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This is a Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) from the 16th Air Force seeking innovative commercial items, technologies, and services. The CSO is an umbrella solicitation under which specific calls will be issued. Proposals are submitted in response to these calls, which will contain detailed instructions, topics, evaluation criteria, and submission deadlines. The CSO is open for calls indefinitely with an annual update. All items, technologies, and services are treated as commercial items. The CSO can result in the award of contracts or Other Transaction Agreements (OTAs). A two-step process is outlined: 1. Submission of a white paper and/or proposal for evaluation. 2. Proposals will only be accepted from offerors invited to submit a full proposal after the Phase I submission review. Offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM. gov) and meet eligibility requirements. Specific cybersecurity requirements, including CMMC levels, will be listed in each Request for Proposal (RFP). The government will determine price as fair and reasonable using market research. Several topics of interest are listed, including electromagnetic warfare, information operations, multidomain innovation, weather and climate resources, ISR, Air Force Information Network, geophysics and seismology, air and space, directed energy weapons, nuclear and nuclear-related materials analysis, materials modeling and analysis, enterprise wide integration and architecture modernization, enterprise asset and lifecycle management improvement, high performance and secure cloud computing and DevOps, and defense cyberspace operations. Some calls have closed, while others are open for submissions until April 1, 2026, and April 17, 2026.
The bid notice does not specify a general delivery deadline for the CSO itself, but individual calls issued under this CSO will contain specific submission dates and times. For example, Call **** is open for submissions until April 1, 2026, and Call **** is open until April 17, 2026.
The bid notice states that proposals will be reviewed by scientific, technological, or other subject matter expert peers within the USAF. Specific evaluation criteria will be included in each call issued under this CSO.
To be considered for award, offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www. ***. *. *, be considered responsible within the meaning of FAR Part 9. 1, have a satisfactory performance record, and otherwise be eligible for award based on federal law and regulation.
The bid notice does not specify an estimated total value for this CSO.
