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Presolicitation

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

NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER · Cleveland, Ohio, 44135

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Response status

Due in 24 days

Sep 28, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC

Responses remain open.

Posted
Sep 1, 2026
Archive date
Oct 13, 2026
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER published this presolicitation.
  • Competition is listed as No Set aside used.
  • The place of performance is Cleveland, Ohio.
  • The notice uses NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
b5f42b2301774f8daf48794491a54c8c
Solicitation
80GRC026R0009
Base type
Presolicitation
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Presolicitation
Solicitation number
80GRC026R0009
NAICS
541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC
AR15 — SPACE R&D SVCS; SPACE FLIGHT, RESEARCH & SUPPORTING ACTIVITIES; R&D FACILITIES & MAJ EQUIP
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Set-aside code
—
Posted
Sep 1, 2026
Responses due
Sep 28, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Oct 13, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Presolicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Sep 5, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Department code
—
Subagency
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Subagency code
—
Office
NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER
Organization path
—
Organization path codes
—
Office address
CLEVELAND, OH, 44135, USA
Place of performance
Cleveland, Ohio, 44135
City code
—
State
Ohio
State code
OH
Postal code
44135
Country
—

Points of contact

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Notice description

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Amendment 1: September 1, 2026 The Space Power and Reactor Capabilities (SPARC) Draft Request for Proposals (DRFP) is hereby amended to update the SPARC DRFP Cover Letter and add the SPARC Industry Day Information attachment. Original: August 30, 2026 The Space Power and Reactor Capabilities (SPARC) Draft Request for Proposals (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.

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  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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