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The NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION has issued a Tender notice for the procurement of a Nsf Xlabs Initiative Scientific Instrumentation for Sensing and Imaging in the USA. This Tender notice was published on 15 May 2026 and is scheduled to close on 13 Jul 2026, with an estimated Tender value of Refer Document. Interested bidders can access detailed Tender information, eligibility criteria, and complete bidding documents by referencing TOT Ref No. 141323376, while the tender notice number is NSF-Topic2-FY26-XLabsSensingandImaging and Registering on the platform.
Procurement Summary
Country: USA
Summary: Nsf Xlabs Initiative Scientific Instrumentation for Sensing and Imaging
Deadline: 13 Jul 2026
Posting Date: 15 May 2026
Other Information
Notice Type: Tender
TOT Ref.No.: 141323376
Document Ref. No.: NSF-Topic2-FY26-XLabsSensingandImaging
Competition: ICB
Financier: Self Financed
Purchaser Ownership: Public
Tender Value: Refer Document
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Email: Login to see tender_detailsLogin to see details Tender Details 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 scientific instrumentation for sensing and imaging. This NSF X-Labs announcement is issued under the Other Transactions Agreement Solutions Offering (OTASO), NSF-OTASO-FY26-XLabsInitative. Documents
NSF X-Labs is a flexible, outcomes-driven initiative designed to build and accelerate novel platform technologies capable of unlocking new sectors, advancing use-inspired scientific breakthroughs, and supporting U.S. leadership in science and technology. Through this effort, NSF seeks ambitious, full-time R&D teams with the operational autonomy, technical expertise, and organizational flexibility necessary to pursue foundational platform technologies that traditional university and industry labs may not be positioned to address alone.
This Topic Announcement focuses on target specific platform technologies in sensing, imaging and supporting technologies that will form the basis for revolutionary new capabilities in scientific discovery and technology sectors. Teams might, for example, draw on quantum sensing, artificial intelligence (AI)-driven computational imaging, adaptive AI-based sensing algorithms, and/or entirely new modalities to redefine what we consider knowable.
NSF X-Labs teams selected under this Topic should have a clear vision of how their Mission will result in an end-state that creates or reshapes an entire field of scientific research or sector of technology, and how their Mission is currently unmet by existing organizational structures and funding mechanisms.
NSF anticipates issuing one or more Other Transaction (OT) contract awards.
Proposers should review the OTASO, NSF-OTASO-FY26-XLabsInitative, and this Topic Announcement carefully before submitting a Written Proposal. NSF will evaluate submissions in accordance with the procedures and criteria...
Notice ID: nsf-topic2-fy26-xlabssensingandimaging
Department/Ind. Agency: national science foundation
Sub-tier: national science foundation
Office: directorate for technology, innovation, & partnerships
Product Service Code: aj12 - general science and technology r&d services; general science and technology; applied research
NAICS Code: 541715 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology)
Inactive Dates: jul 28, 2026
Inactive Policy: 15 days after date offers due
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