Space Power and Reactor Capabilities (SPARC) - Draft Request for Proposals (DRFP)
NASA Glenn is issuing a draft presolicitation for a future federal contract on space power and reactor capabilities, with eligibility and award details to be determined in the final solicitation.
⚑ Draft Request for Proposals / presolicitation; final scope, evaluation factors, and contract vehicle may change in the full solicitation. · Applicant restrictions are stated only at a high level as a federal contract; no set-aside is used. · No award ceiling stated.
This is a NASA applied research call on space power/reactor capabilities, which is primarily engineering/nuclear systems rather than this team’s social-behavioral risk, public opinion, or policy-evaluation portfolio. There’s no clear fit to the team’s standing lines in energy public acceptance, weather/emergency communication, education policy, or health/public policy.
JUDGED AGAINST THE ROSTER'S PUBLICATION DOSSIER · GPT-5.4-MINI · 2026-08-31
Unit fits — one characterization, each unit's own rules
| Physical Sciences & Engineering (demo) | 75 strong | technical depth: central; funds applied research |
| IPPRA | 45 partial | peripheral portfolio topic: energy; social/behavioral work is none; funds applied research; eligibility unclear — verify in the NOFO |
| Tom Love Innovation Hub | 45 partial | funds applied research; prototyping/demonstration stage; deep-tech content |
Description
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.
Eligibility
Applicant restrictions (federal contract). Set-aside: No Set aside used. Notice type: Presolicitation. Organization: NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION / NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER.
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Proposal brief SEE AN EXAMPLE →
A one-page internal memo: fit assessment, submission requirements, document scaffold, and next steps dated back from the deadline — tailored to your project idea if you add one.
Proposal shell · Federal (generic) conventions SEE A FEDERAL EXAMPLE →
Funder-faithful document skeletons — Federal (generic)'s document set with section headings, page limits, reviewer guidance, and writing prompts; add a project idea to get [DRAFT] starter bullets. Download as .md for Word or Overleaf.