Industry capability assessment of hypersonic propulsion

NASA/GRC is refining its hypersonic portfolio to ensure that it is most effectively aligned to support national priorities to utilize research, computational tools, and experimental capabilities in support of technology and system development as well as flight test in support of national needs. NASA/GRC is issuing two contracts where each will conduct a study on future US hypersonic propulsion capability needs from the hypersonic propulsion industry viewpoint as well as their companys perspective.

The initial national needs are primarily defense related and NASA/GRC intends to purchase the services from Aerojet Rocketdyne and Orbital ATK because both of these companies are presently working under DoD hypersonic programs and have the highly specialized knowledge and expertise to effectively and economically provide NASA/GRC with the requested information.

This is not a request for quote. This is a sole source synopsis.

Interested organizations may submit their capabilities and qualifications to perform the effort in writing to the identified point of contact no later than 4:30 p.m. local time on June 12, 2015. Such capabilities/qualifications will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed effort on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the government.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition can be found at http://prod.nais.nasa.gov/pub/p ub_library/Omb.html .