NSF Ecosystem for Low-dimensional Electronics: Growth, Assembly, Nanoelectronics, and Translation (NSF ELEGANT)
DIRECTORATE FOR TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION, & PARTNERSHIPS · Alexandria, Virginia
Response status
Due in 39 days
Dec 18, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
Responses remain open.
- Posted
- Sep 17, 2026
- Archive date
- Jan 2, 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 5417 (Scientific Research and Development Services).
Procurement identity
- Notice ID
- fc4611184ad340358c2314151865aef8
- Solicitation
- NSF-OTASO-FY26-ELEGANT
- 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-OTASO-FY26-ELEGANT
- 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 17, 2026
- Responses due
- Dec 18, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
- Archive date
- Jan 2, 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
- City code
- —
- State
- Virginia
- State code
- VA
- Postal code
- —
- Country
- —
Points of contact
Contact details from the current notice version.
primary
Patrick Breen
Notice description
Source text reproduced without an AI summary.
Comparable award range
Historical award values for work matched by the fixed rubric—not an estimate of this opportunity.
- Comparable awards
- 50
- Median
- $1,124,114
- Computed
- Nov 7, 2026
- Rubric
- comparables@2026.08.1
Comparable awards
The match score is decomposed so each comparison can be challenged.
| Award | Contractor | Value | Awarded | Score | Why it matched |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE-OBLIGATE EXCESS FUNDING | INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES | $2,459,750.00 | May 15, 2026 | 50 | Same product and service code (25), Same buying agency (10), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| MODIFICATION TO UPDATE THE COR. ORDER IS FOR MAPPING, CHARACTERIZATION, MONITORING, AND PM | THE MITRE CORPORATION | $1,999,927.00 | Apr 27, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| DOC MITRE IDIQ CONTRACT 1331L523D13OS0003 - TASK ORDER FOR NWS EMERGENCY RESPONSE TABLETOP | THE MITRE CORPORATION | $484,946.00 | Aug 31, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| TO DE-OBLIGATE EXCESS FUNDS TO CLOSEOUT THE TASK ORDER | THE MITRE CORPORATION | $2,084,725.96 | May 27, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS RESEARCH (PSCR) SUPPORT SERVICES | THE MITRE CORPORATION | $2,293,257.23 | Jun 11, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| PROVIDE VOLPE INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS (ITS) ECOSYSTEM CYBERSECURITY FRAMEWORK | THE MITRE CORPORATION | $996,651.99 | Mar 31, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| ELECTION INFRASTRUCTURE GUIDELINES CSF R&D SUPPORT | THE MITRE CORPORATION | $319,357.22 | Jun 11, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| CYBERSECURITY TECHNICAL SUPPORT TO THE SPACE SYSTEMS COMMAND (SSC) MILITARY COMMUNICATION | THE MITRE CORPORATION | $247,654.00 | Jul 31, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| UI/UX MOTION CAPTURE PROP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES SUPPORT - STESS TO | FEDWRITERS, INC. | $191,559.50 | Sep 14, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| STESS STATISTICAL AND AI-ENHANCED METHODS FOR SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION OF POLYMERIC INFRAST | FEDWRITERS, INC. | $56,181.12 | Jun 17, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| STESS ADVANCED METROLOGIES FOR VISCOELASTIC MATERIALS USED IN SEMICONDUCTOR PACKAGING AND | FEDWRITERS, INC. | $27,767.25 | Jun 29, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| OU73-FY26-110-NEW AI IN THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT RESEARCH SUPPORT SERVICES | INSTITUTE FOR DEFENSE ANALYSES | $250,000.00 | Aug 19, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| STESS CRYPTOGRAPHY TASK OU77-FY26-152-NEW | FEDWRITERS, INC. | $282,374.80 | Jun 15, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| STESS ANALYSIS AND MODELING OF WIRELESS CHANNELS FOR WEARABLES AND IMPLANTS. FORECAST IS | FEDWRITERS, INC. | $141,996.40 | Aug 18, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| HIGH VSWR MECHANICAL TUNERS WHICH ARE CRITICAL FOR NOISE AND LOAD-PULL MEASUREMENTS IN THI | VIRGINIA DIODES, INC. | $1,799,953.00 | Jun 3, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| THE PURPOSE OF THIS MODIFICATION IS TO ADJUST THE ULTIMATE COMPLETION DATE TO BE IN LINE W | HUMANIT SOLUTIONS LLC | $12,803,347.57 | Jul 9, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| MDA22-T004 | CYNNOVATIVE, LLC | $1,799,069.00 | Jan 26, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| SIBR 2025.4, HIGH POWER FIBER AMPLIFIER (HPFA) POWER SCALING | FIBERTEK, INC. | $249,892.93 | Jul 8, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| MIRROR II TASK ORDER 13 | SICPA SECURINK CORP | $122,115.00 | Sep 11, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
| MAINTENANCE OF NRC CODES CONTRACT IV | INFORMATION SYSTEMS LABORATORIES, INC. | $2,484,386.00 | Mar 4, 2026 | 40 | Same product and service code (25), Same place of performance (8), Recent enough to be relevant (7) |
Record provenance
Field-level lineage for the current opportunity version.
| Field | Source | Source as of | Parser | Transform |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| agency_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| archive_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| archive_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| base_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| city_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| contacts | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| country_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| description | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| naics_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| notice_id | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| notice_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_city | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_country_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_postal_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| office_state_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| organization_type | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| posted_date | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| psc_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| response_deadline | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| sam_url | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| set_aside_label_raw | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| solicitation_number | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| state_code | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| subagency_name | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| title | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
| upstream_active | SAM.gov Contract Opportunities | Sep 19, 2026 | sam_opportunity_snapshot@2026.08.3 | 2026.08.3 |
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.
- 1Notice fields come from the SAM.gov contract opportunities record last seen Oct 21, 2026. SAM.gov remains authoritative.
- 2Computed from 50 completed federal awards using comparables@2026.08.1, as of Nov 7, 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.