Sources Sought Notice 80GRC025R7021-SSN - TPS Units.pdf

NASA/Glenn Research Center (GRC) is hereby soliciting information from potential sources for four (4) pneumatically-driven turbine propulsion simulator (TPS) units for wind tunnel testing.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) GRC is seeking capability statements from all interested parties, including all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI) for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business subcontracting goals for (insert acquisition title). The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Women-owned (WOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business (EDWOSB) or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses received.

The target physical motor size for the TPS units is an overall diameter of less than 4 inches. TPS units shall be capable of accepting rotating shaft force balances. TPS units shall be available in handed configurations (i.e., versions with front rotors turning clockwise and counterclockwise). Existing designs for potential TPS units should be available to limit lead time for this equipment. Delivery of hardware is expected no later than March 2027. Additional minimum requirements are outlined in the table below:

Parameter Nominal Capability (Min) Desired Capability (Max) Power Range 100 horsepower 170 horsepower Max RPM 17,000 20,000 Size Envelope Less than 4 inches diameter Less than 3 inches diameter Accommodate Rotating Force Balance

Yes Yes

No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of the solicitation. If a solicitation is released, it will be synopsized on SAM.gov. Interested firms are responsible for monitoring this website for the release of any solicitation or synopsis.

Interested firms having the required capabilities necessary to meet the above requirement described herein should submit a capability statement of no more than 5 pages indicating the ability to perform all aspects of the effort. The capability package should include a company overview, examples of relevant past experience providing TPS units for wind tunnel applications, rough order-of-magnitude cost estimate, and list of existing TPS unit designs that could meet the above requirements, if available.

Please advise if the requirement is considered a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial product and commercial service is defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions.

All responses shall be submitted electronically via email to Kevin Carroll at kevin.m.carroll@nasa.gov, no later than 4:00pm EDT on July 8, 2025. Please reference 80GRC025R7021-SSN in any response.

This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation.

Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resultant solicitation for the requirement.