Hypobaric Chamber Pilot Studies
Closed Solicitation Posted
- Solicitation number
- 80JSC026Q0006
- Agency
-
Johnson Space Center
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- Place of performance
- Houston, Texas, United States
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
NASA Johnson Space Center seeks hypobaric chamber testing facilities capable of performing decompression sickness (DCS) pilot studies, with proposals due October 1, 2026 and questions due September 8, 2026 at 9:00 AM CST. This is an unrestricted commercial RFQ under FAR Part 12 with solicitation number 80JSC026Q0006, issued as a combined synopsis/solicitation. The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards.
Place of performance is Houston, Texas. The base work (CLIN 0001) requires three test days with a minimum of two subjects per day, each test lasting approximately 13 hours. Testing includes a 6.5-hour 100% oxygen prebreathe followed by a 6-hour extravehicular activity (EVA) simulation at 5.2 psia with eight workstations involving ambulation, technical tasks, load carrying, arm ergometry, and ultrasound cardiac monitoring. Contractors must recruit and screen subjects to astronaut-corps demographic standards, including medical examinations and VO2 peak oxygen consumption testing (minimum requirement: greater than 27.5 ml/kg/min). Medical monitoring must include ultrasound imaging for venous gas emboli detection, symptom logging, and DCS assessment per NASA JPR 1800.3 E criteria. Data delivery is required electronically within five months of IRB approval, with ultrasound images independently scored by three blinded reviewers. NASA will provide loaner equipment and training, monitor at least one chamber run in real-time, and conduct a final technical interchange meeting.
The base contract period runs September 1, 2026 through September 30, 2027, with six optional CLINs extending through September 30, 2029 covering a fourth test day, break-in prebreathe, elevated metabolic rate testing, pharmaceutical-enhanced prebreathe, and body temperature monitoring. All pricing is firm fixed price and severable. The contractor bears transportation costs under FOB Destination. NAICS code 541714 applies; small business size standard is 1000 employees. Offerors must state their size status. Payment flows through NASA Shared Services Center at Stennis Space Center, Mississippi via electronic funds transfer.
Evaluation uses a trade-off methodology with three factors in descending order of importance: Technical Acceptability (including Schedule as Subfactor 1A), Past Performance, and Price. Technical Acceptability and Past Performance combined are significantly more important than Price. Technical Acceptability receives adjectival ratings of Outstanding, Acceptable, or Unacceptable; Past Performance receives Acceptable, Neutral, or Unacceptable. Quoters must document team qualifications in multi-day chamber operations with human subjects, physiology and cognitive measures, equipment management, medical oversight, and subject recruitment. Documentation of past performance on similar projects is required. Quotes must remain valid for a minimum of 90 days from submission.
Foreign entities need not register in SAM.gov before proposal submission but must complete registration before contract award per FAR 52.204-7. Amendment 003 extended the close date from September 10 to October 1, 2026. Amendment 004 updated Attachment E (Questions and Answers, revised September 3). Amendment 005 updated Attachment E again (revised September 15, 2026). Contracting officer is Katelyn Jaime; contract specialist is Tracy Lynn Quintanilla (tracy.l.quintanilla@nasa.gov).
Notice text
5 versions
Update #5 · Latest ·
Amendment 003 :
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the solicitation close date to 10/1/2026
[from 9/10/2026]
Amendment 004:
The purpose of this amendment is to update Attachment E - Questions and Answers
Question Due date has been extended to 9/8/2026 at 9:00AM CST (Attachment was Posted to SAM.gov on 9/3/2026)
Amendment 005:
The purpose of this amendment is to update Attachment E - Questions and Answers
Please reference the conformed copy (currently 80JSC026Q00060005) for all incorporated changes.
______________________________________________________________________________________
This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards from this RFQ.
This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) under solicitation number 80JSC026Q0006 for pilot chamber testing facilities capable of performing hypobaric Decompression Sickness (DCS) studies. The facilities are to perform three test days, collecting and recording data each day as they would for a research protocol. Please reference Attachment A - Statement of Work for mor details.
The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) Number 2026-01.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541714 and 1000 employees, respectively. The offeror must state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which must be considered by the agency.
The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at:
FAR - FAR Overhaul - Part 52 | Acquisition.GOV
NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf
Offerors must provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, September 2023, which is incorporated by reference.
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, November 2021. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer responsible, whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors are in descending order of importance and must be used to evaluate offers: technical acceptability, past performance, and price.
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (November 2023).
All offerors shall reference the additional submission requirements in Attachment D - Additional Submission Criteria dated 07/15/2026.
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
This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.Sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Tracy.L.Quintanilla@nasa.gov, and Katelyn.R.Jaime@nasa.gov, not later than September 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m. Central Time. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via e-mail to Tracy.L.Quintanilla@nasa.gov, and Katelyn.R.Jaime@nasa.gov, no later than 1:00 p.m. Central Time, on October 1, 2026.
The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.
Failure to submit a complete electronic quote by the due date and time specified for this RFQ must result in the proposal being considered late and must be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(c)(2).
Update #4 ·
Amendment 003 :
The purpose of this amendment is to extend the solicitation close date to 10/1/2026
[from 9/10/2026]
Amendment 004: The purpose of this amendment is to update Attachment E - Questions and Answers
Question Due date has been extended to 9/8/2026 at 9:00AM CST (Attachment was Posted to SAM.gov on 9/3/2026)
Please reference the conformed copy (currently 80JSC026Q00060004) for all incorporated changes.
______________________________________________________________________________________
This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards from this RFQ.
This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) under solicitation number 80JSC026Q0006 for pilot chamber testing facilities capable of performing hypobaric Decompression Sickness (DCS) studies. The facilities are to perform three test days, collecting and recording data each day as they would for a research protocol. Please reference Attachment A - Statement of Work for mor details.
The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) Number 2026-01.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541714 and 1000 employees, respectively. The offeror must state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which must be considered by the agency.
The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at:
FAR - FAR Overhaul - Part 52 | Acquisition.GOV
NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf
Offerors must provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, September 2023, which is incorporated by reference.
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, November 2021. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer responsible, whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors are in descending order of importance and must be used to evaluate offers: technical acceptability, past performance, and price.
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (November 2023).
All offerors shall reference the additional submission requirements in Attachment D - Additional Submission Criteria dated 07/15/2026.
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
This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.Sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Tracy.L.Quintanilla@nasa.gov, and Katelyn.R.Jaime@nasa.gov, not later than September 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m. Central Time. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via e-mail to Tracy.L.Quintanilla@nasa.gov, and Katelyn.R.Jaime@nasa.gov, no later than 1:00 p.m. Central Time, on October 1, 2026.
The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.
Failure to submit a complete electronic quote by the due date and time specified for this RFQ must result in the proposal being considered late and must be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(c)(2).
Update #3 ·
Amendment 003 : The purpose of this amendment is to update Attachment E - Questions and Answers
Question Due date has been extended to 9/8/2026 at 9:00AM CST
______________________________________________________________________________________
This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards from this RFQ.
This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) under solicitation number 80JSC026Q0006 for pilot chamber testing facilities capable of performing hypobaric Decompression Sickness (DCS) studies. The facilities are to perform three test days, collecting and recording data each day as they would for a research protocol. Please reference Attachment A - Statement of Work for mor details.
The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) Number 2026-01.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541714 and 1000 employees, respectively. The offeror must state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which must be considered by the agency.
The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at:
FAR - FAR Overhaul - Part 52 | Acquisition.GOV
NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf
Offerors must provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, September 2023, which is incorporated by reference.
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, November 2021. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer responsible, whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors are in descending order of importance and must be used to evaluate offers: technical acceptability, past performance, and price.
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (November 2023).
All offerors shall reference the additional submission requirements in Attachment D - Additional Submission Criteria dated 07/15/2026.
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
This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.Sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Tracy.L.Quintanilla@nasa.gov, and Katelyn.R.Jaime@nasa.gov, not later than September 8, 2026, 9:00 a.m. Central Time. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via e-mail to Tracy.L.Quintanilla@nasa.gov, and Katelyn.R.Jaime@nasa.gov, no later than 1:00 p.m. Central Time, on September 10, 2026.
The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.
Failure to submit a complete electronic quote by the due date and time specified for this RFQ must result in the proposal being considered late and must be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(c)(2).
Update #2 ·
This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards from this RFQ.
This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) under solicitation number 80JSC026Q0006 for pilot chamber testing facilities capable of performing hypobaric Decompression Sickness (DCS) studies. The facilities are to perform three test days, collecting and recording data each day as they would for a research protocol. Please reference Attachment A - Statement of Work for mor details.
The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) Number 2026-01.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541714 and 1000 employees, respectively. The offeror must state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which must be considered by the agency.
The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at:
FAR - FAR Overhaul - Part 52 | Acquisition.GOV
NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf
Offerors must provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, September 2023, which is incorporated by reference.
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, November 2021. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer responsible, whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors are in descending order of importance and must be used to evaluate offers: technical acceptability, past performance, and price.
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (November 2023).
All offerors shall reference the additional submission requirements in Attachment D - Additional Submission Criteria dated 07/15/2026.
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
This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.Sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Tracy.L.Quintanilla@nasa.gov, and Katelyn.R.Jaime@nasa.gov, not later than August 28, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Central Time. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via e-mail to Tracy.L.Quintanilla@nasa.gov, and Katelyn.R.Jaime@nasa.gov, no later than 1:00 p.m. Central Time, on September 10, 2026.
The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.
Failure to submit a complete electronic quote by the due date and time specified for this RFQ must result in the proposal being considered late and must be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(c)(2).
Update #1 ·
This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products and commercial services prepared in accordance with the FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards from this RFQ.
This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) under solicitation number 80JSC026Q0006 for pilot chamber testing facilities capable of performing hypobaric Decompression Sickness (DCS) studies. The facilities are to perform three test days, collecting and recording data each day as they would for a research protocol. Please reference Attachment A - Statement of Work for mor details.
The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Certification (FAC) Number 2026-01.
The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541714 and 1000 employees, respectively. The offeror must state in their offer their size status for this acquisition.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which must be considered by the agency.
The following clauses and provisions are incorporated; full text of the clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at:
FAR - FAR Overhaul - Part 52 | Acquisition.GOV
NFS - https://www.hq.nasa.gov/office/procurement/regs/NFS.pdf
Offerors must provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, September 2023, which is incorporated by reference.
FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Products and Commercial Services, November 2021. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the offer responsible, whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors are in descending order of importance and must be used to evaluate offers: technical acceptability, past performance, and price.
FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, (November 2023).
All offerors shall reference the additional submission requirements in Attachment D - Additional Submission Criteria dated 07/15/2026.
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
This posting, in addition to any attached documents, will be available on www.Sam.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any).
Prospective offerors are encouraged to notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. All contractual and technical questions must be submitted electronically via email to Tracy.L.Quintanilla@nasa.gov, and Katelyn.R.Jaime@nasa.gov, not later than July 29, 2026, 1:00 p.m. Central Time. Telephone questions will not be accepted.
Responses to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via e-mail to Tracy.L.Quintanilla@nasa.gov, and Katelyn.R.Jaime@nasa.gov, no later than 1:00 p.m. Central Time, on September 10, 2026.
The Government is not responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of documents submitted using electronic means, including the missing of any established deadlines.
Failure to submit a complete electronic quote by the due date and time specified for this RFQ must result in the proposal being considered late and must be handled in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(c)(2).
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