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NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement
National Science Foundation · DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS (TIP)
Respond by: Jan 7, 2027, 5:00 PM UTC−569 days left
From SAM.gov's public data file generated Oct 29, 2026, 3:30 AM UTC; newest notice posted Oct 29, 2026; loaded into FedSub Oct 29, 2026, 5:46 AM UTC
Notice facts
Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities public data file
- Solicitation number
- NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
- Notice type
- Solicitation
- Posted
- Sep 16, 2026 · Amended Sep 18, 2026
- Response date
- Respond by Jan 7, 2027, 5:00 PM UTC−5
- Set-aside
- No Set aside used
- NAICS code
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
- Product or service code
- AJ12
- Place of performance
- Alexandria, VA 22314
- Contracting office
- DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, AND PARTNERSHIPS (TIP) (491500)Alexandria, VA 22314
- Agency
- National Science Foundation · National Science Foundation
Past prime awardees
Source: Award history, not a list of bidders on this notice
Past prime awardees · award history, not a list of bidders on this notice
24 companies held prime contracts from this sub-agency under NAICS 541715 (none from this office in FedSub's data); 8 of them reported first-tier subawards to companies with NAICS 541715 in FedSub's records.
- BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE · Reported first-tier subawards to 178 companies with NAICS 541715 in FedSub's records (latest Sep 2026).
23 more past prime awardees on Professional
Description
Source: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities public data file
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, and scalable AI systems operating in or interfacing with the physical world, including robotics, embodied systems, human robot interfaces, advanced sensing, and cyber physical systems. NSF anticipates making one or more Other Transaction (OT) awards under 42 U.S.C. § 19116.
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Posted Sep 18, 2026SolicitationCurrent version
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This version on SAM.gov (opens SAM.gov in a new tab)Posted Sep 16, 2026Solicitation
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