Atlas COASTER Services and Engineering Support
Closed Pre-Solicitation Posted
A later notice was posted: the Limited / Sole Source Justification from .
- Solicitation number
- 80TECH25Q0090
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- PSC
- DE10 IT and Telecom - End User as a Service: Help Desk;Tier 1-2,Workspace,Print,Output,Productivity Tools
- Place of performance
- Houston, Texas 77058, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA's Information Technology Procurement Office seeks to acquire Counterweight-Offload Astronaut Sensor, Telemetry & Electronics Rig (COASTER) services and engineering support for human-in-the-loop testing operations at the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at Johnson Space Center. The COASTER system is described as the only known human-rated articulated jib arm style sensor and suspension system in the world, capable of interfacing with all current NASA space suits including xEMU, Mark III, EMU, and the Atlas EXCON analog suit for gravity offload testing. NASA intends to award this as a sole source contract to Atlas Devices, LLC, citing them as the only authorized vendor to provide support for their proprietary COASTER product and the sole company offering services to operate both COASTER and EXCON systems for human-in-the-loop testing. Interested organizations may submit capabilities and qualifications electronically to the designated NASA contracting officials by 4:00 PM CST on July 25, 2025. These submissions will be evaluated solely to determine whether the acquisition should be conducted on a competitive basis rather than sole source.
This procurement does not utilize any set-aside designations and is structured as a full and open competition evaluation of the current sole source approach. Atlas Devices, LLC is positioned as both the incumbent contractor and the intended sole source recipient, given their unique ownership and operational expertise of the COASTER system and complementary EXCON analog suit technology. The contract is planned as a commercial service acquisition under FAR Part 12, though no specific award values, budget ranges, or contract duration timelines are disclosed in this pre-solicitation notice. Atlas Devices' position stems from their proprietary development of the COASTER system and extensive reverse engineering studies of NASA's xEMU requirements, providing them with specialized knowledge of telemetry-based suited operations and system safety protocols. The evaluation process will determine whether other organizations possess sufficient capabilities to warrant moving away from the proposed sole source arrangement.
Notice text
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) / Information Technology Procurement Office (ITPO) has a requirement for Counterweight-Offload Astronaut Sensor, Telemetry & Electronics Rig (COASTER) services and engineering support.
NASA/ITPO intends to issue a sole source contract to acquire the COASTER services and engineering support from Atlas Devices, LLC due to the COASTER being an Atlas Devices product and Atlas Devices being the only authorized vendor to provide support.
Atlas Devices produces COASTER, the only known human-rated articulated jib arm style sensor and suspension systems in the world. Current support facilities in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility (SVMF) at JSC have been verified to both house and support COASTER for the use of suited and unsuited HITL testing, exclusive of test operators and TRR support on behalf of COASTER.
COASTER will interface with all current NASA space suits (xEMU, Mark III, EMU, etc.) and Atlas EXCON analog suit for gravity offload testing. The Atlas EXCON suit was designed through intensive studies of xEMU requirements and functions. These studies and “reverse engineering” of the suit have provided Atlas Devices with a unique and comprehensive body of knowledge surrounding telemetry based suited HITL testing and suspended/offloaded suited operations.
Atlas is the only company which offers services to operate both COASTER and EXCON for HITL testing. Intricate knowledge of the entire system, including its hazards, and failure modes, is necessary to represent COASTER within TRR functions and proper operational decision making and safety practices during use.
The Government intends to acquire a commercial service using FAR Part 12.
Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort electronically via email to Kaelin Kelley, Contract Specialist, at kaelin.w.kelley@nasa.gov and Nicolas Zogaib, Contracting Officer, at nicolas.a.zogaib@nasa.gov not later than 4:00 PM CST on July 25, 2025. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct this acquisition on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government.
If parties choose to respond, any cost associated with preparation and submission of data, or any other cost incurred in response to this announcement are the sole responsibility of the respondent and will not be reimbursed by the Government.
NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at : https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/Procurement-Ombuds-Comp-Advocate-Listing.pdf
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| Atlas COASTER Services and Engineering Support | Limited / Sole Source Justification | |
| This notice | Pre-Solicitation |
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