Mobile Launch Equipment Vault

The Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority is requesting proposals to design, procure, and retrofit a 20-foot ISO Tunnel Container into a Launch Equipment Vault for deployment at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, with proposals due September 18, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. EST.

The scope encompasses all labor, materials, equipment, tools, supervision, transportation, fees, bonds, and warranties required to convert a standard shipping container into a Group S2 Low Hazard Storage mobile, non-permanent structure. The LEV will house launch equipment at Wallops Island, Virginia. The VCSFA will serve as Engineer of Record for the I-beam frame and will furnish and install all Intrusion Detection System, Access Control System devices, lock hardware, and closed-circuit television cameras. Contractors must supply and install electrical infrastructure using HBL5100P9W or equivalent IP67-rated connectors. RF shielding must meet IEEE-299 standard demonstration testing with third-party witness verification acceptable. Proposals must be submitted via email to solicitations@vaspace.org.

Amendment 1, posted September 9, 2026, addresses seven vendor inquiries and clarifies technical specifications and commissioning procedures. The amendment permits a second commissioning day if weather or access delays occur. Offerors must acknowledge receipt of Amendment 1 either with their proposal submission or prior to the deadline. Offerors who submitted proposals before the amendment may withdraw and resubmit revised proposals with signed acknowledgment. All other terms and conditions of the original solicitation remain unchanged. No contract value, term, incumbent contractor, or evaluation criteria weighting are specified in the posted materials.