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Presolicitation

Space Power and Reactor Capabilities (SPARC) - Draft Request for Proposals (DRFP)

80GRC026R0009

National Aeronautics and Space Administration, NASA Glenn Research Center. Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology).

Response deadline

September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT

Closed 33 days ago. Posted October 21, 2026, first published August 30, 2026. Scheduled to archive November 30, 2026.

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Description

As published on SAM.gov.

Amendment 2: September 25, 2026

The Space Power and Reactor Capabilities (SPARC) Draft Request for Proposals (DRFP) is hereby amended to add the SPARC Industry Day Presentation and the SPARC Industry Day Questions and Answers (Q&A) as attachments.

Amendment 1: September 1, 2026

The SPARC DRFP is hereby amended to update the SPARC DRFP Cover Letter and add the SPARC Industry Day Information attachment.

Original: August 30, 2026

The SPARC DRFP is hereby issued. Potential offerors are encouraged to review all attached documents beginning with the attachment titled SPARC Draft Request For Proposal (DRFP) Cover Letter which provides summary information regarding this posting. 

Attachments

Files listed on SAM.gov. The ones we hold a copy of download from here; the rest open SAM's download, which needs no account.

Publications

Every notice SAM.gov issued under this solicitation number, oldest first. Each is a separate record on SAM.

  1. August 30, 2026

    Presolicitation, originally sources sought

    Due September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice e11e300dbee845d195c583ff87afa81a

    3 revisions on SAM
    • September 1, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 30, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 25, 2026: publish, sources sought
  2. September 1, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice b5f42b2301774f8daf48794491a54c8c

    3 revisions on SAM
    • September 1, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 30, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 25, 2026: publish, sources sought
  3. September 25, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice cf0e4a5ec0da46f091691e5c7a4b449c

    4 revisions on SAM
    • September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • September 1, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 30, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 25, 2026: publish, sources sought
  4. October 21, 2026

    Presolicitation

    Due September 28, 2026 at 5:00 PM EDT. SAM.gov, notice 1561338ca088402d8e0bfd6f73ae4ad9

    5 revisions on SAM
    • October 21, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • September 25, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 25, 2026: publish, sources sought
    • September 1, 2026: publish, presolicitation
    • August 30, 2026: publish, presolicitation

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