SHREC Membership through the University of Pittsburg

NASA's National Aeronautics and Space Administration Shared Services Center is procuring a one-year membership to the Center for Space, High-Performance, and Resilient Computing (SHREC) through the University of Pittsburgh. This sole source procurement covers membership services that provide dedicated research support in high-performance computing for mission-critical applications, resilient computing techniques, space computing architectures, and novel perception and imaging algorithms. The contract requirements include accepting research topic input from NASA-Johnson Space Center, assigning qualified research personnel to requested topics, performing associated research tasks, and providing status updates at working group meetings and conferences. Notably, this solicitation is being conducted as a presolicitation notice allowing interested organizations to submit written capabilities statements by April 20, 2026, at 7:00 a.m. Central Standard Time to demonstrate why the procurement should be conducted competitively rather than as a sole source award. The government reserves the right to determine whether to proceed with competitive bidding based on responses received, with all written submissions to be directed to Shanna Patterson, Procurement Specialist, at Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov.

This is a sole source procurement with no set-aside designations, with the University of Pittsburgh identified as the intended contractor based on SHREC's unique capabilities and prior experience with NASA technologies and spaceflight avionics certification. The contract period of performance spans January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026, with the specific award value redacted in the available documentation. The membership provides one graduate student equivalent dedicated to topical research across SHREC's four academic research sites located at the University of Pittsburgh, Brigham Young University, University of Florida, and Virginia Tech. Performance will be located at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas 77058. The procurement follows FAR Part 13 procedures for non-commercial items or services under NAICS code 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools).