ACC DTA GROUND MANEUVER CSO Amendment 34

Ground Maneuver Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

PURPOSE OF AMENDMENT 34:

In Section 6, Areas of Interest (AoI):
Add AoI “COUNTER-UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS (C-UAS) DETECTION”. Add AoI “MOBILE CAMOUFLAGE SYSTEM (ARMOR FORMATION)”.

General Information

Notification:

Authorized under DFARS Subpart 212-70, this CSO enables the Department of the Army to competitively procure solutions through a streamlined acquisition process, allowing for rapid award decisions. This approach underscores our mission to expedite the award and delivery of critical technologies, ensuring that the Army can leverage advancements in manufacturing swiftly and efficiently. By prioritizing speed in our contracting efforts, we aim to support the timely integration of cutting-edge technologies that enhance operational readiness.

Contracts or agreements awarded under this authority will be structured as fixed-price, including fixed-price incentive fee contracts. Through this initiative, the Army reaffirms its commitment to fostering innovation and enhancing manufacturing operations, ultimately delivering superior capabilities to our warfighters.

White Papers/Proposed Solutions that may meet needs of other Federal Agencies may be shared, as appropriate.

CSO Procedure:

ACC-DTA seeks to award the following, but is not limited to: FAR contracts under FAR Part 12, Commercial Procedures; or non-FAR agreements such as transaction agreements under 10 U.S.C 4022; and Cooperative Agreements under 31 U.S.C. 6305 for ACC-DTA and/or its customers that are directly relevant to enhancing the effectiveness of development, integration, demonstration, and sustainment of ground vehicle systems capabilities to support Army modernization priorities and improve readiness.

This CSO may result in awards to proposals for commercial products, commercial services, and non-developmental items through multi-phased, competitive processes through 2028. The Government reserves the right to extend this CSO beyond the open until date by amendment if the authority is extended. This CSO may include awards for but are not limited to commercially available technologies immediately available, commercially available technologies fueled by commercial or strategic investment, concept demonstrations, pilots, and agile development activities that can incrementally improve commercial technologies, existing government- owned capabilities, or concepts for broad defense application.

The CSO solicitation process may include a multi-phased solicitation and evaluation approach that is dependent upon specific Areas of Interest (AoIs). The AoIs are focused topic(s)/categories specified in Section 6.1. The following phases may be used: