Electrified Powertrain Flight Demonstration

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration Armstrong Flight Research Center published a Special Notice regarding its solicitation for electric powertrain flight demonstrations. The Notice included a source selection statement documenting the evaluation and award process for proposals received by May 11, 2021.

The source selection statement outlined NASA's review of proposals to provide development, ground testing, and flight testing of an integrated megawatt-class electric powertrain system. Proposals were evaluated based on mission suitability, past performance, and price. After discussions with four offerors judged in the competitive range, final proposal revisions were received on August 24, 2021 and reassessed, with contracts ultimately awarded to MagniX and GE Aviation based on their higher mission suitability scores and lower prices. The demonstrations aim to advance electric aircraft propulsion technologies with the goal of introducing them into commercial fleets by 2035.