TAKING BIDS NOW · SOLICITATION
NSF X-Labs Initiative - From Sequence to Function
National Science Foundation, Tip - Core Programs
Taking bids now. The agency is accepting offers. The notice (or its attached solicitation) says what to submit and how.
- Deadline
- Feb 8, 2027, 5:00 PM ET (108 days left)
- Who can bid
- Open to any business (no set-aside).
- Where the work is
- Alexandria, Virginia
- Industry (NAICS)
- 541714 · Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- Solicitation number
- NSF-Topic4-FY26-XLabsSequence-to-Function
- Posted
- Oct 14, 2026
- Product/service code
- AH12
From the notice
The National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP) announces its intent to solicit Written Proposals for NSF X-Labs teams in the technical domain of bioengineering. This NSF X-Labs announcement is issued under the Other Transactions Agreement Solution…
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 Feb 8, 2027, 5:00 PM ET. Late offers are usually not accepted.
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