Lunar Enabling Infrastructure Accelerator (LEIA) -Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) NextSTEP-3 Appendix A - Final Solicitation

Description: NASA's Glenn Research Center issued this active Contract Opportunity Type: Solicitation for the Lunar Enabling Infrastructure Accelerator (LEIA), a NextSTEP-3 Appendix A Broad Agency Announcement focused on lunar technology development. It seeks innovative solutions in five technology areas, including vertical solar arrays, ISRU oxygen production, Stirling radioisotope generators, in-space manufacturing, and advanced nanomaterials production, to mature capabilities toward TRL 5–6. Proposals are due October 8, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, and the notice states that resulting contracts may inform future acquisition strategies.