NASA Research Announcement (NRA) - Development Plan for Open Fan Flight Demonstration
NASA Glenn is seeking a development plan for an open fan flight demonstration under a federal contract opportunity, likely for entities able to propose aerospace systems work rather than a broad research program.
⚑ Federal contract/NRA format; eligibility is governed by the solicitation documents, which were not provided here. · Award is for a development plan for an open fan flight demonstration, not a general research grant. · No set-aside used.
This is aerospace engineering/applied flight-demonstration planning, with no real social, behavioral, policy, risk-perception, or public-opinion component in the team’s usual portfolio. The team might only be tangentially relevant if there were a public-acceptance or communication subaward, but as written this is not their kind of grant.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-07-07
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 90 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: energy; social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; capped at 45 (limited social-science role) |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
See attached documents for information regarding NASA Research Announcement (NRA) for Development Plan for Open Fan Flight Demonstration. 3/6/2026-- Sources Sought Notice was posted. 3/25/2026-- Q&A from Sources Sought Notice posted. 6/22/2026-- Amendment 1 was posted.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Special Notice. Organization: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER.
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