, regulatory compliance, and coordinated multimodal transportation execution. The contractor shall provide planning, analysis, engineering design, rigging and cradle development, multimodal transportation options, and relocation execution in accordance with NASA’s artifact stewardship responsibilities, technical authority requirements, and interagency agreements.

This requirement supports the Agency’s broader intent to establish a repeatable framework for future artifact movements and to mature market understanding of technical feasibility through a phased Draft RFP → Final RFP procurement strategy.

The Contractor shall provide all services, facilities and resources necessary to furnish the Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) in accordance with the following table, per Section C, the Performance Work Statement (PWS), Attachment J-01 Data Requirements Descriptions;

and all other requirements specified throughout the core contract, authorized options, and individual task orders, except for resources provided by the Government under Clause G.5 NFS 1852.245-76, LIST OF

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY FURNISHED PURSUANT TO FAR 52.245-1,

GOVERNMENT PROPERTY.

Table B.2: SUPPLIES AND/OR SERVICES TO BE PROVIDED AND TOTAL AMOUNT

CLIN

CLIN

Category

Contract Type Title PWS Section(s)

Section B Clause

CLIN 001 IDIQ FFP Movement Analysis 2-3, 9 B.6 CLIN 002 IDIQ FFP Movement Execution 4-11 B.7 CLIN 003 IDIQ FFP Additional Engineering Services 13 B.8 CLIN 004 IDIQ FFP Reuse of Transport Equipment 14 B.9 CLIN 005 IDIQ FFP Long-Term Artifact Monitoring 15 B.10

B.3 JSC 52.216-90 IDIQ MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM ORDERING LIMITS (NOV

2018)

In accordance with FAR 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity, the contract guaranteed minimum amount* to be ordered under this contract is $300,000 and the contract Not to Exceed (NTE) amount* which may be

B-2 ordered under this contract is $300,000,000. The Government is not obligated to order more than the minimum specified, but may order up to the NTE amount. The Contractor is obligated to fulfill orders issued, up to the NTE amount within the limits specified in FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations.

* These values are based on price.

B.4 PRICES FOR IDIQ TASK ORDERS (FIRM FIXED PRICE)

The Government may order IDIQ Task Orders for activities associated with any Contract Line-Item Number(s) (CLIN(s)) and associated work outlined in this Section B and the Performance Work Statement (PWS) in Section C of this contract, at any time after contract start, in accordance with the procedures set forth in this contract, and at the rates listed in B.5.

B.5 TABLE OF RATES

The purpose of this clause is to set forth the rates to be utilized in the subsequent negotiation of FFP IDIQ orders in accordance with clause NFS 1852.216-80, Task Ordering Procedure. The Standard Labor Categories (SLCs) used in this table are defined in Attachment [TBD]. At the bottom of the table there is a row that allows indirect rates to be applied to any non-labor resources, as required by task order, if applicable. Pricing of all FFP IDIQ orders shall be in accordance with the negotiated rates set forth below.

The following table are contractor fully burdened NTE labor rates, inclusive of profit, and are inclusive of the prime and all major subcontractors. The Contractor shall utilize the rates shown in the following tables for pricing task orders.

Table B.5: Rates $/Hr

Labor Category 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 Standard Labor Category 1 Standard Labor Category 2 Standard Labor Category 3 Standard Labor Category 4 Standard Labor Category 5 Standard Labor Category 6 Standard Labor Category 7 Standard Labor Category 8 Standard Labor Category 9 Standard Labor Category 10 Standard Labor Category 11 Standard Labor Category 12 Standard Labor Category 13 Standard Labor Category 14 Standard Labor Category 15

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$/Hr Labor Category 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033

Standard Labor Category 16 Standard Labor Category 17 Standard Labor Category 18 Standard Labor Category 19 Standard Labor Category 20 Standard Labor Category 21 Standard Labor Category 22 Standard Labor Category 23 Standard Labor Category 24 Standard Labor Category 25 Standard Labor Category 26 Standard Labor Category 27 Standard Labor Category 28 Standard Labor Category 29 Standard Labor Category 30 Non-Labor Resources (%) Maximum percentage 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15% 15%

B.6 PWS SECTIONS APPLIABLE TO ALL ORDERS

The scope of all CLINs includes General Requirements (PWS Section 1), Program Management (PWS Section 2), Public Affairs, Media, and Stakeholder Coordination Support (PWS Section 9), Deliverables (PWS Section 12), Acronyms and Definitions (PWS Section 16). Orders placed for each CLIN will include work that must be conducted pursuant to the PWS paragraphs outlined in Table B.6-1 as “Generally Applicable PWS.” Each CLIN will include “Generally Applicable PWS” in its Description of Supplies/Services, which shall refer to the paragraphs outlined in Table B.6-1 The rates in section B.5 must be applied to the Generally Applicable PWS paragraphs outlined in Table B.6-1 for all CLIN work that includes “Generally Applicable PWS” in it’s Description .

Table B.6-1 Generally Applicable PWS 001 Contract Type Firm Fixed Price

Description of Supplies/Services

General Requirements Program Management;

Public Affairs, Media, and Stakeholder Coordination Support Deliverables Acronyms and Definitions

Generally Applicable PWS Paragraphs General Requirements 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.5 Program Management 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9, 2.10, 2.11, 2.12 Public Affairs, Media, and Stakeholder Coordination Support 9.1, 9.2, 9.3, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6, 9.7

Deliverables 12.1, 12.2, 12.3, 12.4, 12.5

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Acronyms and Definitions 16.1

B.7 CLIN 001 MOVEMENT ANALYSIS

CLIN 001 scope includes Program Management (PWS Section 2), Engineering and Transportation Analysis (PWS Section 3), and Public Affairs, Media, and Stakeholder Coordination Support (PWS Section 9). Orders placed for CLIN 001 will include work that must be conducted pursuant to the PWS paragraphs outlined in Table B.7-1 as “Generally Applicable Paragraphs” and “CLIN-Specific Paragraphs.” The list of applicable paragraphs in Table B.7-1 is not all-inclusive, it does not limit the Government’s ability to include additional PWS paragraphs on any order, and each order may include additional PWS paragraphs that are applicable to that order. The rates in section B.5 must be applied to CLIN 001 work that follows the Generally Applicable and CLIN-Specific Paragraphs of the PWS outlined in Table B.7-1, and any additional PWS paragraphs indicated in each order, if such paragraphs are included.

Table B.7-1 CLIN 001

CLIN 001

Contract Type Firm Fixed Price

Description of Supplies/Services Generally Applicable PWS Engineering and Transportation Analysis;

CLIN-Specific Paragraphs Engineering and Transportation Analysis

3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 3.9, 3.10, 3.11, 3.12, 3.13, 3.14, 3.15, 3.16, 3.17, 3.18, 3.19

B.8 CLIN 002 MOVEMENT EXECUTION

CLIN 002 scope includes Program Management (PWS Section 2), Transportation Planning (PWS Section 4), Cradle and Rigging Systems (PWS Section 5), Movement Operations (PWS Section 6), Safety, Security, Environmental Compliance, Liability, and Controlled Data (PWS Section 7), Artifact Preservation and Curatorial Support (PWS Section 8), Public Affairs, Media, and Stakeholder Coordination Support (PWS Section 9), Readiness Reviews (PWS Section 10), and Post Transportation Activities (PWS Section 11).

Orders placed for CLIN 002 will include work that must be conducted pursuant to the PWS paragraphs outlined in Table B.81 as “Generally Applicable Paragraphs” and “CLIN-Specific Paragraphs.” The list of applicable paragraphs in Table B.8-1 is not all-inclusive, it does not limit the Government’s ability to include additional PWS paragraphs on any order, and each order may include additional PWS paragraphs that are applicable to that order. The rates in section B.5 must be applied to CLIN 002 work that follows the Generally Applicable and CLIN-Specific Paragraphs of the PWS outlined in Table B.8-1, and any additional PWS paragraphs indicated in each order, if such paragraphs are included.

Table B.8-1 CLIN 002

CLIN 002

Contract Type Firm Fixed Price

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Description of Supplies/Services

Generally Applicable PWS Transportation Planning;

Cradle and Rigging Systems;

Movement Operations;

Safety, Security, Environmental Compliance, Liability, and Controlled Data;

Artifact Preservation and Curatorial Support;

Readiness Reviews;

Post Transportation Activities

CLIN-Specific Paragraphs

Transportation Planning, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.7, 4.8, 4.9, 4.10, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.16, 4.17, 4.18, 4.19, 4.20, 4.21, 4.22, 4.23, 4.24, 4.25, 4.26, 4.27, 4.28, 4.29

Cradle and Rigging Systems, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6, 5.7, 5.8, 5.9, 5.1, 5.11, 5.12, 5.13

Movement Operations, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3, 6.4, 6.5, 6.6, 6.7, 6.8, 6.9, 6.10, 6.11, 6.12, 6.13, 6.14, 6.15, 6.16, 6.17, 6.18, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21, 6.22

Safety, Security, Environmental Compliance, Liability, and Controlled Data, 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.7, 7.8, 7.9, 7.10, 7.11, 7.12, 7.13, 7.14, 7.15, 7.16, 7.17, 7.18, 7.19, 7.20, 7.21, 7.22, 7.23, 7.24, 7.25, 7.26, 7.27, Artifact Preservation and Curatorial Support, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3, 8.4, 8.5, 8.6, 8.7, 8.8, 8.9 Readiness Reviews, 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9 Post Transportation Activities 11.1, 11.2, 11.3, 11.4, 11.5, 11.6, 11.7, 11.8

B.9 CLIN 003 ADDITIONAL ENGINEERING SERVICES

CLIN 003 scope includes Additional Engineering Services (PWS Section 13). Orders placed for CLIN 003 will include work that must be conducted pursuant to the PWS paragraphs outlined in Table B.9-1 as “Generally Applicable Paragraphs” and “CLIN-Specific Paragraphs.” The list of applicable paragraphs in Table B.9-1 is not all-inclusive, it does not limit the Government’s ability to include additional PWS paragraphs on any order, and each order may include additional PWS paragraphs that are applicable to that order. The rates in section B.5 must be applied to CLIN 003 work that follows the Generally Applicable and CLIN-Specific Paragraphs of the PWS outlined in Table B.9-1, and any additional PWS paragraphs indicated in each order, if such paragraphs are included.

Table B.9-1 CLIN 003

CLIN 003

Contract Type Firm Fixed Price

Description of Supplies/Services Generally Applicable PWS Additional Engineering Services

CLIN-Specific Paragraphs Additional Engineering Services 13.1, 13.2

B.10 CLIN 004 REUSE OF TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT

CLIN 004 scope includes Reuse of Transport Equipment (PWS Section 14). Orders placed for CLIN 004 will include work that must be conducted pursuant to the PWS paragraphs outlined in Table B.10-1 as “Generally

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Applicable Paragraphs” and “CLIN-Specific Paragraphs.” The list of applicable paragraphs in Table B.10-1 is not all-inclusive, it does not limit the Government’s ability to include additional PWS paragraphs on any order, and each order may include additional PWS paragraphs that are applicable to that order. The rates in section B.5 must be applied to CLIN 004 work that follows the Generally Applicable and CLIN-Specific Paragraphs of the PWS outlined in Table B.10-1, and any additional PWS paragraphs indicated in each order, if such paragraphs are included.

Table B.10-1 CLIN 004

CLIN 004

Contract Type Firm Fixed Price

Description of Supplies/Services Generally Applicable PWS Reuse of Transport Equipment

Reuse of Transport Equipment 14.1, 14.2

B.11 CLIN 005 LONG-TERM ARTIFACT MONITORING

CLIN 005 scope includes Long-Term Artifact Monitoring (PWS Section 15). Orders placed for CLIN 005 will include work that must be conducted pursuant to the PWS paragraphs outlined in Table B.11-1 as “Generally Applicable Paragraphs” and “CLIN-Specific Paragraphs.” The list of applicable paragraphs in Table B.11-1 is not all-inclusive, it does not limit the Government’s ability to include additional PWS paragraphs on any order, and each order may include additional PWS paragraphs that are applicable to that order. The rates in section B.5 must be applied to CLIN 005 work that follows the Generally Applicable and CLIN-Specific Paragraphs of the PWS outlined in Table B.11-1, and any additional PWS paragraphs indicated in each order, if such paragraphs are included.

Table B.11-1 CLIN 005

CLIN 005

Contract Type Firm Fixed Price

Description of Supplies/Services Generally Applicable PWS Long-Term Artifact Monitoring

Long-Term Artifact Monitoring 15.1, 15.2

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SECTION C - DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

SECTION 1 – GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

1.1 SCOPE OF CONTRACT

1.1.1 The purpose of this contract is to establish a Multiple Award Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (MAC IDIQ) contract vehicle to provide multimodal transportation services for large aerospace vehicles, spacecraft artifacts, aerospace hardware, flown space hardware, and other specialized Government cargo requiring engineering analysis, transportation planning, preservation measures, specialized rigging systems, infrastructure coordination, regulatory compliance, and coordinated multimodal transportation execution.

1.1.2 Transportation services performed under this contract may utilize one or more transportation modes including airlift, sealift, rail transport, overland heavy haul transport, barge transport, or other specialized conveyance systems. Transportation modes may be used individually or in combination depending on the technical requirements of the cargo and mission needs of the Government.

1.1.3 The Contractor shall provide all personnel, management, engineering services, preservation support, transportation equipment, planning support, regulatory coordination, and operational capabilities necessary to plan and execute transportation operations under task orders issued pursuant to this contract.

1.1.4 The Government intends to establish an enterprise transportation capability capable of supporting a wide range of transportation requirements, including movement of large aerospace vehicles, historic artifacts, launch vehicle components, spacecraft structures, flown space hardware, aerospace assemblies, scientific payloads, and other unique Government assets.

1.1.5 Task orders issued under this contract may range from engineering studies and feasibility assessments to full transportation execution, preservation planning, infrastructure modification planning, transport system design, transport cradle fabrication, artifact handling support, public coordination support, or other activities required to safely and lawfully execute Government transportation requirements.

1.1.6 The Government will utilize this contract to support transportation of aerospace vehicles, spacecraft artifacts, flown space hardware, and related equipment between NASA facilities, Federal facilities, storage locations, restoration facilities, testing facilities, and authorized public display institutions.

1.1.7 Contractors shall be capable of planning and executing transportation operations between geographically dispersed locations across the United States and, if required by task order, between domestic and international locations, subject to applicable Government approvals and regulatory requirements.

1.1.8 Contractors shall consider infrastructure limitations, route constraints, artifact preservation requirements, physical interface constraints, regulatory requirements, security considerations, and multimodal transportation requirements when developing transportation approaches.

1.1.9 The Government intends this contract to serve as an agency-level enterprise vehicle for recurring and future transportation requirements involving flown space hardware and other specialized Government aerospace property. This contract is not intended solely for a single movement requirement, but as a strategic institutional capability supporting present and future Government mission support needs.

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1.1.10 The Government’s intent is that transportation concepts developed under this contract treat flown space vehicles, historic aerospace vehicles, and significant aerospace artifacts as irreplaceable national assets requiring preservation-focused handling, conservative engineering assumptions, documented load-path control, and deliberate operational pacing rather than routine commercial cargo movement.

1.1.11 For assets of exceptional national significance, the Government may require intact transportation concepts that avoid disassembly, cutting, structural breakout, or permanent alteration of the item being transported. When such requirements are identified in a task order, Contractors shall demonstrate how their approach preserves artifact condition and prevents transport-induced damage to structural hard points, exterior surfaces, thermal protection systems, or other historically significant features.

1.2 GOVERNMENT FURNISHED INFORMATION AND PROPERTY

1.2.1 The Government may provide Government Furnished Information (GFI) and Government Furnished Property (GFP) in support of task orders issued under this contract.

1.2.2 GFI may include engineering drawings, structural analyses, historical transport data, preservation records, technical manuals, vehicle configuration data, inspection records, route studies, prior transport cradle designs, interface control documents, or other information relevant to transportation planning and execution.

1.2.3 GFP may include Government-owned transport cradles, support fixtures, protective coverings, handling equipment, engineering data packages, interface hardware, transport accessories, or other property made available to the Contractor for task order performance.

1.2.4 The Contractor shall evaluate Government-furnished assets and information for suitability, identify deficiencies or limitations, and recommend reuse, recertification, modification, supplementation, or replacement as necessary to support transportation operations.

1.2.5 The Contractor shall protect all GFI and GFP from loss, damage, unauthorized use, unauthorized disclosure, and misuse during contract performance.

1.3 CARGO DESCRIPTION AND LOCATIONS

1.3.1 Cargo transported under this contract may include aerospace vehicles, spacecraft artifacts, aerospace flight hardware, flown space hardware, launch vehicle components, structural assemblies, scientific payloads, support equipment, exhibit components, or other specialized Government property.

1.3.2 Cargo may require specialized environmental protection systems, structural support systems, protective enclosures, vibration mitigation systems, contamination controls, security controls, or other protective measures during transportation operations.

1.3.3 Transportation activities performed under this contract may involve movement of Government aerospace vehicles, spacecraft artifacts, aerospace hardware, flown space hardware, or related equipment between Government facilities, storage locations, testing facilities, restoration facilities, museums, or authorized public display institutions.

1.3.4 Potential origin locations for transportation activities may include NASA centers, Federal facilities, aerospace manufacturing or testing locations, storage facilities, museums, or other Government-approved sites where aerospace artifacts are maintained or stored.

1.3.5 Potential destination locations for transportation activities may include NASA centers, Federal

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1.3.6 Representative Government facilities that may serve as origin or destination locations include, but are not limited to, NASA Headquarters, Kennedy Space Center, Johnson Space Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, Stennis Space Center, Langley Research Center, Glenn Research Center, Armstrong Flight Research Center, Ames Research Center, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Wallops Flight Facility, Michoud Assembly Facility, and White Sands Test Facility.

1.3.7 Representative museums and public institutions that may receive aerospace artifacts include, but are not limited to, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center, Space Center Houston, Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex, U.S. Space and Rocket Center, California Science Center, Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, Kansas Cosmosphere, The Museum of Flight, Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, and Pima Air & Space Museum.

1.3.8 Transportation activities performed under this contract may involve movement between any combination of Government facilities and authorized recipient institutions.

1.3.9 The locations listed in this section are provided for planning reference only and are not intended to represent a complete list of potential transportation origins or destinations. Task orders issued under this contract may identify additional locations as required to support Government mission needs.

1.3.10 Transportation activities performed under this contract may support reutilization, transfer, exhibit placement, museum allocation, storage relocation, restoration, or other authorized disposition actions involving NASA equipment, personal property, or artifacts.

1.4 CARGO SIZE CLASSIFICATION AND TRANSPORTATION COMPLEXITY

1.4.1 Cargo transported under this contract may vary significantly in size, weight, structural complexity, historical sensitivity, configuration sensitivity, and transportation requirements.

1.4.2 For transportation planning purposes, cargo may generally fall into two categories: Large Aerospace Vehicles and Small Aerospace Vehicles or Capsules.

1.4.3 Large Aerospace Vehicles are defined as aerospace artifacts or vehicles that exceed typical highway transportation dimensions or weights and require specialized transportation planning, structural engineering analysis, support structures, heavy lift systems, custom rigging systems, or multimodal transportation solutions.

1.4.4 As an example of a Large Aerospace Vehicle, the Space Shuttle Orbiter represents a class of assets that is exceptionally large and structurally complex. An asset of this class may require specialized transport cradles, heavy-lift systems, route surveys, infrastructure assessments, protective environmental systems, and multimodal transportation planning including barge transport, aircraft transport, or heavy haul transport systems.

1.4.5 Transportation of assets of this scale may require extensive engineering analysis, route planning, bridge and infrastructure evaluation, temporary infrastructure modifications, coordination with multiple transportation authorities, extensive escort support, and development of specialized transport equipment.

1.4.6 Small Aerospace Vehicles or Capsules are defined as spacecraft or aerospace artifacts that are significantly smaller in size and mass and may be transported using conventional transportation systems with appropriate protective handling procedures.

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1.4.7 As an example of a Small Aerospace Vehicle, the Orion or Apollo capsule represents a class of spacecraft that may be capable of transport using conventional flatbed transport, cargo aircraft, or commercial shipping methods with appropriate protective packaging, restraint systems, environmental controls, and handling procedures.

1.4.8 Government Intent. The Government intends to utilize this contract for transportation requirements across the full spectrum of aerospace artifact sizes and complexities. Contractors shall demonstrate the ability to support transportation operations ranging from small spacecraft or capsules to extremely large aerospace vehicles requiring complex engineering analysis, artifact preservation, infrastructure coordination, public coordination, and multimodal transportation execution.

1.5 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS AND COMPLIANCE

1.5.1 Transportation planning, preservation, packaging, handling, and movement of aerospace vehicles, artifacts, and flown space hardware performed under this contract shall be conducted in accordance with applicable Federal law, regulation, and NASA policy directives and procedural requirements governing transportation, handling, property accountability, artifact disposition, and disposal of aerospace hardware.

Applicable NASA references may include, but are not limited to, NPR 7120.5, NASA Space Flight Program and Project Management Requirements; NPR 7123.1, NASA Systems Engineering Processes and Requirements; NPR 8715.1, NASA Safety and Health Programs; NPR 8621.1, NASA Mishap and Close Call Reporting, Investigating, and Recordkeeping; NPR 1620.3, NASA Physical Security Requirements; NPR 2190.1, NASA Export Control Program; NPD 1380.1, NASA Media and Communications Policy; NPR 6000.1H, Requirements for Packaging, Handling, and Transportation for Aeronautical and Space Systems, Equipment, and Associated Components, NPR 4200.1H, NASA Equipment Management Procedural Requirements, which establishes Agency procedures governing accountability, control, management, and excess processing of NASA equipment. NPR 4310.1A, Artifact Identification and Disposition, which establishes Agency procedures governing identification, reporting, allocation, transfer, and disposition of NASA artifacts.

1.5.6 Transportation operations shall also comply with applicable Federal transportation regulations, Department of Transportation requirements, maritime regulations, aviation regulations, and all applicable Federal, State, local, and Tribal regulatory requirements governing oversize cargo, specialized equipment, and high-value artifacts.

1.5.7 When transportation activities are performed at or through NASA facilities, the Contractor shall comply with applicable Center-specific safety, security, access, escort, transportation, logistics, environmental, emergency management, and public affairs procedures identified by the Government.

SECTION 2 – PROGRAM MANAGEMENT

2.1 The Contractor shall provide program management services necessary to support transportation planning and execution activities under this contract.

2.2 The Contractor shall prepare and maintain a Program Management Plan (DRD-01) describing the organizational structure, management approach, communication processes, decision processes, stakeholder coordination methods, subcontractor management methods, and program oversight methods used to execute task orders issued under this contract.

2.3 The Contractor shall maintain an Integrated Master Schedule (DRD-02) identifying engineering activities, transportation planning milestones, preservation activities, regulatory approval milestones, readiness events, operational execution milestones, and post-movement closeout activities.

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2.4 The Contractor shall prepare a Work Breakdown Structure and Dictionary (DRD-03) describing tasks and subtasks required for task order execution.

2.5 The Contractor shall maintain a Risk Management Plan and Risk Register (DRD-04) identifying technical, operational, schedule, preservation, infrastructure, regulatory, security, public interface, export control, and stakeholder coordination risks associated with transportation activities.

2.6 The Contractor shall submit Monthly Program Management Reports (DRD-05) summarizing technical progress, schedule status, risk status, major decisions, preservation issues, infrastructure concerns, regulatory issues, public coordination issues, and significant program issues.

2.7 The Contractor shall provide interface management and coordination support among Government organizations, museums, transportation authorities, utilities, law enforcement entities, port or terminal operators, airfield operators, rail operators, regulatory bodies, and other stakeholders as required by task order.

2.8 The Contractor shall manage all subcontractors performing work under task orders issued pursuant to this contract and shall ensure subcontractor performance is fully integrated with task order requirements, schedules, interfaces, and reporting requirements.

2.9 The Contractor shall provide interagency coordination support, as required by task order, for transportation operations involving Government-furnished air mobility, military airlift, military airfields, U.S.-flag maritime transportation providers, port authorities, marine terminals, barge operators, vessel operators, and other Government or commercial transportation stakeholders.

2.10 Where task orders involve Department of Defense support, Government-furnished military aircraft, military airfields, U.S.-flag vessels, barges, ports, or other Government transportation capabilities, the Contractor shall coordinate Contractor activities in a manner consistent with Government direction, security requirements, terminal or airfield access requirements, cargo interface requirements, and applicable operational restrictions.

2.11 The Contractor shall manage interface coordination among transportation providers, vessel operators, port or terminal authorities, air mobility representatives, utility providers, escort providers, recipient institutions, Center operations personnel, Center safety personnel, Center security personnel, and Government stakeholders to ensure sequencing, readiness, transfer compatibility, and continuity of operations across all transportation modes.

2.12 Government Intent. The Government intends for Contractors to demonstrate the ability to manage complex multimodal transportation operations and coordinate engineering, logistics, preservation, infrastructure, regulatory, and operational activities across multiple stakeholders and multiple modes of transportation.

SECTION 3 – ENGINEERING AND TRANSPORTATION ANALYSIS

3.1 The Contractor shall perform engineering analysis necessary to determine safe transportation methods for Government cargo.

3.2 The Contractor shall prepare a Transportation Concept of Operations (DRD-10) describing the proposed multimodal transportation approach, operational sequencing, cargo interfaces, staging concepts, mode selection rationale, and key assumptions.

3.3 The Contractor shall perform trade studies documented in a Multimodal Transportation Feasibility

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Analysis (DRD-11) evaluating potential transportation modes, combinations of modes, alternative execution concepts, route concepts, and supporting infrastructure strategies.

3.4 The Contractor shall perform structural assessments documented in a Structural Load and Stress Analysis (DRD-12). The Structural Load and Stress Analysis shall evaluate the structural loads experienced by the cargo during lifting, restraint, transportation, and modal transfers. The analysis shall identify load paths, stress concentrations, lifting interface stresses, restraint loads, support structure loads, and transport-induced dynamic loads. The analysis shall address conditions associated with heavy haul transport, marine transport, airlift transport, rail transport, crane lifting, and transfer operations where applicable. The Contractor shall identify allowable load limits, structural safety margins, recommended lift points, prohibited load application areas, and any required reinforcement, support systems, or operational constraints necessary to preserve structural integrity of the artifact during transportation.

3.5 The Contractor shall perform infrastructure and route evaluations documented in a Transportability Engineering Assessment (DRD-13). The Transportability Engineering Assessment shall evaluate whether the cargo can be safely transported along proposed routes and through proposed transportation interfaces.

The assessment shall analyze roadway geometry, bridge capacities, pavement limitations, overhead clearance constraints, turning radii, utility conflicts, rail interface compatibility, airfield access conditions, port or terminal access, pier or dock suitability, staging area requirements, and cargo transfer points. The assessment shall identify infrastructure limitations, required infrastructure modifications, temporary removals, utility coordination requirements, escort requirements, staging constraints, and any engineering or operational mitigations required to enable transportation execution.

3.6 The Contractor shall perform modeling and simulation analysis documented in an Engineering Modeling and Simulation Report (DRD-14). The Engineering Modeling and Simulation Report shall document analytical models and simulations used to evaluate transportation loads, vibration environments, cargo restraint performance, structural responses, lifting operations, and modal transfer operations. Modeling and simulation activities may include dynamic load modeling, vibration analysis, transport motion modeling, structural response analysis, clearance simulations, lifting simulations, cargo restraint simulations, and route visualization models. The analysis shall be used to validate transportation concepts, evaluate risk conditions, confirm structural safety margins, and support selection of the most technically sound transportation approach.

3.7 The Contractor shall perform digital engineering activities as required to support route analysis, load path analysis, dimensional clearance analysis, vibration assessments, restraint analysis, lifting analysis, transport interface analysis, and transportation system visualization.

3.8 The Contractor shall evaluate reuse, recertification, modification, refurbishment, or replacement of existing Government-furnished support structures, cradles, transport fixtures, or rigging systems where applicable.

3.9 The Contractor shall assess infrastructure impacts associated with transportation operations, including bridges, roads, pavements, utilities, crane pads, airfield pavements, barge loading locations, dock facilities, rail interfaces, and staging areas.

3.10 The Contractor shall assess cargo sensitivity to environmental exposure, shock, vibration, handling loads, moisture, particulate contamination, thermal conditions, and other transportation-related stressors.

3.11 The Contractor shall identify cargo handling constraints, approved load application locations, prohibited contact locations, protective interface requirements, and support requirements necessary to preserve structural integrity and artifact condition.

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3.12 The Contractor shall, where required by task order, conduct or support inspections, non-destructive evaluation, dimensional verification, and condition documentation necessary to support engineering analysis and transportation planning.

3.13 The Contractor shall, where marine or barge transportation is under consideration, assess marine transport suitability including barge interface requirements, vessel loading constraints, deck load capacity, seafastening concepts, mooring considerations, cargo clearance constraints, route navigability, tidal considerations, pier or berth suitability, and environmental exposure risks associated with marine transport.

3.14 The Contractor shall, where air mobility or military airlift is under consideration, assess cargo suitability for transport by Government aircraft or military airlift platforms, including dimensional compatibility, cargo weight, center of gravity, restraint interface requirements, ground handling constraints, aircraft loading limitations, airfield suitability, and cargo transfer requirements.

3.15 The Contractor shall evaluate cargo exposure risks associated with marine transportation, including salt air, moisture intrusion, precipitation, ultraviolet exposure, thermal cycling, vibration, vessel motion, deck drainage, and corrosion risks, and shall identify mitigation measures necessary to preserve artifact condition.

3.16 Government Intent. The Government expects Contractors to perform thorough engineering analysis prior to transportation operations to ensure safety, structural integrity, preservation of Government hardware, and suitability of the selected transportation approach.

3.17 The Contractor shall prepare a Non-Destructive Evaluation Plan (DRD-015) identifying inspection techniques, inspection intervals, documentation requirements, and acceptance criteria used to verify structural condition of Government cargo prior to and following transportation operations.

3.18 The Contractor shall prepare an Artifact Protection Plan (DRD-016) describing environmental protection systems, protective coverings, corrosion protection measures, vibration mitigation methods, contamination control procedures, and handling precautions necessary to protect historically significant aerospace artifacts during transportation operations.

3.19 The Contractor shall prepare a Safety Engineering Assessment (DRD-017) evaluating structural safety margins, lifting interfaces, load paths, environmental exposure risks, transport-induced stresses, and engineering safety considerations associated with transportation operations.

SECTION 4 – TRANSPORTATION PLANNING

4.1 The Contractor shall prepare a Detailed Transportation Execution Plan (DRD-18) describing the proposed transportation approach, including transportation modes, route selection, staging locations, transfer points, sequencing of operations, equipment requirements, protection systems, schedule assumptions, contingency actions, and required stakeholder coordination.

4.2 The Contractor shall conduct route surveys documented in a Route Survey and Infrastructure Assessment (DRD-19). Route surveys shall evaluate roadway geometry, turning radii, clearance limitations, bridge capacities, pavement conditions, marine access points, rail interface constraints, airfield access conditions, utility conflicts, traffic impacts, staging requirements, and any other infrastructure considerations affecting transportation execution.

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4.3 The Contractor shall prepare and maintain a Transportation Permits, Approvals, and Regulatory Coordination Plan (DRD-20) identifying all permits, licenses, clearances, route approvals, escort requirements, access authorizations, and regulatory actions required to execute transportation operations under each task order.

4.4 The Transportation Permits, Approvals, and Regulatory Coordination Plan shall identify the issuing authority, required lead times, application milestones, operational restrictions, expiration dates, permit status, special conditions, and dependencies associated with each permit or approval.

4.5 Unless otherwise specified by the Government in an individual task order, the Contractor shall identify, obtain, maintain, and comply with all permits, approvals, licenses, escorts, route authorizations, and regulatory clearances required to lawfully execute transportation operations.

4.6 The Contractor shall ensure required permits and approvals remain valid throughout the execution period and shall immediately notify the Government of any permit limitations, denials, expirations, modifications, suspensions, or compliance issues that may affect transportation execution.

4.7 For ground transportation task orders, the Contractor shall coordinate and obtain, as applicable, oversize and overweight permits, State and local Department of Transportation approvals, bridge crossing approvals, roadway occupancy approvals, temporary traffic control approvals, escort requirements, nighttime or restricted-hour movement approvals, roadway closure approvals, and utility crossing or temporary line lift coordination approvals.

4.8 For air transportation task orders, the Contractor shall coordinate aircraft compatibility, cargo loading interfaces, airfield operating constraints, airport access, aircraft operator requirements, dimensional and weight limitations, restraint system requirements, and any required approvals or operating clearances associated with aircraft loading, unloading, or airfield access.

4.9 Where task orders involve movement of cargo using Government aircraft, military aircraft, charter aircraft, or commercial aircraft, the Contractor shall ensure transportation planning and cargo preparation are consistent with applicable airlift interface requirements, weight and balance constraints, loading system requirements, and airfield operating requirements.

4.10 Where task orders involve Government-furnished military air mobility capability, including but not limited to strategic airlift platforms such as C-5 or C-17 aircraft, the Contractor shall…