Description
The U.S. Army is seeking innovative commercial solutions to modernize its Organic Industrial Base (OIB). The Army recognizes that investments in producibility and advanced manufacturing are crucial to support various activities, including acquisition, sustainment, logistics, and modernization of the OIB. The Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) is a competitive procedure that allows the Department of Defense to procure innovative commercial items, technologies, and services. The CSO process involves a multi-phased approach, including the submission of solution briefs, presentations/pitches, and commercial solution proposals. The government is looking for proposals that address specific Areas of Interest (AoI), which will be posted separately on the System for Award Management (SAM) website.
• The CSO is open to traditional and non-traditional defense contractors.
• The government reserves the right to extend the CSO beyond the open until date by amendment if the authority is extended.
• The government may add AoIs against this CSO at any time throughout its duration.
• Companies are encouraged to frequently check the GPE website for new AoI postings.
• The government may request additional technical information to determine if a company has a viable solution for the government's specific AoI.
• The government will not pay companies for costs associated with developing submissions in regards to this CSO or resulting AoI, unless otherwise stipulated within the AoI.