SHREC Membership through the University of Pittsburg

Solicitation / RFP / RFQ

This notice indicates NASA/NSSC's intent to issue a sole source contract for SHREC Membership through the University of Pittsburgh. The government intends to acquire Non-Commercial items or services using FAR Part 13 procedures.

• SHREC Membership through the University of Pittsburgh.

• The procuring center is NASA/NSSC.

• Performance will be located at NASA/ Johnson Space Center (JSC).

• Interested organizations must submit capabilities and qualifications in writing to the identified point of contact.

• Submission deadline: 7 a.m. Central Standard Time on 4/20/2026.

• Submissions will be evaluated solely to determine if the procurement will be conducted on a competitive basis.

• Oral communications are not acceptable.

• This is intended as a sole source contract to the University of Pittsburgh - of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education.

• NAICS Code: 611310.

• NASA FAR Supplement Clause 1852.215-84, Ombudsman, is applicable. Information can be found at the provided link.

• Primary Point of Contact: Shanna Patterson, Procurement Specialist (Shanna.L.Patterson@nasa.gov).

Recommendation and Determination to Solicit from One Source

This document recommends negotiating with the National Science Foundation (NSF) Center for Space, High-performance, and Resilient Computing (SHREC) for one (1) membership to the SHREC organization. The estimated cost and period of performance are not fully specified, but the lead-time for delivery is noted as January 1, 2026, through December 31, 2026.

• SHREC is an NSF Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (I/UCRC) and consortium focused on space high-performance and reconfigurable computing.

• It comprises four research sites, with the University of Pittsburgh as the lead university.

• SHREC includes approximately 30 leading organizations from academia, industry, and government sectors.

• The center has synergistic interests and goals in reconfigurable adaptive computing for missions such as satellites and supercomputers.

• SHREC is described as a unique research organization enabling collaboration on reconfigurable computing technology.

• The organization has prior experience with relevant NASA technologies and certification of avionic systems for spaceflight.

• Establishing a similar enterprise focused on High-performance Space Computing would be cost and schedule prohibitive and likely infeasible.

• SHREC offers unique access to world-class professors, students, and industry partners.

• The document notes that SHREC/University of Pittsburgh is the only organization performing this specific type of research with participation from multiple NASA centers and leading commercial aerospace companies.

• The document is dated V2.0 3-15-2017.

Statement of Work (SOW) / Performance Work Statement (PWS)

This Statement of Work outlines the requirements for membership in the Center for Space, High-Performance, and Resilient Computing (SHREC). SHREC assists NASA-JSC with research in mission-critical computing needs, focusing on areas such as high-performance computing, resilient computing, space computing, and novel perception and imaging techniques.

The contractor shall perform the following duties:

• Accept research topic input from NASA-JSC.

• Assign research personnel to the NASA-requested topics.

• Perform tasks associated with the identified research topics.

• Provide research status updates at SHREC Working Group meetings and Conferences. Each membership provides the equivalent of one graduate student for topical research.

• Period of Performance: January 1, 2026 through December 31, 2026.

• Place of Performance: Center for Space, High-Performance, and Resilient Computing, located at the University of Pittsburg, Brigham Young University, University of Florida, and Virginia Tech.