LARC Request for Information for EUL

NASA Langley
Aerospace Innovation District Hub
Request for Information (RFI)

LARC-RFI-2026/2027

FOR

SITE DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIPS AT

NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER (LARC) VIRGINIA

Purpose of this Notice
NASA is seeking expressions of interest from qualified public and private entities to partner in the development of land at NASA Langley Research Center (NASA Langley) in Hampton, Virginia. Through this Request for Information (RFI), NASA invites prospective partners to help establish the innovation hub of the mid-Atlantic aerospace ecosystem and the East Coast gateway for global aerospace research and development collaboration. NASA Langley aims to identify multiple mission aligned partners to develop a diverse blend of mixed-use, single and multitenant facilities that will strengthen national aerospace leadership, expand collaboration opportunities, and accelerate scientific and technological advancement.
Background
NASA Langley Research Center sits on 760 acres of federally owned land, more than half of which remains underdeveloped. The Center is home to approximately 3,000 civil servants, contractors, and students—world-class researchers, engineers, technologists, and professionals whose work consistently leads the NASA Agency in patents and inventions. Langley demonstrates technologies for space exploration, makes revolutionary advances in aeronautics, expands our understanding of the atmosphere for Earth and other planets,

and delivers innovations for the benefit of the nation and humanity. Langley is NASA’s Aeronautics Research Center of Excellence and a globally recognized leader in hypersonics, airspace autonomy and domain awareness, space exploration systems (particularly in heavy-payload entry-descent-and-landing and off-earth autonomous infrastructure construction), and flight-based technology validation. The Center operates the majority of NASA’s national wind tunnel capabilities across all speed regimes— including a suite of hypersonic wind tunnels—and maintains an active fleet of piloted and uncrewed aircraft to support research campaigns around the world. For more than 100 years, NASA Langley has powered breakthrough aerospace innovation. Today, it plays a central role in advancing NASA’s strategic direction through Ignition and in supporting America’s National Space Policy. Langley’s capabilities, people, and infrastructure help energize the growing mid-Atlantic aerospace ecosystem with the talent and partnerships needed for the next era of exploration and discovery.