NASA High-Speed Endoatmospheric Commercial Vehicle Conceptual Design Study and Technology Roadmaps Development

Updated Information:

Newly posted are the two documents from the Virtual Industry Day held on Tuesday, July 19, 2022 for 80GRC022R0012, "NASA High-Speed Endoatmospheric Commercial Vehicle Conceptual Design Study and Technology Roadmaps Development."  NASA encourages all potential offerors to review the documents closely as there have been updates. 

The two (2) documents that are now attached to this presolicitation are:

               1. The Industry Day Presentation Slides, including the Questions and Answers

               2. The Attendee List from Industry Day

NASA is not accepting any proposals at this time.  If potential offerors have any questions about this acquisition please contact the Rita K. Dickens, the Contracting Officer, at rita.k.dickens@nasa.gov.

Industry Day Information:

Please see the attached Draft Request for Proposal - 80GRC022R0012 and Invitation to the Virtual Industry Day on July 19, 2022 for this acquisition, "NASA High-Speed Endoatmospheric Commercial Vehicle Conceptual Design Study and Technology Roadmaps Development."  Note, registration is required for the virtual industry day.

All information about is located on the two (2) new attachments to this presolicitation.

               1. Draft Request for Proposal - 80GRC022R0012

               2. Virtual Industry Day Invitation and Information

Registration and questions about this update are due no later than Friday, July 15, 2022 at 12:00pm ET.

Original Presolicitation Notice:

NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA High-Speed Endoatmospheric Commercial Vehicle Conceptual Design Study and Technology Roadmaps Development project.  

NASA’s Hypersonic Technology Project (HTP) and Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST) project, under the Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP), are jointly tasked with developing a strategy to enable an environmentally responsible/sustainable civilian high-speed market. NASA is seeking to stimulate innovation and foster the pursuit of conceptual designs for high-speed (‘high-speed’ defined as Mach 2 through Mach 5) commercial transports that could enter service in the next decade (i.e., 2030-2040) or beyond, market permitting. These commercial transports must be able to overcome significant performance and environmental challenges for the benefit of the public. These conceptual vehicle design studies will identify key technology development needs and opportunities that will enable such vehicles. Proposals are sought to address concepts that may fall within the Mach 2 – 5 range, with the specific speed, passenger count, range, and allowable technology readiness level (TRL) to be negotiated after contract award.

The scope of this work is to provide HTP and CST with design and technology roadmap information needed for the development of strategies to enable environmentally sustainable, civilian high-speed travel in support of ARMD’s 2019 Strategic Implementation Plan Thrust 2.  Unlimited rights deliverables expected at the conclusion of this effort include:

• commercial conceptual vehicle designs to serve as government reference vehicles for any public purpose determined by NASA, and
• technology roadmap(s) to address environmental, economic, and societal barriers to sustainability, and to identify threshold and goal values for metrics of interest.

Please note: all above technical criteria is subject to change in the final RFP.

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.   

At this time, this acquisition is not set-aside to small businesses.  In an effort to encourage teaming and collaboration, NASA will not determine whether this is a small business set-aside until after a draft RFP and virtual industry day are completed.  The status of whether this acquisition is a small business set-aside will be posted in the final RFP following the draft RFP and virtual industry day.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541715 and 1,500 employees, respectively.

The anticipated release date of the Draft RFP is June 28, 2022.  The approximate date(s) of the Virtual Industry day is the week of July 18, 2022.  And finally, the anticipated release date of the RFP is about August 2, 2022 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about September 12, 2022.  All of these dates are tentative and subject to change.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

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

If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on www.sam.gov.

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any).  Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the 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 Rita K. Dickens at rita.k.dickens@nasa.gov not later than Tuesday, June 21, 2022  at 4:00pm ET.  Telephone questions will not be accepted.

Updated Information:

Please see the attached Draft Request for Proposal - 80GRC022R0012 and Invitation to the Virtual Industry Day on July 19, 2022 for this acquisition, "NASA High-Speed Endoatmospheric Commercial Vehicle Conceptual Design Study and Technology Roadmaps Development."  Note, registration is required for the virtual industry day.

All information about is located on the two (2) new attachments to this presolicitation.

               1. Draft Request for Proposal - 80GRC022R0012

               2. Virtual Industry Day Invitation and Information

Registration and questions about this update are due no later than Friday, July 15, 2022 at 12:00pm ET.

Original Presolicitation Notice:

NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA High-Speed Endoatmospheric Commercial Vehicle Conceptual Design Study and Technology Roadmaps Development project.  

NASA’s Hypersonic Technology Project (HTP) and Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST) project, under the Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP), are jointly tasked with developing a strategy to enable an environmentally responsible/sustainable civilian high-speed market. NASA is seeking to stimulate innovation and foster the pursuit of conceptual designs for high-speed (‘high-speed’ defined as Mach 2 through Mach 5) commercial transports that could enter service in the next decade (i.e., 2030-2040) or beyond, market permitting. These commercial transports must be able to overcome significant performance and environmental challenges for the benefit of the public. These conceptual vehicle design studies will identify key technology development needs and opportunities that will enable such vehicles. Proposals are sought to address concepts that may fall within the Mach 2 – 5 range, with the specific speed, passenger count, range, and allowable technology readiness level (TRL) to be negotiated after contract award.

The scope of this work is to provide HTP and CST with design and technology roadmap information needed for the development of strategies to enable environmentally sustainable, civilian high-speed travel in support of ARMD’s 2019 Strategic Implementation Plan Thrust 2.  Unlimited rights deliverables expected at the conclusion of this effort include:

• commercial conceptual vehicle designs to serve as government reference vehicles for any public purpose determined by NASA, and
• technology roadmap(s) to address environmental, economic, and societal barriers to sustainability, and to identify threshold and goal values for metrics of interest.

Please note: all above technical criteria is subject to change in the final RFP.

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.   

At this time, this acquisition is not set-aside to small businesses.  In an effort to encourage teaming and collaboration, NASA will not determine whether this is a small business set-aside until after a draft RFP and virtual industry day are completed.  The status of whether this acquisition is a small business set-aside will be posted in the final RFP following the draft RFP and virtual industry day.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541715 and 1,500 employees, respectively.

The anticipated release date of the Draft RFP is June 28, 2022.  The approximate date(s) of the Virtual Industry day is the week of July 18, 2022.  And finally, the anticipated release date of the RFP is about August 2, 2022 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about August 30, 2022.  All of these dates are tentative and subject to change.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

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

If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on www.sam.gov.

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any).  Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the 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 Rita K. Dickens at rita.k.dickens@nasa.gov not later than Tuesday, June 21, 2022  at 4:00pm ET.  Telephone questions will not be accepted.

NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for the NASA High-Speed Endoatmospheric Commercial Vehicle Conceptual Design Study and Technology Roadmaps Development project.  

NASA’s Hypersonic Technology Project (HTP) and Commercial Supersonic Technology (CST) project, under the Advanced Air Vehicles Program (AAVP), are jointly tasked with developing a strategy to enable an environmentally responsible/sustainable civilian high-speed market. NASA is seeking to stimulate innovation and foster the pursuit of conceptual designs for high-speed (‘high-speed’ defined as Mach 2 through Mach 5) commercial transports that could enter service in the next decade (i.e., 2030-2040) or beyond, market permitting. These commercial transports must be able to overcome significant performance and environmental challenges for the benefit of the public. These conceptual vehicle design studies will identify key technology development needs and opportunities that will enable such vehicles. Proposals are sought to address concepts that may fall within the Mach 2 – 5 range, with the specific speed, passenger count, range, and allowable technology readiness level (TRL) to be negotiated after contract award.

The scope of this work is to provide HTP and CST with design and technology roadmap information needed for the development of strategies to enable environmentally sustainable, civilian high-speed travel in support of ARMD’s 2019 Strategic Implementation Plan Thrust 2.  Unlimited rights deliverables expected at the conclusion of this effort include:

• commercial conceptual vehicle designs to serve as government reference vehicles for any public purpose determined by NASA, and
• technology roadmap(s) to address environmental, economic, and societal barriers to sustainability, and to identify threshold and goal values for metrics of interest.

Please note: all above technical criteria is subject to change in the final RFP.

The Government does not intend to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.   

At this time, this acquisition is not set-aside to small businesses.  In an effort to encourage teaming and collaboration, NASA will not determine whether this is a small business set-aside until after a draft RFP and virtual industry day are completed.  The status of whether this acquisition is a small business set-aside will be posted in the final RFP following the draft RFP and virtual industry day.

The NAICS Code and Size Standard are 541715 and 1,500 employees, respectively.

The anticipated release date of the Draft RFP is June 28, 2022.  The approximate date(s) of the Virtual Industry day is the week of July 18, 2022.  And finally, the anticipated release date of the RFP is about August 2, 2022 with an anticipated offer due date of on or about August 30, 2022.  All of these dates are tentative and subject to change.

All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency.

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

If a solicitation is released, then it and any additional documents will be available on www.sam.gov.

It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this website for the release of the solicitation and amendments (if any).  Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of the 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 Rita K. Dickens at rita.k.dickens@nasa.gov not later than Tuesday, June 21, 2022  at 4:00pm ET.  Telephone questions will not be accepted.