Sustainable Flight Demonstrator

NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center anticipates issuing an Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP) to solicit and award one or more Funded Space Act Agreements for the design, build, test, and flight of an advanced airframe configuration and related technologies to dramatically reduce aircraft fuel burn and CO2 emissions as part of the Sustainable Flight Demonstrator project. As a result of this competition, NASA anticipates entering into one agreement, with the potential for more, with private industry to support development of the advanced airframe and related technologies to maximize the potential for commercial EIS in the 2030s.

The goals of the Project are to:

• Develop and flight test an advanced airframe configuration and related technologies to dramatically reduce aircraft fuel burn and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
• Obtain ground and flight data that will be used by the NASA/industry teams to validate the configuration and associated technologies
• Inform industry decisions associated with next generation single-aisle seat class product [2030s Entry Into Service] to maximize the potential to meet U.S. environmental goals articulated in the U.S. Aviation Climate Action Plan.

This notice is not an AFPP. Industry teams should monitor the Federal Business Opportunity website for any changes or the potential release of the AFPP.

Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. 

NASA Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. The Center Ombudsman for this acquisition is Bradley C. Flick, email: bradley.c.flick@nasa.gov

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