Small Micro Reactor
Overview
Buyer
Place of Performance
NAICS
PSC
Set Aside
Original Source
Timeline
Qualification Details
Fit reasons
- NAICS alignment with historical contract wins in similar service areas.
- Scope strongly matches core technical capabilities and delivery model.
Risks
- Past performance thresholds may require one additional teaming partner.
- Potential clarification needed on staffing minimums before bid/no-bid.
Next steps
Validate eligibility requirements, assign capture owner, and schedule partner outreach to confirm teaming strategy before submission planning.
Quick Summary
The Department of the Air Force is conducting market research through a Presolicitation (Request for Information - RFI) for Small, Micro, or Modular Reactor (SMR) technologies. The RFI aims to identify industry capabilities for designing, licensing, fueling, constructing, and deploying SMRs in compliance with all regulatory, safety, environmental, and security requirements. The information gathered will help assess industry confidence in achieving commercially viable Nth-of-a-Kind (NOAK) capabilities and inform future acquisition strategies. Responses are due by April 19, 2026.
Purpose & Scope
This RFI seeks to understand the current state of industry capabilities for SMR technologies. The Air Force is specifically interested in power scales ranging from 1-25 MWe (micro reactors) and 50-300 MWe (small modular reactors), but not large-scale modular power (>1000 MWe). The goal is to identify potential offerors and assess their ability to deliver deployable SMR solutions.
Key Information Requested from Industry
Respondents are asked to provide detailed information across nine categories:
- Corporate Profile & Industrial Base: Company details, manufacturing footprint, supply chain, critical suppliers.
- Technical Capability & Technology Maturity: Current Technology Readiness Level (TRL), deployment timelines (FOAK/NOAK), design features, technical risks, load requirements.
- Regulatory & Licensing Readiness: Current licensing status, estimated regulatory timelines, environmental compliance, licensing pathways.
- Fuel Supply & Fuel Cycle Strategy: Fuel type, enrichment, supply chain strategy, spent fuel handling.
- Deployment & Construction Strategy: Construction methodology, installation timelines, site infrastructure, workforce needs.
- Safety, Security & Compliance: Physical/cyber security, insider threat mitigation, emergency preparedness, quality assurance.
- Financial & Commercial Structure: High-level capital cost, major cost drivers, risk allocation, nuclear liability, decommissioning.
- Mission Integration & Scalability: System resilience, scalability, operations and maintenance model.
- Execution & Organizational Capability: Experience with similar projects, prime integrator identification, recommended contract structures.
Submission Details
- Response Due: April 19, 2026, 4:00 PM MDT.
- Submission Method: Email responses to the Government Points of Contact listed in the document.
Eligibility & Requirements
This is a market research effort only and not a solicitation for proposals. Responses will be treated as information only. An approved Facility Clearance Level (FCL) and employee clearances will be required to participate in any future solicitation. All submissions become Government property.
Contract & Timeline
- Type: Presolicitation (Request for Information)
- Set-Aside: None specified
- Published: March 25, 2026
- Response Due: April 19, 2026
Contact Information
- Primary: Samuel Christensen (samuel.christensen.1@us.af.mil)
- Secondary: Rochelle Reynolds (rochelle.reynolds.1@us.af.mil)