INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION - NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK I "PFACTS: FASTER SOLUTIONS FOR FOREVER CHEMICALS"

PIID: 49100424C0005Solicitation ID: NSFBAA-CA22-02

Signed Date: Feb 20, 2026Effective Date: Feb 26, 2024End Date: Closes in 259 days

Award $

$5.0M

Vendor

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION

NAICS

541715

Signed Date

Feb 20, 2026

Key Details

Dollars Obligated

$5.0M

Base & All Options

Awarding Agency

National Science Foundation

Awarding Sub-Agency

National Science Foundation

NAICS Code

541715 - RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY)

Product Service Code

AJ11 - GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY R&D SERVICES; GENERAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY; BASIC RESEARCH

Extent Competed

FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

Number of Offers

Place of Performance

SAN JOSE, CA, 951206001, CD-CA-19

Description

NSF CONVERGENCE ACCELERATOR TRACK I "PFACTS: FASTER SOLUTIONS FOR FOREVER CHEMICALS"

Context & Analysis

On Feb 20, 2026, National Science Foundation obligated $4,956,499 to INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION for nsf convergence accelerator track i "pfacts: faster solutions for forever chemicals". The award is classified under NAICS 541715 — RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT IN THE PHYSICAL, ENGINEERING, AND LIFE SCIENCES (EXCEPT NANOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY) and issued as a cost no fee contract. Competition extent: full and open competition with 5 offers received. The procurement used a NO SET ASIDE USED. set-aside. Performance is located in SAN JOSE, CA. The contract is scheduled through Feb 20, 2027 — approximately 9 months remaining. This award is one of several similar procurements from National Science Foundation under NAICS 541715 — related awards are listed below.