Sources Sought · INL-26-053

SR-1 Freedom Reactor Radiation Shielding Design/Build

Responses due7 days leftSep 25, 2026, 1:59 AM EDT

Buying agencyDepartment of Energy

OfficeBattelle Energy Alliance�doe Cntr

NAICS—

PSC—

Set-asideNone stated

PostedSep 11, 2026

DeadlineSep 25, 2026, 1:59 AM EDT

Place of performanceID, 83415

From the notice

I. Introduction Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), Management & Operating Contractor of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) owned Idaho National Laboratory (INL). BEA is collaborating with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to develop the SR-1 Freedom interplanetary spacecraft. BEA is seeking an Expression of Interest (EOI) from prospective offerors to support design/build of the SR-1 Freedom Reactor Radiation Shielding system (RRS). II. PROCESS BEA is seeking qualified firms to compete for the design/build contract in support of the BEA/NASA SR-1 Freedom RRS system. As determined by BEA, responders to this EOI may receive a Request for Proposal (RFP) that will require detailed technical and price proposals be provided for evaluation and ranking under a source selection process. Interested firms are advised that RFP release is anticipated late September/early October 2026 and the source selection/award decision is anticipated in October 2026. The contract award…

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