REPOST - Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) Tank - RFP 26. 130300-003-029

Virginia Commercial Space Flight Authority is requesting proposals for the design, fabrication, testing, and delivery of a 15,000-gallon vertical vacuum-insulated liquid nitrogen storage tank under RFP 26.130300-003-029, with proposals due June 10, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. VCSFA reserves the right to exercise up to six additional option tanks of identical design and specifications. All personnel requiring facility access must be U.S. citizens with valid REAL-ID compliant government-issued photo identification and must comply with ITAR regulations and export control laws.

The tank must be designed and fabricated with a stainless steel inner tank and carbon steel outer jacket, meeting ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code compliance, minimum 175 psig MAWP for the inner tank, design temperatures from −320°F to 120°F, and a Normal Evaporation Rate not exceeding 0.40% per day. The vendor must provide a vaporizer sized to meet worst-case flow scenarios of 430 gallons per minute and conduct hydrostatic testing and 72-hour vacuum decay testing. Deliverables include design submittals at 60%, 90%, and IFC stages, plus final data packages with calculations and test reports.

Place of performance is Pad 0A at NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical approach (with emphasis on shipping and delivery methodology), qualifications and experience, completion schedule, and cost competitiveness, weighted in that order of priority. A proposed payment schedule includes 15% upon contract execution, 25% upon major material order confirmation, 25% upon fabrication completion, 15% upon customer inspection completion, 10% upon ready-to-ship, and 10% upon arrival at Wallops, though final payment terms will be negotiated. Questions are due June 2, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Proposals must remain valid for 60 days from submission.