Rapid Prototyping to Support Government Innovation

NSTXL transforms government innovation efforts with commercial best practices, tools, and expertise that decrease costs, compress timelines, and improve outcomes.

NSTXL builds customized strategies and market approaches for the nation’s leading government offices. Bringing the smartest people together to solve the government’s toughest challenges, we are redefining government contracting to deliver the best solutions without wasting time or money.

Explore Our Approach

14k+ Mission-Ready Innovators

Access innovative technologies from the non-traditional defense community and research institutions for rapid prototyping.

Rapid, Agile Acquisition

Average submission timeline is just over 100 days compared to 12 to 24 months with traditional defense contracting.

Fully Customized Solutions

From early stage project refinement to milestone tracking and project success, we ensure the success of every project.

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By combining a modern acquisition approach with the flexibility of OTA’s the government can acquire technology faster and more efficiently than ever.

$2B+

Obligated Funds Across Each OTA

10K+

Engaged Innovators

119

Average Days to Award

90+

Collaboration Events Annually

Our proven fail-fast model brings critical prototypes to market at the speed of mission.

We act as a force-multiplier for program offices by helping refine the contracting, acquisition, and industry engagement strategy along with thoughtful, goal-oriented events designed to foster collaboration and inform projects.

Explore Open Opportunities

From bringing microelectronics to U.S. soil to accelerating space industrialization, our members are reimagining what’s possible. Explore our open opportunities to see how you can revolutionize government innovation.

Industry

NSTXL members have access to a continuous pipeline of vetted opportunities, limiting time spent on stagnant initiatives. Regardless of your DoD contracting experience, our platform easily aligns members to the right opportunities and potential partners.

Government

Our platform puts mission-critical government projects in front of the most robust, diverse, and capable commercial innovators in the nation. NSTXL’s agile acquisition approach has proven to help rapidly solve high-priority technology needs on all ends of the spectrum.