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NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement
National Science Foundation, Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (tip)
- Deadline
- Jan 7, 2027, 5:00 PM ET (76 days left)
- Who can bid
- Open to any business (no set-aside).
- Where the work is
- Alexandria, Virginia, 22314
- Industry (NAICS)
- 541715 · Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Solicitation number
- NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
- Product/service code
- AJ12
From the notice
The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP), is soliciting Written Proposals under the NSF X-Labs Initiative for the AI for Physical Systems Topic. NSF seeks innovative, early stage platform technologies that advance intelligent, adaptive…
Open the official notice on SAM.gov ↗What to do next
- Open the official notice on SAM.gov and download every attachment (the solicitation, the statement of work, any wage determination).
- Check you can bid: you need an active SAM.gov registration, and if there's a set-aside, the right status for it.
- Read what the agency wants and how it will pick the winner, then send any questions before the questions deadline in the notice.
- Submit your offer exactly the way the notice says, before Jan 7, 2027, 5:00 PM ET. Late offers are usually not accepted.
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