# NSF X-Labs Initiative - From Sequence to Function

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/nsftopic4fy26xlabssequencetofunction

- Solicitation number: NSF-Topic4-FY26-XLabsSequence-to-Function
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Open. Offers due February 8, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST
- Department: National Science Foundation
- Contracting office: Tip - Core Programs (491520)
- NAICS: 541714 Research and Development in Biotechnology (except Nanobiotechnology)
- Product or service code: AH12 Natural Resources And Environment R&D Services; Water Resources; Applied Research
- Place of performance: Alexandria, Virginia
- County: City of Alexandria (FIPS 51510). https://abierto.us/counties/city-of-alexandria-va-51510
- City: Alexandria. https://abierto.us/cities/alexandria-va-5101000
- First posted: October 14, 2026
- Last posted: October 14, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e995137da67647dca05d62b60de441d6/view

## Description

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 bioengineering. This NSF X-Labs announcement is issued under the Other Transactions Agreement Solutions Offering (OTASO), NSF-OTASO-FY26-XLabsInitiative.

## Attachments

- [NSF-XLabsOTASO-September16Amendment.pdf](https://sam.gov/api/prod/opps/v3/opportunities/resources/files/6d077edaa5bf48d8b5de74e83c12c031/download)

## Open now in the same industry

17 open in NAICS 541714.

- Development/Production - Kidney GEC-Specific AAV Vector (36C24E27Q0009), due November 4, 2026 at 12:00 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/36c24e27q0009
- AMPLICON SEQUENCING SERVICES (140G0226Q0047), due November 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM EST. https://abierto.us/opportunities/140g0226q0047
- High-throughput Unmasking of Biological Interactomes with Binding Landscape Emulators (HUBBLE) (DARPA-PA-27-01), due November 5, 2026. https://abierto.us/opportunities/darpapa2701

## Publications

- October 14, 2026: Solicitation, due February 8, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice 4da70f039bbc4e2fbddce36bc55ab394. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/4da70f039bbc4e2fbddce36bc55ab394/view
- October 14, 2026: Solicitation, due February 8, 2027 at 5:00 PM EST. Notice e995137da67647dca05d62b60de441d6. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e995137da67647dca05d62b60de441d6/view

## Points of contact

- X-Labs, xlabs@nsf.gov

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