# Fission Surface Power System - Draft Announcement for Partnership Proposals

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- Solicitation number: 80GRC025FSPS
- Notice type: Presolicitation (first published as sources sought)
- Status: Closed. Deadline was September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT
- Department: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
- Contracting office: NASA Glenn Research Center (80GRC0)
- Product or service code: AR15 Space R&D Svcs; Space Flight, Research & Supporting Activities; R&D Facilities & Maj Equip
- First posted: August 14, 2025
- Last posted: November 19, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bdf65c50f60a43df89fae21f613e3dbb/view

## Description

You are invited to review and comment on the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Glenn Research Center (GRC) Fission Surface Power (FSP) System Draft Announcement for Partnership Proposals (AFPP). The primary objectives of this AFPP are to make power available on the lunar surface and to energize the space industrial base to support a future lunar economy through the deployment of a FSP system on the lunar surface. Please see the attached Draft Announcement for Partnership Proposal (AFPP), and supporting attachments/documentation, for Announcement No. 80GRC025FSPS, Fission Surface Power (FSP) System.

**9/16/25:** - Industry Day presentation posted. - Industry Day Q&A posted. - Government Resource POC List Access Instructions posted. Due to technical issuses with the Sam.gov Industry Day posting, NASA is unable to post the Industry Day presentation and Q&A in that location.

**9/26/25:** - FSP System Draft AFPP Q&A posted.

**11/19/25:** Based on the amount of feedback shared to date, NASA intends to post a second Draft AFPP on SAM.gov for industry review on 12/5/25 with questions and comments due on 12/12/25. A final AFPP release date is anticipated in early 2026. Continue to monitor SAM.gov and www.nasa.gov/glenn/fsps for additional updates. Please note that industry will still be provided 60 days for proposal submittal following release of the Final AFPP.

## Publications

- August 14, 2025: Sources sought, due August 21, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice ff7181661cb94e6fa0fb14ca89013730. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ff7181661cb94e6fa0fb14ca89013730/view
- August 29, 2025: Special notice, due September 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 35d6d04db4b849b7985b0e9cdcdb4d87. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/35d6d04db4b849b7985b0e9cdcdb4d87/view
- August 29, 2025: Presolicitation, due September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice e33becf3872a473dbeea39d446baf397. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e33becf3872a473dbeea39d446baf397/view
- September 16, 2025: Presolicitation, due September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 851b2af4439546c89a327847e37a612b. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/851b2af4439546c89a327847e37a612b/view
- September 16, 2025: Presolicitation, due September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice bb58bea432234e8cb2df5a06a4a687d9. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bb58bea432234e8cb2df5a06a4a687d9/view
- September 26, 2025: Presolicitation, due September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice 09075eaac6a1478ca623441c1ba7470d. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/09075eaac6a1478ca623441c1ba7470d/view
- November 19, 2025: Presolicitation, due September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice a55d0ec8b8cf4d0ca55bb82ac62fee80. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/a55d0ec8b8cf4d0ca55bb82ac62fee80/view
- November 19, 2025: Presolicitation, due September 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM EDT. Notice bdf65c50f60a43df89fae21f613e3dbb. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/bdf65c50f60a43df89fae21f613e3dbb/view

## Points of contact

- Matthew Evans, Matthew.T.Evans@nasa.gov
- Linda M Nabors, linda.m.nabors@nasa.gov

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