The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking proposals from domestic entities to establish full-time, interdisciplinary R&D teams for the NSF X-Labs initiative, which aims to build novel platform technologies and advance use-inspired scientific breakthroughs. Awards will be made as Other Transaction (OT) contracts, not FAR-based procurement or financial assistance. No specific budget amounts, submission timelines, or performance location are mentioned in this description. The government is not obligated to make any award and will not pay for any costs incurred in responding. Responses become government property and may be subject to disclosure under FOIA.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is seeking proposals from domestic entities to establish full-time, interdisciplinary R&D teams for the NSF X-Labs initiative, which aims to build novel platform technologies and advance use-inspired scientific breakthroughs. Awards will be made as Other Transaction (OT) contracts, not FAR-based procurement or financial assistance. No specific budget amounts, submission timelines, or performance location are mentioned in this description. The government is not obligated to make any award and will not pay for any costs incurred in responding. Responses become government property and may be subject to disclosure under FOIA.