# National Science Foundation

Canonical: https://abierto.us/agencies/national-science-foundation-4900

- Level: Sub-agency
- Code: 4900
- Department: National Science Foundation
- Location: Alexandria, VA
- Opportunities in window: 143 (3 open)
- Awards in window: 1,160, $1,709,614,689 obligated

## Open now

- NSF Ecosystem for Low-dimensional Electronics: Growth, Assembly, Nanoelectronics, and Translation (NSF ELEGANT) (NSF-OTASO-FY26-ELEGANT), due December 18, 2026 at 5:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/nsfotasofy26elegant
- NSF X-Labs Initiative – AI for Physical Systems Topic Announcement (NSF-Topic3-FY26-XLabsPhysicalAI), due January 7, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/nsftopic3fy26xlabsphysicalai
- U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) X-Labs Initiative (NSF-OTASO-FY26-XLabsInitative), due May 14, 2028 at 3:00 PM EDT. https://abierto.us/opportunities/nsfotasofy26xlabsinitative

## Top vendors by obligations

- Leidos, Inc.: 1 awards, $624,772,014. https://abierto.us/vendors/x38jvp4r72e1
- Booz Allen Hamilton Inc.: 4 awards, $134,696,674. https://abierto.us/vendors/jcbmlgpe6z71
- Battelle Memorial Institute: 2 awards, $123,631,891. https://abierto.us/vendors/f125yu6swk59
- Directviz Solutions, LLC: 8 awards, $41,625,669. https://abierto.us/vendors/yxh4agd2lgf5
- By Light Professional IT Services LLC: 1 awards, $40,924,096. https://abierto.us/vendors/nkkqe6fg4c28
- Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc.: 3 awards, $32,417,457. https://abierto.us/vendors/vnmwlby2k1e5
- Spatial Front Inc.: 11 awards, $22,910,797. https://abierto.us/vendors/j1adw6bl8mn5
- Research Triangle Institute: 19 awards, $22,886,533. https://abierto.us/vendors/jjhcmk4nt5n3
- Accenture Federal Services LLC: 3 awards, $21,907,788. https://abierto.us/vendors/c47bna8gm833
- National Opinion Research Center: 11 awards, $18,894,926. https://abierto.us/vendors/mpyfy5umsdp4
- Icf Incorporated, L.L.C.: 9 awards, $18,102,004. https://abierto.us/vendors/qhblbnkkv4u3
- Anika Systems Incorporated: 7 awards, $17,753,050. https://abierto.us/vendors/y9v7j5vn9f68
- Federal Management Partners, LLC: 36 awards, $17,050,745. https://abierto.us/vendors/plszm1mab7y8
- Civicactions, Inc.: 1 awards, $15,556,428. https://abierto.us/vendors/xszfhrs5qfl5
- Criterion Systems, L.L.C.: 5 awards, $15,178,930. https://abierto.us/vendors/mpgndnhhwm33
- New Tech Solutions, Inc.: 15 awards, $13,798,398. https://abierto.us/vendors/xk11llul61a7
- Thornton Tomasetti, Inc.: 4 awards, $13,741,502. https://abierto.us/vendors/lgwmgnmdn987
- Institute for Defense Analyses: 12 awards, $13,345,196. https://abierto.us/vendors/jm98j68uprk1
- Strategic Communications LLC: 1 awards, $12,409,103. https://abierto.us/vendors/ljzrp7se5ln4
- Three Wire Systems, LLC: 4 awards, $12,048,997. https://abierto.us/vendors/u8h9f5mlu957

## Top industries by obligations

- 561210 Facilities Support Services: $759,377,569
- 541512 Computer Systems Design Services: $268,077,904
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services: $176,983,447
- 541519 Other Computer Related Services: $159,174,924
- 541511 Custom Computer Programming Services: $111,055,010
- 541715 Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (except Nanotechnology and Biotechnology): $46,443,380
- 541330 Engineering Services: $41,465,740
- 541990 All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: $31,134,908
- 541613 Marketing Consulting Services: $13,988,321
- 541211 Offices of Certified Public Accountants: $10,660,255
- 561920 Convention and Trade Show Organizers: $9,158,551
- 519290 Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services: $9,039,071
- 337127 Institutional Furniture Manufacturing: $7,397,154
- 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities: $6,049,427
- 513210 Software Publishers: $5,276,951

## Competition

- Full and Open Competition: 393 awards
- Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources: 262 awards
- Not Available for Competition: 237 awards
- Not Competed Under SAP: 176 awards
- Not Competed: 49 awards
- Competed Under SAP: 37 awards

## Contracting offices

- Div of Acq and Cooperative Support (491004): 134 notices, $1,709,614,689
- National Science Foundation: 31 notices, $0
- Directorate for Technology, Innovation, & Partnerships (491500): 25 notices, $0
- Office of Polar Programs (490609): 23 notices, $0
- Ofc of Budget, Finance Award MGMT (491000): 18 notices, $0
- National Science Foundation (498000): 8 notices, $0
- Directorate for Stem Education (491100): 6 notices, $0
- Direct Mathematical Phys Sciences (490300): 3 notices, $0
- Directorate for Engineering (490700): 3 notices, $0
- Directorate for Geosciences (490600): 2 notices, $0
- Directorate for Biological Sciences (490800): 2 notices, $0
- Office of the General Counsel (490101): 1 notices, $0
- Division of Astronomical Sciences (490302): 1 notices, $0

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Sources: SAM.gov Contract Opportunities extract and USAspending.gov award data. Cite https://abierto.us/agencies/national-science-foundation-4900.