DF
Directorate for Technology, Innovation, & Partnerships
United States·Virginia
NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement
Sep 18, 2026·SAM-36caccb7f3784342812ab25b8d48fa5d
Open
Services
Solicitation
E-submission
87 days leftPublishedDeadline
Sep 18, 2026Jan 7, 2027
Description
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.
Tender details
DF
Directorate for Technology, Innovation, & Partnerships
United States
Notice type
Contract notice
Published
Sep 18, 2026
Deadline
Jan 7, 2027
Contract type
Services
Main activity
General public services
Solicitation no.
NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI
NAICS
R&D services (541715)
Contracting office
Alexandria, VA
Contact
X-LabsXLabs@nsf.gov