AFRL Enterprise CSO Amendment 2

FA8652-26-S-C003, Amendment 02
AFRL Enterprise CSO

Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO)

FA8652-26-S-C003

Amendment 02

8 Sep 2026

FA8652-26-S-C003, Amendment 02
AFRL Enterprise CSO

Record of Revisions
Revision Number

Description of Changes
Removed all references to
Centralized Spiral; added
Mission Organization
Alignment to Attachment 1.
Correct Mission
Organization Alignment
Tables 1.4 and 1.5, within
Attachment 1.

Date

8 Jul 2026

8 Sep 2026

FA8652-26-S-C003, Amendment 02
AFRL Enterprise CSO

FA8652-26-S-C003, Amendment 02
AFRL Enterprise CSO

1 OVERVIEW

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Enterprise Commercial Solutions Opening (CSO) serves as the overarching enterprise announcement providing the framework for the issuance of competitive solicitations (i.e. Spirals), which will seek innovative, commercial solutions to meet the mission of the AFRL enterprise. Innovative products and/or services competitively selected by peer review of proposals resulting from a general solicitation are considered commercial notwithstanding the definition under Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Subpart 2.101.

2 AUTHORITY

This CSO is issued in accordance with R-DFARS Subpart 212.70, for the acquisition of innovative commercial products or commercial services. The use of a CSO is permanently authorized by section 803 of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 (Pub. L. 117-81) codified at 10 USC 3458.

3 SCOPE

The scope of this CSO encompasses the Areas of Interest (AOI) identified in Attachment 1 Areas of Interest (AOI) and Mission Organization Alignment. The Government seeks to obtain innovative solutions or new capabilities that fulfill requirements, close capability gaps, and/or provide potential technological advancements. Meaningful proposals with varying technical or scientific approaches are anticipated. The Government reserves the right to amend the requirements of this CSO and each subsequent Spiral.
Potential offerors are advised that awards resulting from this announcement may be modified during performance to effect within-scope changes including, but not limited to, increase in value and/or level of effort as the Government explores the innovative solution.

4 INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS

Resulting solutions awarded under the CSO shall meet the definition of “innovative” in accordance with10 USC 3458 and implemented by R-DFARS 212.7001: Innovative means—
(1) Any technology, process, or method, including research and development, that is