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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
Aug 30, 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
e11e300dbee845d195c583ff87afa81a
Solicitation
80GRC026R0009
Base type
Sources Sought
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
Aug 30, 2026
Responses due
Sep 28, 2026, 9:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Oct 13, 2026
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Sources Sought
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

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

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.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$608,117
Median$1,379,146
High end (p75)$3,249,267
Comparable awards
50
Median
$1,379,146
Computed
Sep 2, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SUPPORT CONTRACT FOR THE SAMPLE MANIPULATION SYSTEM (SMS) FOR THE SHONEYBEE ROBOTICS LLC$421,884.00Jun 2, 202662Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PROGRAM MANAGEMENT SUPPORT FOR THE RADIOISOTOPE POWER SYSTEMS (RPS) PROGRAM AT THE NASA GLTHE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$4,058,109.33Jul 1, 202657Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
GRC STMD GAME CHANGING DEVELOPMENT (GCD) TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT ROADMAP ASSESSMENTTHE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$289,148.80May 5, 202657Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION OF A REUSABLE SUBORBITAL VEHICLE FOR TERRESTRIAL TESTING OF LANDING TASTROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY INC$9,999,630.00Jun 16, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TIPPING POINT - TOPIC 3. EFFICIENT AND AFFORDABLE PROPULSION SYSTEMS. DUAL PROPULSION EXPECU AEROSPACE L.L.C.$2,174,388.20Jun 22, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
ASSESSING LONG-TERM EFFECTS OF RADIATION EXPOSURE IN ENGINEERED HEART & VASCULAR TISSUESTHE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY$1,999,706.00Sep 27, 202249Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
BIOENGINEER LONG-LASTING 3D NEUROVASCULAR MICROPHYSIOLOGICAL SYSTEM TO MODEL CHRONIC INFLABRIGHAM & WOMENS HOSPITAL INC$1,999,512.00May 27, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
LONG-LIVED SINGLE- AND MULTI-ORGAN TISSUE EQUIVALENT (OTE) PLATFORMS TO MODEL THE RESPONSEWAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES$1,997,816.35Jun 22, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
LONG-TERM PATIENT IPSC VESSEL CHIP MODEL TO ASSESS STRESSORS OF ATHEROSCLEROSIS AND MRNA TTEXAS A&M ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION$2,000,000.00Jun 24, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE OBJECTIVE OF THIS STUDY IS TO DETERMINE THE EFFECTS OF SPACEFLIGHT ON CELL AND TISSUE RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE$1,105,098.00Jun 24, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TASK ORDER TO SUPPORT AEROMECHANICS AND STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS ANALYSIS, VERTICAL LIFT SUPPORANALYTICAL MECHANICS ASSOCIATES, INC.$2,190,395.06Jul 10, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THIS TASK ORDER PROVIDES AERONAUTICS PROJECT SUPPORT. THESE TASKS INCLUDE REQUIREMENTS TO ANALYTICAL MECHANICS ASSOCIATES, INC.$3,619,523.46Jul 15, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE ENGINEERING/SCIENTIFIC SERVICES IN SUPPORT OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMTHE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$319,550.56Jun 10, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THIS TASK ORDER WILL PROVIDE SUPPORT FOR UNMANNED TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (UTM) PROJECTS WORKINANALYTICAL MECHANICS ASSOCIATES, INC.$619,836.96Jun 24, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SUPPORT TO THE WILDFIRE, ECOSYSTEM RESILIENCE, AND RISK ASSESSMENT INIANALYTICAL MECHANICS ASSOCIATES, INC.$315,179.92Jul 29, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THIS TASK ORDER IS TO UTM COORDINATION AND TRANSITION PLANNING SUPPORT.ANALYTICAL MECHANICS ASSOCIATES, INC.$1,379,146.26Aug 20, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
WINDOW DEVELOPMENT. IF MORE INFORMATION IS NEEDED, PLEASE CONTACT THE CO DIRECTLY.SRI INTERNATIONAL$2,050,122.00Jun 1, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THIS CONTRACT IS A NASA EARLY CAREER INITIATIVE (ECI) PROJECT FUNDED BY NASA SPACE TECHNOLARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY$270,000.00May 27, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
CITIZEN BROAD BAND RADIO SPECTRUM (CBRS) DRONE INTEGRATIONTHE AEROSPACE CORPORATION$194,762.18May 18, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
DEMONSTRATE AUTOMATED CMC PROCESSING AND FABRICATION OF REUSABLE HOT STRUCTURE DESIGNS FORSPIRIT AEROSYSTEMS INC$3,033,050.00Jun 2, 202649Same industry code (20), Same product and service code (12), Same buying agency (10), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Record provenance

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Sep 5, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Sep 2, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.

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