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Request for Information (RFI): Identifying the Next Generation of NSF X-Labs Topics

Federal · National Science FoundationDue Friday, October 30, 2026
Client
National Science Foundation
RFP Number
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Posted
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Category
US Federal
Budget
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NAICS
541715
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Contact
X-Labs
Email
[email protected]

Description

AI Generated

The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships seeks public input on scientific and technological opportunities to identify future topics for the NSF X-Labs Initiative. The buyer requests information on high impact platform technology opportunities, critical technical bottlenecks, enabling infrastructure, potential partnerships, and conditions that allow dedicated teams to accelerate breakthroughs. Anyone with a substantive view on platform-technology bottlenecks may respond, including academia, industry, national laboratories, startups, venture capital, philanthropy, nonprofits, professional societies, state and local government, students, and the interested public. Respondents must submit input using an online submission portal by October 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET. This request is for planning and information gathering only, so the buyer will make no award and provide no budget based on the responses.

Official SAM.gov notice

Solicitation number
NSF-XLABS-RFI-SEP2026
Agency
National Science Foundation
Buying office
Directorate for Technology, Innovation, & Partnerships
Notice type
Special Notice
Responses due
Oct 30, 2026, 11:59 PM ET
Posted on SAM.gov
Sep 16, 2026
NAICS
541715 · Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Product/service code
AJ11
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Place of performance
Alexandria, VA, 22314
Contracting contact
X-Labs
[email protected]
Read the official notice description

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF), Directorate for Technology, Innovation and Partnerships (TIP), is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) to obtain public input on scientific and technological opportunities that could become future topics for the NSF X-Labs Initiative. NSF seeks information on high impact platform technology opportunities, critical technical bottlenecks, enabling infrastructure, potential partnerships, and conditions under which dedicated X-Labs teams could accelerate scientific and technological breakthroughs. This RFI is for planning and information gathering purposes only. It is not a solicitation, funding opportunity, or request for proposals, and NSF will not make an award based on responses to this RFI. Responses are due October 30, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Source: SAM.gov contract opportunities data (U.S. federal public data).

Incumbent

No incumbent history found for this requirement. The notice does not cite a current contract, and no earlier award from this buying office matches it.

Market context

Awards in the same category (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)). This is not this requirement's award history.

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Top vendors in this category: National Science Foundation, NAICS 541715, since Oct 1, 2023

22 contract awards in this NAICS over the period.

  1. 1. REI SYSTEMS, INC.$6.0M
  2. 2. BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE$5.0M
  3. 3. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION$5.0M
  4. 4. IRIDESCENT SENSORS INC$4.6M
  5. 5. TELEDYNE FLIR DEFENSE, LLC$4.6M

Source: USAspending.gov federal award data (U.S. federal public data). A contract is called the incumbent only when the notice or its documents cite it by number.

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