Membership in NSF SHREC Center

NASA's Shared Services Center (NASA/NSSC) is seeking membership in the NSF SHREC Center to conduct advanced hardware emulation research at the University of Pittsburgh during fiscal years 2025 and 2026. The procurement focuses on research activities in four primary technical areas: Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) Research, High Computing Research, Advanced Hardware Emulation, and Software Simulation. This is a sole source procurement under FAR 12.102(a), with NASA/NSSC determining that the University of Pittsburgh is the sole provider of this specific membership. Interested organizations may submit written capability statements and qualifications by April 13, 2026 at 12:00 p.m. Central Standard Time to challenge the sole source determination. The Government will evaluate submissions solely to determine whether the procurement should be conducted competitively and retains discretionary authority to proceed with competitive bidding. All correspondence should reference ID 80NSSC26929801Q in the subject line, and the NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84 regarding the Ombudsman applies to this acquisition.

This procurement carries no set-aside designation and identifies the University of Pittsburgh as the current intended sole source awardee. The Statement of Work specifies that performance will occur entirely at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with the membership period spanning fiscal years 2025 and 2026. The NAICS code is 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools), and the PSC category is AJ11 (General Science and Technology R&D Services). This presolicitation notice does not request pricing offers at this stage; pricing submissions will not be reviewed or accepted. The Government will use the capability statements and qualifications received to evaluate the validity of the sole source justification and determine the appropriate procurement strategy moving forward.