Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Tank RFP 26. 130300-003-025

The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority (VCSFA) has issued Request for Proposals (RFP) 26.130300-003-025 for the design, fabrication, testing, and delivery of a 15,000-gallon vertical vacuum-insulated liquid nitrogen (LN2) storage tank to support launch vehicle loading operations at Pad 0A of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport (MARS) located at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia. The base scope includes one tank with options for up to six additional tanks of identical design and specifications. The tank must comply with ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code Section VIII Division 1, feature a stainless steel inner tank and carbon steel outer jacket, achieve a normal evaporation rate not exceeding 0.40 percent per day, and meet specific pressure, temperature, and structural load requirements including wind speeds of 135 mph and seismic design category B conditions. Offerors must provide firm-fixed, all-inclusive pricing for the base scope tank and each option tank, with pricing remaining firm for a minimum of 120 calendar days following proposal submission, and must describe any volume discounts based on cumulative quantities. The RFP was released on April 22, 2026, with questions due by May 5, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time and proposals due by May 20, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Evaluation criteria are weighted in order of priority as technical approach, qualifications and experience, completion schedule, and cost, with awards based on best overall value.

Contractors must comply with the Virginia Fair Employment Contracting Act regarding nondiscrimination, export control regulations including International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements, and facility access protocols requiring all personnel to be US citizens with valid REAL-ID compliant government-issued photo identification. Performance and payment bonds, each in the full amount of the agreement, must be provided within ten calendar days of contract execution. The work assumes the site will be ready for work by January 18, 2027, and the tank must be delivered free of shipping damage to NASA Wallops Flight Facility at 32477 Causeway Road, Wallops Island, Virginia 23337, with any required coating repairs completed on-site. No specific set-aside designations for disadvantaged enterprises are identified in the procurement documentation, and no incumbent vendors or current contractors are listed. The RFP does not specify an explicit award value or budget range; however, pricing must be comprehensive and include all costs for design, fabrication, testing, delivery, materials, labor, engineering, shipping, and incidentals without subject to escalations or adjustments during the option period.