Liberty Lifter

Background
The Liberty Lifter program aims to design, build, and flight test an affordable, innovative, and disruptive seaplane that operates efficiently in ground effect, can sustain out of ground effect flight, and enables efficient theater-range transport of large payloads at speeds far exceeding existing sea lift platforms. This BAA seeks full proposals for Phase 1 (Phase 1A base and Phase 1B option). Phase 1A focuses on the vehicle trade space exploration and concept design activities concluding with a Conceptual Design Review (CoDR).
Phase 1B continues the maturation of selected concept(s) with the expectation of substantial risk reduction testing to inform a System Requirement Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Manufacturing Plan Review (MPR), and Test Planning Review (TPR). Through a limited competition among Phase 1B performers, a single performer/single concept may be selected to perform Phases 2 and 3 of the program.

Work Details
The work includes vehicle trade space exploration, concept design activities, Conceptual Design Review (CoDR), substantial risk reduction testing for System Requirement Review (SRR), Preliminary Design Review (PDR), Manufacturing Plan Review (MPR), and Test Planning Review (TPR). The program also involves limited competition among Phase 1B performers, with the potential selection of a single performer/single concept to perform Phases 2 and 3.