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NSF X-Labs Initiative � AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement

DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, & PARTNERSHIPS · Alexandria, Virginia, 22314

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Response status

Due in 59 days

Jan 7, 2027, 10:00 PM UTC

Responses remain open.

Posted
Sep 18, 2026
Archive date
Jan 22, 2027
SAM status
Active

Answer-first brief

What the source record says

  • DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, & PARTNERSHIPS published this solicitation.
  • Competition is listed as No Set aside used.
  • The place of performance is Alexandria, Virginia.
  • The notice uses NAICS 541715 (Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)).

Procurement identity

Notice ID
36caccb7f3784342812ab25b8d48fa5d
Solicitation
NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
Base type
Solicitation
Version
1 of 1

Solicitation facts

Structured fields from the current SAM notice version. A dash means the source did not publish a value.

Notice type
Solicitation
Solicitation number
NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
NAICS
541715 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
PSC
AJ12 — GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; APPLIED RESEARCH
Set-aside
No Set aside used
Set-aside code
—
Posted
Sep 18, 2026
Responses due
Jan 7, 2027, 10:00 PM UTC
Archive date
Jan 22, 2027
Archive type
auto15
Base type
Solicitation
Organization type
OFFICE
Benchmark category
—
Category confidence
—
Category source
—
Last seen
Oct 21, 2026

Buyer and place

Office hierarchy and place of performance as published.

Department
National Science Foundation
Department code
—
Subagency
National Science Foundation
Subagency code
—
Office
DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, & PARTNERSHIPS
Organization path
—
Organization path codes
—
Office address
Alexandria, VA, 22314, USA
Place of performance
Alexandria, Virginia, 22314
City code
—
State
Virginia
State code
VA
Postal code
22314
Country
—

Points of contact

Contact details from the current notice version.

Notice description

Source text reproduced without an AI summary.

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.

Comparable award range

Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.

Low end (p25)$315,838
Median$728,088
High end (p75)$1,199,959
Comparable awards
50
Median
$728,088
Computed
Nov 6, 2026
Rubric
comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable award values describe completed contracts. They do not state the government's budget and are not a bid recommendation.

Comparable awards

The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.

AwardContractorValueAwardedScoreWhy it matched
HIGH VSWR MECHANICAL TUNERS WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR NOISE AND LOAD-PULL MEASUREMENTS IN THIVIRGINIA DIODES, INC.$1,799,953.00Jun 3, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SIBR 2025.4, HIGH POWER FIBER AMPLIFIER (HPFA) POWER SCALINGFIBERTEK, INC.$249,892.93Jul 8, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
MIRROR II TASK ORDER 13SICPA SECURINK CORP$122,115.00Sep 11, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
PROCBOX COST/PRICE ANALYSIS F35 MID/LOW VENDORSMID ATLANTIC TECHNICAL AND EXECUTIVE CONSULTING, LLC$8,946,030.00Jul 29, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
KESTREL TO 3BLACK CAPE, INC.$11,583,727.80Sep 30, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SCORE SNAIRS MODULAR NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARDMI TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS, INC.$728,088.27Sep 24, 202660Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
HIGH SAMPLE RATE ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERTERS FOR RECONFIGURABLE PHASED ARRAY APPLICATIONSJARIET TECHNOLOGIES, INC.$3,000,052.00May 15, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO CHANGE THE COR, ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH UPDATED FEDEIMMUNANT, INC.$1,799,333.00Jun 5, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS ADD CLAUSE 52.222-90 IN COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDEAPTIMA INC$2,299,968.00Jul 19, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADD CLAUSE 52.222-90 IN COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE OANDRO COMPUTATIONAL SOLUTIONS LLC$1,800,000.00Jul 19, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
EO 14398 - BILATERAL MOD TO ADD FAR 52.222-90; SBIR PHASE II AWARD -- TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.TRITON SYSTEMS, INC.$1,789,364.00Jul 9, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH UPDATED FEDERAL GUIDANCE ANDCASPIA TECHNOLOGIES INC$1,798,749.00Jul 19, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO FULLY FUND CLIN 0001 BASE PERIOD.SMART INFORMATION FLOW TECHNOLOGIES LLC$999,796.67Jul 19, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TO ADD CLAUSE 52.222-90 IN COMPLIANCE WITH EXECUTIVE ORDER 14398.PWN.COLLEGE LLC$1,199,334.00Jul 19, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
DARPA SBIR PHASE II - STORM: SYNCHRONIZED THERMAL OPTIMIZATION ROBOTIC MANUFACTURINGINTERACTIVE APTITUDE LLC$1,159,422.00Jul 8, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
GREEN SQUIRREL RESEARCH, LLC. BASE PERIODGREEN SQUIRREL RESEARCH, LLC$248,760.32Sep 10, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PHASE II SBIRTLR VENTURES, INC$1,017,965.00Sep 2, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
BOOMERANG VSOUTHWEST RESEARCH INSTITUTE$789,471.00Sep 23, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
SUGARY V TASK ORDER 5STA TECHNOLOGIES INC.$554,263.00Aug 13, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)
TASK ORDER 7STA TECHNOLOGIES INC.$980,689.00Aug 21, 202652Same product and service code (25), Same industry code (20), Recent enough to be relevant (7)

Record provenance

Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.

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Sources and method

Figures on this page are computed from public federal award records. Numbers are never estimated or generated; where a figure is withheld, the reason is stated rather than filled in.

Comparable awards are scored on benchmark category, product and service code, industry code, buyer, place, recency, and contract type. Rubric version comparables@2026.08.1.

  1. 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Oct 21, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
  2. 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Nov 6, 2026. Award values are neither unit prices nor a forecast.

Note 1 covers the solicitation record; note 2 covers the comparable range. No synthetic FAQ or inferred solicitation value is published.