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U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) X-Labs Initiative
National Science Foundation, Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships (tip)
- Deadline
- May 14, 2028, 3:00 PM ET (569 days left)
- Who can bid
- Open to any business (no set-aside).
- Where the work is
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Industry (NAICS)
- 541715 · Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
- Solicitation number
- NSF-OTASO-FY26-XLabsInitative
- Posted
- Sep 18, 2026
- Product/service code
- AJ12
From the notice
NSF amended this solicitation on June 23, 2026. Section?6.1.1 has been updated. No other changes were made. ********************************************** The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP), announces the NSF X-Labs Other Transac…
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 May 14, 2028, 3:00 PM ET. Late offers are usually not accepted.
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