United States - University Leadership Initiative 2 (ULI2) aeronautics research

Description

Amendment 4 to the NASA ARMD Research Opportunities in Aeronautics - 2018 (ROA-2018) NRA has been posted on the NSPIRES site. Research proposals are sought in seven subtopic areas for Appendix D.4 in support of University Leadership Initiative 2 (ULI2).

ULI2 provides the opportunity for university teams to exercise technical and organisational leadership in proposing unique technical challenges in aeronautics, defining multi-disciplinary solutions, establishing peer review mechanisms, and applying innovative teaming strategies to strengthen the research impact.

Research proposals are sought in eight ULI2 topic areas in Appendix D.4.

Topic 1: Safe, Efficient Growth in Global Operations (Strategic Thrust 1)
Topic 2: Innovation in Commercial Supersonic Aircraft (Strategic Thrust 2)
Topic 3: Subsonic Transport (Strategic Thrust 3a)
Topic 4: Civil Aircraft that Incorporate Vertical Lift Capability (Strategic Thrust 3b)
Topic 5: Transition to Alternative Propulsion and Energy (Strategic Thrust 4)
Topic 6: Real-Time System-Wide Safety Assurance (Strategic Thrust 5)
Topic 7: Assured Autonomy for Aviation Transformation (Strategic Thrust 6)
Topic 8: Materials and Structures for Next-Generation Aerospace Systems

This NRA will use a 2-step proposal submission and evaluation process.

The initial step is a short mandatory Step-A proposal due August 27, 2019.

Those offerers submitting the most highly rated Step-A proposals will be invited to submit a Step-B proposal.

All proposals must be submitted electronically through NSPIRES.

Opportunity closing date

27 August 2019

Value of contract

to be confirmed